Twilight Gold Photo

Photographer’s Note

From a recent trip to Quabbin Reservoir. I was photographing near some large boulders, trying to compose with a strong foreground element. I was not having much luck with the shots I made, so I moved closer to the water and I saw the sunlight hitting the small rocks and cobbles on the bottom of this clear water. Quabbin Reservoir provides many towns surrounding metropolitan Boston with drinking water some 80 miles to the east.

Processed with Canon DPP and tone curves.

azleader, Wirraway, johnfreeman, krug100 has marked this note useful

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gracious (20017) 2007-12-08 17:30

Hello Michael,
Great low pov with so much depth!
perfect sharpness, vivid colour and so much details to enjoy
very good fg perspective too
well done and TFS
best regards
Tony

azleader (6) 2007-12-08 17:45

Wow... post processed to perfection. The sharpness of this understated image is spectacular. Color and overall lighting are superb! Great job with this image.

Wirraway (1985) 2007-12-09 1:05

Very nicely done Michael,composition and exposure are right on, good note.

Regards Ian
Nth Queensland

johnfreeman (2222) 2007-12-09 2:39

Hello Michael,
You're right, the sunlight on the rocks creates a beautiful effect and contrasts very nicely with the blue of the reservoir and sky. To my mind however there's just a bit too much blue water: I wonder whether with a slightly lower viewpoint you might have been able to get a bit more gold and less blue? Cropping the top 1/3 of the frame to make a square format would also create a wonderful abstract composition.
Regards
John

krug100 (383) 2007-12-23 4:10

Hi Michael

It looks like a real gold, you’ve got it! This is a really good shot. You managed to get a really good combination of feeling of clean water and those sporadic lights and reflections. Thanks.

Cheers,
Dmitri

Photo Information

Copyright: Michael Backunas (mpb001) (4600)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-00
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM, Digital RAW, B&W Circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/19, 1/20 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-12-08 16:11