Sunrise From Snake River by Kevin McNeal

Friday, 5th February 2010

Grand Tetons, Sunrise From Snake River

by Kevin McNeal

This is one of those frustrating images you gotta have if you go there even though everyone has it. I tried every morning to get some alpenglow on the peaks and for what ever reason something went wrong so I was glad on the last day to get some kind of color. I used a Mor-Slo 5 Stop ND filter to get a longer exposure and thus more color.

Kevin McNeal

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24 Comments

MATE Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 1:51 am
beautiful, the color transition is amazing and really beautiful hues of pink and blue great job
Jeff Swanson Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 2:31 am
It might be a shot that everyone has to get, but I’ve never seen it quite like this! Incredible color and detail. I’ll never get tired of seeing wonderful images of the Tetons.

Thanks for sharing!
Tad Bowman Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 3:01 am
Icons are icons for good reason. I don’t think there’s any shame in shooting them. I think you’ve done an outstanding job with this image. The color along with the snow is wonderful. Congratulations on your POTD.
JimAtkin Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 3:31 am
Kevin. Great shot as usual. How did you take the shot on Friday 5 February 2010 when I am looking at it on 4 February. Typo?
JimAtkin Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 3:42 am
Oops my mistake that was Earth Shots entry not yours. Duh.
Wanda Krack Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 10:45 am
Your patience and use of a filter has worked wonders. One beautiful shot!
Pauline Jones Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 10:47 am
Beautiful; well worth the wait.
Rajib Singha Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
Wonderful light!
Grete Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Superb shot, this light gives a special touch to photography. Congratulations for your patience, the result was incredible! Greetings
planet lover Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Spectacular! I love the range of blues and reds on the mountains and valley.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
You Did capture ’some kind of color’. Great work.
Renee Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 6:17 pm
Well what a beautiful shot it looks so amazing the colors are simply lovely. Congrats!
Malta Photography Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 6:46 pm
Nice colors. amazing view.

I really like the sharpness and the splendor of colors in these images.
Dennis Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 7:00 pm
It was worth the wait. Now you have one too.
Kevin McNeal Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 7:13 pm
Thank you everyone for the comments and appreciate the time to write some feedback.
mike Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 11:21 pm
I like the sky colors.
Ariel Says:
February 6th, 2010 at 4:46 am
Dude… YES!!!

Quick question Kevin… why does exposing longer give you more color?
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
February 6th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
Lovely shot of our magnificent wilderness!
paul whitton Says:
February 6th, 2010 at 9:00 pm
wow frozen land warm colors nice contrast of events!
Anurag Says:
February 8th, 2010 at 9:55 am
Great shot Kevin.

But, please explain how does slower shutter translate into greater color???
Kevin McNeal Says:
February 9th, 2010 at 8:32 am
Anurag -
Sorry to be late to answering the question but with the Mor-Slo it has a magenta cast and the longer the shutter the more vibrancy. That has been my experience but according to reason there can be no reason for this and I must be wrong. I plan on doing a blog test on whether this is true or not.
Anurag Says:
February 9th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Kevin -
I honour your experience and do not question the results you get. One plausible explanation may be that with ever longer shutter speeds some amount reciprocity failure creeps in just as with films. This leads to slight under exposure, which would then result in more saturated colors.
chantal Says:
February 11th, 2010 at 5:48 pm
Wow!!! such an amazing picture
su Says:
February 18th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
It may have been done before but this one is special. congrats