[Steve]

Canon 20D, 17-40L, F20, 2.5secs
Circular polarizer, 2 stop ND graduated filter, tripod, mirror lockup and remote shutter release.

RawShooter and Photoshop used to post process the raw file.

[CriPPle]

Wow!
Absolutly stunning shot there mate!
I love the colours in it and the blur from the water

[Garnock]

I like this, Steve.
The comp is good and the pano crop works very well.
Colour saturation is very good. No blown out highlight on the water.

What else can I say, apart from " Great shot "
Oh! one more thing, WOW

A question, Steve.
The CP filter would normally cut back 2 stops. The ND grad used, also 2 stops. Did you use the ND grad inverted to hold back the water or upright and then crop the bottom part of the image to buy you the 2.5 sec ?

Cameron

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Garnock

A question, Steve.
The CP filter would normally cut back 2 stops. The ND grad used, also 2 stops. Did you use the ND grad inverted to hold back the water or upright and then crop the bottom part of the image to buy you the 2.5 sec ?

Cameron

The CP was used to reduce reflections and help saturate the picture, also to give the longer time exposure to allow water movement. The ND grad was used upright to hold back the sky, although after the crop (which I had intended at the time of shoot) its effectiveness could be questionable. I guess it still makes metering easier and is an old habit that I am happy to work with when doing landscape photography. It's not so much what you know as knowing how it will effect the outcome

Thanks for the nice comments

[CT]

Why isn't this up for critique?... not that I can find anything crappy to say about it . Lovely shot Steve!

[Steve]

Because you murdered my rock shot

[CT]

I never... I loved it!

[Matty]

tis good this one Steve, much much better than the rock shot!

[IanC_UK]

Really like this shot Steve, should definitely have gone in the critique forum rather than here though ! The rock shot was good, but not a patch on this one !

[ppuga]

I like it a lot!! Great composition, the water movement, etc. Great colors too!

[fingerz]

I like it too. Using a CPF and an ND grad I would've expected the un-cropped shot to be equally as good as the cropped version though. Or was the sky boring?

Go ooooon, shift it over, I wanna critique it! Wimp
An impressive representation of tranquility in a place that is miles and miles and miles and miles away from anyone, be they two photographers on a walking mission or not

[KenCo1964]

Yes very nice shot again, love the colours it's also nice and crisp.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by fingerz

I like it too. Using a CPF and an ND grad I would've expected the un-cropped shot to be equally as good as the cropped version though. Or was the sky boring?

The best bits of the sky are visible, it had been raining all day and was mainly overcast although the sunset did break through and offer us the orange cast to the photos during the last 15 mins or so of good light.

This shot I had always intended to be in panoramic from when I was framing it although I do have others shots at this location with different compositions, some with more sky.

[dod]

very nice indeed Steve, I've tried a few of these lately and got nowhere near that quality. Nice one

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Marcel

Go ooooon, shift it over, I wanna critique it! Wimp
An impressive representation of tranquility in a place that is miles and miles and miles and miles away from anyone, be they two photographers on a walking mission or not

TBH I really like this shot and think I will have a large print done. With that in mind I don't want to be looking at it and thinking of all the comments that I might get if I moved the picture into the critique section. That section is for picking holes deliberately and identifying all areas (no matter how small) where things could be improved. As I am happy with the shot, that would just spoil my enjoyment of this picture for the years to come.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by dod

very nice indeed Steve, I've tried a few of these lately and got nowhere near that quality. Nice one

Thanks

I have been through a phase recently (last four trips out) where I have deliberately gone out to photograph a subject or attempt to capture a certain style of shot and each time I came back with absolutely nothing.

I was beginning to get a bit disheartened with the photography until I shot at this location. It goes to show that you really do have to work at the photography to get good results, sometimes they will come easily and others it seems like we are on a constant up hill battle with nothing to show for our efforts.

[KenCo1964]

Originally Posted by Steve

It goes to show that you really do have to work at the photography to get good results, sometimes they will come easily and others it seems like we are on a constant up hill battle with nothing to show for our efforts.

Rub it in then!