Sinopah Sunrise - Glacier National Park

[Ralph Thornton]

Last summer was fairly wet in Montana. September, usually a dry and fairly warm period highlighted by blue skies, was just as nasty. But things dried up and got warmer in late September and October, just when we usually expect our first winter type weather.

I camped in the Two Medicine Valley of Glacier National Park on the first weekend in October last year. My favorite capture of the weekend was this one looking across Pray Lake toward Sinopah Mountain just after sunrise.

 

[Thomas brookes]

Ralph....... I still can't belive how stunning your surroundings are!!! Im Super jealous!!!! Brilliant photo, is that the sun rise or sun set just clipping the peak?

 

[Thomas brookes]

Duuuuuhhhh!! Sorry!!!! Sunrise!!! Haha your photo distracted me!!!

 

[Ralph Thornton]

Here's another view from the same spot but different comp. It's well after sunset and made the evening before the first photo in this thread. Sinopah is on the right in this view.
Just in case anyone's interested: Canon 5DMKII, Canon 28-70 f2.8 L at 34mm and f2.8, 15 seconds.

 

[Pete Askew]

Love the ripples. Very nice.

 

[Rudi Venter]

Great location well captured Ralph, I love both images, wish they were mine!

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Ralph Thornton]

Thanks Rudi!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Ralph - great images, love the colours in #1 - Did you have to post process the reflection at all to make it brighter?

Love the night shot with the milky way - what ISO were you using?

 

[Ralph Thornton]

Ralph - great images, love the colours in #1 - Did you have to post process the reflection at all to make it brighter?
Love the night shot with the milky way - what ISO were you using?

Thanks Chris,
The night shot was at ISO 1600 and the RAW file was boosted 1 stop in exposure. I might have done some noise reduction with Noise Ninja but can't remember.

Sinopah Sunrise was shot as a RAW file and I made three tiff files at slightly different exposures. I combined those with Bracketeer to produce the primary file.

I just received a 16" by 24" print of Sinopah Sunrise and really like how the image came out. I'll frame one for a fund raising auction that will be held in September.

 

[Jarrod Caldwell]

Most superb images all of them are beyond beautiful, thankyou for taking the time to share them with us.. Lovely I'm inspired...

 

[Ralph Thornton]

Jarrod, You're too kind. Thanks!