<b>A Cold September Morning</b>

<i>This is number 1 in the "series" of photos from Leirungsdalen, Jotunheimen National Park. First shot of the day. Moonlit, frosty mountainscape.</i>

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<b>Location: </b>Leirungsmyrene, Jotunheimen, Norway [link]
<b>Date: </b>September 27th, 2007
<b>Light Conditions: </b>Cloudy
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<b>Camera: </b>Canon EOS 5D
<b>Lens: </b>Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
<b>Focal Length: </b>17 mm
<b>Flash: </b>--
<b>Flash Mode: </b>--

<b>Shutter Speed: </b>20.0 sec
<b>Aperture: </b>9.0
<b>ISO: </b>200

<b>Panorama: </b>--
<b>Tonemapping: </b>--

<b>Tripod: </b>Manfrotto 055PROB
<b>Tripod Head: </b>Manfrotto 488RC2

<b>Filters:</b>
- Cokin Z-Pro Z121S ND Grad (ND8)

This is my longest exposure in a while. The bleak, cold, frosted landscape really deserved to be captured.

After trekking a while from the parking I set up at this spot after scouting an hour or so ahead. I was looking for some foreground focal point and that's kind of difficult in this barren tundra-like landscape. No trees were visible so I used these magnificent rocks as foreground hoping to lead the eyes into the distant mountain vista.

Below freezing temperatures (roughly -3 degrees Celsius).

Postwork includes added vibrance (Lightroom) and -0.33 exposure adjustment. Sharpness and curves adjustment using CS2.

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