View into Winter

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 12, 2013857 views38 comments

Hi everyone

it has been a while since my last post. I had one phototrip some 2 weeks ago, together with Andreas Resch and three other photographers. We went to Plitvice Lakes, Croatia. We hoped for snow and frozen waterfalls. And there was indeed enough snow, fresh snowfall every evening, yielding several feet in some places which made the park relatively inaccessible for the less determined visitors. We had the place for ourselves.

This is a scene none of us could resist. I shot it two times, on the first day and the day after. This version is a 3x3 pano stich, using f32 to blur the water. The central frame was shot using f9.0 to resolve more detail on the thick snow cover. The final image has 28 Mpix, good enough for a large print. Yes, i know, today there are cameras out on the marked which have this res. without stiching...

Please let me know how this works for you.Please see the large image.

Thanks for viewing and commenting.

I hope to be able to make some comments too. Currently I am a bit disabled, only one arm free, the other is in a bandage (skiing accident)

- Dietrich

5D, 70-200mm@200mm

Comments

38 comments

Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on March 12, 2013 at 6:05 AM

I really LOVE this

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on March 12, 2013 at 6:19 AM

Heavenly Dietrich, love the soft blue contrast and natural appearance, beautifully photographed.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 12, 2013 at 6:54 AM

This almost has an other worldly feel to it. Beautiful scene. Your did an exceptional job capturing it.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 12, 2013 at 7:05 AM

Gorgeous winter scene Dietrich. Very ethereal and tranquil.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on March 12, 2013 at 8:04 AM

This is beautiful, Dietrich.

- Dan

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on March 12, 2013 at 8:07 AM

Beautiful Dietrich, love everything about it, I also find the BG very appealing. Beautifully seen and presented.
John

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Comment posted by Michael Cothran on March 12, 2013 at 8:24 AM

Wow! Talk about an eye catcher. The instant I saw the thumbnail, I had to open the file. There was no disappointment. This image really catches the eye and holds it. Just enough bluish tint to give it a cold chill. Beautifully presented.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on March 12, 2013 at 9:16 AM

Great work for me, Dietrich. The subtle colors are spot on to my eye. An amazing mystic atmosphere, I immediately would like to scout this scene.

Peter

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Comment posted by Shantikara Valuska on March 12, 2013 at 11:54 AM

What a magical shot! Like from a fairy tale world. Love it.

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on March 12, 2013 at 12:00 PM

An incredible winter wonderland! What a dynamic and flawless image.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on March 12, 2013 at 12:16 PM

Straight from a fairy tale! This is spectacular Didl!

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on March 12, 2013 at 12:33 PM

That's winter at its best.... Very nice!

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on March 12, 2013 at 12:35 PM

Beautiful work, Dietrich. The water blur is perfect and the image is a pleasure to view.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on March 12, 2013 at 12:40 PM

Works for me, Didl! I love the detail and mood. Kind of wish i could see the falling water a bit more clearly, but that was probably out of your control. Take care of the arm!

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on March 12, 2013 at 12:51 PM

Very nice. I like how both of our version have a different look. That was one of our best moments down there.

BTW ... I found another great viewpoint on the hiking map of Plitvice - next time we will have a lot of new places to go to.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 12, 2013 at 1:19 PM

Wow! What a wonderful winter scene this is!! It has it all...Beautiful work Dietrich.

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Comment posted by Martin W. Quinn on March 12, 2013 at 1:29 PM

Beautiful snow scene!

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Comment posted by Tom Hilton on March 12, 2013 at 1:29 PM

Great shot... great comp,
and even better determination to get that shot...

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Comment posted by Joerg Bonner on March 12, 2013 at 5:10 PM

what a beautiful scene! i could look at this forever!

my only tiny nit would be that i would like to see a bit more at the bottom of the frame. that snowy/icy rock is a bit too close to the edge for my tastes. with all those beautiful details all over the image, this is really a minor nit! i already feel sorry, for pointing it out

next time you guys go on that trip, drop me a line - i'd love to join!

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Comment posted by William Gillis on March 12, 2013 at 8:01 PM

A wonderful image Dietrich. A superb image in my book. The color, blur of the water, comp exceptional. Well done.

William Gillis

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on March 12, 2013 at 8:03 PM

Spectacular image Dietrich. The comp and the mood are wonderful.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 12, 2013 at 10:24 PM

Wow, Dietrich, this is absolutely amazing. Its like a winter fantasy land that one can only dream of but never actually see, much less photograph. Love how you have brought in the waterfall into your composition, set amongst the wondrous shapes and details of the snow covered forest. Incredible.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on March 13, 2013 at 2:21 AM

Thanks very much for all your comments! I am really happy to see such a response.
Joerg, thanks for the "nit"

: I have room at the bottom. This is cropped to 2x3, but the final stitch is larger. I just woul need to process it again, which is some work of course...

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on March 13, 2013 at 8:54 AM

great shot Dietrich, i really like different elements in this shot

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on March 13, 2013 at 11:41 AM

Winter photography at its finest.

Good to see you posting again.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 13, 2013 at 12:02 PM

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Very cool indead

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on March 13, 2013 at 1:29 PM

A snow fantasy land! Nice!

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on March 13, 2013 at 8:06 PM

Gorgeous, Didi! What a winter wonderland that place is. Aside from wanting a little more room at the bottom, as someone mentioned, this is perfect!

Chris

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on March 14, 2013 at 1:12 AM

Uncanny mood, I can't remember seeing anything quite like it. Your comp is extremely accurate and I find the bending branches, flowing water, and icicles complement each other nicely throughout. It seems like a "common" enough place but then the icy spires come down seemingly from nowhere. The glow really sets this one apart as well.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 14, 2013 at 10:27 PM

Hi Dietrich

What a magical winter scene! I'm mesmerized by it

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on March 15, 2013 at 4:27 PM

Speedy recovery Didl,

Love the image, great job on the stitch. Magical winter landscape.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on March 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM

Didi, this has Brrrrrrrr.... factor written all over it. What a wonderful frozen winter-scape here. Amazing how a scene like this covered in snow dampens our thoughts of how hectic or chaotic it might look under thawed out conditions. The blanket of winter transformation hides the unruly foliage & makes for a very impressive capture overall. Very nice indeed

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Comment posted by Greg Lessard on March 16, 2013 at 3:46 PM

Outstanding. Thanks for posting!!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 21, 2013 at 11:12 AM

Hi Dietrich

Congrats on winning the WP!!!! this was a delightful winter scene

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on March 21, 2013 at 2:41 PM

A truly outstanding image.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on March 22, 2013 at 12:58 AM

A little on the blue side but it conveys the c-o-l-d very well! Just a wonderful looking scene. Congratulations on the Pick.

Sorry about the injury, Didl, I hope it heals quickly and completely for you.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on March 22, 2013 at 10:52 AM

Beautiful with the veils of snow and frozen mist. Congratulations on the WP.

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Comment posted by Kirk Greene on March 26, 2013 at 2:13 PM

Superb image! Congratulations on the EP. Hope the arm heals quick so you can get back out with the camera.

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