Sunsrise at Blackrock Summit, Shenandoah National Park
Here’s another image from my trip to Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. This particular image is during Sunrise at Blackrock Summit. Of the many summits I’ve visited in Shenandoah, I consider Blackrock to be the most photogenic. I love the interesting foregrounds as well as the layered, receding, blue ridge mountains. The sky this morning was rather bland, with no clouds in sight. To overcome this, I used to rising sun as a point of interest in the sky. Many photographers find “sun stars” too cliche, but I find them beautiful. Heck, if people without cameras enjoy watching the actual sun rising above the earth, it can’t be a bad thing to include in photographs.

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Paul Burgess on 27 Jun 2008 at 11:53 am #
Chris,
An awesome photo. I like the sun and those mountains are really sweet!
Happy shooting and God bless!
Paul
Mike Normandeau on 27 Jun 2008 at 2:48 pm #
Hi Chris - HDR or ND filter?
Love the composition
Mike Normandeau
Montreal, Canada
Chris Kayler on 27 Jun 2008 at 2:59 pm #
Thanks for stopping in and commenting again Paul.
Mike - thanks for stopping in as well. It’s a manual blend of two exposures, one for the sky, one for the foreground.
Mike Normandeau on 27 Jun 2008 at 7:57 pm #
Thanks Chris - well done!