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Smoking Mountain

by Kah Kit Yoong

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 27, 2011178 views12 comments
Queenstown, New Zealand

Inspired by the cover of Galen Rowell's "Mountain Light".

Canon 5DMkII, 70-300mm 4-5.6L IS, ISO 100, f13, 1 second, Gitzo Explorer tripod.

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on July 27, 2011 at 8:31 PM
Wow, quite cool how nature is really. Fantastic capture and it does taste of the Mountain Light cover.
A proud image Kah Kit
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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 27, 2011 at 9:27 PM
Marvelous color and light and the inclusion of the hill for scale and grounding is such an integral part of the composition. :toast:
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Comment posted by John Fan on July 27, 2011 at 9:29 PM
My first impression was also Galen Rowell.
Registered on August 24, 2010, 135 Posts, 489 Comments
Comment posted by Tyson Fisher on July 27, 2011 at 9:32 PM
Simple, yet very effective! Love it.
Registered on September 17, 2008, 44 Posts, 623 Comments
Comment posted by Sarah Marino on July 27, 2011 at 9:32 PM
Kah Kit - I really like the golden clouds here and the title is very fitting. The progression of the clouds help tie the composition together nicely. I, too, thought of Galen Rowell's image when seeing this.
Registered on November 10, 2008, 23 Posts, 393 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Crabbe on July 27, 2011 at 10:19 PM
Wow, totally love this, and can easily feel the inspiration. I love the binding flow of that middle cloud and the clouds on top. Superb.
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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on July 28, 2011 at 2:29 AM
I see the resemblance. Quite a different look from you than we're used to.
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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on July 28, 2011 at 7:22 AM
A very simple composition but a very effective one.
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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on July 28, 2011 at 10:35 AM
Kah, I think I would crop just a hair off the top. Love the smokey flow to the clouds, very cool.
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Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on July 28, 2011 at 5:28 PM
Absolutely awesome :toast: Though the profile of the mountain isn't much, the incredible character of the clouds more than makes up for it. Great concept, awesome execution.
Registered on August 6, 2008, 194 Posts, 1315 Comments
Comment posted by David Edwards on July 29, 2011 at 7:12 PM
A nice homage to that fabulous cover image, Kah Kit. I like the smoky cloud linking the top and bottom sections of the image. I thought a small crop off the top might isolate the diamond shape of the upper cloud a little more.
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 31, 2011 at 9:42 AM
This is awesome Kah Kit. Beautiful work. Galen Rowell's work has inspired many.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
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