Stormy Morning

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 12, 20072,330 views27 comments

An image I probably posted before (I believe...), but have never really get it to look right as a compressed jpeg file. (but have learned a lot since from you NPN wizards), so I give it another try.
A true unique version of that mood, as the storm was moving in so fast, the clouds covered the sky during the exposure... There is just some morning glow on the mountain range, but it was just for a few seconds. A minute later it was impossible to shoot with a LF gear, due to very strong wind gusts.
Georg

Toyo Field 45 AII, 75mm, Velvia 50, 0.6ND Grad

Comments

27 comments

Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on September 12, 2007 at 11:47 AM

well, I have to add one more thing:
this is a natural platform, that is usually under water at hight tide (here: low tide), and the "thing " in the fg is a piece of bull kelp. Just mention it, because Verena always refers to this image as the "banana peel- image"!

Georg

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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on September 12, 2007 at 11:53 AM

How are you doing Georg?
I remember this. A wonderful image indeed.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on September 12, 2007 at 12:05 PM

I don't remember seeing this before, Georg. It is fantastic. There's a lot of beautiful images I love looking at that work well on the web or in books, but this is one I can see hanging on my wall for inspiration. Beautiful dramatic light, and a unique combination of intimate detail and vast open views. Superb!

Guy

Registered on November 1, 2003, 566 Posts, 15507 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Helms on September 12, 2007 at 12:10 PM

Exceptional image, Georg. Wonderful comp and mood. Truly a wonderful image. I will nit and say that I wish the white dot, mid way up on the left weren't there.

Thanks for sharing

Registered on November 28, 2003, 37 Posts, 1005 Comments

Comment posted by Kerry Leibowitz on September 12, 2007 at 12:29 PM

Wow...this is quite something. The kelp--perfectly placed, BTW--provides the helpful bit of contrast to the otherwise monochromatic foreground. The cracks take us into the mid-ground. The dominant diagonal white cloud brings the eye along the top of the image and the hints of magenta are a marvelous compliment to the rest of the image.

This is one outstanding image IMO. Thanks so much for sharing it.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Cram on September 12, 2007 at 1:15 PM

Spectacularly moody! I love it.

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Comment posted by Julian Barkway on September 12, 2007 at 1:36 PM

This is one fantastic photograph! Where was it taken? My guess would be Norway....

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Comment posted by Edward Nunez on September 12, 2007 at 1:45 PM

I love the mood here. You did an excellent job at getting details all over the place here, and I can imagine myself just looking at it for long time appreciating them. Even the top right corner gives balance to the photo, and adds to the mood. Excellent.

Registered on April 19, 2007, 65 Posts, 711 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on September 12, 2007 at 2:03 PM

I could look at this image for a VERY LONG time. It is beautiful. I'd love to see this much larger because I'm sure the impact would be even greater than at this size. Wonderful Image.

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on September 12, 2007 at 4:36 PM

Beautiful, Georg! Love the sky and colors. The whole photo looks cool including the leaves in the foreground! Lovely.

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Comment posted by Mike Dawson on September 12, 2007 at 4:54 PM

Beautiful light and lines, where is this?

Registered on February 4, 2006, 364 Posts, 8872 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Dallos on September 12, 2007 at 4:59 PM

I remember this one from last time..I think you mentioned it was somewhere down south in New Zealand. I love this photograph, well done.

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Comment posted by Ashutosh Rajekar on September 12, 2007 at 6:04 PM

This has your signature written all over it, Georg. Great composition, and great processing. Very well done

Registered on June 8, 2006, 51 Posts, 910 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 12, 2007 at 9:56 PM

Incredible scene Georg! I can't decide which section of this image attracts me more. Te entire image is amazingly stong. Absolutely gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on September 12, 2007 at 11:40 PM

This is stunning. Beautiful and surreal.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by INGOMA on September 12, 2007 at 11:53 PM

I love that light on the mountains and the foreground is a perfect lead in to a majestic landscape. Great clouds too!

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Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on September 13, 2007 at 2:32 AM

thanks for the comments!
sorry, went to bed without providing location info...
this was taken in New Zealand (view from the tip of the kaikoura peninsula to the seaward kaikouras)
georg

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Comment posted by Ramunas K on September 13, 2007 at 6:45 AM

Love the minimalism in this one! The single seagrass in the foreground, and the little yet very strong sunset colour in the clouds and on the top of the mountains. Fantastic work, I have nothing to criticise!

Registered on July 27, 2007, 33 Posts, 600 Comments

Comment posted by Pedro Bento on September 13, 2007 at 7:28 AM

This image is outstanding...but IMO can be improved in 2 things: clone out that white dot at left and try to dodge the black clouds at the top right.

Registered on September 2, 2007, 45 Posts, 761 Comments

Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on September 13, 2007 at 8:21 AM

yes, I agree, the white dots hurts a bit, now that you mentioned it. (must be birdshit or sg...)
but, yes, an easy fix.
Georg

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on September 13, 2007 at 9:51 AM

A stunning image here!!!! The foreground is stark and vast, and then the background peaks, color in the sky, and the clouds really bring this image togetehr wonderfully.

This is awsome

Registered on February 20, 2007, 226 Posts, 4571 Comments

Comment posted by Todd Caudle on September 13, 2007 at 6:40 PM

My only nit is the magenta cast to the alpenglow. Red, orange or yellow, yes, but magenta? Just needs a minor tweak. But everything else about this is spectacular.

Registered on November 9, 2003, 472 Posts, 3705 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Stacey on September 13, 2007 at 7:02 PM

Really spectacular cloud formation and detail such as can only be recorded with a LF camera and film. Are you using old stock of Velvia RVP or the new Velvia 50 in quickloads? The image seems to have a slight blue/cyan cast. Personally I think it might work better is this was selectively desaturated but you have a winning image anyway.

Registered on February 7, 2007, 93 Posts, 297 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on September 14, 2007 at 1:06 AM

I think it is a powerful, and stunning image. I think the kelp in the foreground is not a positive incusion. It competes for my attention. Otherwise, a beautiful image!

Chris

Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 14, 2007 at 11:00 PM

I remember this one and can say that you've really nailed it with this rendition. Everything looks perfect here.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 18, 2007 at 12:40 AM

Georg: Congrats on the EP. This is just beautiful. Spectaculr moment superbly captured. >=))>

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on September 21, 2007 at 7:23 AM

Great composition - tones, lines, mood - all wonderful.

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