LUCK OF THE VALLEY - a photo on Flickriver

LUCK OF THE VALLEY

            I hike this mountain often but rarely make images from this lower lookout. I may stop on the way up or down just to take in the view, but nothing has inspired me to pull out the camera other than a pano image made several years ago. I've always found composing an interesting foreground difficult from this spot with several distractions poking into the scene. However, the vegetation below the cliff has grown quite a bit since my last attempt, creating a nice diagonal transition separating the foreground rock and valley in the distance. The idea of using it almost like a curtain to reveal the valley seemed to have potential.

I was playing with low-angle compositions using a 24-70 lens to emphasize the curtain concept when I noticed the clouds starting to catch light as the sun approached the gap on the horizon. I turned away briefly to switch lenses to a 14-35 to capture more of the sky, and when I returned the camera to the tripod, a rainbow had formed over the Hudson. With just enough time to bracket a few exposures, it began to fade, and the rain started pouring down. Although I was soaked, it was worth it to witness something you don't get to see every day.

Taken in: United States / New York / Philipstown / Cold Spring (show map)

Taken on: July 8, 2022

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Camera: Canon EOS R, f/16.0, 0.3 sec, 14mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R
Lens:	RF14-35mm F4 L IS USM
Aperture:	f/16.0
Exposure Time:	0.3
Focal Length:	14mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.0 (Macintosh)
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