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A more conventional image & approach than what I've posted lately. I used the Lumix 7-14 lens here, resulting in a tack sharp image, but that got lost in converting it for flickr and wanting to retain the gradient transitions.

Another ICM taken last Fall in the Sangre de Cristos Mts, Santa Fe, NM

Large View: www.flickr.com/photos/santaferich/5558329939/lightbox/

A break from my recent lensbaby posts.

During the brief exposure of this single ICM capture, the camera was held steady long enough to record some pleasing detail on the backlit aspen trunks in the foreground. To see it, though, you might need to zoom/enlarge your browser or monitor screen.

Lensbaby Composer w/ Wide Angle Dbl Optic, f/2.8 and Vari-ND filter

Another opportunity here to see how far I could push the light areas without creating white “holes” in the picture plane. The RAW file had no blown highlights. I’ve gone back and forth, at times favoring the lovely, subtle gradations over the higher key, washed-out glow.

Finally, I settled on the higher key glow which has a stronger emotional component than the ones processed to enhance the subtle greys covering the sun’s radiance.