Fall Sunset at Lindy Point
After a day of overcast skies the clouds finally broke up enough to reflect some beautiful light at sunset. This was my third attempt of capturing a great suns...
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After a day of overcast skies the clouds finally broke up enough to reflect some beautiful light at sunset. This was my third attempt of capturing a great sunset at Lindy Point in West Virginia. The first night only had clear sky and the second night it was overcast and raining. I'm glad I was able to capture this image when I did because two days later a snow storm hit the area and blew most of the leaves off the trees.
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Oct, 2016Views
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Location
Lindy Point, West Virginia.Time
I took this at sunset.Lighting
The golden hour is usually the best time to take landscape images.Equipment
Nikon D800, Nikon 16-35mm, Manfrotto 190procx4 tripodInspiration
I been wanted to take a picture from Lindy Point during peak fall colors for years but that area of West Virginia is really hard to time the peak colors. In years past I either got there to way to early or to late. This year I FINALLY timed it correctly got got to the area during peak fall colors and the colors were so vibrant. Even though i was there during peak colors it still took me three days of going to this location to get this image. The first day there were no clouds in the sky, the seconds day it was completely overcast and then started raining but finally on the third day I finally got the perfect clouds to reflect the warm colors of sunset. Two days later the area was hit by a huge snow storm and all of the leaves were knocked off the trees.Editing
A little color correction in Lightroom.In my camera bag
Nikon D800, Nikon 7100, Nikon 70-200mm F/2.8, Nikon 16-35mm F/4, Sigma 35mm F/1.4, Nikon SB-910, Manfroto 190PROCX4 Tripod, Nikon MC-36A, Lee Big Stopper, B+W CP Filter Pocketwizards Plus III (x2).Feedback
Make sure you stay up to catch the best light at sunset. Use a tripod and a cable release (or your cameras self timer to make sure there is no camera shake. For photo tips and to check out more of my work go to www.blueridgeimagery.com
