Maroon Bells

steelephotography.com

I was there last August and took a bunch of images early in the morning.

I would really appreciate any thoughts, criticisms, helpful hints, etc.

Thanks

DS

ButterNutz

I really like the scenery and the frame itself, only thing i would change is the time you shot the pic.. I would have waited a bit longer for more sun on the mountain, this would give you a much better reflection and improve some of the dim flat light!

USAIR

Awesome photo good job

Thanks
Fred

wxwax

Looks fabulaous. I might be tempted to squeeze more saturation out of the greenery in the middle ground.

jmallen

Love shots like these! Reminds me of camping in Utah. You can feel the chill of the morning air through the photo. Here in San Antonio you just can't get shots like that (no mountains anywhere close). So serene and peaceful. Well done!

Jason

David_S85

Fantastic shot of MB there from the n.w. end of the parking lot area.



There is no bad time of the day for that scenery.

Scott_Quier

This is absolutely stunning. My first thought was that you might want to crop that rubbish in the lower right corner. But, closer inspection shows that this is not feasable as doing so would destroy the balance of the photo.

I do agree a little patience would have delivered a more superior image, allowing the entire moutain to be illuminated.

But, the shadow has a certain tension to it that I find draws me into the image.

Very, very nice!

Mikko

Very nice, you got great colors, nice depth and composition. Keep up the good work.

gus

Thats a special shot...should sell well.

steelephotography.com

Thanks for the comments
I really appreciate it. I have some shots later in the morning when the full mountain got exposed, but the light really became flat.

Also, I felt need to desaturate a bit, because it did not look natural. I will go back and look at that.

But I really do appreciate the comments, the D-Grin/Smug-Mug community is really supportive, amusing and inspiring.

DS

Scott_Quier

steelephotography.com wrote:

But I really do appreciate the comments, the D-Grin/Smug-Mug community is really supportive, amusing and inspiring.

DS

I would like second the "supportive, amusing and inspiring" feel of this community. After lurking a short while, that's why I joined!

Again, just love this photo!

Bob&Glennie

Holy Sh-t. I love it. And really like the flat lighting in the foreground. This is a tough exposure to pull off and you pulled it off. Maybe a little extra saturation in the greenry but who am I to say. Could I do as well? I doubt it.

Bob

zoomer

What an awesome spot.
I would love to be standing there.

My first thought is the green area seems a little bright. The mountain behind it is quite dark so the lightness of the greenery does not look quite right to my eye anyway..

I agree with the other posters. Maybe a longer exposure prior to the sun hitting the peak...or wait longer until you get a little more light on the subject.

Still a very nice photo, definitely an eye catcher!!