Yesterday morning Stan Rose and I headed up into Rocky Mountain National Park for sunrise. Heavy clouds covered the mountains and the only hope of any color was to face east where there seemed to be a gap. I led us up to an overlook where we would have a good view to the east to watch the sunrise. There weren't a lot of compositional options but the color in the sky was pretty amazing. I wanted to shoot this a little to the left, but it didn't seem like that would be a safe move to make.
I just noticed that Stan and I posted at the exact same time. Sorry Stan!
Posted by Stan Rose on January 12, 2009 at 1:12 PM
Good timing Erik--you beat me to the punch by a mere 1 second! I love this vertical comp, looks great; it looks like we used a similar WB here, i was hoping to catch some of that red glow on the snow. I'll bring a cd of the two shots i took of you to the shindig.
Posted by Jim Caffrey on January 12, 2009 at 3:18 PM
Nice work Eric.
I like the way the background fades from whiteout to the sunrise.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on January 12, 2009 at 3:30 PM
I think you did very well with the composition, even with the limited options.
Posted by Jack Brauer on January 12, 2009 at 3:51 PM
It's a beauty! Simple, and effective.
Posted by Jeremy Week on January 12, 2009 at 4:51 PM
Cool comp! Does look a bit treacherous if you moved to the left.
Posted by Don Grall on January 12, 2009 at 7:40 PM
You scored big time with this one and the one you posted in Stan's post. Wow!!!
Were you using snowshoes or did you posthole it up there. How far off trail was this?
Posted by Stan Rose on January 12, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Trail? whats that, Don? We used snowshoes, they were definitely necessary! Since Erik posted in my thread, im gonna post another one of him here!
Posted by John Mumaw on January 12, 2009 at 9:35 PM
Interesting to see the two different images from the same area.
Your cooler toned snow and inclusion of the trees really made this one excellent.
Posted by Paul Beiser on January 12, 2009 at 9:47 PM
I love it, Erik! I like the colors and I like the steep line of the snow racing towards the top of the trees. COOL!
Posted by Art Escobado on January 12, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Awesome shot!
Posted by John Zinn on January 13, 2009 at 11:01 AM
Erik,
That's a great shot, with a great combination of blues and pinks. On a technical note, I can see a slight halo around the tallest tree and the two to its right. (I think in ESS you said you had tried lightening the trees, which probably was the culprit.)
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18 repliesI like the way the background fades from whiteout to the sunrise.
Were you using snowshoes or did you posthole it up there. How far off trail was this?
Your cooler toned snow and inclusion of the trees really made this one excellent.
That's a great shot, with a great combination of blues and pinks. On a technical note, I can see a slight halo around the tallest tree and the two to its right. (I think in ESS you said you had tried lightening the trees, which probably was the culprit.)
John
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