Todd Grivetti
January 2021 - Mt. Rainier
Original
About the Image(s)
Equipment: Canon EOS T6, Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC, Manfroto MT055X PRO3 tripod.
Settings: Manual Mode - ISO 400, 1/60 sec, f/8, 18 mm focal length.
About/Technique: Sunrise capture of Mt. Rainier from Reflection Lakes. I arrived at the lakes around 7 am just when the blue light was fading out and the golden light coming in, in order to find the right location to set up. I capture several images from several vantage points to review. I experimented with several setting changes including ISO 400 - 800, f/4.5 to f/8, along with exposure times from 1/40 - 1/200 and trying various compositions. (I might share another view next month).
For this specific image, I was set up on my tripod along the edge of the water. I really liked the composition with the reflection of the mountain and the trees along the opposite shoreline captured by the water. There was little to no breeze this morning and the temperature was about 36 when I arrived. It did warm up nicely however during the rest of the morning. This shot was way before the smoke arrived in the mid-late afternoon with the breeze.
Post Techniques:
I've made two versions of this image and I liked this one better: - On this image I utilized one of my presets to enhance the colors and lighting. I then added radial button enhancements through the trees and the reflection of the trees in the water to add warm sunlight to the foreground and middle third of the image. As you can see from the Original, the image was quite dark, except for the reflection of the mountain. I wanted to enhance this further by adding light, so I had to mirror the radial settings for the water from the forest settings.
10 comments posted
(Now how do I get to Reflection lakes?) ;-) Posted: 01/06/2021 16:53:24
I see you used a variety of shutter speeds and aperture settings. I'd trying to figure out why the mountain is not as sharp as the reflection. Thus I will be quite interested in see the shot at 1/200 to see if the issue is wind matched to your slower shutter speed. The other thing I'm wondering is where your focus point was located. Do you happen to know? I'm guessing it was in the center, but if you happen to know, I'd be interested. Posted: 01/08/2021 13:19:45
This is one of the images I captured at 1/200. ISO was set higher for the low light at 800, 15mm f/4.5. It becomes very grainy when enlarged. and this has no significant changes other than an increase in exposure, shadows, sharpening and noise reduction. Location is the same as the one posted for the round. This was at 7:34 am, and the one for the round was taken at 8:04 am, so a 30 min time difference. Posted: 01/10/2021 08:04:03
It is still a beautiful image but I look for little things that catch my eye and always wonder. Posted: 01/10/2021 15:30:06
