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California Mountains



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cameraCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 1/500 

upload_dateJul, 2013

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58 Comments |
wonderwoman627
 
wonderwoman627 July 28, 2013
Wow! love this. Awesome shot love the color and texture.
Melissa
mylene_ralph
 
mylene_ralph August 02, 2013
Beautiful.
CoopPix
 
CoopPix August 02, 2013
Surreally beautiful image!
julienjohnston
 
julienjohnston August 02, 2013
Lovely light and shade and the trees and animals make for a great focal point!
ashleelouisereardon
 
ashleelouisereardon August 03, 2013
Lovely"
HarrieMuis
 
HarrieMuis August 10, 2013
and this one too, lovely view
GordonD
 
GordonD August 18, 2013
Speachless... wow wow wow really beautiful
MissSandy PRO+
 
MissSandy August 18, 2013
Really lovely shot! Who knew California looked like this? Not this midwestern girl! Thanks for sharing!
Krishna_Kumar
 
Krishna_Kumar August 19, 2013
amazing
KeithBannerman Ultimate
 
KeithBannerman August 21, 2013
Nice Shot
adoptedone
 
adoptedone August 21, 2013
Looks like heaven. Great shot! Congrats on award.
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta August 22, 2013
Gorgeous shot. Congratulations.
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita August 22, 2013
magical! Congrats on the award!
valzart
 
valzart August 22, 2013
Exquisite shot & congratz on your award :D
Flosno
 
Flosno August 22, 2013
Absolute magic image....congrats on your award
sam58
 
sam58 August 22, 2013
wonderful shot, congrats !!
jleiweke
 
jleiweke August 23, 2013
Congrats!
marcelfens
 
marcelfens August 27, 2013
Great shot indeed!
dimplestwn
 
dimplestwn September 02, 2013
Something you would see in a dream...love it
GWC43
 
GWC43 September 06, 2013
Beautiful image
jrhalphen
 
jrhalphen September 08, 2013
Just breath taking!
Grevandi
 
Grevandi September 13, 2013
great shot...
TMKphotography
 
TMKphotography September 25, 2013
I love this...I missing living in CA
allisonfaustbranson Platinum
 
allisonfaustbranson September 25, 2013
wow... how serene. beautiful!
lzozo909
 
lzozo909 October 03, 2013
Gorgeous capture :)
katrinmoe
 
katrinmoe October 05, 2013
Amazing! Great shot!!
debbiemarxwade PRO+
 
debbiemarxwade October 13, 2013
Love the vibrant color and rolling hills. Nice shot.
RuwanFonseka PRO
 
RuwanFonseka October 20, 2013
Absolutely stunning in every aspect. Voted. Good luck.
Janjoeng
 
Janjoeng October 22, 2013
Great capture!
Wonderful light. Nice composition.
kelzz
 
kelzz November 02, 2013
most beautiful time of the year, a few months later and there would be a totally different feel and view. voted
hello7671
 
hello7671 November 13, 2013
Great shot!
Arzhtatiana
 
Arzhtatiana November 20, 2013
Nice capture and light!
susanneradke PRO
 
susanneradke December 14, 2013
The forms, colours and texture of this landscape-shot are really unique, congrats!
meshersmith
 
meshersmith December 17, 2013
Fantastic, congrats!
anoopnamboothiri
 
anoopnamboothiri January 24, 2014
The effect of Sun is unbelievable ! Magnificent shot!
traceprinslooreppin
 
traceprinslooreppin February 19, 2014
...oh wow, great shot :-)
kristofkorwisi
 
kristofkorwisi May 27, 2014
A lovely landscape very well captured-great work!
Eduardbetz Platinum
 
Eduardbetz June 11, 2014
Beautiful - so perfect. Love the light.
kathymuhle PRO+
 
kathymuhle June 11, 2014
Beautiful textures and color - congratulations on winning Contest Finalist!
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita June 11, 2014
beautiful light..congrats!
ArtQ
 
ArtQ June 12, 2014
Congrats on your finalist award.
Lionel
 
Lionel June 12, 2014
great shot
debbiekeithhellems
 
debbiekeithhellems June 12, 2014
I love this one! Congrats on the awards. You deserve it because when scrolling through the finalists, this is the one that jumped out at me :)
sandystewart
 
sandystewart June 12, 2014
Beautiful as only California hills can be. Super capture.
Kcole11
 
Kcole11 June 13, 2014
Beautiful
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots June 13, 2014
Beautiful shot! Congrats.
diporzio
 
diporzio June 13, 2014
wow
congratulations
daydreamer1203
 
daydreamer1203 June 14, 2014
It's my beautiful California!!! Thank you for such a beautiful shot!
CG
 
CG August 28, 2014
Stunning Landscape
NatureLoverJJWal
 
NatureLoverJJWal October 19, 2014
Congratulations on your Award Todd!
ahmedfouadibraheem
 
ahmedfouadibraheem August 24, 2015
Well done.
Mirza_Cengic Platinum
 
Mirza_Cengic September 29, 2015
An amazing palette of green colors, just beautiful.
Robb PRO+
 
Robb October 04, 2015
really cool, looks sooo fake(animated)
Holl_ee
 
Holl_ee April 13, 2016
marnie333
 
marnie333 May 08, 2016
Breathing! Bravo!
marnie333
 
marnie333 May 08, 2016
Last comment was supposed to say-- Breathtaking! Bravo!
trevorcq
 
trevorcq June 02, 2016
Beautiful Lighting.
AliAlzuhair
 
AliAlzuhair June 02, 2016
Amazing!

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Behind The Lens

Location

This was taken in the hills of Livermore, California. I was driving on a remote road up the side of Mt. Diablo and this was the view looking back.

Time

This was taken at dusk. The sun was still quite a ways up from setting.

Lighting

I loved the way the sun being low in the sky created the shadows on the back sides of the hills. Also I waited until the sun was shining a bit on the cattle.

Equipment

I shot this with a Canon Digital Rebel XT and an 17x85mm lens @ 85mm. I rested the camera on a fence post because I didn't own a tripod yet.

Inspiration

I was just starting out with photography and this particular photo has inspired me to continue. I was hoping to get a sunset picture but this on turned out the best that day.

Editing

I did a little post-processing such as: unsharp mask, noise reduction and color correction. I also used a mask to blur the hills a bit.

In my camera bag

Well, now I have a Nikon D800 and a Nikkor 28-300mm lens. I just purchased a 16-35mm f/4GVR II AF-S IF SWM Wide Angle Zoom lens.

Feedback

I have found the waiting for just the right time makes a big difference. Sometimes it's hard to be patient but it can be well worth it. I went out with something in mind and came away with a very different picture. But that's what makes photography exciting!

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