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cameraSONY SLT-A77V

settings Aperture f/7.1 ISO 200 Shutter 30/1 Focal Length 1050/10 

upload_dateJul, 2013

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3 Comments |
Elaina24
 
Elaina24 July 31, 2013
wicked very cool
SaraD99
 
SaraD99 July 31, 2013
Wow, love the photo. The title is really cool too :)
Deborah
 
Deborah November 03, 2014
Great shot!

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Behind The Lens

Location

Grand Teton Mountain Range, Wyoming, USA Video: http://craigbill.com/photo20351472.html

Time

Late afternoon, toward sunset

Lighting

Driving through Jackson Hole, WY, I watched the first Fall snowstorm breaking apart... Although I was extremely tired from the multi-state drive, I decided to push on and see if the retreating snow clouds would give me a photographic opportunity - but it was not looking too good. It was starting to get dark and the clouds were still too thick. It was still even snowing! By the time I found this spot close to the highway, sunset light broke through, igniting the underside of the breaking mountain peak clouds! I set up in a flash - but it was very cold and very windy. I really wanted a little longer exposure to show the fast moving atmosphere crashing over the Grand Tetons. Shifting light and a shaking camera were killing my fleeting opportunity! I composed the various shots, started the shutter, and flew open my jacket like a sail to block as much wind as possible from the tripod and camera - exposing my T-shirted self over and over again to negative wind-chill temperatures. "Click" - "Yikes, that's an awful shot" - adjust, adjust. "Click" - blown-out... sunset over. I finally gave up as I could not feel my fingers anymore pressing the remote release shutter and hoped that it was not all in vain. "Event Horizon" was the photograph that almost was... not.

Equipment

Sony A77, Sony 24-105mm, Benro Tripod, EZ Leveler, Remote Shutter Release

Inspiration

An amazing snowstorm breaking up over the Grand Tetons during sunset.

Editing

I had to use levels and color balance mostly.

In my camera bag

Sony A850, Sony A77, Sony A7R, Sony Lenses, Cine Backpack, Cokin Filters (ND & Grads), Remote Shutter Release, Care & Clean Supplies, Lightning Trigger, Benro Tripod, Mini Tripod, CP Polarizers, Big Stopper, Extra Batteries & Cards, Cell Phone, Beanie Hat & Hand warmers, treats!

Feedback

As a photographer, I knew that sometimes bad, changing or shifting weather can be the ingredient or magic that can put a normal photograph to shame.

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