Boubin, Sumava Mountains, a photo from Jihocesky, Bohemia

Photographer's Note

Good evening,
another photo taken from the view tower on the top of Boubin (elev. 1362m), the fifth highest peak in Sumava Mountains Range. I have already uploaded 2 photos from this place before, this one was taken just when we got on the top and it shows the other peaks in the range before the actual sun risen above horizon. Colors of the sky were truly amazing on that morning, i'm glad i managed to capture it.
best of luck*
viktor

canon 40D & 17-40L;
Tripod, remote control & mirror lock-up;
F/22, 30s shutter speed;
Hoya CPL & Cokin full ND & Grad used
RAW converted to TIFF, JPEG for TE
RAW processed (saturation and contrast balanced) in Digital Photo Professional, Framed in Zoner Photo Studio 9.0

enjoy*

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hasan (153) 2008-01-23 14:17

nice picture, love the gradual sky
beautiful viktor...
well done

barni (15745) 2008-01-23 14:30

Hello Viktor
Perfect colors.
Good job
Regards
Christophe

Matthew-Watt (6035) 2008-01-23 16:43

Hello Viktor,

I think this is sensational, the colour is so much warmer and more enjoyable than in my most recent shot - this sort of hue is what I was looking for. The top 1/2 of this shot has a beautiful change in gradient from dusky blue to purple to pink, punctuated by the beautiful moon. The forest below is sharp and the green is pleasantly saturated. All encompassed in an attractive white frame with black edges. It all combines well in this format. At 30 seconds of exposure, I guess that it would have been quite dark in reality, so this is an interesting effect. TFS.

Matt