I had to rework this one for a client today and liked the new results better. Thought I'd share it here. This is a favorite of mine for obvious reasons. It was captured in July 2006, in Oregon's Rock Creek Wilderness.
That's an amazing shot, Marc. What always blows me away with your shots that feature a sunburst like this is just how well you've prepped to be ready for the shot. You've got too many of these to be the products of simple good fortune!
Looks good the second time around for sure.. I'll bet the window of opportunity was here for only moments, and you had to have this previsualized and waiting...
I remember this one and love it. My wife cracks me up, she looks at your pics and says 'you can do that, you can do that...." See, i have a fan....:) Like my ex-brother in law says when i commercial fished for him in the early seventies, patience and perserverance (sp). You got it.
I remember this one also, and a fave of mine. This version is stunning!
Posted by Kevin McNeal on May 17, 2008 at 12:36 AM
This shot is so amazing ! I do not even know what to say ! Did you predict it was going to be there and you setup before it happened ?
Posted by Adrian Klein on May 17, 2008 at 12:52 AM
You have a lot of great work Marc. I know that comes as a shock! Yet, if I had to do a top ten I am pretty sure this would be in it. This image I have always admired since I first saw it on your site. Fine fine work!
The way this photo holds the dynamic range is mind-blowing Marc; it really defines what a sunburst should be in a photograph. This would be a good photo to hold up as an example of your compositional comments in Paul's thread, the way the softer, less colorful, foreground tapers into the brighter, more colorful and sharper background, the diagonal of the river leading to the vertical of the trees, the rock sitting out of the river and the sun in the urc providing strong points of interest in areas that would be weaker without them, etc. (now I'm beginning to ramble... ).
You have taken a very harsh subject (bright light) and given it a very nice soft feel. I like this edit quite a bit.....and always a sucker for what I call "god light".
This has been one of my faves from the first moment I saw it (don't remember where, tho). That's some special light and it's amazing how what could have been a rather average composition (by your standards) is made so awesome by the sun's rays, and the remarkable coppery color of the beams.
Marc, could you post the original for us to compare?
I'm wondering if I need to apologize for lurking, then commenting in a forum focused on a long way from where I live....but what the heck, right?
Anyway, Marc D. - you can see the original in Marc A.'s portfolio link above.
Marc A. - I'm thinking I like the original more than this take on it. While I like the extra glow, I find that this one pulls me along the creek more, and takes some emphasis away from the sunburst. And I like the dappled light and shadows on the foliage under the starburst more than the sort of super vibrant foliage I'm seeing here. (Of course, both are fantastic...)
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10 replies5D, 17-40 at 17mm, 4-stop soft GND, polarizer.
Nice work!
Roman
Marc, could you post the original for us to compare?
Anyway, Marc D. - you can see the original in Marc A.'s portfolio link above.
Marc A. - I'm thinking I like the original more than this take on it. While I like the extra glow, I find that this one pulls me along the creek more, and takes some emphasis away from the sunburst. And I like the dappled light and shadows on the foliage under the starburst more than the sort of super vibrant foliage I'm seeing here. (Of course, both are fantastic...)