Sierra Wake Up

I sharpened the brush stems and shadows on this repost. Hope you

enjoy it!

Beautiful Shot!

Lisa

Hello Jeff

Wonderful wonderful picture! The golden arch complimented by the blue ridges.. beautiful.

I have a question. You have mentioned that you used a polarizer. But ,you where shooting straight at the sun. Is there a reason why you used it?

Regards

Pierre

Thanks for the question, Pierre.  While a polarizer's effects are maximal at right angles to the sun, a polarizer can be useful shooting into the sun in certain situations.  Here, a polarizer was used to increase color saturation and increase contrast and separation between the layers.  A polarizer often works very well to increase contrast in clouds too, regardless of the sun's orientation.  Regards, Jeff  

Wonderful composition and colors. As a principle I keep extra glass - as much as possible - to a muinimum when shooting into the sun but this works for you and I must give my polarizer a 2nd chance in these circumstances.