Antrim Lake Sunrise

[Andrew McLachlan]

Sunrise at Antrim Lake in Ontario's Halfway Lake Provincial Park from last August. Used a combo of Nik's "Tonal Contrast" and Viveza 2 to bring out a bit more detail in the clouds and the rays of the sun.

Nikon D200
18-70mm lens @ 27mm (40mm effective focal length)
ISO 100
f16 @ 1.6 sec.
2-stop Singh Ray grad-filter

Look forward to all comments.

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[Dennis "Curly" Buchner]

I like the sun rays streaking though the clouds of pink hues, did you try any with the log on the left to give you foreground more interest. NIce comp.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Andrew, good comp along with detail in all areas. The grasses work well as a foreground with proper space given to a dramatic sky. The light rays,while subtle, add another element of interest.
At first glance I thought the image had a magenta caste throughout but I'm sure that sky threw that color everywhere. Wondering if the log on the rt might be a slight distraction. Well handled...

[Andrew McLachlan]

Thanks for comments guys. Here is a repost with the log removed. I too thought it may be a slight distraction - thanks for thinking the same. I also cleaned up the merge between foreground grasses and forest reflection and tweaked the cast a touch with Nik's Color cast Removal filter.

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[Dave Mills]

Good job Andrew

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Andrew,
Greetings from Arches NP. Nice job ont he repost as it took care of the issues I was having also. T me this looks a bit HDR'ish and I don't mind that .....wonder if it is from the Nik stuff? Overall ......while this has no center of interest....it has a pleasing overall look. Nicely done!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Thanks Dave and Roman for the additional comments. Much appreciated.

Roman, Nik's Tonal Contrast gives it the slight HDR look. It helped to bring a little more attention to the rays of the sun. Looking forward to seeing some of your snowy, arches nightscapes.