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Sun Rays over Horseshoe Park
Sun Rays over Horseshoe Park
hahn23


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2013-08 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Rainbow Curve, Rocky Mountain National Park
Date: Aug 17, 2013
Aperture: 16.0
ISO: 640, 1250, 1600
Shutter: 1/320s 1/320s 1/200s
Date Uploaded: Aug 30, 2013

 I stood in awe, as the crepuscular rays filtered down into Horseshoe Park this morning. The smoke and haze create their own opportunities because of the formation of unique light phenomenon. There are many fires in the Western US, especially in Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Montana. The prevailing winds sweep the smoke into Colorado from time to time.

The image is presented as I saw it with my eyes. Those are the true color tones. Those are the true crepuscular rays. Nothing has been added. I love the stacked hills effect in combination with the smokey rays. The perspective is from 10,500 feet at Rainbow Curve in RMNP.

//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crepuscular_rays

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Statistics
Place: 48 out of 168
Avg (all users): 6.1429
Avg (commenters): 6.2000
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Views since voting: 518
Views during voting: 171
Votes: 84
Comments: 7
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 09/08/2013 12:53:43 AM
As someone who takes natural scapes (when I am out in the field) I recognised the blue colour was smoke and not odd PP. We are just coming out of our winter where this is common place all over Africa, unless it's dust, then the results are reddish. Underrated. 7.
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 09/07/2013 08:17:10 PM
VERY nice, Richard. Utterly unembellished.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/07/2013 07:56:58 PM
Beautiful view, fantastic light.
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 09/06/2013 12:42:16 PM
Lovely geology and light nicely captured. Almost biblical that light!
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 09/02/2013 06:15:10 AM
For me the sky seems really overprocessed compared to the rest of the scene,giving a rather false finish to the image.
 09/01/2013 05:30:44 PM
Great job on the rays. God is shining down.
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 08/31/2013 10:50:52 PM
The colors are a bit odd
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