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BernardLanguillier

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« on: March 23, 2008, 08:11:26 am »

Dear friends,

A friend and I are just back from an exciting 3 days snow shoe trek in the Japanese backcountry. We didn't meet a soul during most of the trip, but encountered some interesting landscapes.

Hachimantai is a bit tough to get to in the winter, since it takes about 5 hours on snow show or ski to get to the summit, but the views are well worth it...  Strong winds and temperatures far below zero even in March keep most people away. These images are taken during the second day of our trek, further South from Hachimantai.

A few samples, mostly panos:









All images shot with a D3 and the new 60 mm 2.8 AF-S macro. Conversions done in C1 4.01 and stitching done in Ptgui 7.6 Pro.

More images can be see here.
Cheers,
Bernard
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« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2008, 10:35:57 am »

 
  WOW!! real nice panos. Second is my fav by a nose, albeit a frosted nose. Thanks for posting. Real good work with D3, low ISO I presume?
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« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2008, 10:59:57 am »

Wow!

Stunning, as always, Bernard. Thanks for sharing them.

Eric
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« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2008, 12:17:56 pm »

Very beautiful photos, as yours always are.  They really get across the feel of *cold*!

Lisa
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« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2008, 01:09:58 pm »

Beautiful work as always...  Thanks for sharing!

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« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2008, 06:03:38 pm »

Thank you all for your kind words.

Cheers,
Bernard

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« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2008, 08:10:08 pm »

Bernard,

I often feel like an undiscriminating yes-man when I look at your photos. So I've decided to put some extra effort into coming up with some "constructive" criticism. Here goes:

In the first one, obviously you should have used some exotic pano-tools manipulation to straighten up those slanty trees. We all know that trees always grow straight up.

In the second, the colors are a bit muted. Maybe you should have waited for the sun to burn off all that unsightly mist.

In the third one, if you waited until summer, the green foliage might have shown to better advantage.

And in the fourth, I seem to recall some Kodak book on Taking Good Pictures recommending that you only take pictures when the sun is high in the sky and behind you.

You've made a good beginning, but if you take my advice, you can turn these merely magnificent shots into Ordinary Snapshots!        


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« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2008, 08:21:18 pm »

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You've made a good beginning, but if you take my advice, you can turn these merely magnificent shots into Ordinary Snapshots!        
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Eric,

Thanks a lot for this in-depth review. I am only starting my journey into photography, and do not have fully understood yet the meaning of "sunny 16". But I am getting there little by little and your post might turn out to be an important milestones along the way!

As far as waiting for the summer... the funny thing is that I went to the same place in June 5 or 6 years ago... and we walked in soaking rain for 3 days, never saw any of the surrounding mountains... visibility was 10 m at best the whole time... but I have to confess that the green was indeed much nicer back then.

Cheers,
Bernard

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« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2008, 09:28:59 am »

WOW, they are awesome. Especially the first one. Simply amazing.
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« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2008, 08:57:03 pm »

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Thanks for the kind words.

Cheers,
Bernard
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