Crackin’ Gold

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 24, 2010374 views18 comments

Golden hour???

More like Golden 5 minutes…

,but what a light it was for those few minutes.

I used TK’s cloud sharpening technique to make those clouds pop more; for those who are unfamiliar with this I would highly recommend getting TK’s cloud sharpening action!

Blend of three bracketed exposure blended with the help of..., you guessed it, TK’s Luminosity Masks. Thanks again Tony!

Augrabies Falls NP, South Africa
Camera Model Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Shutter Speed 2.5 / 1.0 / 0.4 Sec.
Aperture Value f/18
ISO Speed 100
Lens EF24-105mm f/4 L IS USM @ 24mm
Tripod, Live View, FF

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 24, 2010 at 3:23 PM

"Beautiful" doesn't really do this justice Vincent but it's the best I can do. Incredible light. Beautiful...

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on July 24, 2010 at 3:30 PM

WOW
you were really lucky to be at such a beautiful place
the comp is amazing here
I feel if you darken the middle part might be better
just an opinion :)

Registered on May 31, 2009, 112 Posts, 1590 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on July 24, 2010 at 3:35 PM

i have yearned to visit augrabies ever since i saw (relatively poor) photos of it ... yet to do it though! this makes me want to go there even more! Fabulous light - excellent composition. i find the skyline on the left just a touch too bright - and hence distracting.

Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments

Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on July 24, 2010 at 4:24 PM

Stunning! Your composition throughout is so well done. The light makes that much better.

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on July 24, 2010 at 4:26 PM

Very nice shot Vincent. That is an awesome sky.

Registered on February 21, 2010, 133 Posts, 1509 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on July 24, 2010 at 5:32 PM

Beautiful color and composition.

- Dan.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 473 Posts, 7980 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 24, 2010 at 6:27 PM

You're more than welcome, Vincent. You had some very special light to work with here, even if it was only short, and really played it well. Stunning image all around.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 24, 2010 at 6:47 PM

This is a superb shot Vincent. The light could hardly be better for this. Thanks for sharing this rarely photographed landscape.

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on July 24, 2010 at 6:59 PM

Fantastic light and just enough special interest throughout the foreground and middle to carry it. Quite a find here. I really like it.

Registered on September 17, 2005, 780 Posts, 8091 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 24, 2010 at 9:09 PM

Really nice, Vincent. Great light and color. Looks like a very interesting place to photograph. Very nice work.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, Wi

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

Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 24, 2010 at 9:34 PM

Beautiful shot! I really like your comp with the foreground rock and the light that is on it. It makes for an excellent gateway to the rest of the shot.

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Comment posted by John Williams on July 24, 2010 at 10:43 PM

Superb combo of color and comp Vincent. Way to capture such a superb combo.

Registered on September 6, 2007, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments

Comment posted by Mathieu Hoareau on July 25, 2010 at 2:31 AM

Hello Vincent,

This one is absolutely impressive, the exposition show a beautiful foreground with this line =O and the sky is really terrific. Splendid Vincent!!!!

Registered on July 9, 2010, 4 Posts, 120 Comments

Comment posted by John W Lee on July 25, 2010 at 8:43 AM

Have seen your photos improve out of all recognition in the fauna gallery over the last few years Vincent and now it appears you can now do landscapes too!

Lovely light to work with and you took full advantage. Have been there for some nice sunsets but not seen one like this. Out of interest whereabouts on the gorge was this taken? The water looks very low!

John

Registered on February 17, 2006, 24 Posts, 129 Comments

Comment posted by Todd Liotine on July 25, 2010 at 11:12 AM

beautiful and original, well done.

Registered on July 1, 2008, 131 Posts, 671 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on July 25, 2010 at 1:59 PM

Thank you for the comments. John you asked:

Out of interest whereabouts on the gorge was this taken? The water looks very low!

This was from the second last wooden viewing platform downstream, so not too far after the falls. The water was indeed quite low,(thanks to all the irrigation schemes for grape farming...)
And John, although wildlife and landscapes are two different fields of nature photography, I could not leave the one for the other, that would be too boring

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Jay Nielsen on July 26, 2010 at 12:05 AM

Beautiful colors on some beautiful formations, nice!

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Comment posted by John W Lee on July 27, 2010 at 7:15 PM

Thanks for the additional info - I know where you were now. Not good to hear about the water being lost to grape irrigation. I know there are vineyards downriver of the falls that take their share of the Orange River - I didn't know it had such an effect upstream though. Shame - the falls are spectacular in full flow.

Registered on February 17, 2006, 24 Posts, 129 Comments