The doors of time

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted June 29, 2010268 views14 comments

Okay, since some of you folks do not get tired of seeing scenes from Kolmanskop, I am sharing another one with you.

Kolmanskop (an abandoned mining town in the Namib Desert), Namibia.
Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Shutter Speed 20 Sec.
Aperture Value f/18.0
ISO Speed 100
Lens EF16-35mm f/2.8 L II USM @ 35mm (+CP, I think)
FF, slight rotation & distortion correction
Single exposure, but blended two or three different RAW conversions.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on June 29, 2010 at 11:59 AM

Great stuff Vincent, always loved the images coming from kolmanskop and this one is no different. In this image I love the fact that one can see 3 rooms by looking through the doors, also sand in the house is always special

Can't wait to go here for myself sometime... until then I'll have to do with images such as these!

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Comment posted by Alexandre Deschaum on June 29, 2010 at 2:22 PM

I really like this picture . the compositions with lines and color .. this very strange place seems to be inspiring: .. amazing .. !

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Comment posted by Richard Wong on June 29, 2010 at 4:43 PM

Very interesting. It resembles a Dali painting to me.

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Comment posted by Buck Ward on June 29, 2010 at 6:06 PM

With a bit of imagination, the blue wall seems like sky, and image becomes quite surreal.

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Comment posted by Matthew Goldsmith on June 29, 2010 at 8:26 PM

You're right. I never tired of looking at images from this location. Beautiful composition.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 29, 2010 at 10:40 PM

I really like the colors in this one as well as the depth!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 30, 2010 at 1:46 AM

I have seen many images from this place but I like this one the most. The uper portion looks like clouds in the sky and I like the combination of colors in the center portion Vincent. The foreground sand dune and door have a nice glow. A nice different take.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on June 30, 2010 at 2:05 AM

the colours and comp here work really well. not too sure about the lighting though??!

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on June 30, 2010 at 9:45 PM

Great shot. I really like the depth to this and the feeling of looking out into space.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on July 1, 2010 at 3:16 PM

A very unique composition from this most excellent place!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on July 2, 2010 at 5:46 PM

Extremely cool image!!! Very surreal and wonderful colors.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 5, 2010 at 10:22 PM

Love the intense colors in this image. The shadows are cool as well and gives the photo a lot of depth. Neat seeing you doing these intimate landscape photos, in addition to your wildlife stuff.

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on July 7, 2010 at 10:28 AM

Beautiful golden light and composition. Fascinating place to photograph. Would like to see more from your trip!

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Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on July 9, 2010 at 6:51 AM

Nice one Vincent. Those weren't your footsteps I found there all over the place, right?

Just kidding.

I know this place by heart, but even though I have visited it so many times, I still greatly enjoy shooting there.

I like the shot, but I also have a few nits. The fg sand looks extremely yellow. It's in the shade, so there is no warm sunlight that has caused this. I wonder what you did to make it this yellow, because I'm certain I'd prefer it less saturated. Same goes for the blue in the background.

I'm anal about how, where and why door posts touch, and there's a lot going on in the background that I'd prefer to see from a slightly different angle, but I realize that's probably a result of my graphic design history, or just a mental illness. I won't go there now.

Isn't this the coolest place?

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