The Labyrinth

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 15, 2011328 views15 comments

The Labyrinth is located in the Du Cane Range and is a two day hike from Lake St Claire in the Tasmanian highlands, Australia. The small tree in the foreground is called deciduous beach and is Australia's only native deciduous tree. Nothofagus gunnii - Fagus as we call it grows only in the highland areas of Tasmania. The leaves contain intricate detail and I have found it difficult to sharpen. At this stage I don’t know how to handle it properly so I under sharpen.
When I saw this composition I immediately thought about blending two images together because the depth of field was two great for a single image.
I waited until sunrise on Mount Gould in the distance before making the two exposures.
Any comments welcome.

Canon 5D 17-40mm @36mm 1 sec @ F16 Two exposures for manual focus blend

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15 comments

Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on May 15, 2011 at 12:58 AM

Composed to perfection. The gradient of blue across the lake is spellbinding

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on May 15, 2011 at 2:18 AM

Really radical perspective here Dennis! I love it!

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on May 15, 2011 at 4:03 AM

Very interesting composition. I like the fg in particular: That patch of snow and the small tree work very well together. Also the juxtaposition with the bg looks good!

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on May 15, 2011 at 5:37 AM

This is an interesting comp. I like it....especially the foreground with the patch of snow and that small tree...it makes a nice color contrast as well

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on May 15, 2011 at 6:35 AM

Now that shot I DO like. What a great comp you've chosen here and the subject matter is excellent.

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Comment posted by Don Miller on May 15, 2011 at 12:55 PM

Really interesting components. I would almost rather see this as two photos. The centered balance of the photo doesn't work for me. But the longer I look at it the more I like it. I like how you handled exposure.

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Comment posted by Taylor Reed on May 15, 2011 at 1:19 PM

Super unique comp here, nice!

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Comment posted by Carl Battreall on May 15, 2011 at 1:26 PM

Nice composition. A tough exposure to deal with, well done.
Carl
www.photographalaska.com

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Comment posted by Sarah Marino on May 15, 2011 at 4:20 PM

Hi Dennis - My first reaction when viewing this was to think that I would love it if it were just the foreground tree with the beautiful light on the water behind it, cropping out the peak in the background. I think I agree with Don that I would prefer this as two different photos.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 15, 2011 at 6:25 PM

Not your typical light here, Dennis, and I'm really liking it. That white-gray sky would normally not work, but it certainly does here with the light on the other elements. Just a thought, but a scroll crop of the mountain and its reflection still leaves a scene with an abstract but very effective background.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on May 16, 2011 at 2:15 AM

very good - wouldn't have worked without the tree. with the tree it works wonderfully well. i also like tony's cropping suggestion ...!

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on May 16, 2011 at 2:49 AM

That foreground is simply spectacular, and mountain peak is lovely as well. In some ways, I actually prefer a crop of just the ground and that lovely blue to white gradient.

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Comment posted by Justin Reznick on May 16, 2011 at 3:26 AM

Wow, gorgeous Dennis! I would for sure crop right above the tree, that's the image IMHO.

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Comment posted by Arnab Banerjee on May 16, 2011 at 2:17 PM

Beautiful - simple,striking

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Comment posted by Yan Zhang on May 16, 2011 at 5:38 PM

I like this carefully composed image. The fg presents a few interest elements and the symmetric background made this image stand out.

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