Aoraki By Moonlight

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 25, 2011390 views22 comments

Mount Cook, New Zealand

From a magical evening at the foot of Australasia's tallest mountain. It also served as a good illustration for my blog post earlier this week about preserving the mystery and mystique behind landscape photography.

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on April 25, 2011 at 8:51 AM

Absolutely stunning. I'd like to know the tech specs - is this a blend? I love the blue water.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on April 25, 2011 at 9:45 AM

This is gorgeous...I love the water motion and its blue color.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on April 25, 2011 at 9:52 AM

Fantastic image, Kah Kit, I love the way you have it and I could also go with a slightly darker sky to accentuate stars.

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Comment posted by Sebastian Kraus on April 25, 2011 at 10:31 AM

I just love every aspect of this photo! As ussualy...greate pic!

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Comment posted by Tom Dobrzanski on April 25, 2011 at 10:45 AM

Very nicely presented scene Kah. The light, stars, FG water....very enchanting scene:)

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on April 25, 2011 at 10:51 AM

My eye is pulled a little bit too much downward in this comp. I'd crop a little from the bottom but otherwise looks very nice. Don't get many clear nights around here I'd figure.

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Comment posted by Koveh Tavakkol on April 25, 2011 at 11:53 AM

Beautiful shot..I would see if you can add a little selective sharpening to make the stars pop out a bit more, but the scene is exceptionally composed. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Jesse Estes on April 25, 2011 at 12:21 PM

Nice one here kah! Looks cold to me and also looks like you were standing in the water... New Zealand looks like a great place for photos.

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on April 25, 2011 at 1:04 PM

It's a common composition and I don't like this particular execution. The light is weird and the water color is too blue compared with the light on the mountains. It feels strange.

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Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on April 25, 2011 at 1:13 PM

Great shot Kah Kit! I do however agree with Marc. I find the bottom of the frame to be very "heavy" and I too would crop off a little bit off the bottom.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on April 25, 2011 at 1:27 PM

Gorgeous image! I loved it when I saw it on your blog and love seeing it here, too. Definitely a great illustration of the mystery, mystique... and romance of nature photography

Guy

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Comment posted by Jerry Greer on April 25, 2011 at 1:37 PM

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet! Love the addition of the stars here.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on April 25, 2011 at 1:44 PM

Hi Kah,

I hope you had a good Easter. I think the top half looks great, the sky and and light on the mountains is fanastic. The bottom half I find rather uninspiring. For my tastes, the shutter speed on the water seems too long, the water is overly cyan (I prefer a more neutral grey), and the composition there is a bit empty. Of course, just my humble opinion. Overall, still very sweet work.

Michael

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 25, 2011 at 3:05 PM

Gorgeous shot Kah Kit - I might crop just a little off the bottom, but nothing major. A really sweet shot.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on April 25, 2011 at 9:02 PM

Beautiful comp, excellent execution! This has a very natural feel.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 25, 2011 at 10:00 PM

Cool comp and light, Kah Kit. The contrast between the blurry water and the textured rocks makes is almost as good as having the stars in this. Nice all around.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on April 25, 2011 at 10:32 PM

I actually thought you had a mid-day shot from the thumbnail, Dang thumbnails. So deceiving they are.
Seems like everything came together nicely for you here.
Wonderful work

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on April 25, 2011 at 11:42 PM

Wow! Really nice comp and overall scene. I Hope to try something like this if I can ever get a faster camera, with better iso capabilities. This is moonlight???

Chris

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on April 26, 2011 at 9:00 AM

This looks incredible Kah, the composition is excellent. The light and colour work for me and the sprinkling of stars top this off beautifully.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on April 26, 2011 at 11:51 AM

Wow
this is just stunning
Missing your art Kah

Keep showing

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Comment posted by Stefan Gimpl on April 26, 2011 at 3:27 PM

The light on the mountains is incredible. I think the sky goes very well with the blueish water. But I would also suggest a crop from the bottom.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on April 27, 2011 at 10:41 PM

Another vote for a crop from the bottom. The peak on the far left seems a bit bright for being moonlit, how much of the moon was illuminated? An exceptional shot nonetheless.

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