Katolinat mountain enshrouded by clouds, Naknek lake, Katmai National Park, Alaska. Canon 1Ds Mark III, 100-400mm f/5.6L IS (180mm), 1/80 sec @ 7.1, ISO 200
The very narrow window of time between my last two trips did not afford the chance to share many pictures from my trip to Katmai. I’ve had a moment to look at a few that I’ll share in the next few posts just to give a little break from snow and polar bear bears.
This image epitomizes to me why I like being in nature. One dramatic view can fill the soul with immeasurable pleasure. It is this particular scene alone that is enough to lure me back to Katmai National Park. Take water, mountains, clouds, color and throw in some drama and the scene is alive with emotion. Alaska is so loaded with scenes like this that I’d feel slightly lost not being able to partake of their beauty. They certainly are not all tied to sunrise and sunset, but many of them are. It is a reward for the early riser. In this picture, a little bit of steam rises from the lake as the cool air and warmer water makes that mystic moment common to an autumn morning.
Looks like you had better weather for this shot alone than I had in 10 days of paddling the Savonoski Loop. Beautiful area, but next time I’d like to experience it without the rain and fog. Lovely image. Are you running a split neutral density along the bottom of the frame to enhance to fog?
-Dave
Dave,
Sorry to hear about the crummy weather. That can be a drag. I had no split grad on the foreground for the water, I did use a LR split grad to tone down the sky however.
Beautiful image. You seemed to have worked really hard this past year. Are you ready for a break. Carol
Patrick,
Funny I hardly even think of using a real split ND filter anymore. I actually meant a LR one…
-Dave
Ditto : -)