The Storm & The Rose

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 5, 2011381 views14 comments

A storm is coming in above Rose Valley in Cappadocia, Turkey. The dramatic sky contrasted nicely with the white erdoded rock formations below and we had some great light to shoot. In the end this was my most productive day (or afternoon really) in terms of keepers in the entire week, proving once again that you just can't substitute for great light and dramatic conditions!

Canon 7d, 17mm f/11

p.s. I just noticed I used a file without noise reduction, you can find a noisefree image under the purchase print button

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Joseph Balcken on August 5, 2011 at 9:29 AM

Facinating shapes and folds, Jorne. Looks like a facinating area. The amount of noise is very evident in the clouds, but that should be fixable.

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Comment posted by David Cobb on August 5, 2011 at 9:39 AM

Love the drama in the sky and the texture of the land, and I agree with the noise comment above.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 5, 2011 at 10:37 AM

What an interesting formation of rocks. Such great lines and neutral color. Your dramatic sky compliments the scene. Nice comp as well. I see you already addressed the noise issue.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on August 5, 2011 at 11:53 AM

I like the drama in the sky and the light. The shapes of this rock formations are fascinating. I also agree with the noise comment

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on August 5, 2011 at 1:06 PM

Dramatic storm light Jorne. I love those textures as well. And the comp leads my eye through the image

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on August 5, 2011 at 3:31 PM

Such a fascinating landscape. This image works very well for me. The combination of the striking terrain and the ominous sky is quite powerful.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on August 5, 2011 at 6:08 PM

Interesting rock formations. The sky almost steals the show from them.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 5, 2011 at 9:33 PM

Fascinating place. I rally like the abstract quality of this. That sky sure makes it special.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on August 5, 2011 at 10:11 PM

I love the ominous tone in the sky along with those fascinating rock formations, Jorne. Very striking image.

Ed

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on August 6, 2011 at 5:58 AM

Thank you for the kind words. The noise is noticable in this version indeed, if you check the version under purchase print you'll see a version withou noise

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on August 6, 2011 at 6:39 PM

Killer sky in a very interesting landscape. Well done!

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Comment posted by Barry Ashenhurst on August 6, 2011 at 7:10 PM

Too much sky, not enough rock. Crop a third of the sky off and you'll have a very appealng picture.

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Comment posted by INGOMA on August 7, 2011 at 3:39 PM

What a great scene, Jorne! The combination of these very interesting features with that foreboding sky makes this very striking.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on August 8, 2011 at 6:36 AM

Excellent shot from a very intriguing landscape.

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