"Cuernos at Sunrise"
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Torres del Paine National Park, Chile - 2010
Exploring Torres del Paine National Park in southern Chile and not catching sunrise over the Cuernos del Paine is like visiting Agra in India and not going to see the Taj Mahal. Even though there are hundreds of thousands of images of these peaks, you still can't help but want to bring home a keeper. Much like the rest of my time in Patagonia, I was fortunate to get pretty amazing weather while shooting this location. While some intense storm clouds wouldn't of hurt this scene, I was very happy with the end result. I used two stacked soft GND filters to help balance the contrast of light between the sun lit mountains and emerald green Lago Pehoe while also using a 6 stop ND B+W filter to help slow down my shutter speed to give the lake a glass like feel. What are your thoughts on the final results?
Camera Info:
CAMERA: Canon 1D Mark IV
LENS: Canon 24-70 2.8L at 38mm
FILTERS: .9 Hitech soft GND Filter + .6 LEE soft GND filter + 6 stop B+W ND filter
ISO: 250
EXPOSURE: 6.0 sec at f / 11
Post Processing:
Because I utilized my set of Lee filters while taking the shot, I was not forced to manually blend two photos together to create this image. In Adobe Lightroom I slightly darkened the mountains while pulling out some sharpness utilizing the brush tool (localized adjustments). I then pulled some of the green color of Lago Pehoe back out as well as brought some shadow detail out of the mountains using the same technique. I wrapped up the image using Adobe Photoshop to do some selective sharpening on the rock in the foreground and clean out a few dust spots.
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Join the discussionVary nice and represensative picture. \\ Dr. Rabie\\ UAE\\
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THAT IS BEAUTIFUL!!!
Stunning
3d
+Colby Brown GORGEOUS - slap GORGEOUS man...
Not your face.^
wonderful....!!!
This is so beautiful:)
beauty
Hello Colby, you have great images, I will be taking a close look at your work, I am a photographer aswell, I am just beginning with Google +, just got your book, I am sure I am getting into a very nice adventure. Soon you will be able to see what I do. Thanks for shearing and all your tips.
It's incredibly beautiful!!
Thanks for the memories, I used to live in Punta Arenas
gorgeous +Colby Brown love the colors on that mountain.. then the still still water.. really is a beautiful capture..
perfect
wow .. amazing :)
It's absolutely beautiful, Colby!! Look like quite a spectacular place!
awesome !!!
Hermosa realidad. Gracias. Por compartir.
Parece un sueño.
Nice Pic
n beautiful location
Muy lindo paisaje y mas con el amor d tu vida:)
it's very beautiful place
hermoso..paisaje.:)
omg...i luv the view.
I love the colors!
sssooo pretty
superlike....
like it
beautiful
Gorgeous.
Amazing water color.
these pictures are great.
Espectacular!
glorious pic! :)
Beautifal
cuernos muy bonitio
awesom
very beautiful!
very very beautful girl
very beautiful :)
Nice man!
Beautiful capture, +Colby Brown! Great composition!
Lovely tones and light.
very nice still i like this
A nice one
nice still
beautiful
like this photo !!? >> you're a gifted
When i see a photo of great mountains and rocks, i remember my country-side
nice view
BEAUTIFUL
Fantastic view. Great work +Colby Brown
gud one
wow..
Completely stunning, Colby!
sweet pic
Wonderful picture. Also, thanks for the details about the filters used. The result is truly amazing, perfect exposure of the mountain tops (and a perfect light as well! Well worth getting up before sunrise, or was it sunset?)
SOOOOOOO amazing ya..................09
which i was in that area such to get away from the concrete jungle
This is so amazingly beautiful!!!!
Very cool shot, Colby! Those mountains look like gold.
breath-taking!!
Stunning!
wow beautiful picture
Wow..........
hi
Beautiful planet
mesmerising...........
wonderful location
beautiful photo
Ótimo ........amei .
Breath taking.
nice
me too
all i can say is "WOW!"
wow
beautiful
So beautiful!
Chile added to 'to do' list.
Lovely shot!
Fantastic!
like it
nice pics
veri nice pic
nice pics
wow!!!!!!!!!!!nice pic...........
great great great......
um...no words to express this...
Beautiful
Jeez, where's the "love" button when you need it? The colors are just incredible.
good spot for vaccation
so beautiful....lovely
Looks awesome! makes me want to go to Chile!
i totaly agree
My beautifull country... South Chile is awesome!
I love those contrasting colours a truly magical picture :)
Beautiful
Incredibly beautiful!! I love the wonderful color!!
very beautiful picture
beutiful
wow beatifull
I love the colors on the mountains
Brilliant!
poor rock its all alone
yes the color is amazing love it
Amazing image!
Amazing location and colours.
