October 5, 2010

Oregon Trip #5—Early Morning


Early morning along the Columbia River brings fog, low and high clouds and the colors of sunrise.  I really like how the whole scene appeared in three distinct layers—the fog, the low cloud, touch of color from the sunrise and the high clouds.   As I sat with my coffee and camera, I wanted to capture all these elements.  I tried various exposures however I could never get the fog along the river looking like I was seeing it.  This photo is the best of the lot.
Enjoy.
Camera settings:  Nikon D3 on a tripod, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 shot at 70mm, ISO 200, f/11 and 1/30th of a second.
Post Processing:  
Lightroom—Set black and white points, increased mid-tone contrast and changed saturation of various colors.

7 comments:

  1. Cool pix. Love the layers within it.
    T

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  2. Very nice! Love the scenic layers and great color pairs (Blue and Green, Cyan and Magenta)!

    Well done!
    Barry

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  3. Based upon this photo I am ready to head to Oregon. Beautiful.
    Debbie

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  4. The colors seem somewhat muted but that may be due to the early morning. Like the simple composition.
    Mel

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  5. I like this one a lot. It shows a lot about the nature of this area in a very simple form.
    Ted

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  6. I like the pix however something seems to be missing from it. It needs a central focus point.
    Sya

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  7. Seems like it's missing the most important part -- the payoff in the center. I like the top and bottom, which makes you want to get that wow from the horizon even more.

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