One year and six days....that is how long it has been since I last cheered at a sunrise. This morning was one of the most magnificent sunrises I've seen. I wasn't sure whether it would even be worth heading up to Bierstadt Lake, but I'm so glad I did.
Incredible colors, what a shot! It figures though for those of us that work in the regular week. Cloudy and crappy all weekend and Monday morning is spectacular.
I officially "hate" you Mr. Stensland. I was up at 3 AM today, planning on heading up to RMNP, only to find more rain and wind, so I went back to bed convinced that there was no way there would be a good sunrise. Good thing I'm not a weatherman. This is really gorgeous, Erik! Great job!
Yes! A very nice sky and reflection in the lake. Your use of a wide angle, while tilting the trees on the edge a bit, sure helps bring out the leading lines in the clouds.
Hopefully it will not take another year + to get these sunrise conditions again.
Posted by Jason Woerly on June 14, 2010 at 4:29 PM
What a tremendous sunrise. Certainly reason to celebrate. The reflection in the lake looks a tad bright to me.
Posted by Brett Deacon on June 14, 2010 at 4:36 PM
Way to go Erik! This is fantastic! I know the feeling you described and hope to experience it again soon.
Thanks everyone! It really was an amazing morning and I have a number of shots I captured during the show. I've not had a chance to really process any of them as today is the first day with my summer staff guy so I'm in training mode. I'll work on this image and perhaps post a couple of others if I get a chance but it might be a couple of days before I can post them as I'm off to the mountains again tomorrow.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on June 14, 2010 at 5:05 PM
This would be nice to see LARGE with those colors. Must have been a great morning light show to witness.
Nice work Erik! I thought I saw you driving on the Bear Lake Road this morning.
The wide angle view of Bierstadt accurately captures the insane color along the divide. It was spectacular to say the least. Looking forward to seeing your other images too.
That's beautiful, Erik! I too like the wide angle effect. This is a great combination of warm and cool tones. Glad you made the effort to get up there!
Well, I'm glad you went up there, too! That way we could join in your celebration.
Aside from a bit of perspective correction for the distortion on the edges, this is ready to go!
Posted by D J Kuklinski on June 15, 2010 at 12:12 AM
On a scale of one to ten, I give it a 2.
two hundred, that is! Spectacular!
Posted by Grant Collier on June 15, 2010 at 12:30 AM
Hmmm...that's some coincidence...it's been 1 year 6 days since I got up for a sunrise!
That is one spectacular sky! I agree with John about the image distortion. Not sure how easy it would be too correct, though. If you have any with the waterline more towards the center of the image, the distortion should be much less noticeable.
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31 repliesWow Erik! Spectacular morning for sure! More please!!!
Does that mean that everything comes together every year and six days? If we happen to miss that day, is it 2 years and 12 days and so on?
Yes! A very nice sky and reflection in the lake. Your use of a wide angle, while tilting the trees on the edge a bit, sure helps bring out the leading lines in the clouds.
Hopefully it will not take another year + to get these sunrise conditions again.
The wide angle view of Bierstadt accurately captures the insane color along the divide. It was spectacular to say the least. Looking forward to seeing your other images too.
Aside from a bit of perspective correction for the distortion on the edges, this is ready to go!
two hundred, that is!
That is one spectacular sky! I agree with John about the image distortion. Not sure how easy it would be too correct, though. If you have any with the waterline more towards the center of the image, the distortion should be much less noticeable.