Effervescence

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 2, 20152,965 views24 comments

From the Canadian Rockies, this is a stitch of two horizontal frames for focus and area. The bottom frame was shot with the camera on ice. The largest bubbles are 1cm in diameter. The bottom ones are beyond the focusing range of my lens; I could have warped or cropped them out but decided that the slight softness transitioning to clarity provided a good visual flow through to the peaks.

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24 comments

Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on January 2, 2015 at 7:28 AM

What a lovely composition. I think this will look beautiful in BW. I do find the close FG bit distracting due to OOF on larger version.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on January 2, 2015 at 9:16 AM

These bubbles are fascinating. You could emphasize them more by cropping out the sky to just above the mountains. But this interpretation works well also.

Nice work.

The bubbles are the star attraction. I wouldn't crop from the bottom.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on January 2, 2015 at 10:03 AM

I like the shot as is. Would more focus acuity help the lower bubbles, oh sure. But, they're so damn interesting, it would be a pity not including them all.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on January 2, 2015 at 10:52 AM

Hi,

The slightly out of focus bubbles in the fg are a slight distraction, but I can live with them in the shot. The nice saturated colors are very choice...............Jim

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Comment posted by Bill Dark on January 2, 2015 at 11:11 AM

What an unusual and unique scene...lovely blue sky and reflection. The lack of focus in the near range works fine for me, but I do think a slight crop of the top portion might help the comp by raising the shoreline to a level that would make the image feel less static. Just my personal taste - the photograph is beautiful as-is.

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Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on January 2, 2015 at 11:42 AM

Very cool! Love the cool colors. Unique scene.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on January 2, 2015 at 12:13 PM

I really like the compositio, Kah Kit. The bubbles and the muted reflection work very well. Some haloing along the peaks, but not a big deal. I also think this would make a super b/w.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 2, 2015 at 1:04 PM

I like this as it is. A very interesting view and I love the bubbles in ice. The blue tones in this are beautiful. I'm sure I would like it with the foreground bubbles a little sharper but you already explained that and this still works great for me.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on January 2, 2015 at 2:40 PM

With repetitive objects like these bubbles, a little softness is not an issue and including them serves the overall comp very well. Pretty darn nice shot - your photos are an inspiration!

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on January 2, 2015 at 4:39 PM

Im a sucker for bubbles so there's that. Love the light and space. Still figuring out how you pulled this off or you just kept camera low then panned up? Nice work as always.

aF

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 2, 2015 at 5:01 PM

This is gorgeous. I love the bubbles in the foreground and the touch of warm light on the mountain.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 2, 2015 at 5:39 PM

Stunning image Kah Kit. The lack of sharpness in the bottom bubbles is barely noticed as the bubbles quickly take the viewer to the reflection and warm glow of the mountain.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on January 2, 2015 at 6:02 PM

Great image - I agree that the soft bubbles are not a problem. The stitching is perfect - I cant' tell where it is, even in the large photo. And the colors are gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on January 2, 2015 at 6:53 PM

This looks great as-is. Sure, I'd like the closest bubbles more in focus, but this works. The blues look wonderful, and I love the mountains and the sky.

--P

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on January 2, 2015 at 7:18 PM

I'm not always a fan of symmetrical images but it is a real plus here, KK. So perfectly balanced left to right and front to back. No nits from me at all.

ETA: Congrats on your 10,000th comment!

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Comment posted by Holger Streu on January 3, 2015 at 6:39 PM

Very interesting and fascinating photo, the light on the upper right mountain really make this photo complete. Not bothered by the things you mentioned, just outstanding!

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on January 3, 2015 at 7:18 PM

Beautiful colors and composition. The bubbles are a unique and cool lead-in

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on January 3, 2015 at 7:37 PM

Wonderful image! The icy reflection, sliver of light on the peaks, great sky, and fascinating ice bubbles are all great elements. The soft foreground bubbles are noticeable but don't detract significantly from this great image.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on January 3, 2015 at 10:51 PM

Aaron, I shot the first frame with the camera on the ice then titled upwards for the mountains and the sky.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on January 4, 2015 at 12:07 AM

Wonderful comp…and the bubbles at only 1 cm when they look like pancakes or silver dollars shows your skill to really leverages their addition to impact the photo. Well done!

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on January 4, 2015 at 7:29 AM

Very attractive and saleabe looking image. I'd probably prefer the foreground bubbles pin sharp too but I certainly don't think its a deal breaker. Good calendar style image with room to crop to shape if desired.

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on January 4, 2015 at 3:56 PM

This works incredibly well for me Kah. The bubbles are the star in this image, and they are such a fascinating phenomenon. The blue tones are beautiful, and the mountain backdrop and clouds finish off this image nicely. I think you could almost make an image capturing the bubbles in the ice all by themselves.

Wonderful image

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on January 7, 2015 at 11:45 PM

i like this as it is. the colours work well and i don't mind the slightly soft bubbles in the FG. There does appear to be a slight - ever so slight - imbalance as if you cropped something off the right?

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Comment posted by Tony Prower on January 9, 2015 at 6:26 PM

Brilliant shot with great composition and colours. Loving the DOF, it works in the way you suggested.

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