Dawn Paddle

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Description

Our first trip to the Canadian Rockies had us camping at the Lake Louise campground. Sunrise was pretty early but I wanted to be at the lake shore for the show. These paddlers had beat me to it but when they moved into a spotlit area I was glad they did. What a magnificent place. >=))>

Specific Feedback

Reprocessed in LRC and PS. I boosted the vibrance but not the saturation. Colors ok? Crop the sky or leave it in?

Technical Details

Sony A700
Minolta 24-85 @ 85mm, CPL
ISO 200, 1/125 @ f8

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Excellent scene, Bill. The diagonal light cast here works nicely on this amazing terrain. I do prefer the second one without the sky as it seems to put a bit more emphasis on the paddlers in the scene. Both work just fine and it’s just a personal taste there… :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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For me, I definitely prefer the first image with that little bit of the sky. Although the sky is just a mass of blue I still think it helps ground the image. That’s not to say the one without the sky is any worse. Like Paul said - it’s personal taste. Otherwise I think this is very nice. :slight_smile:

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Bill, The mass of diagonals in light and shade is very dynamic. I too prefer the one with the sky as it makes the paddlers feel even smaller and it shows off the snowfield (glacier??) well.