octane2 posted:

Here's some more from New Zealand, autumn, 2010.

Click the images to view them on a black background for shadow detail and contrast.

Come, Quench My Thirst
On a cold and frosty morning, first light bathes the scene as a lonesome wave comes crashing onto the shoreline of Lake Wanaka.

My thirst is endeavouring to capture that special light. Whether it's starlight in the form of tiny pinpoint stars (astrophotography), or the starlight of our precious Sun at sunrise and sunset.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
1/10s f/16.0 at 40.0mm iso800


Alta Martianscape
A relatively tiring climb up The Remarkables leads one to Lake Alta; a 500m by 250m body of water nestled between the peaks of The Remarkables. Unfortunately, the scene was rather barren due to low-lying mist which covered the peaks surrounding the lake and therefore made it rather unphotogenic.

A short climb away, however, was a rather more inviting scene.

Here, I've captured the last glimpses of sunlight as our star settles in for the evening whilst loose moraine and beautiful tussock covers the exposed rockface.

Fingers numb, upper lip frozen, intense shivering, the surrounding red and grey -- it made me think of what sunset would be like on Mars.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
3.2s f/16.0 at 17.0mm iso200


Orange Marmalade Skies
Lake Wanaka and environs just prior to Sol making its way into the sky.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
2.5s f/16.0 at 40.0mm iso100


I hope I've made these rocks sexy.

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Interrupting Moss posted:

Hi dorks.

So many awesome photos here lately.

Valles Caldera.

evil_bunnY posted:

You're pulling your skies a bit much, pal

Interrupting Moss posted:

Dread Head posted:

MMD3 posted:

mind posting a 1680x1050 version of this?

The processing reminds me a lot of some of Anton Corbijn's color work.

Interrupting Moss posted:

... red filter?

I like them. Especially the first, if it weren't bisected perfectly I'd like it more.

Smekerman posted:

Went on a sweet roadtrip down to San Francisco, which was mainly beer related, then came back to Canada on the Eastern side of California, Oregon and Washington. Stopped off at Mono Lake, Painted Hills and Palouse Falls. Got some good shots on the way back, probably some of my better ones since I've moved to Canada. Thanks to Leviathor for the inspiration on the Palouse Falls shot. You're right, it's definitely more of a sunset location, at least in August.

Sorry for the huge picture tsunami. I would recommend everyone do the trip from Painted Hills to Washington, though, as it's actually pretty mindblowing. Oregon is basically a collection of high-altitude plateaus and steep canyons all the way to the Washington border. It totally changed my perspective of the state. Washington, by comparison, was very underwhelming, except the actual Palouse Falls area.

Saint Fu posted:

#4 by spf3million, on Flickr

macx posted:

Nice! Looks like the water level is down a bit. Did you go the rest of the way up? There is a neat stream about half way between there and the saddle.

If you did get to the top, I am curious if this guy is still there:

InternetJunky posted:

Last light on the prairies from yesterday.

8th-samurai posted:

My general rule of thumb is anything <10% or >90% cloud coverage is a waste of film unless the light is amazing. This is highly subject though as I tend to photograph scenes with a large amount of sky in them. Even with weather reports I still spend a lot of time looking out my windows on days off hemming and hawing over whether it's worth it to pack up and go shoot.

8th-samurai posted:

Yeah, it's hard top judge based on a number alone. Here in Seattle I just know that 90% cloud coverage will probably make me unhappy. I used to take more chances with skies when I shot digitally but with film bad skies cost money.

Star War Sex Parrot posted:

Great shot. Did you have any filters on when you shot this?

MMD3 posted:

a few iphone landscape photos... one in pano mode (guess which one) the other with an instagram lo-fi filter applied to deepen the blues/add vignette

8th-samurai posted:

If there is one thing the PNW does well (there are many things) it's mountains. On a clear day (never) my commute has an amazing view.

Reichstag posted:

xzzy posted:

Portland is just a neat city in general. Lots of odd things come together.. massive presence by Intel, the print industry is huge there,

xzzy posted:

16 years ago, yes. I was working my way up to being a press operator when I got into IT during the dotcom bubble.

InternetJunky posted:

I like this picture a very great deal. There is something about that tiny city on the horizon that is perfect, but I cannot express properly.

8th-samurai posted:

20130117-012-web by 8th-samurai, on Flickr

FasterThanLight posted:

Kujaroth posted:

voodoorootbeer posted:

Love the repetition and pattern with the numbers and lights on the second one. Lines and color on the third are very pleasing. Cut off car and left building seem to take away from the composition of the fourth.


Crossposted from PAD and I'd love some feedback. I understand why people shoot multiple exposures for landscapes because trying to balance the sky and snow in LR was an exercise in frustration.

Welcome to Pennsylvania! by voodoorootbeer, on Flickr

JAY ZERO SUM GAME posted:

First time popping into this thread in a long time. I like that stuff Whitezombi. Nice progression from work a while back. Have you looked into showing in ABQ/Santa Fe? You should.

Fragrag posted:

I'm a stickler for absolute straight lines, especially on shots like these. I really like the shots, from the colours, lighting to the composition, but having everything ever so slightly off-kilter kinda sucks.

The image on the red wall is a bit weird in that aspect. I can get why you tilted up and the roof of the building is pretty much level. The sidewalk is probably sloped a bit so that's why it's not completely horizontal. However, it might the building itself, but the bottom windows aren't exactly level with each other. The right one is slightly higher than the left one and it's hurting my OCD.

JAY ZERO SUM GAME posted:

Formerly Interrupting Moss

Join a local visual arts organization, ask around for info. Volunteer. Submit applications for shows, grants, awards, whatever. Let someone else decide if you deserve it. Learn to talk about your work and decide what your work is about. Often being able to be clearly talk about what you do and why is what will separate you from everyone else. Don't bullshit.

e: I like those "test shots" too.

JAY ZERO SUM GAME posted:

http://bryancookphoto.com

voodoorootbeer posted:

I found it really hard to brighten the snow without screwing up the sky, basically.

eekabeep posted:

8th-samurai posted:

20130218-002-web by 8th-samurai, on Flickr


20130218-005-web by 8th-samurai, on Flickr


20130218-003-web by 8th-samurai, on Flickr

Shot some B&W the other day. Not sure how I feel about the last one.

Spime Wrangler posted:

a break in the clouds by wallofinsanity, on Flickr

8th-samurai posted:

I'm really happy with the first one and can't wait to get the color shots back from the lab. I don't know what it is about the third, I was all excited to set my camera up specifically to get that shot and then it's just so mediocre.


Dude, you are loving killing it lately with these.

atomicthumbs posted:

The Ocean by atomicthumbs, on Flickr

Saint Fu posted:

Reprocessed an older one

_MG_0380-247-257 by spf3million, on Flickr

Reichstag posted:

These are pretty sick but I feel like they don't stand on their own, they really need to be in sequence with other stuff.