Morning light falls on the colorful mountain hillsides of Polychrome mountains in Denali National Park, Alaska. Canon 5D Mark III, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS (165mm), 1/80 sec @ f/5.0, ISO 200
The region of Polychrome Pass in Denali National Park is known for its steeply bordered road and for the many colors that appear in the Alaska Range mountains. The morning light leaked through a few clouds that were brewing around the Polychrome mountains on this August morning, and a mix of warm and cool colors make this a vibrant scene. In Lightroom, I used a neutral density filter to lighten the foreground, and +21 vibrance, and -21 clarity to give it a more “water color” feel. No saturation was applied.
I love the painting-like feel of this. Both threatening and hopeful.
-Dave
Dave, welcome back. How was your weather and course in the arctic? Did I miss out on a good one?
Like many arctic trips it was a gloriously mixed bag. This one a bit more heavily weighted toward the bad weather. It rained a lot early in the trip which brought the river WAY up (we are talking flood stage) and silted in the usually blue Noatak with silver, silt-laden water. The second part of the trip was equally mixed, lots of wind, a bit of rain, one spectacular day and a couple of lovely evenings. You missed a couple of awesome moments, but also a lot of gray. I’ve been posting some images to Facebook and my blog if you want to see some of the results.
-D
Gorgeous as usual Patrick.
Really honest to tell the digital manegment. Sometimes, saturation is not necessary.
Regards,
David F.
Nice as always Patrick. Just wondering if this was a scene you “happened upon” while driving the back road or hiking, or was it something you “awoke to” where you were camping (wherever that might have been)?
Mark, Somewhat serendipitous, as much of the landscape shots are in the ephemeral morning light under mixed clouds. I paused while driving to capture this one-the light play did not last long.