Canyonlands Sunrise

[bretedge]

I made this image last Saturday at sunrise while guiding a client in Canyonlands NP.  It was a gorgeous morning; cold and clear with no wind, a few light clouds to extend the sunrise and light up with lovely color.  This was the first image I made with my new 5D Mark II.  I'm really excited about this camera and anxious to start generating lots of new work with it!

Thanks for having a look and leaving a comment.

5D2, 17-40mm lens, Photomatix HDR

[Silver Birch Studio]

Looks great, especially for a first image with a new camera. How do you like the 5D2 so far? I'm still waiting for mine to arrive...

[vorlich]

Outstanding! Sympathetic use of HDR. A fantastic balance of simple composition, yet no shortage of interest.

[pete_truman]

I usually loathe HDR images - they are normally overdone and look over-processed, but this one I think is wonderful and a rare treat. Subtle, gentle and a lovely composition. Bet that looks great when printed large.

[Chairman Bill]

'Tis a lovely shot. Would have been better from a vantage point closer to the edge though. Maybe that boulder to the left  

I have to say that I didn't initially note that it was an HDR image (I'm dyslexic & tend to look at pictures first rather than reading captions), and there is nothing in the picture to give away your use of Photomatix. That's not something I can say about a good deal of HDR photos, most of which I really dislike. As others have said, this one as a large image would be really nice.

[bretedge]

Thank you to all for the comments.  I'm most happy to hear that this one doesn't scream HDR, which is my goal with any HDR images I create.  I want to use the technology for good, rather than evil.  

Happy Holidays to all!

[Paul Sumi]

Bret,

Thanks for posting this, it brings back some great memories from when I photographed at this location back in 2005.  Nice to see an HDR image that doesn't scream HDR.

Paul