Blue Shadows, a photo from Alaska, West

Photographer's Note

Early morning along the Fairbanks-Anchorage highway near Mt McKinley (Denali). Unfortunately I lost the data of focal length, but it was at least 150mm. This is the first time I sharpened AFTER resizing, so it looks somewhat like a scan. I don't know the names of these mountains, but they are just a part of the Alaska Range and not particularly "famous" or tall peaks, I just liked the long blue shadows.

Tue, singuanti, rafelito, PJE, veronika, patriik, plimrn has marked this note useful

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izmirli (3989) 2006-05-26 19:21

sevgili tan merhaba
çok güzel bir kış resmi olmuş.harika bir beyazlık ve dağın görüntüsü.
hayırlı akşamlar dilerim.sevgiler.
gürkan akçakır.

Tue (91692) 2006-05-26 19:24

Hej Tan,
These blue shadows are really great. I like very much to see the snowy mountains and the many trees in front are also a very good addition. Well captured and thanks for sharing!
Hilsen,
Lars

triptych2003 (1534) 2006-05-26 19:48

i'm a big fan of mountain shots, and you've got a good one. the shadows are really good. you picked a good time for this kind of photo. nice details, well done!

jmdias (114384) 2006-05-26 20:09 [Comment]

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dsidwell (9783) 2006-05-26 21:21

Stunning view of these mountains, Cap'n! The composition works with appropriate amounts given to sky, mts and trees.

siolaw (38294) 2006-05-26 22:29

Hello Tan,
A nice compo with the trees in foregroundbalancing the rest of picture very well! you perfectly caught the morning light which almost is materialized.. almost can touch that light... fine colors too and excellent framing!
had to wake up very early to take that one i suppose!!
Very well done
Regards
laurent

singuanti (15250) 2006-05-26 22:40

Hey Tan. You're right about the shadows and the interplay with the light is nice to look at. You must have been far away to be able to fit those big mountains in at 150mm. tfs Tan.

rafelito (3648) 2006-05-26 22:52

Hi Friend,excellents blue shadows and composition with pine in firs place.Many regards, Rafael

PJE (20758) 2006-05-27 0:01

Well well Tan I must admit I stopped at this scene and just stared at the beauty here. The deep blue shadows are simply gorgous and a real delight to see. The focal length really ties this scene together nicely too. I love the tall alpine trees in this setting too. Marvelous place and thanks for sharing it with us. You certainly seem to get around ....you have photos from all over the globe...even Newfoundland!

markstaples (15670) 2006-05-27 2:21

Hi Tan
The DOF is well good given the trees spaced at different intervals. The lighting is indeed beautiful and has led to these beautiful shadows. Textures have turned out well too.
Best wishes
Mark

carper (96) 2006-05-27 2:34

very nice one tan,
the blue shadow is in the shot, it's a very nice winterlandscape, with a good taken shot, well done.
gr. jaap

Angshu (56760) 2006-05-27 4:27

Wonderful play of light & shadow Tan..beautiful early morning light. The trees in front provide the depth..
Regards
Angshu

fayeulle (27827) 2006-05-27 4:33

Hi Tan
Great moutains. Very good job as most of time. Excellent balancing in the blue colors
Cheers
JP

veronika (6058) 2006-05-27 8:50

Wonderful viewpoint Tan, the light is absolutely perfect and i like how the trees are placed and their blue shadows are uuuh, so long! :)
Great weekend!
Vero

patriik (1935) 2006-05-27 9:19

Hi,
This shot is awesom!
fantastic compo and colours!
great saturation!
good POV and DOF!
I like these mountains very much.
well done!
thanks for your note!

Patryk

sebinho342 (19329) 2006-05-27 12:06

Hi Tan, again an exotic picture, this time coming from north of the north ;) Your title feets well to this picture, blue shadows on white mountains, lovely mother nature :))
Congratulations

plimrn (21344) 2006-05-27 13:30

Hi Tan,
This photo goes straight to my favorites, I like the framing with the foreground trees, the ski path through the hillside, and the wonderful detail you captured in the mountain with that focal length. I'm just trying to learn how to use a polarizer filter, I keep getting the foreground too dark. I impressed at the excellent light management here; everything has good saturation, light and color. I passed this spot last year in July, but My photos are all green.
Regards, Pat

gilou530 (34) 2006-05-27 13:41

salut tan
une photo de montagne qui nous donne le blues des grands espaces, avec ces sapins, beau contraste et grande lumière
amitiés
gilbert

sergio1 (12152) 2006-12-16 7:26

Hi Tan

Lovely place and great frame. I love the winter shot and well composed. Good lights and shadow effect.
Well done
Sergio

sadeik (3282) 2007-06-02 10:24

I havn't seen a really good landscape with trees in it for a bit. This has made up for that. A lovely shot and very well balanced.

Simon