Steam beams

[ccd333]

The sunhit portion is a bit hot.....but this was dramatic enough I thought it was worth posting. I probably should have taken two separate exposures, but the temperature was in the single digits and my fingers were freezing from taking a few shots earlier. I could barely press the shutter much less tweak the tiny buttons for adjustment (such are the perils of a landscape photographer!).

Taken yesterday on the banks of the Blue River north of Silverthorne, Colorado.


Panasonic FZ5
Focal length: 11.6mm (35mm equivalent: 70mm)
Exposure time: 0.0008 s (1/1300)
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO equiv.: 80
Manfrotto 676B monopod

 

[Arch]

sweet shot man....i like how the tree is diffusing the light into a pattern. Worth freezing your fingers for i think! :thumbup:

 

[woodsac]

I think it's great!
Really shows that early morning cold when the bright sun first comes up.

 

[terri]

No one's gonna be puzzled over why you posted this one! Gorgeous image. You did a wonderful job here capturing that steam rising from the water. (I'm guessing that's the phenomenon here) Great job!

 

[scoob]

:thumbup: , nice shot!!

 

[AIRIC]

Sweet shot, good eye.

Eric

 

[nvr2low]

awsome shot

 

[youneek]

Very dramatic, my choice would have been to hide the sun behind the tree and just get the rays, but still awesome shot.