Evening Color by Dennis Walton

Wednesday, 5th November 2008

Evening Color

by Dennis Walton

The reflection was perfect and we finally got some alpenglow to complete the scene! Mt Shuksan | Picture Lake

Equipment: Canon EOS 5D

Dennis Walton

A friend from Houston was visiting me here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest this week. I took him up to the mountains to photograph sunset at Picture Lake. We witnessed one of the calmest days I have seen!
shutter: 1/6 sec
aperture: f/18
GND Filter

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21 Comments

Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
November 5th, 2008 at 4:26 am
Absolutely breath-taking! There’s nothing like a sunset in the mountains, where the light bounces back and forth off the rocks and snow and water. The perfectly still water lends a real sense of calm. Your composition makes the most of the clouds and their reflections making a circular motion drawing us like a whirlpool toward the mountain. Wonderful!
James and Kelly Stone Says:
November 5th, 2008 at 5:18 am
Simply beautiful! The colors along with the reflection are a perfect blend. This photo is technically excellent with one of the better compositions I’ve seen in a while. Congrats on this capture!!!!
Anurag Says:
November 5th, 2008 at 7:55 am
The circular lines as commented by Katherine do produce an interesting effect.
Just curious that if you were using a GND then how come the gradient from dark to light in the sky is exactly replicated in the reflection of the sky in the water.
John Harrison Says:
November 5th, 2008 at 8:44 am
Very nice image. I like your blues and purples together with the wisp of clouds. Keep shooting! John
Pauline Jones Says:
November 5th, 2008 at 9:17 am
Lovely colors and if you turned it upside down… maybe you could just about tell.
Su Says:
November 5th, 2008 at 9:49 am
Lovely shot, so calm and peaceful, could look at this for hours.
Ahmed Sharif Says:
November 5th, 2008 at 9:57 am
mind-boggling colours and reflections!!….. simply outstanding!!
Alex Says:
November 5th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Nice composition but… how many pictures like this we have already seen?
Malta Photography Says:
November 5th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
nice clear shot and nice colors.
Renee Says:
November 5th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Nice indeed very beautiful picture
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
November 5th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
It’s so incredibly calm that if you folded the picture,the lake would pass for the sky!
Dennis Says:
November 5th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
to anurag. The GND helped balance the sky to the reflection. The reflection was initially darker by a couple of stops.
planet lover Says:
November 5th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Simply beautiful!
Swami Swarupananda Says:
November 5th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
OM

This picture is a wonderful example of Bliss.
Julia A. Richman Says:
November 5th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Beautiful! Breathtaking! Thank you very much for sharing this lovely “photo.”
Bala Says:
November 5th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Spectacular shot. Love it!
Summer Says:
November 6th, 2008 at 1:09 am
Gorgeous. The water looks like glass.
Srirama Raja Says:
November 6th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Great picture.
Darlene Sy Says:
November 8th, 2008 at 3:30 am
love the way it reflects in the water
sue gagnon Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Lovely. Spectacular reflection!
JP Says:
November 21st, 2008 at 2:03 pm
This picture is awesome!