Posted by Doug Andrews on August 8, 2007 at 12:05 AM
Took a trip up to RMNP a week ago to see if any wildflowers were still hanging around. Found an awesome meadow filled with Bee Balm. Will post a pic soon. Decided to go up early and see what the sunrise would bring as well. Didn't feel like going for a hike, so I just walked around to the north side of Bear Lake to shoot sunrise looking into Glacier Gorge. One of these days I gotta try this spot at sunset.
Nikon D200, 18-35mm, circular polarizer and 3-stop soft GND, cropped to 4x5 to remove the worst of the uneven polarization of the sky due to the wide angle of view
Posted by Paul Beiser on August 8, 2007 at 9:43 AM
Hi Doug,
Nice shot, I have been at that spot many times. Erik S has a great shot about 200 vertical feet above this spot, at sunset, in the fall. Definitely head back there in September!
Beautiful spot! I would suggest burning in the upper left and right corners to match the center section of the sky.
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 8, 2007 at 10:03 AM
I'd reduce the yellow. This is nice, though. A little troubled by those brown trees over there. CS4 will need a "replace beetle-killed tree" tool.
Posted by Tony Bouchard on August 8, 2007 at 10:44 AM
This is one of the most perfect reflections I've ever seen at Bear Lake. It does look a little too warm, and maybe tilted a little bit clockwise judging from the trees. I'm not sure why you need a polarizer on this shot.
Posted by Jack Brauer on August 8, 2007 at 12:14 PM
I love that color of morning light on the trees... makes me want to get back outside!
I knew my recent road trip through the devestated forest would traumatize me--now the beetle killed trees really 'bug' me. But i love the comp--nice soft light!
Posted by Doug Andrews on August 8, 2007 at 7:42 PM
Todd - I backed off the yellow five points. Maybe I should back off another five points.
Tony - My bubble level indicated I was horizontal, but I agree there appears to be a little tilt to this. Not sure why though. I used the polarizer to bring out the reflection more.
Posted by Dan Walters on August 8, 2007 at 9:50 PM
Sweet view and beautiful light, Doug. The yellow hits me when I first view it, then it's tough to pick up on. But that first impression makes me think a little less yellow wouldn't hurt.
Regarding the tilt, the shoreline gives the appearance of a slight tilt, but anytime the shoreline is coming towards you or moving away, that will happen. When I notice it, I may 'unlevel' the camera to make the shoreline appear level, assuming it doesn't significantly skew anything else.
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9 repliesNikon D200, 18-35mm, circular polarizer and 3-stop soft GND, cropped to 4x5 to remove the worst of the uneven polarization of the sky due to the wide angle of view
Nice shot, I have been at that spot many times. Erik S has a great shot about 200 vertical feet above this spot, at sunset, in the fall. Definitely head back there in September!
Tony - My bubble level indicated I was horizontal, but I agree there appears to be a little tilt to this. Not sure why though. I used the polarizer to bring out the reflection more.
Regarding the tilt, the shoreline gives the appearance of a slight tilt, but anytime the shoreline is coming towards you or moving away, that will happen. When I notice it, I may 'unlevel' the camera to make the shoreline appear level, assuming it doesn't significantly skew anything else.