Secret Journey

This spectacular light only exists for a few minutes each day for 3

weeks around the summer solstice. Then the darkness rules again.

Very beautiful. Incredible colors and excellent composition. Congratulations. Yves P.

Superb! 7/7

Incredible color and contrasts. Congratulations!

Very nice photo. Jitka ...........(If you want, have a look: www.jitkaunverdorben.estranky.cz)

Michael,

 

you have some beautiful work here on photo.net and on your personal webpage. this is another stunning example. Would you mind discussing your approach to metering the scene? does the back capture the entire dynamic range here or did you need to blend exposures?

 

 

cheers,

 

Ben

Wonderful shot...great light and colours...

This photos is truely beautiful. The exposure is executed to perfection and depth of field is very well controlled. Good work.

It is a beautiful, amazing image. Wonderfully done. I love the detail in the texture. Dan

Superb in every way. Great compostion, Lighting, Colours and Sharpness. Well done Michael.

I don't know what more to say! It's totally awesome!!

Ben,

 

This is one exposure. No blending. I exposed for the highlights of the back wall, putting them near the right edge of the histogram without clipping. The key to this image is the light. For about 10 minutes a day around the summer solstice a shaft of light makes it all the way down to the bottom of the canyon and refects light onto the back wall you can see here. So the bright wall in the back is actually 'reflected light' not direct light. That keeps the highlights in range and the dynamic range of the entire image is natural and not 'HDR'.

 

-Mike

 

You've done it again Michael! Another masterpiece both in terms of artistic and technical prowess.

wonderful shot, very good compotition, 7/7 congratulations

Beautiful image, and the transitory nature of the light makes it all the more so.

It is indeed a beautiful image. I am interested to know which lense you used? Apart from the spectacular light, it's one of those rare shots where an out of focus FG works very well.

Jeff,

 

I used an HC 3.5/35mm lens for this image. That's as wide as I can go with the H2D. I took a few additional images of the immediate surroundings so I would have the option of merging a pano view digitally, but in the end I was happy with the composition of this single image. The foreground does appear like it's a bit out of focus but that's just an illusion because of shallow moving water flowing over the foreground rocks. Thanks for the interest in this shot and BTW: I was just looking through your portfolio the other day and man is it incredible!

 

-Mike

Excellent! best regards.

this would diffinantly have to be my fave. picture of the week good job

Fine I like it with deep and colours that satisfied almost me. Well done

I joined this forum so I could learn from others. I am hearing what people like about this image, but to the person who gave this a 3/3, please comment or send me a PM as to what you don't like since I am hoping to print this in the near future. Feel free to e-mail me anonymously if that is possible.

 

Thanks.

The person who gave you a 3/3 on this is, and pardon my lack finesse, an idiot. It is common to see and you're best to completely ignore it. And I bet dimes to donuts that you won't hear from this character - which would be a waste of your time anyway.

wonderful light and colors ! I enjoy the composition and point of view as much.

Thanks Mike, I thought so. I have the 28 which I find challenging. I'm not entirely sure that I shouldn't have bought the 35.

 

As for the 3/3, it's a fact of life around here. I often find that I get one within minutes of posting. I guess that it serves to keep you off the TRP but you don't need to be there to get noticed.

An image of infinite aesthetic beauty: the light, the colours, the composition