Posted by Darren Huski on November 14, 2009 at 4:12 PM
When I was at Maroon Bells last month, I arrived in a blizzaed. The bells were not out. I made images in the area but it got dark with the snow still billowing in. The next morning I awoke early and found it was clear and still. I went back upto the Bells and made images of it under the moonlight.
See more from this trip on my blog linked below.
Canon XTi with Sigma 10-20mm lens. About 20 minutes.
Posted by Mike Hall on November 14, 2009 at 5:08 PM
I love it!! It's always amazing how much light there is in the middle of the night. I was planning on doing this to fall colors and the time got away from me. Maybe next year.
Posted by Ken Bachman on November 14, 2009 at 6:31 PM
It is very interesting what shows up in long exposures. It is amazing that you can actually see the bottom of the lake. I also like the clouds over the Bells. You probably couldn't even see them when you took the picture.
It sure looks cold. Nice job.
Posted by Tim Mulholland on November 14, 2009 at 7:28 PM
Darren,
I've been to the Bells several times and always enjoy seeing how everyone photographs the Bells - slightly different times of day, season, etc. But, this is the first time that I've seen a night shot of the Bells, so this is a very special, unique photograph!
Tim!
Posted by Rob Graham on November 14, 2009 at 10:30 PM
Even though I'm not a fan of star trails, I like the overall effect here, the streaking clouds really draw the eye in, and the smooth water allowing the bottom to show through
Posted by Darren Huski on November 15, 2009 at 6:54 AM
Thanks all.
Being there was a result of finding out the Snowy Range in Wyoming was already shut due to snow. So I was rerouting to sw Wyoming via the Bells. For the most part, I consider the Bells "overdone" but there is no denying it is an attractive scene. And as you can see the leaves are all gone, but the conditions made it really nice.
I was not even sure if the NFS campgrounds were going to be open as all the ones going over Independence Pass were already closed for the season, but I got lucky and one of the ones around the Bells was still open.
Posted by Aaron Szabo on November 15, 2009 at 3:22 PM
I think this shot is great! It was probably handy that the scene was not in the North Star direction because you got a lot of movement in 20 minutes on that side of the universe.
Posted by Scott Bean on November 16, 2009 at 7:22 PM
Darren,
Ditto to what everyone else has said especially Tim...I've seen a lot of photos of this location, but never one from night.
Posted by John Moore on November 16, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Great photo, Darren. Your efforts paid off. Thanks for sharing.
Discussion
8 repliesSee more from this trip on my blog linked below.
Canon XTi with Sigma 10-20mm lens. About 20 minutes.
It sure looks cold. Nice job.
I've been to the Bells several times and always enjoy seeing how everyone photographs the Bells - slightly different times of day, season, etc. But, this is the first time that I've seen a night shot of the Bells, so this is a very special, unique photograph!
Tim!
Being there was a result of finding out the Snowy Range in Wyoming was already shut due to snow. So I was rerouting to sw Wyoming via the Bells. For the most part, I consider the Bells "overdone" but there is no denying it is an attractive scene. And as you can see the leaves are all gone, but the conditions made it really nice.
I was not even sure if the NFS campgrounds were going to be open as all the ones going over Independence Pass were already closed for the season, but I got lucky and one of the ones around the Bells was still open.
Ditto to what everyone else has said especially Tim...I've seen a lot of photos of this location, but never one from night.