Lackawanna Valley Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is the lower Lackawanna River valley, in northern Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. This is looking west in the late afternoon, and I liked the way the sunbeams were playing on the mountainside. At left is the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Airport, and to the right you can see part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

PP: RAW to TIFF, then levels, color sat, cropped.

Galmeida, aloyho, quantabeh, weswang, andchew, Tue, Emile, Gix, ChrisJ, Fixfocus, apazevedo, elihesamian has marked this note useful

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Galmeida (12559) 2005-06-10 5:20

Hello Matt,
What a beautiful nature composition and a excelent light capture. All perfect and clear. Nice perspective and angle of view. All is perfect in this great atmosphere.

Very well seen and composed!
Congratulations.
Fernando

Luan (15935) 2005-06-10 6:20

Hello Matt,
it's being a long time...my fault...This is a beautiful picture, I like this beautiful light coming from the sky and lightening up these hills.
Well seen
Luan

aloyho (6109) 2005-06-10 8:03

Hi Matt,
Very interesting atmosphere with those sunbeams penetrating through the clouds and beautifully captured. The light in the upper right provide good contrast to make this shot interesting. Well done! Regards.

quantabeh (5203) 2005-06-10 8:17

Hi Matt,
the way you have shot the sunbeams is very interesting. and I like the amount of sky here. but I don't like the tree up front here, because it is blocking the view over the valley. The color tones are really good
regards,
Behrang

jemaflor (39759) 2005-06-10 11:12

Fantastic light Matt, well captured. Good panoramic frame.

andchew (476) 2005-06-10 13:14

Hi Matt, What a beautiful scenery. I like the rays of the sunlights crossing against the dark background and good compo. Regards, Andrew

apache (1426) 2005-06-10 15:16

Hi Matt,
A very nice image. Feels like God is blessing the earth with the rays coming down..:) The mountains and the skies are well captured.
Well Done
Ranjith

Mishe (3513) 2005-06-10 15:49

Hi Matt!
Very beautiful landscape.
Thanks for sharing.
Best wishes,
Mishe.

Tue (25608) 2005-06-10 16:55

Hi Matt,
You captured the light and the sunbeams beautifully here! Great landscape as well, very good work! :-D
Groetjes,
Lars

Emile (20127) 2005-06-10 23:10

Nice place Matt.
You captured the sunlight through the clouds very nicely.
Very good composition. The natural frame give depth to your pic.
Well done.

Gix (3559) 2005-06-11 7:28

Hi Matt,
excellent light in this nature landscape.
Nice, clear perspective and pov.
Well seen and composed!
ciao, Giorgio

weswang (18223) 2005-06-11 12:03

Hi Matt, This is an excellent shot. I like the view of the sunlight keeping through the clouds. The lines of the sunrays look great. The scenery is very quiet and beautiful. It is pity to have a little lens flare. Still, it is a fantastic shot, buddy.

john_c (24635) 2005-06-11 12:57

Hi Matt. Very nice effect of the sunbeams here. I like the POV with the huge sky and the rolling hills. (I know, in the East you call them mountains!) The drama is well portrayed. Nicely done. Regards.

ChrisJ (70443) 2005-06-12 3:47

Hi Matt

I like the sunbeams streaming through the grey cloudy sky, & the streak of sunlight on the distant green hills. Excellent mood, color, & sharpness. Well done!

supereira (9576) 2005-06-17 5:49

Great view.I like the composition and DOF.I like the contrast between the mountain and the sky.Great light,sharpness and colors.Well done!

gaby (19793) 2005-06-17 6:50

Hi Matt,
I like the sun beams in the sky and in the moutain -
Nice landscape
Thanks
Gaby

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-06-18 9:28

Hi Matt!
A fine capture of the sunrays against the dark sky.Nice mood in your compo.
A crisp and clear image.
have a nice weekend,
hermann

Didi (36452) 2005-06-19 13:01

You mean RAW to JPEG I think
Hi Matt
It's a very interesting dramatic storming composition.
Personnally I appreciate theese kinds of pictures.

apazevedo (5469) 2005-07-02 16:20

Great photo with excellent light and atmosphere, Matt; a beautifull valley and a very good work!

elihesamian (26091) 2005-07-05 13:27

Hi Matt!
I'm seeing some your shot that I missed them:0
It's nice with a heavy mood and I like this kind of weather!the beams with a slight contrast are visible and interesting for me,The light and its trace on the green hill in far is a great element and I like it,too.
well captured and well composed,Thanks for posting it,Matt!
Best Regards
M

mumek (17506) 2005-07-05 18:16

Super scenery from the beautiful state.Fantastic light, very good colours especially on the green mountains, nice composition.Very well seen and done.
Thanks for posting
best regards
ziggy