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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: robdickinson on August 18, 2014, 08:35:40 pm

Title: Middle of Nowhere
Post by: robdickinson on August 18, 2014, 08:35:40 pm: lake heron, Ashburton Lakes.

I'd travelled out here (2 hours from Christchurch) with a few friends to shoot some astro. I'm not normally a big shooter of clear blue sky scenes but this one was looking too good at sunset to ignore.

6d and 16-35f4L IS, Lee big stopper, 3 stop grad and a circ polariser, ISO 400 to cut down exposure time to 201 seconds.

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3893/14769467988_9ab64201ec_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ov8ogN)Middle of Nowhere (https://flic.kr/p/ov8ogN) by robjdickinson (https://www.flickr.com/people/45056616@N00/), on Flickr
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Post by: sdwilsonsct on August 18, 2014, 11:28:48 pm: Really nice! I like the contrast between the fore- and backgrounds.
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Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on August 18, 2014, 11:34:16 pm: Quote from: sdwilsonsct on August 18, 2014, 11:28:48 pm
Really nice! I like the contrast between the fore- and backgrounds.
+1.
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Post by: stamper on August 19, 2014, 03:27:44 am: Wow. This is the best image I have seen on here for a long time. Absolutely nothing to criticise. Well done.
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Post by: robdickinson on August 19, 2014, 05:38:14 am: Thanks stamper!
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Post by: matoqui on August 19, 2014, 07:14:06 am: Wonderful picture!
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Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on August 19, 2014, 07:19:53 am: Yes I completely agree with everything above, quite beautiful.

Dave
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Post by: thierrylegros396 on August 19, 2014, 08:47:21 am: +1 and very peaceful

Thierry
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Post by: Bob_B on August 19, 2014, 09:25:59 am: Fantastic complementary colors, and so peaceful.
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Post by: churly on August 19, 2014, 05:11:14 pm: Got to agree. This is a fine shot. I have been back for a couple of looks and IMO I would like to see a more subtle vignette. When I had my first look on my tablet, the vignette was the first thing I saw. It's better on the large screen but ... My my how picky can we get. :D Nice work.
Chuck
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Post by: robdickinson on August 19, 2014, 06:20:06 pm: The vignette is 'natural' - caused by me loading up on filters and using my too thick 105mm circ polariser. $29.90 from ebay ....

I need a thin one but they are many $
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Post by: louoates on August 19, 2014, 07:12:53 pm: Perfect.
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Post by: Richard Pearlman on August 21, 2014, 12:38:17 pm: Wonderful foreground
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Post by: Colorado David on August 21, 2014, 12:45:54 pm: I'm a big fan of rocks in water images and shoot them every chance I get. This shot is perfect. I even like the vignette. Well done.
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Post by: Dave Pluimer on August 22, 2014, 08:17:47 am: Very nice. My first reaction was that the log should be just a bit lower in the frame. Regardless, stunning detail, color, and control in the image. Be proud!
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Post by: HSakols on August 23, 2014, 09:57:35 pm: Wow! Green, Orange, Blue. I like the way the pebbles recede into the green.
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Post by: John Koerner on August 24, 2014, 12:09:24 am: (http://www.macrophotopro.com/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
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Post by: Chairman Bill on August 24, 2014, 05:27:56 am: 'Tis a beaut. 'Nuff said.
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Post by: Paulo Bizarro on August 25, 2014, 11:50:55 am: Nicely done.
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Post by: maddogmurph on August 25, 2014, 07:10:15 pm: I'm curious if you think there might have been any way to make this shot with the snow not being over exposed at the tip of the mountains. Not a critique really, it's a fantastic photo, more a technique question. Was there a grad filter on this?
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Post by: robdickinson on August 25, 2014, 07:25:02 pm: Two grad filters. The foreground really was a lot darker. Even then I have pushed it! Only the absolute tips are blown.
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Post by: ppmax2 on August 25, 2014, 09:41:06 pm: Great shot robdickinson. Great to see a fellow Arsian here!

PP