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Postby Slider on Sun May 06, 2007 7:49 pm

Took a couple of moonlit landscapes of Glasshouse Mountains while waiting for sunrise this morning. Taken from Wild Horse Mountain about 40 minutes before sunrise:D

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Postby BT*ist on Sun May 06, 2007 7:54 pm

Jaw-droppingly beautiful! I'd say I wish I was there, except you said something about 'before sunrise'?

Have it printed and put a massive metallic frame around it: that way if anybody mentions the 'rule of thirds' you'll have something heavy to beat them around the head with.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Sun May 06, 2007 8:10 pm

The first one is a clear winner for me. Great pastle colours, lovely view very well done.
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Postby sirhc55 on Sun May 06, 2007 8:14 pm

Pro’s

Great use of sky for composition
Beautifully exposed
Star trails for added interest
A1 pics

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None at all
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Postby TonyH on Sun May 06, 2007 8:24 pm

Very nice Mark.... I love the low lying fog/mist.

Before sunrise........ :shock:
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Postby devilla101 on Sun May 06, 2007 8:26 pm

Brilliant shots. Gorgeous colors and vista views
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Postby Yi-P on Sun May 06, 2007 8:35 pm

Wow, that is amazing!

#2 seems like you've got star trails shooting up the sun :lol:
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Postby radar on Sun May 06, 2007 8:39 pm

Beautiful stuff there Mark,

here as well, love the first one and really enjoy the second :up:


Very well captured.

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Postby macka on Sun May 06, 2007 8:52 pm

Lovely shots. Very surreal. Wouldn't change a thing. :)
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Postby Slider on Sun May 06, 2007 9:01 pm

Thanks Folks :D

I sorta miscalculated the sunrise and found myself up the top of the mountain an hour early so I had to find something to do :roll:

The moon really blew out in the 2nd shot but the star rails make it I thought.

As for the rule of thirds, out the window for these :D
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Postby Man Tripod on Sun May 06, 2007 11:13 pm

Like these ones slider. A little bit of curves treatment for the sky could add a bit more punch. I had a quick play with the first:

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Hope you don't mind. :D
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Postby ATJ on Sun May 06, 2007 11:37 pm

Absolutely stunning!

How long was the exposure for each of these?
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Postby Slider on Mon May 07, 2007 8:16 am

M T, don't mind at all. The deeper blue looks good.

ATJ, the first was HDR Merge of 5 varying exposures, the second was around 4 minutes at f/5.6
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Postby marcotrov on Mon May 07, 2007 10:02 am

Terrific images and beautifully executed Mark.
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Postby Old Bob on Mon May 07, 2007 10:57 am

I look forward to seeing your images Mark, makes me wish I could be there. Your nature shots always delight me.

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Postby Alex on Mon May 07, 2007 11:00 am

I really like these. Not your usual looking landscapes.

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Postby gooseberry on Mon May 07, 2007 7:13 pm

Beautiful images of a beautiful place - really like that first one. Well done.
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VEEEry nice

Postby zafra52 on Mon May 07, 2007 7:29 pm

Very nice shots. I like the last one best without the frames.
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Postby Frankenstein on Mon May 07, 2007 9:27 pm

Mark, these are great images, especially the first one...being early certainly paid off.

And the rule of thirds - what the hell is that?

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Postby the foto fanatic on Tue May 08, 2007 10:37 am

I agree - not your everyday landscape pic, and for this you can be congratulated.

I also agree that a touch more saturation improves an already good image.
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Postby colin_12 on Tue May 08, 2007 6:08 pm

#1 for me Mark. It really captures that early morning crispness.
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Postby Finch on Tue May 08, 2007 8:30 pm

Hi Mark,

These are very haunting images and very moody. You certainly know how to create a stunning landscape :D

I'm sure there will be plenty of punters who will be glad to learn how to get such great shots on our up-and-coming Trekabout Photography Workshops :wink:

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