Sunrise at Dream Lake Rocky Mountain National Park


Posted by Danielmb6 on Mon Oct 20, 2014 7:28 pm

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 Getting to Dream Lake for sunrise requires early rising and allowing ample time to hike 1.1 miles from the Bear Lake trailhead with a 400 foot elevation gain putting you at almost 10,000 feet.. Hiking back down is a lot more fun but being at Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park is an experience you don't want to miss. 

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by dissent on Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:23 pm
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Terrific mountain scene. Nicely captured.
 

by Jens Peermann on Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:13 am
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Great composition, a tad too contrasty for my taste, though.
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by John Labrenz on Tue Oct 21, 2014 11:24 pm
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A pretty scene.
Technically, a few comments;
1) The sky has a distinct magenta cast
2) The reflection in the water is lighter than the sky
3) Wish the reflected mtn had not been cut off by the log.
 

by E.J. Peiker on Fri Oct 24, 2014 6:36 pm
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A gorgeous scene and a favorite location of mine. You were quite fortunate to have calm water. Photographically this would have been much better had you moved just a bit closer or gotten just a bit higher as that would eliminate the merge between the mountain reflection and log. Colors are oversaturated and the red channel is blown out as presented here.
 

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