Cold Silence

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 18, 2010500 views24 comments

Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand

At the last moment, I decided to cross over to the middle of the river for a different perspective at sunset. Unfortunately that meant wet boots for the next few days which was very annoying. Once I found myself in the middle of the glacial run off, I struggled to find a composition but I think the last exposure here might have made it borderline worthwhile.

Canon 5DMkII, 16-35mm 2.8L, ISO 100, f9, 5 minutes, GND filter.

Comments

24 comments

Comment posted by Roberto Fernandez on June 18, 2010 at 5:59 AM

Hi Kah

Very good use of cold tones to give an impressive atmosphere to us, including those dynamic clouds. Maybe the mountains of the middle ground are a little bit dark but the GND was necessary

Best regards

Registered on November 21, 2009, 36 Posts, 95 Comments

Comment posted by Julian Barkway on June 18, 2010 at 7:28 AM

Slightly too much blue for my tastes but the composition is very strong and it's got loads of atmosphere.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on June 18, 2010 at 7:47 AM

I love the deep narcotic blues. It's like I woke from a sedated lithium dream. I think this image is amazing. I see it presented in a dark room with a solo light . Well done my friend

Registered on September 6, 2007, 346 Posts, 2696 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on June 18, 2010 at 7:52 AM

I love the blues here, Kah Kit! It gives the landscape such an ancient and timeless look. Absolutely beautiful.

Guy

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Comment posted by Marie Mitchell on June 18, 2010 at 8:15 AM

Excellent, love the comp and colors on this. Magical!

Registered on May 13, 2010, 3 Posts, 117 Comments

Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on June 18, 2010 at 8:23 AM

love the mood here. talk about blue hour...! I think you did a good job with the comp. this captures the time and mood when night sets in very well.
georg

Registered on July 5, 2006, 272 Posts, 2823 Comments

Comment posted by Ricardo La Piettra on June 18, 2010 at 9:30 AM

Love the shapes drawn by the shadows and highlights here KK. A very moody scene. Great work as always.

Registered on July 22, 2009, 62 Posts, 730 Comments

Comment posted by Luis Argerich on June 18, 2010 at 9:49 AM

Blues extraordinary! I really feel cold when seeing the photo, the composition is great and the mood incredible!

Registered on December 22, 2009, 91 Posts, 1349 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on June 18, 2010 at 10:23 AM

Beautiful Blue...Incredible mood! I'm with Matt on the dark room and light.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, Wi

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on June 18, 2010 at 12:00 PM

Nice dark and moody image, works for me.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 18, 2010 at 12:30 PM

Fantastic blues here Kah Kit. Love the moodiness.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 18, 2010 at 5:28 PM

This is AWESOME! Love everything about it.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on June 18, 2010 at 9:42 PM

Love it Kah Kit. I love the darker moody scenes like this. Almost eerie.

However I have not seen them translate so well into print. Maybe under just the right lighting conditions.

Mark

Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Pelton on June 18, 2010 at 10:13 PM

Excellent, I love it.

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Comment posted by Yan Zhang on June 19, 2010 at 3:03 AM

I love the mood revealed from the shot and the composition looks quite nice.

Registered on April 10, 2010, 28 Posts, 292 Comments

Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on June 19, 2010 at 3:57 AM

True blue hour photography Kah Kit. No nits here, looks great.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on June 19, 2010 at 10:21 AM

It's all been said, I love the feel of it Kah Kit. Like the way you can differentiate the peaks from closest to furthest too.

Registered on March 2, 2009, 984 Posts, 2518 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 19, 2010 at 11:30 AM

Thanks for the comments guys. It will be interesting to see how it prints, given the overall darkness. Roberto, the midground mountain is naturally dark, not due to GND use as none of the other mountains are affected. Sometimes this darker mountain is distracting but in this case I think the bold triangle gives the shot more of a focal point to draw the eye to.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on June 19, 2010 at 12:12 PM

Cold and beautiful.

- Dan

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Comment posted by Bruce King on June 19, 2010 at 7:03 PM

I really like these dark images you've been producing lately. The larger version is awesome. I'd love to see the full sized image. Great job.

Registered on January 14, 2010, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments

Comment posted by Adrian Klein on June 20, 2010 at 9:16 AM

Very moody and mysterious with the dark feel and cool blue tones. I like it Kah! And the long exposure for the sky really adds the final touches for me.

I heard you were at ICPA, bummer I was not able to make it, would have been nice to meet you and winnie. Hope you guys have a good time here if you are doing any other travels while in the area.

Registered on June 10, 2007, 112 Posts, 1506 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 20, 2010 at 2:48 PM

Kah Kit,

This nearly has that distinct look of..... Velvia! The blu-ish purple coloration is classic. Now normally I'm the first to point out the blues and look to reduce them, but I'm with many others here in that the color is working very well for me and does indeed enhance the mood and atmosphere; as does the darker presentation.

I'd definitely say worth the wet boots (easy for me to say of course.)

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Bruno Silva on June 20, 2010 at 6:38 PM

great conditions here, kah! love the darkness of this capture a lot. the blues really emphasize the mood and add a misterious feel to the comp. great work!!!

Registered on May 6, 2009, 132 Posts, 1406 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Good on June 20, 2010 at 11:10 PM

The rich blues and deep blacks give this image a great mood. I'm not normally a fan of cloud movement during long exposures, but it really works well here. Well worth the cold feet IMO.

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