Rocky Mountains Photo

Photographer’s Note

This photo was taken during the flight from Vancouver - Whitehorse, a few minutes after takeoff. It was the first time that I could admire the Rocky Mountains from sky.

Post-processing:
white balance correction
level correction
straighten
sharpness

Description of the Rocky Mountains on wikipedia.org

Exif
Camera Model Name : NIKON D70s
Date/Time Original : 2008:06:10 20:58:29.20
Shutter Count : 4956
Lens : 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 G
Focal Length : 24.0 mm
Image Size : 3040x2014
Shutter Speed : 1/320
Aperture : 18.0
ISO : 200
Noise Reduction : On
Exposure Program : Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Compensation : 0
White Balance : Auto
White Balance Fine Tune : 0
Shooting Mode : Continuous
Quality : Raw
Metering Mode : Multi-segment
Focus Mode : AF-C
Image Optimization : Custom
Tone Comp : Normal
Color Hue : Mode2
Hue Adjustment : 0
Saturation : Normal
Sharpness : Normal
Flash : No Flash
Flash Mode : Did Not Fire

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BilboCA (734) 2009-07-16 20:25

Hi, Eric,

This is an amazing vantage point! I find it remarkable that the overall level of the clouds is so uniform over such a large expanse and yet there is still texture at the finer scale. It is also remarkable that the mountain tops are just tall enough to poke out above the clouds, and of course they are the stars of the photo.

I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out the lighting. The light scattered off of the clouds seems a bit too dark for clear sky conditions and yet it looks like you are shooting into the direction of the sun with it mainly overhead.

It would be nice to know more about just which peaks are visible in your notes.

Thanks for posting it!
Regards,
- William

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