Rundle star

Posted by NUNZG on Sun Jan 21, 2024 9:56 am

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Sunrise Vermilion lakes with Mt. Rundle Banff national
park Canadian Rockies

Nikon D800
85mm@f/22
ISO 64

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by david fletcher on Sun Jan 21, 2024 10:29 am

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A striking view. Looks a great place to visit.

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Sun Jan 21, 2024 10:54 am

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Great effect of the sun rays complementing the beautiful landscape.

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by John Labrenz on Mon Jan 22, 2024 1:59 am

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good image, although I find the sunstar a bit overpowering to the scene.
Also there appears to be quite a lot of recovery work done to the highlight areas
For shots like this, timing can make a big difference...a few moments sooner or later could have hidden the sun just a tad more

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by NUNZG on Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:30 am

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Hi to all thanks for visiting
Yes David this is a great place to visit if in Banff are sunset
and sunrise always great drama and colors.
So for this photo I wanted to capture the sun star I do have other photos without it
Hi John
This is a single shot its not a exposure blending to capture all the range of light and shadow
so I did have to do some work in Lightroom for the highlights and shadow
and I don't have a calibrates screen so I am not sure about the brightness as well this shows that
I am just a Joe meatball hobbyist

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by John Labrenz on Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:06 am

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NUNZG wrote: Hi to all thanks for visiting
Yes David this is a great place to visit if in Banff are sunset
and sunrise always great drama and colors.
So for this photo I wanted to capture the sun star I do have other photos without it
Hi John
This is a single shot its not a exposure blending to capture all the range of light and shadow
so I did have to do some work in Lightroom for the highlights and shadow
and I don't have a calibrates screen so I am not sure about the brightness as well this shows that
I am just a Joe meatball hobbyist

No Problem...many of us here are just plain hobbyists .
The great thing is that we can all learn from each other here and become better at our hobby.

The brightness in this image is OK.
I pointed out the highlight recovery in this image because the brownish clouds are usually a telltale sign.
As I mentioned...,if it was possible...an image taken either few moments sooner...or later.... may have mitigated the highlight issue and perhaps given a better sunstar.

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by NUNZG on Wed Jan 24, 2024 8:27 am

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Thank you John I do have other images from the same morning and I will post
them soon I would appreciate the same critique

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by Cynthia Crawford on Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:19 pm

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I find it interesting that the shape of the center of the sunstar snuggles into the shape of the mountain. An unusual effect. The light on the trees below is nice.

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