Almost Heaven

NorthernFocus

This time of year we get some great lighting in Alaska. Here are a few just taken around home over the past few days.

Anchorage Evening Skyline just a few minutes ago



Pre-dawn light on Mount Redoubt yesterday



Sunset lighting a few days back after a blizzard with 80 mph winds.

Logic 7

Great stuff

Awais Yaqub

Beautiful light indeed, thanks for sharing!

Crokey

Incredible light. The first one looks like a world George Lucas might dream up! I really like how the last photo is balanced with the dark cloud running counter to the dark land on the bottom, creates a nice frame for the scene, too.

Islandcrow

Wonderful shots! The first has to be my favorite just because it's so surreal. . .floating buildings. The other two are superb as well.

NorthernFocus

Thanks for the comments, folks. This time of year we frequently get clear weather on the hillside with fog in the valley. This time it happened at the right time of day and I happened to be out and about to see it and capture the sun on the glass buildings.

Glad you enjoyed the photos.

eoren1

Great job with these Dan. Incredible light and really nice compositions to show it off.

kdog

Terrific series, it's hard to pick a favorite. Maybe #2 if you twisted my arm. Alaska is so amazing. A blizzard with 80MPH winds sounds a bit harsh. Brrr....

Eia

wow, these are WONDERFUL1 I especially like #2. It seems so moody and has a feel for another planet. #3 is drama...love those rich colors; maybe crop off the dark cloud at top but still...#1 is really different! Just wow!

racefan

very nice set, i really like number 1 but the only thing i would do is crop out that little bit off the bottom (not sure what it is) but its some what of a distraction.

eMOJO

The light in #3 is so vibrant, well captured

NorthernFocus

Thanks for the comments, everyone. I always struggle with cropping images. For one thing I'm a technical person so am very anal about sticking to a whole ratio of lenth/width. That imposes artificial limits on myself which I never recognize until later.

The dark strip in the bottom of the first one is an open patch in the fog and the trees/ground showing through. I really struggled with the third one whether or not to leave in the clouds. The angle of them is distracting but they are part of the "after the storm" story. The whole sky other than the horizon was still overcast with dark grey as the storm moved off to the east.

That's why feedback is wonderful. It helps to understand what others see without the same frame of reference/context as the photographer. Much appreciated and glad you enjoyed the images.

Doug Solis

Lovely series Dan, I like the effects of the sky in each