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Trail Ridge Morning

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Posted by Mark Curtis on August 4, 2006 at 11:52 AM
The inclusion of the road warranted original placement of this shot for critique in the Man and Nature forum. I usually post in ES&S, so I thought I'd share it here based on the reactions I received. I know it's been done to death, but this light was pretty nice.

Posted by Joshua Hardin on August 4, 2006 at 12:37 PM
"this light was pretty nice" may be an understatement. Great shot, and in this case I like the inclusion of the road.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on August 4, 2006 at 2:01 PM
Very nice. Deceptive perspective. Looks like a road through some rolling hills. :biggrin:
Posted by Patrick Nixon on August 4, 2006 at 3:07 PM
I was recently in RMNP but too lazy to get up in the morning for wonderful light like this. My impression is one of luminance balance. Thanks for reminding me that the early am light is so wonderful.
Posted by Dave Showalter` on August 4, 2006 at 4:00 PM
Ooh, Ahh, nice warm light and inviting use of the road. Very nice!

Dave Showalter
Posted by Ken Wyatt on August 5, 2006 at 7:58 PM
I like it!
Posted by Roger Rouch on August 5, 2006 at 11:11 PM
That's really nice, Mark! The warm colors are great and the sunlight on the foreground rocks are a nice icing on things. It may be similar to something that has been done a few times, but I don't think I've ever seen this particular perspective.
Posted by Tony Bouchard on August 6, 2006 at 10:50 PM
You did a great job capturing the color here. It seems whenever I'm up on Trail Ridge that the color on the divide is faint and low contrast because it's so distant. Nice job :toast:
Posted by Erik Stensland on August 6, 2006 at 11:35 PM
Spectacular shot! I love it!!! :toast: I was up there this evening and it was nice, but nothing like this.