Roadside Sun by Dean Zulich

Thursday, 21st June 2007

The Solstice

Roadside Sun

by Dean Zulich

Captured alongside State Route 20, near Rainy Lake Trailhead in Okanogan National Forest, Washington

Equipment: Canon EOS 5D, Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8 L lens

Dean Zulich

I am a freelance photographer based in Seattle, Washington.

www.deanzulich.com

20 Comments

Eradigator Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 4:45 am
Lovely!
drjmch Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 6:05 am
Great shot! Inspiring.
Anurag Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 6:56 am
What is the F number for this shot. because I am told that for a good starburst pattern as seen here, one has to choose a smaller aperture.
slatkatajna Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 7:42 am
bravo majstore!:-)
Christina Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 8:45 am
Wow, is that honestly a photo? That’s incredibly beautiful.
Eli Shams Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 9:21 am
Allegro ma non tropo Maestro. Lovely sky.
Luma Malki Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 10:07 am
AMAZING
fotuwe Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 11:52 am
This seems to be a HDR picture?
Dirk Wiese Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 1:05 pm
i love the sunspots in the picture.
kml Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 2:50 pm
What beautiful sun rays!
Ejla Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 4:19 pm
Amazing eye and capability of capturing a very special moment in the nature…and not to mention great post processing skills … and for the end I must add: as usual ))
Chris Enzaldo Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 5:15 pm
Great shot! I check back almost every day here and it seems HDR is becoming more and more popular. I assume by the tonal range here that it’s an HDR image?

It’ll be interesting how ‘accepted’ HDR becomes in the mainstream community. The goal I guess is to make the composition look as real as possible, but not overly surreal or unreal.
dean zulich Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 6:06 pm
Thanks a bunch, it indeed is an HDR, Anurag all 5 exposures are shot at F22,
cheers and have a great summer folks,
d
Paul Indigo Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Another award! Well done Dean. Loads of impact in this.
Joshua Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 6:20 pm
wow! that is spectacular. the forest, sun, rays, mountains and the sky really add up to the sensation of this photo. God’s creation is incredibly beautiful. Most people don’t appreciate the beauty that is out there or don’t even realize what beauty nature beholds. superb photo. well done Dean!
Matt Burrard-Lucas Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Great image, what software do you use to merge your HDR shots?
dean zulich Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 7:06 pm
I use Photomatix Matt. I also use NIK filters, and I dodge and burn as needed,
Cheers
Pauline Jones Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Cool picture, very well executed
susan Says:
June 22nd, 2007 at 1:14 am
THanks Dean for giving us a glimpse of God’s beauty!
LoverSaint Says:
June 26th, 2007 at 9:35 am
Sooooooooooo cooool
Thanx My dear