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The Art of Photography => Landscape Showcase => Topic started by: shadowblade on June 12, 2021, 08:18:14 am

Title: Black Dragon Pool, Lijiang, China
Post by: shadowblade on June 12, 2021, 08:18:14 am

Re-processed an old photo.

Black Dragon Pool, a lake on the outskirts of the old city of Lijiang, now surrounded by the modern city. It was originally built as a water supply, holding water from seasonal snow melts from the surrounding mountains.

Sony A7r with Canon 70-200m f/2.8L IS II USM and circular polariser. 70mm, f/7.1, 1/30s, ISO 50.

Title: Re: Black Dragon Pool, Lijiang, China
Post by: Frans Waterlander on June 12, 2021, 12:01:04 pm

WOW!!!

Title: Re: Black Dragon Pool, Lijiang, China
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on June 12, 2021, 12:18:09 pm

Nice!

Title: Re: Black Dragon Pool, Lijiang, China
Post by: sf on June 12, 2021, 01:04:59 pm

It's a lovely scene. Was the sky really that color?

S

Title: Re: Black Dragon Pool, Lijiang, China
Post by: shadowblade on June 12, 2021, 05:02:14 pm

Quote from: sf on June 12, 2021, 01:04:59 pm

It's a lovely scene. Was the sky really that color?

S

I was using a polariser, and sunlight was coming from the left of the image, so probably not. I'd expect the polariser to darken and intensify colour in the sky a fair bit in that situation.

So it's a combination of sunset light with a polariser.

Title: Re: Black Dragon Pool, Lijiang, China
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on June 14, 2021, 06:22:20 am

Wonderful.

Title: Re: Black Dragon Pool, Lijiang, China
Post by: francois on June 14, 2021, 09:43:42 am

Beautiful image, straight from a fairy tale!