Light on Stage

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 1, 20091,347 views25 comments

Hello everybody. This is my first post on nature photographers, and i decided to start with a very special image for me. It comes directly from our last trip to Patagonia.

We spent 9 days around, more waiting for those special moments than anything else, and happily we could witness a couple of sunrises and sunsets that blew our senses. The main problem: the wind. Winds of 80-90 km/h are common everyday, and when having long expositions due to the low levels of light even the most sturdy tripod is not enough. We were blessed with a twisted bush that gave some shelter, and an umbrella laterally placed did the rest.

From the point of view of composition, it was great the fact that the two rainbows get out from the two islands in the foreground, and the fact that the islands themselves are in the shade. This gave depth to the composition. The combination of complementary colours (blue and reddish) gave more dynamism to the image, and the atmospherical conditions a very moody mountain scene.

I hope you will like this image, and it will transmit you a little of the emotion i could felt in those moments. Thanks all for your comments in advance! I will be very happy to share some moments with you on this forum in the future! :) Regards from Switzerland, Rafael.

Comments

25 comments

Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on March 1, 2009 at 3:44 PM

Rafael,

Welcome to NPN. Hope to see more of your lovely work and your participation in the forum. That is a very vivid rainbow and you captured it nicely.

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Comment posted by INGOMA on March 1, 2009 at 4:04 PM

Amazing light and scene, Rafael. Beautifully done and what an excellent first post. Welcome to NPN!

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Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on March 1, 2009 at 4:15 PM

This is fantastic. Conditions don't get much more scenic than this, and you've done a fine job of capturing it.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on March 1, 2009 at 5:24 PM

I would be proud to have this shot in my portfolio, Rafael. Dramatic and inspiring! Welcome!

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Comment posted by Kurt Budde on March 1, 2009 at 5:57 PM

Just awesome.

Talk about some fantastic light.

Welcome!

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on March 1, 2009 at 6:10 PM

Welcome!
That's the image of a lifetime!! You've already described what makes this so special.

Great description of how you captured it, too.

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Comment posted by Wade Hardy on March 1, 2009 at 6:40 PM

Welcome to NPN Rafeal. Excellent first post of a place i've been dying to visit. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Nick Moore on March 1, 2009 at 6:58 PM

Welcome to NPN, what a fine first post!. The rainbow is really nice and strong, and I too like how the 2 bows appear to be coming out of the 2 islands!. Beautiful and dramatic light!. I look forward to seeing more work!.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on March 1, 2009 at 7:52 PM

Warm welcome Rafael

Great shot!

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Comment posted by Cory Freeman on March 1, 2009 at 10:57 PM

very dramatic landscape image!

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Comment posted by Raymond Marlow on March 1, 2009 at 11:38 PM

Some exquisite lighting in this image, definitely a great portfolio image and something to be proud of.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 2, 2009 at 12:31 AM

This is incredible; the rainbows against that sky and the mountains are amazing. Astounding image. Welcome to NPN, Rafael. You sure have provided us all with a real treat for your first post.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on March 2, 2009 at 12:50 AM

Rafael,

Wow, what an entrance to NPN! Welcome aboard to the ES&S Gallery, we're glad to have you join.

This is dramatic and beautiful. It may not be fair to make this comparison, but there's a very famous image that came to my mind - Galen Rowell's "Rainbow over the Potala Palace."

I can see why this might be a special image to you. You were there to experience this and came home with a winner. Congrats on a beautiful image.

Lon

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on March 2, 2009 at 1:05 AM

What a grand entrance, Rafael! This is an amazing scene with spetacular lighting & mountains, not to mention the double rainbow. Your exposure is excellent and it was a very good choice of composition with the mountain balancing the brightest rainbow. Welcome to NPN

I can't wait to see more!

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Comment posted by Richard Wong on March 2, 2009 at 1:29 AM

A very powerful scene in what looks like some very uncomfortable conditions.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on March 2, 2009 at 1:47 AM

Welcome to NPN, great start here, that certainly was a special moment of light, combined with those mountain peaks makes for an awesome scene!

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on March 2, 2009 at 2:12 AM

This is just too cool, Rafael. Probably one of the best images I've seen of these mountains. Welcome to NPN!

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Comment posted by Kedar Bhat on March 2, 2009 at 9:16 AM

Simply beautiful image !

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 2, 2009 at 7:21 PM

Welcome. Quite the rainbow and scene. Fine first post. I am looking forward to seeing more from you.

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Comment posted by brian price on March 3, 2009 at 1:30 AM

to a great image.

cheers.

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Comment posted by Patrick LaFreniere on March 3, 2009 at 7:01 PM

Excellent composition of this very pretty scene!

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Comment posted by Arnab Banerjee on March 5, 2009 at 10:16 AM

Missed this one before..unique image. When were you in Patagonia?

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on March 11, 2009 at 4:21 AM

WOW, what a stunning image. What will you come up with as an encore to this?! A most worthy pick for the EP from among some of the best photography around.

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Comment posted by Rafael Rojas on March 18, 2009 at 6:36 AM

Answering to Arnab, the photo was taken the 30th of December of 2008.
Summer then!
By the way, I have included some thoughts and comments about my trip to Patagonia in my blog, in www.rafaelrojasphoto.com/news.php , then click on the Blog logo.
I hope it might be interesting to those planning to go there...
I take advantage to thank you all for your comments!
Take care and good light to you all.

Rafael
www.rafaelrojasphoto.com

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Comment posted by Richard Peters on March 18, 2009 at 11:08 AM

Welcome and WOW

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