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Lake Irwin Lupines

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Posted by Doug Andrews on July 29, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Visited Crested Butte the other week to do a little wildflower photography. The clouds rolled in early which made for nice light on close-ups, but tricky when trying to include some of the surrounding scenery. Found a nice little group of Lupine along the shores of Lake Irwin. I tried several different versions of this using various combinations of polarizer and GND filter. This one turned out the best. Nothing particularly stunning, but its representative of the conditions that morning. Cropping this to 4x5 seemed to help the comp a little. Maybe, maybe not. Thanks for looking.

Nikon D200, 12-24mm lens @ 16mm, polarizer and 2-stop soft GND
Posted by Paul Martin on July 29, 2009 at 9:27 PM
Looks like a nice calm day for a walk around the lake - the flowers look really nice, deep color.
Posted by Morris McClung on July 31, 2009 at 8:42 PM
I like the comp, even thought it is a bit left heavy. The exposure and colors are really good, maybe just a little less brightness in the clouds in the sky. The reflection is great.