This is from Saturday's very hazy sunset. We were driving up Mt. Evans Saturday night to get sunset at the summit and came upon this scene before we got there. The color was astoundingly red, especially while the Sun was still as high in the sky as it was.
Very nice! We were headed up to Mt. Evans one evening last week, but the light got away from us by the time we got to Echo Lake. Glad you were able to get this beauty!
Les, I really like the placement of the sun at the right 1/3rd of the image. The colors are great. Maybe its just me, but the clouds on the horizon make this image look tilted to the right. This looks as if was cropped a bit so leveling may be possible without losing any of the current frame.
Steve, I'll have to take a look on the clouds; yes, the image was cropped to fit this format, and there's even a tiny bit on the bottom that was cropped so I could tilt it a wee without losing anything.
BTW, I really struggled with the comp on this one; I didn't have time to mount a bigger lens or move to a better spot - I was losing the light as I snapped this set of shots. There's a lot more detail that I could bring out in the FG, if I could only figure out how to blend it without making the mountains too light to hold up the illusion. Anyone have any suggestions or techniques?
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Very nice! We were headed up to Mt. Evans one evening last week, but the light got away from us by the time we got to Echo Lake. Glad you were able to get this beauty!
BTW, I really struggled with the comp on this one; I didn't have time to mount a bigger lens or move to a better spot - I was losing the light as I snapped this set of shots. There's a lot more detail that I could bring out in the FG, if I could only figure out how to blend it without making the mountains too light to hold up the illusion. Anyone have any suggestions or techniques?