Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: robdickinson on September 04, 2014, 08:03:11 pm
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'Second time Lucky'
We hiked Hooker valley's 10kms return track for sunset loaded down with camera gear, the sky looking good, all hopes were high.
Hopes way too high, stunning spot, but not so stunning light
Hours later we're back at the tents camping in -8 conditions ( after a little star shooting). All excited for another attempt the next morning.
Dragging ourselves out of frost laden tents at 4:30am , glancing at the totally clear skies, we start the walk in again. A few test shots half way into the valley and theres just a touch of cloud forming, we race in further , setup on the small patch of Hooker Lake that was still clear liquid water ( the rest very frozen).
Not a breath of wind
Only the sound of ice and snow crashing down from the peaks
The sky fills with wispy cloud
and the sun strikes the atmosphere
What a light show
What a place
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3899/15135937235_d03859c4d9_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/p4vCP6)Second Time Lucky (https://flic.kr/p/p4vCP6) by robjdickinson (https://www.flickr.com/people/45056616@N00/), on Flickr
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What a light show
What a place
Indeed! And superbly executed!
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Superb.
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Some people think "luck" is the key ingredient to getting great photos. Most of the time, assuming skills and preparation are in place, in comes down to just plain work. Way to get after it!
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Question for you, the center of the photograph, where the cloud meets the mountains. Was that more spectacular in person? I encountered something like this in Yosemite once, and regardless of how I sliced it, I couldn't get the dynamic range of contrast in the clouds to come out anywhere near the spectacular sight I was seeing with my eyes.
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Very nicely done.
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Question for you, the center of the photograph, where the cloud meets the mountains. Was that more spectacular in person? I encountered something like this in Yosemite once, and regardless of how I sliced it, I couldn't get the dynamic range of contrast in the clouds to come out anywhere near the spectacular sight I was seeing with my eyes.
Its hard to judge as with photography we are conveying the whole scene, lights to darks, and here a much wider angle of view, in one image.
I'll just say the morning was incredible, and I have gone only part way to capturing the essence of that here.
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Very nicely done.
+1
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Top notch photo.
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You ARE on a roll, aren't you? Great work.
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Amen to all the other comments.
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Right place.
Right time.
And knowing what do when you're there.
= Spectacular work!
I get so ticked when people poo poo photography as being "easy". They don't know the half of it.
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Thanks Terry!
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Nicely done Rob!
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Great photo. Proof that hard work and dedication pays off.