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    We had a fabulous sunrise at the Bosque yesterday morning. I'm not a landscape guy, but I hope I did justice to the incredible beauty of the sunrise with this photo. Pointers would be greatly appreciated!

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    Hi Doug,

    Beautiful! Exposure right on and colors are fantastic. Wish I could be there. Looks to me like it needs a small clockwise rotation.

    Where are all the birds?

    Roger

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roger Clark View Post
    Where are all the birds?
    I cloned them out. After all this is a landscape forum!
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    Nice work Doug, the only thing that would improve it would be a couple of crane silhouettes!
    Fantastic color.
    Dan Kearl

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    I'm no landscape guru, Doug, but this really accurately represents the amazing sunrise we had! I do like the composition.

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    Ah....those NM colors.....I too miss them!!! I like what you did here Doug.....placing the tree in the LL was a good move as it give the scene a nice anchor point.....while not the grandest scene....it is a classic from that location and for me....the sky has enough interest to pull it off! Only suggestions are.....maybe....maybe....a small cropp off the top....eliminating the weakest red band and giving the slightly vert one a bit more impact. The other tip is for next tiem out......try f/22 or ISO 100 or pop on polariser......not for DOF.....but for a slower SS. That may have done the trick to smoth out the water ripples even further....but be careful!!!.....if the clouds were moving fast.....may also blur them so a fine line. Hope you are having a blast in Bosque and hope the tips help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roman Kurywczak View Post
    The other tip is for next tiem out......try f/22 or ISO 100 or pop on polariser......not for DOF.....but for a slower SS. That may have done the trick to smoth out the water ripples even further....but be careful!!!.....if the clouds were moving fast.....may also blur them so a fine line.
    Never thought of doing that before. Thanks for the tip!
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    Roman beat me too it. Long exposure would have been killer here.

    When I want clouds sharp and water blurred, I will shot two exposures and merge later. That would have been easy here with the dark horizon line.
    Last edited by Robert Amoruso; 11-21-2011 at 04:06 PM.

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    Hi Doug, great colors, agree with Roman on blurring the water...and sometimes the clouds look interesting when they blur too.

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    Pretty freakin awesome Bosque sunrise, Doug! Great light, colors, and nicely composed.

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    Great shot Doug but would like to see birds in water or sky as it is Bosque. wish I was there also

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    Doug - good suggestions above but great color and clouds. I too really like the comp with the placement of the tree.

    TFS,
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    Gorgeous colours here Doug! This is the light we 'scapers dream of...
    You could have left the birds in...I would have .

    Good job on the colour - looks nice and vivid without being "overdone". I agree on a very slight rotation but not a biggy.

    Some might think the FG is a bit 'bland' here but a shot like this is all about the sky...
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