Sunrise Silhouette

[Chris Hansen]

Mayacamas Range Mendocino County California
A dead fir tree in silhouette
Conditions very smoky
Canon 10D
ISO 200
Aperature priority
1/250th @ f 16
Canon 100-400 IS @105 mm
Old beat up bogen 3021 tripod
w/ Bogen 3055 ballhead

Placement of the sun was difficult due to brush and trees down low. Should i crop some off of the right side?

[Dan Brown]

Hi Chris, I couldn't decide about the crop, so here is a cropped version for comparison. Good job on the smoke exp! Man this smoke is bad, we haven't seen the sun in two days in Sacramento! ugly, but makes some interesting lighting conditions. Dan Brown

[George DeCamp]

I like it as is!! If you crop more off the right it looks too centered to me....just one opinion though! ;)

Nice image!

[Robert Amoruso]

I go with the original crop.

AN alternate version here would be the sun on the upper right RoT placement. That would have been nice too.

[Roman Kurywczak]

hey Chris,
I too lie the original crop. I would prefer for the sun not to be as hot.........but it doesn't bother me enough to detract from the overall impact. Love those dead trees!