Aoraki

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 21, 2010207 views8 comments

Mount Cook (Aoraki) is the highest mountain in New Zealand, shown here at the end of a glorious winter day. New Zealand is a an amazing country, and I was lucky enough to spend most of June & July there amidst my 8 months of travelling.

D70s, f9, 1/50, 18-70mm @ 18mm

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8 comments

Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on October 21, 2010 at 12:07 PM

Wow what a trip Kenn. It must have been incredible. It is good to see you posting again. I like the composition and processing a lot. I think lightening and adding a bit more punch in the fg and lake area would improve this already spectacular scene. Looking forward to seeing more images from you! Welcome back!

Michael

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Comment posted by Kartik Venkatarama on October 21, 2010 at 3:53 PM

Love them moraine water blues

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on October 21, 2010 at 9:27 PM

8 months of traveling, very lucky indeed... Looks like a beautiful area and you captured it well.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 21, 2010 at 9:36 PM

I like all the interesting elements in the scene and the grandness and sense of wildness this holds. It's a bit underexposed on my monitor, but that may be because I just turned it on.

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Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on October 21, 2010 at 11:03 PM

Here's a minor redo where I tried making the bottom two thirds brighter and give a little more punch to the lake as suggested. I'm still getting a feel for processing things on this computer, as it seems to maybe show things a bit brighter than they really are. Were the changes too much/little or just right?

Many thanks for all the feedback.

Registered on March 29, 2008, 27 Posts, 1710 Comments

Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on October 22, 2010 at 2:12 AM

Magnificent place Kenn. Love the blues and the light hitting the background peaks. I definitely like the second one better, it is punchier. I see a light area on the ice about midway up on the right. I take it that's just reflection?

Registered on September 29, 2009, 137 Posts, 2659 Comments

Comment posted by Giovanni Russello on October 22, 2010 at 8:17 AM

I think that i like the first version better: the main point is that the immediate FG is too bare.
The light on the peaks is gorgeous.

well done,
gio

Registered on January 21, 2007, 95 Posts, 1617 Comments

Comment posted by Kent Mearig on October 22, 2010 at 10:44 AM

Changes in the re-post are subtle, but they look good. I could see taking a tinge of blue (maybe more) out of the ice and lower 2/3rds.

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