Roan Mountain at Sunset
The sun slips through between the clouds and the mountains for a last beam of light on the balds for the day.
The sun slips through between the clouds and the mountains for a last beam of light on the balds for the day.
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Location
This photo was taken on Roan Mountain Balds on the border of TN/NC with the Appalachian Trail running down the middle of the balds.Time
This is pretty close to sunset in the late Spring when the rhododendrons bloom up there.Lighting
As you can see there is a low layer of clouds and the sun just started peeking under them as it was going down, so we have this beautiful glow and volumetric lighting (with a bit of moist air to help that out too)! Personally, I think this can make some of the most magical landscape lighting if you run across this situation.Equipment
This was taken with a Canon 7D with a 24-105 f/4 lens on it. Probably no tripod because I'm bad about not taking one and just using a higher ISO.Inspiration
I always try and go up there during the Rhododendron bloom in June, so I was up there for sunset that day. The reason I was in this exact spot is there were a lot of other photographers on the "Jane Bald" rock area which is the normal and easy shot, so I didn't want the same shot as everyone else so I bushwhacked a little bit and climbed up on a bolder that was overlooking this rhododendron to get this shot!Editing
I nearly always only use Lightroom. I'm not really into making these magical scenes after the fact unless that's what was there. I might go into Photoshop if there's something that really needs to be removed or I hadn't cleaned my sensor in a year and there are tons of dust spots LOL.In my camera bag
I've shot m4/3 gear (Olympus and Panasonic) for the past 6 or so years and have now nearly transitioned fully to Sony. I currently have a Sony a7RIII and a6600 body and not a whole lot in the lens selection yet, but working on that. I shoot an f/4 16-35 on the a7R and 70-350 G on the a6600 most of the time. I have an f/1.8 85 as well for when I might want some bokeh or lower light situations. I still have my Olympus OMD EM-1 MkII as well and still have a pretty wide array of lenses for it. I particularly like the Live Composite mode on that camera.Feedback
Find a nice scene and get out before sunrise or near sunset for the most amazing light. Go after or before a storm for the possibility of extra amazing lighting and colors!
