Belchenflue

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 10, 2012327 views16 comments

This one is from a very cold October morning last year. The weather forecast was perfect to go to “Belchenflue”/Switzerland for some sunrise shooting. And indeed it was a perfect morning with some interesting light situation. I made a lot of pictures this morning with some different light situation. The light and mood was changing so fast…..I had a hard time to select the “best” one from that morning……..finally I decided for this one here.
Techs: Nikon D700, 16-35 lens (@22mm), ISO 400, 1/20sec, f16, polarizer

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on January 10, 2012 at 4:11 PM

Hi Bill,

The image has great depth and the light is beautiful. The colors in the foreground look a little neon on my monitor and I could see reducing the saturation selectively a bit, but that's just my two cents. In any case, it's a lovely image.

Congrats,

Michael

Registered on June 18, 2009, 86 Posts, 2317 Comments

Comment posted by dean hebert on January 10, 2012 at 4:50 PM

Great atmosphere and line as well as lots of good detail. I'm a little on the fence regarding the bush on the left but I image that the comp wouldn't have worked otherwise.

Registered on August 4, 2010, 70 Posts, 1132 Comments

Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on January 10, 2012 at 5:47 PM

Interesting comp R Bill. The atmosphere is really good and probably hard to translate here. I too am unsure of the bush on the left only because it pulls my eye away from the sun, which I think is the main focal point. Thats picky but I do love the feel of this.
Thanks for sharing

Registered on February 5, 2009, 199 Posts, 2775 Comments

Comment posted by John Williams on January 10, 2012 at 5:51 PM

Excellent the way the spine flows into the scene! I'm impressed you tamed the dynamic range with a single exposure; it looks extreme here. I too would tone down the foreground blues and greens just a bit.

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

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 10, 2012 at 6:12 PM

Hi Bill, I really love the feel and mood you captured here. I'm also ok with the bush. I do agree about the fg blue / green being toned down a bit. I love the light and fog! Very nice!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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

Comment posted by Tom Hilton on January 10, 2012 at 7:28 PM

Bill,
That detail is amazing, great shot...

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 10, 2012 at 9:58 PM

Wonderful sense of mystery. I also am not sure about the bush on the left, but love the fog and sun.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Lowe on January 10, 2012 at 10:41 PM

The soft diffused lighting created by the fog is amazing, Bill. I also like the diagonal placement of the rock formation. I could also see this with the upper blue portion of the sky cropped out leaving about half of the rising sun.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on January 10, 2012 at 11:17 PM

GREAT light and nice composition here! It's all about light!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 11, 2012 at 12:17 AM

Terrific mood piece. I love the sense of fantasy this invokes. Nice

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by David Edwards on January 11, 2012 at 3:06 AM

A very nice balance to your comp, Bill. Love the intense yellows, but I find the blue/green a bit funky... what is that coloring? Fabulous misty atmosphere!

Registered on December 6, 2008, 142 Posts, 2623 Comments

Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on January 11, 2012 at 9:57 AM

Very nice, Bill. I love the light, although I feel the sun (and curiously enough its shape) is drawing the attention too much for me. Maybe Ed's suggestion would work.

Registered on April 30, 2007, 122 Posts, 3086 Comments

Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 11, 2012 at 11:36 AM

Thanks for all your feedbacks and suggestions. I will reduce the saturation selectively in the foreground. I also haver another comp with a smaller sun and more fog.....I wasn't sure which one works better. I will show the other pic later.Again thanks a lot for your feedbacks. I really appreciate it.

Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments

Comment posted by Bruce King on January 11, 2012 at 7:11 PM

Nice shot Bill. Can't wait to see the other similar image you plan on posting.

Registered on January 14, 2010, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments

Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on January 12, 2012 at 3:54 PM

Man, that is some INCREDIBLE light! I only wish that bush on the left wasn't there. I think the image would be a 10/10 without it. You up for the cloning challenge?

I actually think it would be worth a try, given the strength of the rest of the image with that unbelievably sublime light.

Registered on November 19, 2008, 49 Posts, 1035 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Lessard on January 14, 2012 at 8:32 AM

Hi Bill,
This is an excellent image with wonderful light! Nice work!

Registered on January 14, 2009, 38 Posts, 219 Comments