Blue Flames Over Tind

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 15, 2010344 views22 comments

During a trip to Lofoten I saw a wonderful waterfall from the road and decided to stop there and take some shots. I moved further and further up the mountains until I got to this place. This is probably 2 kilometers up in a valley over a little place called Tind, just before Å, the end of the road in Lofoten. A stunning little place.

I saw this little pool with vibrant. rust red bottom and had to get a shot with those amazing clouds in the back. This is actually two exposures, one for the sky and one for the foreground. The reason for that was that I wanted the reflection in the little pool to go away and I wanted to have the clouds "pop", something that wasn't possible with just one exposure.

This was just an amazing day. One of the only days this summer that I've gotten a sunburn...and I'm ginger!

C&C always welcome!!

Tech
Canon 5D
Canon 17-40 f/4L @ 17mm
f/16
1/5 and 1/10 sec exposures
ISO 100
Lee .9 soft ND grad
Heliopan 105mm polarizer turned 90 degrees between the two exposures

Cheers
Håkon

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Andrew Finlayson on October 15, 2010 at 5:37 AM

Amazing image, I really like the midground pools also. Nice work.

Registered on July 29, 2010, 26 Posts, 404 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on October 15, 2010 at 6:41 AM

Hakon - That is one crazy colored spot on the rock! Interesting image with the range of colors. You held the sky detail well and very believeable. Not overdone with burning in detail in the clouds. You live in a fascinating place, hope to get there one day.

Regards, Harry

Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 15, 2010 at 8:54 AM

I love that sky and the distant mountains, but the perspective on the red pool is a little bothersome to me - just my personal tastes, I would rather have a lower perspective there.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Håkon Iversen on October 15, 2010 at 9:01 AM

Bill: You mean I should have been closer to it?

Registered on August 16, 2010, 20 Posts, 123 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on October 15, 2010 at 9:11 AM

Hi Hakon very pretty, the rust red colour is so odd looking in an otherwise worldly scene. I came oh so close to going over to the Lofoten Islands this October. Circumstances changed and i was forced to back off on this occasion but I will definitely be going sometime soon. Might have to pick your brains for some nice options for a week to ten day stay and best time to go. I like drama and great skies.

Ian

Registered on August 6, 2004, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments

Comment posted by Christer Johansson on October 15, 2010 at 9:13 AM

Amazing colors an textures Håkon. The sky is very much in contrast to the foreground which makes the picture interesting. Nice with the small pools of water in fron of the larger lake. Must come up to Lofoten soon (loong drive though)

Registered on October 10, 2009, 50 Posts, 191 Comments

Comment posted by denise ippolito on October 15, 2010 at 9:23 AM

I really like this. The sky is wonderful.

Registered on December 17, 2009, 202 Posts, 1529 Comments

Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on October 15, 2010 at 11:48 AM

Amazing

i would see it in B&W

good job

Hamed

Registered on June 1, 2009, 372 Posts, 2282 Comments

Comment posted by Lance Warley on October 15, 2010 at 1:05 PM

You took full advantage of that great sky. Terrific.

As mentioned, trying it in b&w could be interesting.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 52 Posts, 459 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on October 15, 2010 at 3:24 PM

Håkon,

What is really amazing and almost bizarre is that in the little thumbnail, this has a distinct 3-D look to it where the rust-colored part of the image looks like it's vertical and the surrounding rock appears to rise out of the landscape. Now as I see the original and the larger view, that impression diminishes... but I just wanted to point that out to see in anyone else got that impression.

The pool captured here is wonderful and is integrated with the entire scene quite nicely. Excellent use of the wide angle lens and near/far composition. My only with would be for a little more shadow detail in the background mountain, but that's minor.

What a great find and great reward for your efforts.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by dean hebert on October 15, 2010 at 4:55 PM

Love those clouds!

Registered on August 4, 2010, 70 Posts, 1132 Comments

Comment posted by Basil Greber on October 15, 2010 at 6:04 PM

I'm sorry to say, but my brain simply fails on this shot. I can't "see it" (meaning that I somehow can't get an "internal 3D-representation" of that scene... I don't know how to describe it, really). Really weird, never happened to me before...

Registered on November 8, 2005, 219 Posts, 1340 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 15, 2010 at 9:46 PM

The light here is nice, though the sky seems a bit contrasty, but for a blend, it looks pretty good. I can't quite figure out the red element. Make me think of Jupiter. Makes for a somewhat perplexing image, but in a nice way.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Christine Jackson on October 15, 2010 at 9:47 PM

Dear Hakon, The color in this image is over the top! fantastic to look at. Your eye moves all around the picture. The deep blue of the sky, with the wispy clouds is a wonderful contrast to the sharp detail of the red and tan texture of the ground. My only improvement would be in the photo's composition. Do you see how the "weight" is to the right? I would have preferred to have the red spot on a "thirds line". With the dark shapes balanced this would make an award winning photo! I love it!

Keep on shooting!
Jim Jackson,
Denver Colorado

Registered on August 19, 2010, 0 Posts, 7 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 16, 2010 at 10:42 AM

Tht is one crazy pool. Definitely and eye grabber. The color combination of red and blue make for a striking photo.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 16, 2010 at 11:52 AM

The red spot is wild stuff. It makes for a very striking image.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on October 16, 2010 at 2:48 PM

Very cool and nicely blended Håkon. My only small problem with this is the distorted view of the FG; seeing the water surface tilt to one side like that just feels too unnatural to me. I would try the lens correction too and maybe the warp tool to correct this, but since no one else seems bothered by it you probably should not take this comment too serious.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Pam Colander on October 16, 2010 at 2:52 PM

Looks like some sort of satanic eye! Love the sky and general other-worldly look this has. Hope your sunburn is not too intense...like the term "ginger" instead of "redhead"

Registered on December 7, 2006, 210 Posts, 1062 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 16, 2010 at 4:42 PM

Spectacular skies Hakon! Interesting foreground as well. Looks like an amazing place.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on October 16, 2010 at 6:45 PM

The shape and color of the pool really worked well for you. Great shot.

Registered on December 2, 2003, 1247 Posts, 3439 Comments

Comment posted by Håkon Iversen on October 18, 2010 at 5:02 AM

Thank you for all your comments!!

Especially the ones that give me pointers on how this shot could have been better, Input like that from other photographers is invaluable!

Cheers
Håkon

Registered on August 16, 2010, 20 Posts, 123 Comments

Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on October 18, 2010 at 8:00 AM

Such a great shot! Love that rusty pool against the blue sky...

Registered on October 13, 2010, 27 Posts, 378 Comments