Great! Very 'dreamy' image
This should definitely be considered one of the seven wonders of the world
BellO!!
WOW !! so beautiful.
This location is kind of interesting.
preeettttttyyyyy
This is so BEAUTIFUL!!
love it can u join my circle
this is so beautiful!!! Luving the site:0 <3
+Colby Brown Wow, did you actually go there? That is pretty sweet!
Beautiful. Ty for shareing
awesome
Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing +Colby Brown
those are so breath taking
Omg that is so beuatiful
nice!
Hawooooooooooooooooooooo nice
this is part of paradise ... nice
BEA
utiful
Beautiful
Yo where am I!!!!!
cooooooool.
can i build ahouse there?
so calm
Its almost unreal looking.Like a fantasy world all its own.
wow
So nice
nice work just breath taking
WHAT a view! LOOKS SO AWESOME!!!
Wow subhanAllah that's really beautiful.
Gorgeous!
what a beatiful place .where are it
crispy
Great View!!
The small island is forever alone.
Absolutely magnificent!
Wow what a view!
beutiful
<3 the veiw, ignore the words
wow... it so beautiful :)
amaaaazing view i like it ..
the view is nice
WHOAH......
beautiful what we have in this world
nice view
Beutiful
That is nice!
do you want to be my friend
omg that is...that is.....AWESOME!!! :3 lol
THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. I WANT TO GO TO THAT EXCACT SPOT OOOONNNNEEEEEE DAY
it is very beautiful
That's so cool! I like how the water is bright blue. It looks like sherbert!
awesome
+Stuart Robinson - I had been shooting since 4am and had been playing with various settings to capture dusk. Ultimately I accidentally left it on 250 ISO and just adjusted the rest of the settings as if it was normal. Sometimes these things happen :)
Beautiful
wow that is such an amazing pic
+Colby Brown - a beautiful image, but a question about the set-up if you don't mind... Why did you opt for a six stop NDF when you also had the option of lowering the ISO down to 50, instead of 250?
That is so cool. Wish I could take pictures like that!
fantastic colour wow!
HERMOSO, HERMOSO, VERDADERAMENTE HERMOSO........
Beautiful!
Fantastic photo, simply great! +Colby Brown And thank you also for the great explanation!
bliss!!!
i understanded some of dat ^^^
Soo beautiful!! ;)
Las Torres del Paine en el Sur de Chile es hermosisimo, esos son uno de Los hermosos Parages en Chile Maravilloso.....!!!!!
WOW...beautiful..
I don't think I could physically remove myself from something that beautiful. I'd call the boss and tell him I quit.
It is so,so beautiful.... !!!
sooo pretty! :B
wow amazing
What don't you think so +Emily Han ?
wtf
Damn thats nice. Its so surreal it looks like a drawing. Props to you for a great shot!
hi
umm...
i dont think so...
blaaa bla bla blaaaaa
Insane! Actually it looks like two different photos cropped together. Beautiful nonetheless!
looks great; which time of year was that?
What a beautiful picture it is awe inspiring
esta sensacional
pretty picture!
me dejas sin palabras
Gorgeous
it looks like im really there
what an amazing view you should be a photographer
perfect..how do that..really smoothly
I am really glad you started posting your photos here +Colby Brown It's great stuff!!! Enjoy your travels this year!
no way such a way to go there
dats khewl :)
I sometimes experience a strong need to go and find a quiet place where there are no human made noises. Well, you picture is so pleasing it just stimulated such a desire. Congrats!
amazing
awsome..................
The color of the water is turquoise! I'm thirsty.
Wow! That's awesome!
I want to own that, it look's so peaceful.....
amazing
pretty
beautiful
dis is really pretty...mann
hi
I LOVE MEN
yah you should that is so cool
is it real.....
Wooo!!!!!! Is beatiful!!!
WOW! creativity at it's best. men, I love it
+Colby Brown, you're kind of good at taking pictures you should consider going pro ;)
Looking forward to seeing the results of your upcoming adventure with Javie
i like it:)
The tones in this are exquisite +Colby Brown!
Great shot and final result Colby. Thanks for sharing your shooting and post-processing techniques, it is very helpful in improving my abilities. Keep them coming please. Cheers!
cool
Paradise..
WOW!!!
cool picture!
This definitely is a keeper, one-photographer- to- another------
awesome
nice
nice HDR
i like it
nice
thats cool
whoa breathtaking.
nice water
awesome!
beutiful ... amazing
very nice
very nice
beautiful:)
forever alone mountain.
cool
forever alone rock :,(
wonderful
welcome ji....(in india 'ji' means sir) as i am from india
Great,both shot&job+++++
I can feel the calmness, peacefully and breathtaking, thank-you!
i mean i love it
nice i lo
ve it
Fabulous
Wow that cool, no that smart, no that pretty, no actual that awesame, I mean that Ayobaness
Heyy me tooo!!!! (Marie)
wuao beautuful
where was this taken?
