Poseidon's Molar

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 15, 2012293 views16 comments

I took off early from work on Friday as I saw some clouds over Lake Superior and it had been a long while since I shot anything. I drove an hour North to a location I had scouted out several months ago but never shot. I made some 10 stop, long exposures with my 70-200 F/4.

A blog post with more details on this photo and techniques used to capture it can be read here - http://shawnthompsonphotography.com/2012/lake-superior/latest-photo-poseidons-molar/

All comments and critiques appreciated.

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Comment posted by Waleed Marhoum on January 16, 2012 at 9:05 AM

quite simple and well composed.

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Comment posted by Shawn Thompson on January 16, 2012 at 9:23 AM

Thank You

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 16, 2012 at 10:42 AM

This is just lovely, the colours are wonderful!

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Comment posted by Shawn Thompson on January 16, 2012 at 10:59 AM

thanks Lorna

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 16, 2012 at 11:24 AM

the water, rock and ice are a symphony. the upper clouds look a little soft to me but my monitor is not all that good. The colors are lovely

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Comment posted by Shawn Thompson on January 16, 2012 at 11:30 AM

Thanks Nancy, The clouds look soft due to the 128 second exposure and they wind that helped them move over that time.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 16, 2012 at 11:53 AM

I love the simplicity and the pastel colors.

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Comment posted by Shawn Thompson on January 16, 2012 at 1:21 PM

Thank you

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 16, 2012 at 5:04 PM

Shawn,

Fabulous title! Man, I really love the color palette here and the softness created from the long exposure. Of course the rock didn't move, so I also like that there is some detail and sharpness to anchor the scene.) A simply and very lovely image.

Lon

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on January 16, 2012 at 7:20 PM

Very cool. Just the colors make the image! This is an image to be excited about...

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Comment posted by Shawn Thompson on January 16, 2012 at 7:38 PM

Thanks for the compliments

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 16, 2012 at 11:03 PM

This is really cool, Shawn. Perfect comp and awesome light.

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Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on January 16, 2012 at 11:27 PM

Shawn, this came out beautiful. I really like the longer exposure. Great work!

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Comment posted by Shawn Thompson on January 17, 2012 at 8:57 AM

Thanks Tony and Kyle!

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Comment posted by Rainer Mirau on January 17, 2012 at 12:39 PM

wonderful! i love the contrast between the warm sky and the ice.

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Comment posted by Shawn Thompson on January 17, 2012 at 2:25 PM

Thanks!

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