Fire in a Berg Sky

[Morkel Erasmus]

I finally managed to process an image from our recent foray into the Central Drakensberg region. This is a colourful sunset I was able to photograph one afternoon. On the left you can see Champagne Castle and Cathkin Peak. The Ukhahlamba/Drakensberg mountains is a UNESCO World Heritage site.


This is a blend of 2 exposures to tame the dynamic range and better represent what I saw taking place in front of me.


Techs:
Nikon D3s with Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 @ 14mm
f22 | ISO-100

[Rachel Hollander]

Morkel - very dramatic sky and clouds. I really like the fall colors too and the vertical comp works well. I might get rid of the one bright dot above the dark cloud nearest the horizon on the left.

TFS,
Rachel

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Morkel, one of my new favorites of yours. Love the cloud formations and the foreground grasses. I agree with Rachel on the one bright clipped cloud along the left edge of the image. Maybe a quick clone or tiny crop to eliminate it. Beautiful scene, well composed and captured.

[Robert Amoruso]

Hi Morkel - nicely executed. I agree with the cloud cloning suggestion.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Morkel
leave it as it is,like everything about this image.

Really nice. Cheers Andreas

[Morkel Erasmus]

Thanks for the kind comments, folks.
I will have a look at that bright speck of cloud :bg3:

[dankearl]

Very nice use of blending exposures. An area I need to explore.
I really like the FG more than the sunset, almost looks like fall colors.
Well done.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Perfect rich sky colors Morkel, good composition and blending. Forground works nicely.

[Jay Gould]

Mate, even I wouldn't change a thing!

Fantastic image.

[Morkel Erasmus]

Thanks guys. Glad you liked it.
Those are in fact fall colours - the little we get down here...:w3

[Don Lacy]

Wonderful image Morkel beautiful sky and nice foreground elements leading the viewer thru the image

[Andrew Aveley]

As you know Morks , this area is a special place for me ;) I like the composition and overall feel. I think maybe just a little "less yellow" and more "orange/red " will bring out that Berg Magic :) Great blending.