WOW THIS LOOKS BEAUTIFUL!
beautiful photo
Wow its absolutley gorgeous! I'd love to have vacation there one time!
the colors really do it for me...especially the water--what a perfect shade of turquoise and the reflected sun's rays...just GORGEOUS! What an awesome mental image to carry around in your little gray cells & in your heart! Thanks for sharing!
Amazing
thats beautiful
Sweet!
Love that blue water.
cool!!!!!!
Wow!
hope to be there in Dec
Que bello!!
so nice.
Lago Pehoe & Torres Del Paine make for a beautiful sight. Did you hike up to the Mirador Condor, the view from there is just outstanding.
Hola! Yo soy de Chile, y me llamo mucho la atención esta imagen. Usaste algún filtro con algún programa?
beautiful picture
cool.
This is beautiful
Your pictures are beyond stunning! Wow!
intressting
Best Picture Ever Seen !!!! Great Job :)
Best photografar. Nice place.
love the mountains
That rock in the lake is being left out of the mountains' conversation
I always wondered what a coastline would look like if it were photo shopped to hell. Thank you.
I need to visit Chile, my moms side of the family is from near Valparaiso. it's absolutely gorgeous.
I was there in january but we didn't get to see a sunrise and we definitely didn't have weather like this the whole time. Now, I really have to go back!
Extraordinary colors! Very beautiful!
Nice
breath taking! great shot!
The Orange colour really makes the picture come alive:)
This is really awesome Colby
awsome
that place is amazing, it's like all the most scenic landscapes on Earth rolled into one!
amazing depth
cool!!
don't Care
beutiful!
GORGEOUS
thats heaven on earth
such a cool piture
AMAZING!
wow
Dude, That is a sick pic!!
beautiful pic.....+]
Marvelous!
amazing!!!! insane!
Amazing scene!
my firend said yooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!thats beautiful ^.^
Sick Yo's
i like all the different colors and shades
fantastic!!
+Colby Brown I have lived in Chile for 3 years and you have seen more than I... I must get to the far south as soon as possible... fantastic capture Colby!
thats pretty cute
My brain processed the image as two separate images for about a minute before I realized that they were from the same viewpoint.
thats beautiful!
Wow...nice!
An amazing picture! It is so nice to see this kind of photos of my beautiful homeland (yeah, I'm Chilean). Hopefully you had an awesome time visitng Patagonia
questa foto mi piace , questo paesaggio mi incanta ; grazie !
A place of my dream, I played there in the movie with Johnny Depp. Hmmmm. Maybe someday ...
that´s paradise!
Right now, I wish I was in that island..
ENCHANTING
Truly magnificent!
nice pic
Que c'est beau...
amazing pic............
almost looks like the formation of island in progress...the light against the rock face is like a volcanic uprising...on the backdrop of an ocean that's just too cool to care...love it.
Amazing!
nice pictur
I love tht
that is so beautiful!
Great colors!
DO YOUR NEXT MUSIC VID THERE!!!! IT WOULD BE SO COOL!!!!
Beautiful picture!
Nice!
ya
ya it is
wow what breath taking veiws!
Perfect!
Beautiful!
fantastic :)
nice capture +Colby Brown
absolute beauty...
cool wow
nice shadows in the foreground. thanks for sharing the beta
Marvelous!!! Another must in my visit list!
nice,very nice
deveras k hermoso paisaje bien capturado te felicito!!!
nun
Dazzling indeed!!
wonderful!
very beautiful
wow, so beautiful scene. great shot!
very nice!
Beautiful composition and shot.
Beautiful scene, +Colby Brown great work.
hi w
si no fuese una foto y un montaje me tiraria ahora mismo
wow
Wow.
beautiful
real or not?
estupid
Unbelievable shot! The mountains are so stunningly jagged!
love. :o it so perfect
i just to jump in....
Love the turquoise and smooth water.
So blue water! I just wanto jump in!
Smooth, and dare I say "delicious" +Colby Brown ! :)
Colby, this is stunning. I love the teal tones of the water mixed with the soft yellow tones of those jagged peaks. Very beautiful.
+Mustaqim Yusoff - In the post I listed the editing I did on the image. It wasn't much, just a beautiful scene with very nice soft light.
Great capture , I like the tones
Majestic
Awesome!
nice colors
edited??i cannot believe it with my eyes....wow!
This is what they mean when they speak of painting with light.
Very nice!
Wonderfully beautiful place...
Love it. its Great
Wowww, what a great place and awesome Image, Colby!!
fantastic shot
where is the photo come about?
Wow!
beautiful
Wow, this is a beautiful scenery.