Secret Journey

Wow !!!

Amazing photo Michael. I'm stunned !!!

I'm not a particular fan of such silky water, but here it makes this shot very, very moody. Amazing light in the distance and exceptional exposure handling. I would love to see a larger version of this photo. The 3/3 issue is just ridiculous - but the whole rating system here is nothing but hopeless. I can't find a single weak point here - so 7/7 from me.

Keep up your great work Michael - it's very inspiring and beautiful.

What can you say about your experience in working with H2D ?

I wish I had one some day :)

Regards, Piotr

Thanks for your explanation of this phenomenon. Are these the so called 'narrows'? It is an incredible shot, whch has become something I have almost come to expect from you. It is really hard to find anything to criticize. However as you seem really keen on a brutal assessment : some of the highlights on the rocks are a little fierce, I suspect this is due to the compressed JPEG.

It appears that the 3/3 was deleted overnight. Not sure what happened, and I didn't get any private e-mails, but I appreciate it nonetheless. Thanks everyone for the all of the commentary.

 

-Mike

Michael,

 

The moderators on PN are always on the lookout for ratings abuse and will regularly delete ratings (good or bad, but mostly bad). But as mentioned above, given the quality of your work I don't think the ratings should matter that much to you...:-).

Michael, This shot is really excellent, exposure was controlled well and also composition.

Superb shot Michael. Excellent colours and comp and the flow of the water's really well positioned in the way it leads through the foreground.

 

John.

wonderful shot

fantastica.un saludo

My Dear Mike,

I am just visiting this site for the first time. When I saw this photo my breath caught in my chest. It is magnificently beautiful and actually is breathtaking because it took mine. How talented you are & I'm a dedicated fan. You have a way of capturing God's creations in a magical and mystical way. Your ability to capture that precious and rare moment and bring out the beauty of your subject matter is beyond talent. Thank you so much, Karen Mondragon

I'll mirror my comments here as well as on NPN, great work, wonderful timing and softness, just a grat mountain wilderness shot that I am happy to BIG UP!! I just read you have one of those Hasselbald 39mp cameras, I cant imagine what the RAW files are like, pure heaven!

One of the most gorgeous pictures that I've seen in a long time! Great job!

Never mind if it is or not hdr or blend exposure, the shot you present is wonderfull. Congratulations. 7/7

Freaking awesome Michael! This is just superb in every way. I rate it 7/7 as soon as the system will let me. Killer image man!

very beautiful...

7/7 ;-)

Happy for you !!!

Regards

Una gran belleza de luz y color, magnifico encuadre, bellisimo trabajo excelente composicion, Saludos cordiales Michael.......A great beauty of light and color, I magnify alignment, beautiful work excellent composition, cordial Greetings Michael.7/7

This is such an incredible shot and to find out that you basically get a 10 minute window once a year to get it....that makes it even more powerful. The wall lit up in the back and the silky water flowing towards it. Superb!

Perfect light, perfect colors... perfect picture!

Excellent image overall. Superb!!!

una autentica maravilla de luz, color y composicion.

 

Gracias por mostrarla

This is incredible! You really have so much talent as a photographer!

This is simply spectacular. I am in awe. I can't add any more to what has already been said.

Michael, this is one of my favorite images in your portfolio. When I first saw it I was speechless. I want to visit the narrows so bad.

Michael, simply breathtaking.

 

It is a textbook example of what a person can do given the folowing ingredients:

 

(1) Having the equipment.

 

(2) Having the opportunity (simply being there)

 

(3) Having the knowledge on how to present a particular moment to the rest of the world.

 

Now moments (as you well know) will slip through our fingers like sand, but a picture like this will last us all forever.

 

Thank you, for sharing and capturing that moment so well.

 

Frits Nieuwenburg

The Netherlands