Sunken Treasure

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 15, 2010587 views25 comments

Wanaka, New Zealand

My take on this much photographed tree in Wanaka. Shortly after I left the area, the lake was flooded and the tree almost fully submerged. I photographed this under bright sunny conditions with a blue sky to enhance the wonderful colour of this lake's water.

Canon 5DMkII, 300mm 4L IS, ISO 50, f32, 1.6 seconds, polarizer, 3 stop ND, tripod.

Comments

25 comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 15, 2010 at 9:51 AM

Excellent comp and the complimentary yellow/gold and blue colors make for a very beautiful scene.

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on May 15, 2010 at 9:58 AM

Beautilful capture. Nice tree and water colors.

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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on May 15, 2010 at 10:37 AM

Love the color you've captured. Excellent image.

Ron

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Comment posted by Marco Annese on May 15, 2010 at 11:43 AM

Very powerful image, maybe the yellows are too much "pumped" but I haven't a proper display so...
Incredible tree!!!
Bye

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on May 15, 2010 at 12:42 PM

Wow, beautiful! The golds and blues are fantastic.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on May 15, 2010 at 1:08 PM

Very cool shot with contrasting gold and blue!

Is the water really that blue?

Mark

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on May 15, 2010 at 1:49 PM

sweet scene!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on May 15, 2010 at 2:18 PM

Too cool!

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Comment posted by Adrian Klein on May 15, 2010 at 3:08 PM

This is really really cool Kah! Super work, I would not change a thing. The blue almost tropical feel mixed with the gold really makes this piece stand out.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 15, 2010 at 6:40 PM

Nice mix of blues and yellows Kah Kit.

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Comment posted by mark cillo on May 15, 2010 at 7:53 PM

Beautiful scene. I guess you were stopped down so much in order to get a "smooth" water effect? Amazing detail and colors! Nice work!

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Comment posted by Nick Diggins on May 15, 2010 at 11:29 PM

I have actually never seen that before........ Wow very cool spot and nice job !!!

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on May 15, 2010 at 11:30 PM

Outstanding image, Kah. The blue/gold contrast is successful and what a beautiful scene.

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Comment posted by John Williams on May 16, 2010 at 12:08 AM

Striking Kah. You may have to change your name to non-magic hour travelscapes.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on May 16, 2010 at 12:23 AM

Bright sunny conditions? Please explain how you do that. Inquiring minds want to know.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 16, 2010 at 12:33 AM

What a great background to this scene. The telephoto does a great job of pulling this all together. Light looks good.

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Comment posted by Benjamin Glatt on May 16, 2010 at 1:14 AM

The gold 'n' blue color palette looks great. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on May 16, 2010 at 1:31 AM

Indeed a spectacular subject, which I haven't seen before. Great shot, Kah.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on May 16, 2010 at 3:55 AM

ahhhh-some Kah Kit, another beauty. The color combo does it well, along with your comp!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on May 16, 2010 at 8:11 PM

Kah,

Outstanding color and great job of recognizing (and/or planning) the timing of this. Does go to show that images can be had in mid day light. No nits here, although I'm trying to grasp the idea that this flooded and almost submerged the tree? yikes.

Lon

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Comment posted by Nicolas Belokurov on May 16, 2010 at 8:29 PM

It really works for me. Great shot.

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Comment posted by Alexandre Deschaum on May 17, 2010 at 3:47 AM

Very very good !

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on May 17, 2010 at 7:44 AM

Excellent. Great light and colors. Very unique scene. Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 17, 2010 at 9:54 PM

The harmony of color, light, and lines is amazing. A superb presentation.

Albert Darmo Canada

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on May 18, 2010 at 12:02 AM

Thanks very much for the comments. Bruce, many glacial lakes have their most intense colour when a blue sky is reflected in the water. White cloudy skies make the water look dull. Colourful sunsets give a magenta colour cast. None of these complement the gold leaves so I chose midday with the longest exposure I could muster.

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