Stars over Thunder Hole

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 10, 20082,585 views36 comments

During a twenty minute exposure, I used flash bursts to freeze several incoming waves, alternating between red and yellow gels. A few flash bursts with a blue gel were used to illuminate the background cliffs.

Canon 1Ds Mark II, Sigma 12-24mm, 20 minutes @ f8

Comments

36 comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on July 10, 2008 at 8:42 PM

Certainly one of the most bizzare and otherworldly looking images I've seen rendered as such in the field. It's a bit too weird for my taste but I give it a lot of points for originality!

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Comment posted by INGOMA on July 10, 2008 at 8:51 PM

Whoa, A+++++ for originality here, but it is a little too pyrolitic for my landscape tastes. Otherwise thanks for sharing this!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 10, 2008 at 9:21 PM

Fantastic! This has a level of creativity in nature photography that is hard to match. What an idea and what a picture!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 10, 2008 at 9:38 PM

Fantastic Ian. Super creative and unique. Great concept and execution.

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Comment posted by HuHu Lin on July 10, 2008 at 9:41 PM

I've never seen star trail pictures like this,very unique.

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Comment posted by Younes Bounhar on July 10, 2008 at 9:43 PM

This is genius in action!! I just love it: more than the execution (flawless btw) but the concept in itself blows me away.

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Comment posted by Darwin Wiggett on July 10, 2008 at 9:45 PM

I think it is bloody great and soooooooo creative! Kudos to you for going far beyond the obvious - thanks for the creative 'kick in the pants'. Darwin

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Comment posted by David Cobb on July 10, 2008 at 9:52 PM

Love the creativity and originality Ian. Love the color and sense of motion and speed too!

Wow!
David M. Cobb

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on July 10, 2008 at 10:17 PM

I took a break from NPN for a couple of weeks and it is such a treat to come back and see such a well made photograph. Absolutely amazing!

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Comment posted by Laurent Baig on July 10, 2008 at 10:27 PM

Certainly creative use of light. Well done.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on July 10, 2008 at 10:59 PM

Very wild and pretty dang cool. Never saw anything quite like it. Many kudos on the originality!

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Comment posted by Andrew Yip on July 10, 2008 at 11:46 PM

Wow, incredibly creative image!

My favorite part is the unique star trails and the blue gel on the rock...the red and yellow in the water is a little too theatrical for me.

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Comment posted by Andrew Yip on July 10, 2008 at 11:52 PM

Wow, incredibly creative image!

My favorite part is the unique star trails and the blue gel on the rock...the red and yellow in the water is a little too theatrical for me.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on July 11, 2008 at 12:11 AM

WOW, a shot that maybe attempted sometime in the future, but obviously will never be duplicated to these results, Ian. A very creative and original piece of photographic art.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on July 11, 2008 at 1:06 AM

Now that's a creative idea Ian! Very Very impressive. Man thanks for this inspiration! It is great to see that there is always something one can make in a different way.

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Comment posted by Brad Mangas on July 11, 2008 at 3:04 AM

A very artistic image Ian, I like the feel of frozen movement it provides.

Brad

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on July 11, 2008 at 3:11 AM

This is truly original! Wonderful work!

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on July 11, 2008 at 3:39 AM

Awesome action, innovative use of light and colour, well executed. Look forward to seeing more of your work!

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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on July 11, 2008 at 4:21 AM

very creative. not sure if i want to hang this on my wall though.

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Comment posted by Ian Plant on July 11, 2008 at 9:00 AM

Thanks for all the comments! The dark of night is the closest thing to a blank canvas we as photographers will ever see. The use of artificial light (like flash) allows one to choose the colors in the scene, rather than have them chosen by natural conditions. The blend of long exposure movement contrasted with action frozen by flash can be surreal. I know this image is too weird for some folks, but let's face it: when up at all hours of the night stumbling around in the dark trying to find something to photograph, things get pretty weird on their own -- so I figured I might as well go with the flow!

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Comment posted by Arnab Banerjee on July 11, 2008 at 10:33 AM

Really weird image Ian. I like the blue rock and the sky, but the water color is not my cup of tea - they are too intense for the scene IMO. But still a very creative effort - kudos for that

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Comment posted by Michael E. Gordon on July 11, 2008 at 12:27 PM

Neat image, Ian.

Check out Michael Frye's excellent night work with gels: http://www.michaelfrye.com/port/night/night1.html

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Comment posted by Marc Dilley on July 11, 2008 at 1:03 PM

As nearly everyone else has written, kudos for thinking outside the box and crafting such a provocative image. I don't think I would hang this on the wall, but I could stare at it for a long time.

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Comment posted by Daniel Moore on July 11, 2008 at 4:34 PM

Absolutely Stunning! Love it!

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on July 11, 2008 at 4:53 PM

Awesome as always. One of the best night-time shots I have yet to see.

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Comment posted by Cliff Dodge on July 11, 2008 at 9:04 PM

Very cool and original!!

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Comment posted by Nye Simmons on July 12, 2008 at 12:36 AM

Hats off to you for this one - over the top - if this isnt previsualization nothing is - OK maybe a little luck that it wasnt wasted time - but luck follows,it doesnt lead

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Comment posted by Eric Good on July 12, 2008 at 2:49 AM

One of the most unique and interesting images I've seen in ES&S in a while. I normally don't favor star trails that aren't exceptionally long, but I find these work well in relation to the rest of this otherworldly scene. I might have liked a little more breathing room at the bottom of those waves, but this is undoubtedly well done as is. Great stuff!

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on July 12, 2008 at 10:22 AM

One of the most creative attempts this one. Very well perceived, planned & executed. Thanks for sharing this one. Each element in this frame is lovely, interesting. The composition is so fine.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on July 12, 2008 at 11:01 AM

Well, its gimmicky for sure but it works for me--pretty wicked!

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Comment posted by Richard Bernabe on July 12, 2008 at 12:07 PM

Awesome! Creative vision at it's best!

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Comment posted by fernando brito on July 12, 2008 at 5:34 PM

At first I thought it was lava bursting!!

Well , I must say that this is very original, very creative, and I really enjoy it!!!
Great work

Fernando Brito

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Comment posted by Mike Dawson on July 14, 2008 at 7:24 PM

Congrats on a well deserved EP, very creative!

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Comment posted by Ian Plant on July 14, 2008 at 7:26 PM

Thanks Mike! And thanks everyone for your comments and feedback.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on July 16, 2008 at 1:33 AM

Wow! Very creative interpretation of a place called "Thunder Hole." And done all in camera. I'm impressed! Very cool. Congratulations on a well deserved Pick for this very original image.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on June 26, 2009 at 11:03 PM

What the heck?!!!

WOW! Craziest landscape I have ever seen!

That is some sort of compliment!

Mark

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