About the Image(s)

This shot was taken at the same location from my image from two months ago, but the following morning. The previous night, there was insane wind, the next morning, there virtually no wind. We hiked down and as it started to get a little light, we saw the beautifully reflections of the peaks in the lake.

Shot with a Nikon Z7 w/ 14-24 at 24mm. Due to the shadows and the highlights due to the rising sun, I bracketed the image and shot it at f/8, ISO 250.

I made standard adjustments in Lightroom and cropped symmetry between the reflection and mountains. I then opened it up in Photoshop and created a luminosity mask to add a bit more contrast to the mountain range. I then created another luminosity mask to lighten the tress a bit as I liked the white of them. Then I wanted to add some additional depth to the mountain range so I did some burning and dodging to enhance the depth a bit more. I also dodged the reflection a bit to have a bit more definition there. To finish it off, I darkened the right side a bit as it felt a bit too hot for me.