Sunset on Finger Mountain. Canon 5D Mark II, 16-35mm f/2.8L, 1/60 sec @ f/14, ISO 200.
Finger mountain, on the Dalton Highway is a notoriously windy place. It is more of a broad hill with an expansive view than any sort of real mountain. Granite protrusions dot the landscape and make for some interesting features. I grabbed this photo on a very quick stop during one of my arctic photo tours, and while the image works o.k., a tripod sure would have helped. But, it was one of those quick run and grab a shot deals, which did not afford the time for more perfect execution. It is a single image and a blend or HDR of some sort would have give more definition to the sky. I’m still amazed however, that shadow detail could be extracted to the degree it was. I love these digital files!
Original Raw Capture
perfect schmerfect~~love this! i gotta try more of that HDR stuff…tons of files to use for it, but just hate how so many images end up looking from others, this redeems my faith that it can be done well! keep on posting….loving it!
Hey Sue,
This was not an HDR, just one image. It could have been done a little better with just two images and a quick blend, or to take it further, an HDR would do it.