# Sunrise Crystal Lake, Colorado

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/sunrise-crystal-lake-colorado/26248>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** landscape\
**Created:** [January 1, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/sunrise-crystal-lake-colorado/26248 "2022-01-01T00:16:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Karl\_Zuzarte](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@Karl\_Zuzarte](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Karl_Zuzarte)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/sunrise-crystal-lake-colorado/26248/1 "2022-01-01T00:16:22Z")

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![Sunrise Crystal Lake, Colorado](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/9/0/9067af56e9a22d010a541b6a151f55f51cc20e10.jpeg)

Sunrise at Crystal lake with David Kingham and Jennifer R. It certainly was spectacular! However, it seems that it felt a lot better there than I am able to reproduce

Thoughts anyone ?

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**Author:** ![David\_Bostock](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_bostock/32/34921_2.png) [@David\_Bostock](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Bostock)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/sunrise-crystal-lake-colorado/26248/2 "2022-01-01T17:16:41Z")

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Karl, this is a great scenic. I think it’s got a lot of drama to it. The only think I might suggest is cropping some from the bottom to get the horizon off center.

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**Author:** ![DeanRoyer](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/deanroyer/32/33767_2.png) [@DeanRoyer](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/DeanRoyer)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/sunrise-crystal-lake-colorado/26248/3 "2022-01-01T17:49:02Z")

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The colors are beautiful and I like the overall composition. I wonder if reducing the exposure or highlights a bit would help convey what you were feeling due to the resulting increase in saturation and introduction of some moodiness/mystery?

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**Author:** ![Karl\_Zuzarte](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@Karl\_Zuzarte](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Karl_Zuzarte)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/sunrise-crystal-lake-colorado/26248/4 "2022-01-02T00:05:01Z")

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> [@Karl\_Zuzarte](#):
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@David_Kingham - any thoughts David ? We were together that superb morning

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**Author:** ![David\_Kingham](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_kingham/32/10890_2.png) [@David\_Kingham](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Kingham)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/sunrise-crystal-lake-colorado/26248/5 "2022-01-02T01:40:06Z")

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I would agree with Dean, I think the highlights in the sky are bit distracting and taking away from the overall scene. I also see some cyan in the shadow areas that could be removed using a Selective Color or Color Balance adjustment in Photoshop. Otherwise I think it looks quite nice!

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**Author:** ![Karl\_Zuzarte](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@Karl\_Zuzarte](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Karl_Zuzarte)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/sunrise-crystal-lake-colorado/26248/6 "2022-01-02T01:43:56Z")

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Appreciate it David - thanks! Happy New year - hope to see both of you sometime soon !