Mountain scenes are very difficult to photograph. The very size of them defeats the use of the most interesting light of the day – early morning and evening – unless you happen to be lucky and in a good place. Their distance from the camera adds haze and blue cast to the image, effectively de-contrasting the more faraway images.
This shot was taken in a valley in Waterton Lakes National Park. I was in shadow, as was most of the foreground. Only the peaks of the far mountains were in direct sunlight. To make anything out of this image, I had to use the Photoshop 'Multiply' blending option (as described here) to sharpen up the peaks.
I debated lightening up the foreground more, but this was pretty much as it was. Of course, as always, this picture is no substitute for being there!
(You can see the unimproved original here)
Magnificent.The jaggedness of that one peak draws the eye.:up:
Breathtaking photo Richard.
Thank you! 🙂 I'm so glad you like it.
Beautiful.
Yay for Photoshop. You did a great job of capturing it.
The contrast between the darkness of the foreground and then the light shining on the peaks is just beautiful. Dramatic picture.
Beautiful, peaceful, magestic. Incidentally…..
Oh my, when we were staying in Creston, everyone was on high alert for forest fires. These are somewhat west and north of where we were staying. Thanks for the link, Edward.Thanks for your kind comments, good people. 🙂