Some open skies let the sun shine into the western region of Denali Park last week and I was able to capture a few images of that magic mountain known as Denali, although officially named Mt McKinley. It’s face is under constant changing light and for this reason, it never seems to get old. Pure clear skies do present a problem in that they lack interest. In such cases, I try to fill the frame of the image with as much foreground detail as possible, and limit the amount of plain sky. Below are a few scenes of the mountain from different times of day, and different locations. The late evening and morning light was elusive due to horizon cloud cover.
Mt McKinley reflects in a small kettle pond in the autumn tundra, cotton grass grows on the edge of the pond, Denali National Park, Alaska. Canon 5 D Mark II, 24-105mm (47mm), 1/30 sec @ f/14, ISO 200
Mt McKinley reflects in a small tundra pond with lily pads, sunset in Denali National Park, Alaska. Canon 5 D Mark II, 24-105mm (70mm), 1/8 sec @ f/16, ISO 100
Mt McKinley, Mt Foraker visible along the Alaska range with the McKinley river bar in the foreground. Autumn tundra blazes in late August, Denali National Park, Alaska. Canon 5 D Mark II, 24-105mm (24mm), 1/5 sec @ f/16, ISO 100
