Dream Lake

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  1. 07-11-2007 02:26 PM #1
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    I made the hike into Dream Lake at Rocky Mountain National Park, CO in the dark to capture the sunrise and hopefully some clouds over Hallett Peak. Instead, there were clear skies to the west and heavy clouds obscuring the sun in the east. When the sun peaked through one of the holes in the clouds, it created a spotlight effect on the side of the mountain.

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  3. 07-11-2007 02:39 PM #2
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    Richard it was worth the trek that is an excellent image, great foreground detail, good reflection, caught the light at unique time in the day and great DOF, everything that makes a great shot

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  4. 07-11-2007 02:42 PM #3
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    Agree with George, a stunner of a pic, i love the persp. on this one and the reflections and the colors and the mountains, its just a whole lotta great!
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  5. 07-11-2007 03:17 PM #4
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    the colours look almost surreal! beautiful photo!!
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  6. 07-11-2007 05:06 PM #5
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    And what a dream this photo is!



    STUNNING!

    Great work here - everything about is is awesome!

    Would love to see more of your work!
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    BEAUTIFUL! I like everything about it!
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  8. 07-11-2007 09:40 PM #7
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    Thats the sort of image I hope to get some day!!


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  9. 07-12-2007 10:13 AM #8
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    As they said!

    One quick question Rick. What would have been the result with the same filter and same setting but using D70 instead of that monster of a camera D2X??
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    Wow.. thats awesome.
    The only thing that would make that better, is a Bear on a rock?
    LOL Wonderful shot.
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  11. 07-12-2007 01:49 PM #10
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    As they said!

    One quick question Rick. What would have been the result with the same filter and same setting but using D70 instead of that monster of a camera D2X??
    Omnishri,

    All other things being equal, the camera will produce pretty much the same results, just less pixels.

    What is important is 1) a chosen composition and light that is dynamic, interesting, and defines the place, 2) being there at the right time (which involves many early, early mornings and physical endurance to get to the places at those times) and 3) proper interpretation of the scene, post processing. Since I shoot RAW, many decisions about the image itself are made days after the image was captured. My intention is to always make the viewer feel the same as I when I was standing behind the tripod (in this case, knee-deep, icy water).
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