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Yet more RMNP

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Posted by Nick Moore on July 6, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Yet more RMNP
I think I'm spending more time in RMNP lately than I am at home, even though I did drag the wife with me last night this time too!.
I made the drive up to Trail Ridge this time via Fall River road, boy the creek and Falls are flowing fast right now!. Elk are abundant on the tundra, and wildflowers are blooming along Old Fall River road.
With all that said, these following images having nothing to do with water, Elk or flowers :biggrin:. I'm posting these in as shot order, not in order of preference, so I'll be once again interested in which one gets the vote.
Canon 5Dmkii, 24-105, GND for some, Polarizer for some.
Posted by Nick Moore on July 6, 2009 at 10:18 PM
#2
Posted by Nick Moore on July 6, 2009 at 10:19 PM
#3 This one I purposely exposed slightly darker to bring out the mood and moon. Probably my favourite one.
Posted by Nick Moore on July 6, 2009 at 10:19 PM
#4
Posted by Nick Moore on July 6, 2009 at 10:19 PM
#5
Posted by Nick Moore on July 6, 2009 at 10:20 PM
#6 The clouds started rolling over the peaks.
Posted by Nick Moore on July 6, 2009 at 10:20 PM
#7
Posted by Todd Caudle on July 6, 2009 at 10:37 PM
Your fave is my fave, but I also really like the clouds one (I know, shocking...), as well as #5 & #7.
Posted by bill meikle on July 6, 2009 at 11:19 PM
#3 and #7 I like, good work Nick. #7 was a longer exposure judging by the moon.
Posted by Craig Schultz on July 6, 2009 at 11:28 PM
Nick, very nice RMNP shots you've been coming in with. I like 3 and 6, but 6 seems a bit stronger with a crop off the top to the cloud top on the right hand side (more of a pano). It's my fav with that crop; see what you think.

Craig
Posted by Nick Moore on July 6, 2009 at 11:41 PM
Craig, I think you're right a Pano would work better, I was struggling with how to crop it before your idea - so how's this work now?.
Posted by Scott Fricke on July 7, 2009 at 12:10 AM
I like the cropped version of #6, but maybe with less of the bottom cropped off. Nice Work!
Posted by Stephen Trainor on July 7, 2009 at 12:24 AM
These are all really nice, but my favourites are #1 and #7. Clouds in #1 are playing nice and staying clear of the rocks (compare with #2) making for a stronger composition, for me at least. I like number #3 too, but I find my eye moving back and forth between the moon and the top of Longs, whereas in #7 the moon has space to itself.

Seeing work like this makes me feel bad about not heading up to the park straight after work during the week!
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on July 7, 2009 at 12:42 AM
I'll take the sky in #3 with the foreground lighting in #2.
#7 is very good.
The cropped version of #6 is my favorite.
Posted by Eric Vaughan on July 7, 2009 at 11:07 AM
I really like that pano shot you posted here, beautiful sky and really like mountains and clouds.
Posted by Stan Rose on July 7, 2009 at 12:10 PM
1) the pano (last post)
2) #4
3) #1
The others are nice too, but these three are the winners for me.
Posted by Jesse Speer on July 7, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Wow, nice stuff. #3 and #6 get me going. And #7.
Posted by John Mumaw on July 7, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Your favorite is also my favorite. I really like how you framed the peak!
Next vote goes for the vertical composition immediately afterward.
Finally, the pano. is just superb! It's #2 on my list of favorites.
I agree with Scott...mo' bottom!
I really like what you have in the bottom right corner of the uncropped version.

Way to go, Nick!!
Posted by Kurt Bowman on July 7, 2009 at 8:59 PM
3,5 and 7 are extra sweet!
Posted by Adam Schallau on July 8, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Number three is excellent, but I also like the pano.
Posted by Craig Schultz on July 8, 2009 at 3:36 PM
Nick, #6 cropped is looking really good. I'm not sure if I like it better with the bottom of the original version or not. I'd have to flip a coin. Glad you liked the suggestion.
Posted by Jennifer Geck on July 11, 2009 at 1:17 AM
Hi Nick. These are great. I really like #1 - I think because the shadow isn't as strong in that one. I like #3 a lot, too. This may sound strange, but I wonder if I'd like it even more with the moon cloned out...? It seems to draw to over to the edge and I feel like I want to focus more on the middle where the colors are. Love the pano of #6! Nice work.