Apricot Sunrise

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 24, 2013683 views18 comments

hey folks

it's been a while since i've posted here, but today i finally found the time to upload an image. i took this one 3 years ago on my first trip to new zealand.

if you're curious why i chose to upload an old image rather than a new one, you can find the answer on my blog.

Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Canon 400D/Digital Rebel Xti, Sigma 24-70mm @ 70mm, GND
ISO 100, f/8, 8 seconds
two exposures blended for DR, processed in LR and PS (TKs luminosity masks)

best,
joerg

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Paul Gasior on February 24, 2013 at 4:30 PM

Beautiful scene. Nice light and colors.

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Comment posted by Dennis Harding on February 24, 2013 at 4:55 PM

Absolutely beautiful photograph! On my monitor it could be a little bit darker.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on February 24, 2013 at 6:56 PM

Joerg,

Welcome back, nice to see an image post from you. This is beautiful! The color of the sky is wonderful, but it's that hovering veil of clouds that really makes this image for me. Excellent job with this one.

Lon

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 24, 2013 at 7:06 PM

Joerg, This is a very beautiful scene. I very much enjoy the light and colors along with your composition. Those low clouds made a great additions to an already beautiful shot.
I enjoyed reading your blog and finding out more about this image.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on February 24, 2013 at 7:21 PM

Nice and clean classic scene.

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on February 24, 2013 at 8:12 PM

Really like this one. Very calm, but still striking...

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 24, 2013 at 8:44 PM

Really like the comp and the detail and color in the foreground and mountains. Everything is very nicely balanced. My only thought is that the sky maybe looks a bit to "clean" behind the mountain.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on February 24, 2013 at 8:51 PM

It all works so nicely together. I especially love the thin clouds hovering in the middle.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on February 25, 2013 at 7:10 AM

Beautiful scene Joerg. Lovely sky colour and wispy clouds on the mountains. Very calming.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on February 25, 2013 at 9:32 AM

Oh - I thought you were in South America by now. Too bad you had to cancel the trip.

I love the shot. The composition is rock solid with the tree on the right balancing the peak on the left and the appropriate share of land, mountains and sky. Together with the wonderful light and the great processing this is another great addition to your portfolio.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on February 25, 2013 at 10:01 AM

the light is special, love it

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on February 25, 2013 at 10:34 AM

I like the saturation in this finely composed shot Joerg, nice clarity too.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on February 25, 2013 at 11:24 AM

Joerg, I appreciate the fine balance in your composition with the tree at the right counteracting the summit at the left in a most appealing way for me. The pastel colors in the sky are beautiful to my eye and the slight haze makes for an excellent separation of the layers.

Peter

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Comment posted by Vincent Piotrowski on February 25, 2013 at 5:17 PM

A nice landscape all around. The peak on the left side and a large tree on the right side balances the image nicely.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on February 25, 2013 at 7:34 PM

I love the pastels in this landscape as well as that band of low lying clouds. Fantastic job, Joerg.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on February 26, 2013 at 1:04 AM

This is beautiful Joerg. Love the warm light color of the sky, with the great detail of the mountains and the foreground. Nice job.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 26, 2013 at 11:55 AM

Gorgeous work.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on March 12, 2013 at 3:05 AM

Very nice, Joerg. Good job with the exposures and blending. The colors are very real also. It seems like just a bit too much sky (over 50% of the scene). Maybe a slight crop off the top would balance it a little better. It would be more of a panorama but I think it might work.

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