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The Storms of Loveland Pass

(Actual Title which won't fit because of DA's limited capability and character length)-- "If Bierstadt Photographed Loveland Pass"

Bierstadt. Albrecht Bierstadt. Before I started in Photography I was studying illustration in art college, working on my BFA. And Albrecht Bierstadt was one of my biggest idols whose work deeply influenced me and still does to this day in my photography. A German born landscape painter from the Hudson River School in New York, his use of light always captivated me. When you see his work, it stuns you right away, you are drawn into it as the light dances across the canvas. Often known for painting landscapes of the Rockies up in and around Rocky Mountain National Park, (heck he is so well known that they have a famous peak, Mt. Bierstadt, here named after him) that I always a photo that would portray him in a sense. So this was my goal.

Shot along the Continental Divide here in Colorado on Loveland Pass, I was fortunate enough for one time in the years to be photographing where I thought that I may have the correct lighting conditions where I might be able to actually get a photo that would have the kind of lighting that Bierstadt's painting represent. As the sky started getting darker, I started shooting, bracketing, and trying to meter the light in different areas. I really wanted this shot as I have been waiting fro it a long time. When I looked at the histogram in my camera, I knew I was on to something!

However it would not be until I pulled the shots into Photomatix and then into LucisArt that I realized that I may have actually done it! And here is the result....this image...shot at 12,000 feet high, on top of the world. Where the clouds were so close I could just about touch them at times.

For more on the look and feel I was after, check out Bierstadt's paintings here

Thoughts welcome, print to come!
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See more on my website jdebordphoto.com
All artwork is © John De Bord, All Rights Reserved. You may not use, replicate, manipulate, redistribute, or modify this image without my express consent.
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~FoRGoTTeN-ViSioNS Oct 3, 2010
You've been featured here: [link]
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*DrewHopper Jan 21, 2009  Professional Photographer
Very natural looking HDR mate, perfection!
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=Zethara Oct 20, 2007   Digital Artist
Beautiful!
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*bluesman219 Oct 19, 2007
Beautiful capture my friend. :)
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`kkart Oct 19, 2007  Professional Photographer
:) Thanks Phillip!
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*bluesman219 Oct 23, 2007
Your very welcome John. :)
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~TallJohn Oct 17, 2007
Great sky. Very good balance of light in this one. Well done!
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`kkart Oct 18, 2007  Professional Photographer
:) Hey thanks!
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~Lx34 Oct 15, 2007  Hobbyist Photographer
Gorgeous shot! Indeed that area is amazingly beautiful, one of my favorite on earth! Nice job on the HDR tonmapping, its just right...not overdone, it looks quite natural. :clap:
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`kkart Oct 16, 2007  Professional Photographer
:) Well thanks!
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