Peak of the Season by Tien-Chien Chen

Thursday, 23rd October 2008

Peak of the Season

by Tien-Chien Chen

I wasn’t sure what I would see at the end of this day – I have never been to this place, nor do I know the exact route and how long it’d take. A question mark was brewing in my head whether or not I should turn back and call it a day, or proceed on this gravel-road-turned-to-be-4WD-trail, which didn’t seem to reach anywhere.
Just before the sun kissed the peak goodbye, the road did end somewhere, somewhere I will not soon forget.
Capital Peak, Snowmass Wilderness, Colorado

Equipment: Canon 5D + EF 24-70mm f/2.8L. 45mm 2.5sec at f/16 with Grad ND 0.9, ISO320, tripod.

Tien-Chien Chen

Amateur photographer based in Colorado.

www.journeywithlight.com

29 Comments

kaybee Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:23 am
thank you for this…
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 2:24 am
What a wonderful memory for you and photo for us. It’s a perfect picture. My first real memory of mountains is of the Colorado Rockies from the back seat of a 1950 or ‘52 Chevy in summer of 1953, and it was love at first sight. I never tire of seeing any mountain at any time of year, but this picture could have been taken today. Thanks for taking me with you on this special day! This is definitely one of my favorite POTD’s……………..
Anurag Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 7:02 am
Lovely is the word to use. Quite an imaginative for an amature photographer. Why don’t you call yourself as an enthusiast “nonprofessional”.
Great colors and cirss crossing lines.
Pauline Jones Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 8:17 am
It looks as if another sun is kissing the tree tops; spectacular.
Bill McFall Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 8:23 am
What a great image of fall color in the glorious Colorado Rocky Mountains. Beautiful photo Tien-Chien!
Pauline Jones Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 8:24 am
PS This guy’s got a really nice website; check it out.
Malta Photography Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 8:53 am
Very nice shot and scenery. I like all the colors that you manage to expose with this shot. Its very well lit in every part.
Tien-Chien Chen Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 8:57 am
Thanks everyone for the kind words. It was taken first week of October.
saskia Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:09 am
perfects world
Alex Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:30 am
Nice shot but color saturation too high and end result a little too unrealistic.
Patti-Ann Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:37 am
I agree with Alex. Too unrealistic, but take the same photo, lighten it slightly and lessen the saturation, and it’ll be incredible – the depth of field and perspective are great!
Lisa Atkins Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Positively beautiful!!! I have seen color this saturated in nature many, many times! This is a very nice shot!
Ellie Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Looks natural to me, October light is a photographers friend, especially during the magical hours. Beautiful composition, color, and DOF…sharp.
One for the wall to be sure!
Miriam Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Amazing colors! What a wonderful photo.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 3:35 pm
I like the mountains, a bit too much orange foreground for me, but very nice.
planet lover Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Nice caption on your beautiful photo; it says a lot about loving nature and relishing the moment.
cabriolil Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Breathtaking! I can only imagine how it must have felt to experience it live. Moments such as this always remind me that people are but one thread in the fabric of life. Thank you.
Srirama Raja Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Great picture!! Great moment.
Pierre-Emmanuel Bourgouin Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 6:31 pm
What a wonderful light !
Dennis Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Excellent job of keeping the snow highlights in tact. Beautiful image!
Chris Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Gorgeous, I can feel the beauty just by this picture.
Renee Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 10:06 pm
I like the colors of purple in the mountains very nice! Its a great photo, well done!
Safia Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Breathtaking! I want to look it at all day
Saleh Rubat Says:
October 25th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Wow .. Nice shot
sue gagnon Says:
October 28th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
WOW-what an excellent photograph!!! I could languish here for an eternity!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Joel Schenk Says:
November 4th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Excellent capture. Brings back memories of climbing Capitol a couple of years ago.
mike Says:
September 26th, 2009 at 12:06 am
I love the flower colors. Beautiful.
Su Says:
October 23rd, 2009 at 7:49 am
love th colours
Renee Says:
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:16 pm
very beautiful