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04 May 2013 Sam Rua

Dawn Breaks the Starry Sky

Crater Lake National Park view map

The scene as I was just setting up for a shot at a sunrise. The ground was
illuminated by the Moon, which helped with the low light exposure.

Beautiful, except for the horrible wind that never abated.
I shot some video to document that aspect of my brief visit:



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Karin Doeling09-Jun-2013 13:49
A view to rest and dream! Fantastic compo and exposure. V
M & J31-May-2013 22:46
The light!
janescottcumming29-May-2013 18:28
That is so beautiful. I'm surprised your camera didn't blow away with all that wind! V
Walter Otto Koenig29-May-2013 13:31
Beautiful image Sam. A magical time of day, especially with this spectacular view. "V"
woody3429-May-2013 06:50
So beautiful, the starry night and those beautiful colours...outstanding...V
Guest 29-May-2013 04:56
Wow! That wind had to make things challenging! As usual, you have a beautiful result. Lovely photo, light and stars. perfect.
godro28-May-2013 23:48
Beautiful work!
bill friedlander28-May-2013 22:01
Awesome shot! Excellent low light image! V
René Gysi28-May-2013 19:23
Wow .. a spectacular and beautiful scenery! Wonderful these stars in the sky. V
Helen Betts28-May-2013 19:14
What a magical capture, Sam. The color and light are amazing, and such a wonderful contrast to the still starry sky. V.
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)28-May-2013 19:07
Simply stunning! VVV
Paolo
XiaoBernard9928-May-2013 17:46
But chance the wind memory is for you , for us this sublime result, alliance of night blue and a fine fire sky .The other element are well arranged
VVVV
Tom LeRoy28-May-2013 16:02
The emerging sunlight is really spectacular, Sam. A courageous man you are, but the results were worth the effort! V
Guest 28-May-2013 15:41
Superb image of this setting...
Fong Lam28-May-2013 15:09
Amazing capture of this spectacular scene, Sam.....V
Sandi Whitteker28-May-2013 14:12
Dawn and stars... very nice.
Jess. ( Lady.D.)28-May-2013 13:58
Beautiful light, well layered shot Sam...
Carol Rollins28-May-2013 13:10
This is stunning, Sam. Beautiful low-light image.
Marcia Rules28-May-2013 13:03
braving it all for the image is the key! Beautiful mood and
true sense of (brrrrrrr) being there ~V
pkocinski28-May-2013 11:30
Absolutely awesome image!
Stephanie28-May-2013 11:08
Amazing, gorgeous image Sam!!!!!!!! BV+++
Blandine Mangin28-May-2013 07:22
wonderful ! v
Bryan Murahashi28-May-2013 04:22
Wonderful morning colors. Looks like you spent a lot of time under the stars.
joseantonio28-May-2013 04:15
What a magical place for a sunrise. Great work despite the wind.V.
SLC_Images28-May-2013 04:14
Great job with all the exposures and the stars and sunrise colors are great! VT!!!
Peter Stahl28-May-2013 03:42
A wonderful image Sam. :-))
Neil Marcus28-May-2013 03:18
Beautiful in it's detail by separating the foreground tree from the lake. Lovely band of morning light
Jim Coffman28-May-2013 03:04
Pure beauty,Sam!!
fotabug28-May-2013 03:01
OMG, what an awesome image of Crater Lake, one of the best I have seen! V
globalgadabout28-May-2013 02:05
that was a chilling wind judging by the video..cool idea Sam to add that dimension...the early morning shot is fabulous...brave man you are...V
Tom Munson28-May-2013 01:39
Beautiful image, Sam! It had to cold up there with the wind.
Hank Vander Velde28-May-2013 01:30
A FANTASTIC/BEAUTIFUL low-light image Sam.
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