Crown of the Continent (pan photo)

Had another great day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Tony, great shot, just look at that sweet light!
Thanks for sharing this with us.

Agreed! Great color. And just enough light to see the snow on the Mts, I really like it.

This is your back yard too? LOL. Beautiful shot. What time were you up for this one?

James

it's a sunset shot taken at about 9pm or so, and it is my backyard. . . in fact i live just at the base of those mountains . . .

good sunset shots around here are hard. this is usually a moring shoot - it's the east face of the rocky mountains. Unless there's a fire, it is not too often that you get a good light. In fact, you almost never get good light if your any closer to the mountains. This shot is a stiched, 5 frames. . .

Whats really amazing to me, is that it's a better sunset shot, that sunrise, because the light was so even. I did not use any grad filters and the exposure was based on the sky. I did not blend or lighten or darken the sky or the water, the exposure is what it was. . .

Tooooo easy, even a child could have snapped a photo. The composition, on the other hand took some study and scouting time. I'll be shooting this spot for a long time to come, there are hundreds of angles and perspectives from this area. . . this is only one of them. . .

" The composition, on the other hand took some study and scouting time. I'll be shooting this spot for a long time to come, there are hundreds of angles and perspectives from this area. . . this is only one of them. . . "

I hear that entirely. The scouting is the most important part, I think. Knowing when to go and where.

I am getting very excited about my next trip out West - though it will not be until September. I have too much on the fire right now here in the City. So it looks like more time at the Bronx Botanical Gardens. Sigh.

James