The Essence of Night

3 shot vertical pano. I know there isn't much for foreground since I was

aiming for promince in the peaks.

 

The sky and mountains were blended together. Done pretty late with

higher ISO.

F5.6 30" iso 400

24-105mm L IS

Hey all,

I've been gone for a little over a week in Texas and New Mexico and am trying to play catch up. Not to mention squeezing in leading a workshop over the weekend in the Sierra. I'm exhausted and doing another easy backpacking workshop this weekend. Anyway, here is one I almost posted before I left. It's another one from that trip up to Minaret Lake that I have a few previous shots from.

 

 

I really like this photo.

I love the color in this. You leverage that to very effectively capture the feel of this time of day (about 30 minutes after sunset right?). Just beautiful.

John, your totally right, well 45 minutes after since it's near summer soltice but yeah normally it's 30. It's always nice to watch the light fade.

Nice shot!

Fantastica toma.

Saludos.

Great work ... Regards.

There is such grandeur here.

 

It is hard to capture the awesomeness of mountains well. Once you use a wide enough lens to get any sort of engaging composition, the mountains usually seem so small and insignificant. I like how you have overcome that here by using the ice and reflections in the foreground as a launching pad to bring the viewer right into the side wall of the mountain. The foreground is more than sufficient to gain attention and to ground the image while being small enough in the frame to allow you to capture the overwhelming dominance of the mountain in the landscape. Truly an impressive image and one that really captures the effect of being among these giants of rock.

 

John has already commented on how specifically tied to that given point in the journey of day this is. I would only like to add my agreement to his statements. It is a lovely moment from that little window when the colour has gone from the clouds but just lingers on the edge of the horizon before the inky purples and blacks of night descend upon the land. It is a hard moment to capture and I like how dark you have allowed this to become – it better represents the time that many images I see (or that I make!).

 

My only nit-pick would be that there is a strange red blotch (maybe it is natural? even so . . .) on the side of the slope on the right hand side. I'm sure once you notice it, it will become a distraction. It took me a while (c. 10 minutes of viewing this) before it lept out at me. It should be easily mended with a feathered selection and colour balance adjustment.

Very impressive mountain scenery! On our last trip to Mt. Ritter, we skipped a side excursion to the Minarets. I've never seen the view from this close and didn't recognize the location until reading your description. We'll definitely have to go back now for a trip dedicated to the Minarets. Cheers, -Clayton