Red Rock Lake sunset on the 4th of July this year was very peaceful. I wasn't sure how it would work as a sunset location, but it treated me well for placing my trust in it.
I never thought of Red Rock for sunset, but looks like it could offer up some nice views when the clouds cooperate. I like the unique approach of having the reflected clouds in the scene, but not the clouds themselves.
Posted by Tony Bouchard on July 11, 2007 at 12:02 PM
Does Red Rock Lake qualify as an icon? I think only Dream Lake in RMNP/Indian Peaks is an icon outside of Colorado, and maybe not even that.
Anyways, Les, very nice. This gives me the feeling that it's rotated a bit to right. Is it possible to get up close to thw water lillies from the lake shore?
Posted by Les Barstow on July 11, 2007 at 12:34 PM
I've had a couple of people point out the CW rotation; as far as I can tell from the trees it's a straight image, and I was using a level (though it could have been bumped or altered by sinking tripod...) The shoreline's a bit off from straight, which was a penalty I paid for getting the rocks and the clouds in the shot - it's a bit soggy on that shoreline.
Yes, it's possible to get into the lillies from the shoreline, though not too many of them. There's a kind of social path that goes around the lake (from countless fishermen); the point directly opposite the image toward the right end of the lilly field has a spit of land which also has Fringed Gentian, IIRC.
Posted by Doug Andrews on July 12, 2007 at 1:53 PM
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7 repliesRed Rock Lake sunset on the 4th of July this year was very peaceful. I wasn't sure how it would work as a sunset location, but it treated me well for placing my trust in it.
-Jeremy
Anyways, Les, very nice. This gives me the feeling that it's rotated a bit to right. Is it possible to get up close to thw water lillies from the lake shore?
Yes, it's possible to get into the lillies from the shoreline, though not too many of them. There's a kind of social path that goes around the lake (from countless fishermen); the point directly opposite the image toward the right end of the lilly field has a spit of land which also has Fringed Gentian, IIRC.