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Moraine today morning

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Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on February 19, 2011 at 11:13 PM
Moraine today morning
Planned to go early to RMNP but as usual woke up a little late ... :frown:
While I was passing Moraine park I was sure will not be able to reach where I wanted to .. so stopped at Moraine Park, was surprised to see fences erected all around making it almost impossible to get a decent shot without them in the frame. Anyway , tried a little bit moving around here and there. Excited to know what you all think, C&C much appreciated as always ..

#1
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on February 19, 2011 at 11:14 PM
With a little more cloud ..

#2
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on February 19, 2011 at 11:15 PM
Looking back a little later ..

#3
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on February 19, 2011 at 11:33 PM
.. and another one

#4
Posted by John Mumaw on February 20, 2011 at 4:03 PM
#'s 2 & 3 are my favorite from this series. I'm afraid that all but #3 suffer from an extreme dynamic range that the camera's sensor couldn't handle. Skies are pretty bright, while the mountains are underexposed. About all you can do to tame this is to use a graduated neutral density filter or take two images each exposed correctly for the brights and the darks, and then blend them in your postprocessing software.
#3 has a pretty strong color cast. It looks better with that fixed. :wink:
Posted by Morris McClung on February 20, 2011 at 6:31 PM
I'm with John. He said it all. It's always good to be out there, and especially in RMNP!
Posted by Kurt Bowman on February 22, 2011 at 6:58 PM
Soubhik I like the comp on these...especially numbers 2 & 3. I echo John's suggestions.
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on February 23, 2011 at 12:16 PM
Thanks all - specially John for your suggestions. Did use a 2 stop GND though , will try an exp blend.