I was out early on Sunday morning driving from Camp Curry toward Valley View chasing early light...
I stopped several times to take some images and continued to the Swinging Bridge parking area.
I went into the meadow on the right and came across a workshop lead by Michael Frye.
I greeted the group and continued past them as this fleeting scene presented itself.
The sun is rising on the left side creating an amazing glow through rising valley mist. It was an amazing few moments, and having very little time to react and capture this scene, I created several wide angle images with multiple tree's.
I was not satisfied that I captured the moment with the wide angle approach and quickly changed lenses and I was able to isolate this tree with a zoom.
This image was created on June 7, 2009 at 7:01 am.
5D MKII
70-200 2.8 IS L
f16
1/30 second
ISO 100
at 85mm
RAW
Simple and a neat image Jerry. Like the fog here. Mighting darken the lone tree. Wondering if a B&W conversion would enhance the impact of the image...
Simple but effective composition. Though this suggestion will change the complexion of the image, I would like to see more sharpness in the tree or perhaps do a local contrast enhancement on the image (USM on BG Copy at 20/50/0 to start).
Beautiful image and nicely composed just as you shot it. But this is also a great image to experiment with in varying the mood and feel. Endless possibilities ...
Hey Jerry,
I too like the re-post as it still shows the delicate layer of the mountain through the fog. I may play around with adding Balcs in selective color.......but the simple comp and mood work very well here. Nicely done!