Early Morning at 1000 Island Lake

Posted by Danielmb6 on Sat Jul 18, 2015 1:31 pm

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Thousand Island Lake sits in the Ansel Adams Wilderness between Mts. Banner and Ritter in the heart of the Eastern Sierra. The area is a destination for many backpackers but I never have felt crowded there. Early Morning is one of the best times to be there as the sun slowly lights up the setting in shades or yellow, orange, red and gold. A wilderness named after Ansel Adams has to be nearly perfect -- and it is.

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by alibenn on Sun Jul 19, 2015 4:29 am

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Glorious landscape in some very nice light. My only real criticism is the distant ridge line appears too sharp. It is natural for landscapes to recede into the distance and become softer and more diffused. It can be a very powerful processing tool to soften the distant areas a little to create that impression of depth.

Glorious image and I am being critical in the sense of a forum context!

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by Jens Peermann on Sun Jul 19, 2015 3:56 pm

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Nice scenery, but it appears a bit harsh for this time of the day. Also, I have heard about yellow snow, but never actually seen it before...

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by E.J. Peiker on Sun Jul 19, 2015 8:07 pm

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Gorgeous shot. It does have a bit much yellow in it as the sky is shifted towards aqua.

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by john on Sun Jul 19, 2015 11:27 pm

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A nice scene. I'd be tempted to get rid of a bit more of the sky which to me doesn't add much

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by Wade Thorson on Mon Jul 20, 2015 5:14 pm

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Agree with the above comments. Adjust the white balance, so the shaded snow is white, maybe tone down the blue in the sky, and crop it down a little, then you have a well done classic shot.

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by John Labrenz on Tue Jul 21, 2015 3:17 pm