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15-SEP-2008

Pink sunset, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, 2008

Nearby forest fires cause this setting sun to turn a pinkish red, while the sky below echoes the threat. In this case, it’s the nature of the color itself that tells the story. I brought this image about as close to the fringe as I could by underexposing it as much as possible. I wanted the trees to virtually vanish, leaving a blush of fire in the sky and featuring the incongruity of the pinkish red sun.

Leica V-Lux 1
1/320s f/5.6 at 41.1mm iso100 full exif

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Phil Douglis03-Oct-2008 18:45
The indelible memory of your image, Celia, which I commented on two years ago, was very much in my mind as I focused on this scene. I've jumped off from where your image left us -- the smoldering yet breathtakingly bueatiful residue of a natural burn -- and abstracted it down to the edge of night itself. We both speak of the beauty and pain that fire brings -- the differences come down to how much each of us chooses to leave to the imagination of the viewer.
Cecilia Lim03-Oct-2008 16:30
This image reminds me so much of my experience of the Sierras in the summer of 2005 (seehttp://www.pbase.com/cecilialim/image/54507377/ ). Your image however takes on a more serious and urgent tone. The centered, definingly round sun and deep red sky seem to proclaim the danger and pain that the forests are suffering. Your narrow angle of the vista point speaks of intensity, and your darkened exposure hints of a gloom that hangs over the mountains as the forest fires continue to burn leaving a trail of black ash symbolized by the silhouette of black trees in the foreground. As disturbing as It is when fires wipe out so much of the beautiful landscapes and lovingly built homes, it is such a rare treat to see nature in this dramatic light! Another hauntingly beautiful landscape Phil!
Phil Douglis27-Sep-2008 18:41
Thanks, Alina. I did not put that red sky there. Nature did. It was my pleasure to somehow preserve that moment of beauty and share it with others through this image.
Alina27-Sep-2008 13:39
Underexposing gave you fantastic effect. The red sky over the mountains is gorgeous.
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