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A different look...

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Posted by Koveh Tavakkol on June 1, 2010 at 8:49 PM
From the top of Mt. Evans yesterday. I had hoped for a better sunrise, but there was not much of any clouds to be found in the sky. This made all my regular mountain comps pretty dull, so I decided to try something different. I knew there is a reason why I haul my 70-200 around all the time in my pack when I never use it. :smile:

As always, I value feedback and C&C from all of you talented folks as I try to improve.
Posted by Todd Caudle on June 1, 2010 at 9:40 PM
Beautiful and interesting shot, Koveh. I think the only thing I'd do is try to reduce the neon quality to the blues in the distant ridges. Perhaps select that area, and on a hue/saturation/lightness layer, slide the lightness and saturation sliders to the left a tad. But this is really, really nice. Cold?
Posted by Dan Walters on June 1, 2010 at 10:07 PM
Very nice perspective. Great color as well.
Posted by John Mumaw on June 1, 2010 at 10:28 PM
This is excellent!
The building imparts a feeling of cold, loneliness, austerity and isolation that just wouldn't exist without it being there.
Looks like an observatory. Can you fill me in on what this building is?
Posted by Todd Caudle on June 1, 2010 at 10:49 PM
Posted by John Mumaw on June 1, 2010 at 11:42 PM
Cool....thanks!
Posted by Paul Wegemann on June 2, 2010 at 8:08 AM
Very nice, Koveh! I love the colors and the hint of light hitting the observatory.
Posted by Koveh Tavakkol on June 2, 2010 at 12:15 PM
Todd, thanks for the feedback. It wasn't too terribly cold up there, but not nice by any stretch either. It was about 20-25 degrees I think. The problem was the wind makes it much worst. Sunset was not bad there, but sunrise turned out to be a bit gusty.
Posted by Erik Stensland on June 2, 2010 at 12:34 PM
Wonderful Koveh! I love the glow on the building combined with that great backdrop!
Posted by Morris McClung on June 2, 2010 at 7:32 PM
I really like the warm light on the observatory and the cool tones in the ridges behind. Nice work!
Posted by Brian Jackson on June 3, 2010 at 12:14 PM
I really like it. I was wondering how much snow was still up there. Hard to tell from way down here. Thanks for sharing.