Chincoteague Sunrise

Posted by Greg Downing on Tue Oct 21, 2003 7:23 pm

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Trees at Sunrise, Chincoteague NWR, VA

This was one morning last November at the Refuge. I made a similar shot with a group of geese flying across the sky that hangs in my home. Heather and I might return in a couple weeks after we get the new issue online.

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Oct 21, 2003 7:28 pm

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This is excellent - probably your best landscape photo that I have seen!

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by Ken Cravillion on Tue Oct 21, 2003 7:39 pm

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Nice sihloette and nice warm color.

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by DMcLarty on Tue Oct 21, 2003 7:53 pm

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Heather and I might return in a couple weeks

Definitely worth a return trip

The total orange of the sky is very Octoberish indeed :roll:

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by Dan Baumbach on Tue Oct 21, 2003 8:40 pm

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Very nice. I would darken the top quarter of the shot just a bit to keep my eye from straying out of the shot.

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by robert hasty on Tue Oct 21, 2003 9:22 pm

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Excellent Greg, love that color, very nice!!

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by Maxis Gamez on Tue Oct 21, 2003 9:22 pm

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Greg,

This is like red fire. Awesome!

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by Kelly on Tue Oct 21, 2003 9:33 pm

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Greg, incredible sky! I don't ever remember seeing one like this at Chincoteague.

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by walkinman on Tue Oct 21, 2003 11:40 pm

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Hey Greg,

I think the fact that most of the trees aren't silhouetted against the sky hurts this scene. I understand it may not have been possible, but IMO, they need to stand out more for this to really grab me. I like the sky a lot.

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by Bob Ettinger on Wed Oct 22, 2003 2:23 pm

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Greg,

I know why the other one is hanging on the wall but this one is cool

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by Steve Sage on Wed Oct 22, 2003 4:50 pm

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Greg, Could you please bring this sky down to Bosque with you next month? Beautiful effect.

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by Greg Downing on Wed Oct 22, 2003 7:19 pm

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Kelly, this was taken the day before the outing, at which you might recall it rained...

Carl, I am not sure what you mean by "most of the trees aren't silhouetted against the sky". Do you mean you can't see the sky between the trees? Can you please explain if you get a chance?

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by walkinman on Wed Oct 22, 2003 9:47 pm

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Hey Greg,

Sorry, I should have made myself clearer. What I meant was that only the tops of the trees are really silhouetted against that sky. Then they kind kind of get lost against the darker background at the bottom. By "most of the trees" I meant the larger portion of each tree isn't silhouetted. As I said, this may or may not have been possible, but it would certainly have strengthed the image, IMO. I'd also like to see more distinction between the base of the trees and the ground.

Howcome there are no birds in this image?

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