I managed this capture while out looking for a backlit subject as I wanted to try out some fill flash ideas. That Buffalo shaped Mountain was originally called Buffalo Mountain by the Natives.("Tatanga" means Buffalo)When the Canadian Pacific Railway came through there were plans to build a tunnel through the mountain and it beame known as Tunnel Mountain.
A tunnel was never built, but the name stuck. (a bit of history for anyone interested)
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Unusual framing...a classic sunset picture with perhaps a distracting emphasis on the evergreen in the foreground. The bottom greenery seems almost too bright in comparison to the lovely and soft tones elsewhere in the picture.
very harsh lighting makes the foreground look too far removed from the background. they dont seem to fit together at all. great colors in the sky though. 5
Something tells me I won't be the first or the last to mention the very bright pine needles at the bottom. The green is quite strong and it pulls my eyes away from the rather spectacular sunset. It is nice that you have something in your shot other than the mountains and the sunset, but this green was too much for me. Good luck.
Although the branches do a nice job of framing the scene. It is such a beautiful mountain range and sunset that it would have stood well on its own without the branches.
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