Lake Powell

[BrianHines]

Hey everyone. This is my second post. This shot was taken over Memorial Day weekend during sunrise.

Canon 40D 18-55 w/ tripod
13sec
f/4
18mm
Iso 400

Only post processing was cropping to a panorama

Any comments appreciated

[Nathan deGargoyle]

Lovely shot Brian. The colours are stunning!

[windrider86]

Since this is the technique section woul you care to share with us your thought process on aquiring this image? What did you do to obtain it and how?

[BrianHines]

Originally Posted by windrider86

Since this is the technique section woul you care to share with us your thought process on aquiring this image? What did you do to obtain it and how?

The shot was taken in the early morning. The shot was not giving me the kind of pop I was really looking for so i switched the WB to Tungsten. The result was this beautiful blue.

Post processing included a small crop to panorama to help capture the scope of the view.

[beatles2]

Wow I just love that blue, outstanding shot.

[jovz88]

The picture has indeed the 'wow' factor, but the thing that my eye drifted to is that just right of the center of the picture, there's a head, or a rock that's sticking out of the water.

did it distract anybody else?

[BrianHines]

its actually a buoy. Its not my favorite part of the shot but i don't really feel like it necessarily detracts from it either.

Thanks for all the kind words.

[zespri]

Looks almost like something out of a game, very magical.

[jsteele]

Amazing color! I love the shot!

[olgap]

I like the head/buoy. Imagining it as a person, and apart from warnings about not venturing out with a swim buddy, it almost lets me feel what it would be like to be alone and swimming in such an atmosphere. You can almost feel the water and breath in the morning air.