9 minutes before sunrise. The view to the East from the mountains.
[Mar. 17th, 2010 12:48:41 PM]
0.6 and 0.3 soft grad ND filters used on this image capture.
[Mar. 21st, 2010 06:32:33 PM]
Technically, this is night... being 9 minutes before sunrise. I do understand those who think this looks like dawn light. It is, but on a moonless night before dawn light, it's so dark, there would be no image. I don't have city lights to photograph near my town.
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Along with bspurgeon's '13 Minutes of Stardom', this got my top vote. I guess you didn't quite fill the 'night' part of the challenge, but you should be really proud of this fantastic image you've created.
Did you went up there especially for this photograph? Or is this a view you have nearby your place? If the first is the case: you didn't spare any effort for this challenge. If the second option is the case: you live in an amazing environment.
The tones of blue and darks of black contrast so beautifully with the reds and yellows of this sunset. It is a sincere pleasure to look at this. The cloud sea is so serene and peaceful enveloping the landscape slowly into Night.
My problem with this photo is that it's not at night. Had it been taken at night, the photo wouldn't have nearly the impact that it has now. I really like it (honestly, I think it's a beautiful shot), but it doesn't seem to fit the challenge.
Beautiful shot! You are not quite getting the high score that the beauty here deserves from me because it is not technically a night shot and some of your competitors managed equally gorgeous shots during true night time. Still I'll give you an 8
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