Light of Faith

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 29, 2011799 views14 comments

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A magical sunrise after spending a hard night in the middle of the coldness, the temperature dropped down to -11 or even more. The only reason that drew me to forget the nightmare of the pastnight was the stunning sunrise.

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Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 16-35mm, f/2.8 L II
Moke lake, South Island, New Zealand 2011

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on August 29, 2011 at 4:14 PM

looks like a sunrise well worth spending a cold night for, Abdullaziz.
I love the comp with the layer of snow on the rhs. at the same time, wonder whether you can darken / bring out a bit more contrast in the snowy mountain range.

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on August 29, 2011 at 4:25 PM

Love the dreamy feel from the mist. Killer comp as well

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Comment posted by Ben Horne on August 29, 2011 at 4:30 PM

The light on the mountains and the mist are quite nice, but I find the composition almost a bit unnerving because of the perspective and the dark trees on the other bank of the river. It is as though there are too many competing elements, and the perspective dominates more than any singular element.

Registered on August 27, 2009, 51 Posts, 959 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on August 29, 2011 at 4:39 PM

Oh, I like this, especially the frosted trees on the far side. Well worth the chilly evening (easy for me to say sitting here in Florida

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 29, 2011 at 4:41 PM

Very nice long leading lines taking my eye through the scene. That must be quite a change in climate for you going from UAE to -11!

Excellent work on such an epic place as NZ.

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on August 29, 2011 at 6:28 PM

Very very creative composition. Has an almost inverted feel to it...lots to study and enjoy here. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on August 29, 2011 at 9:10 PM

Nice composition It feels a bit busy to me. I think the frosted grass in the foreground is causing that. Looks like a beautiful morning either way and the pastel hues you captured are really nice.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on August 29, 2011 at 9:42 PM

Love the tones in this. The shoreline is a bit busy but a pretty cohesive composition for me. I like the shapes of the snow on the shore too.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on August 30, 2011 at 12:21 AM

Thank you all Gentlemen for your thoughts
yeah, it was quite hard to be in -11 especially the time when I left it was 50C in the UAE but it's ok i can survive in these conditions

thank you all for your comments even I thought it is a little bit busy, but I love the elements where they all are leading

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 30, 2011 at 10:20 AM

Very pretty, but it looks terribly cold. The layering of elements here is very nice.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on August 30, 2011 at 1:00 PM

It looks great Abdullaziz,

Gary.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on August 30, 2011 at 2:38 PM

Hello Aziz!

This just looks and feels downright frigid! I'm glad you made it through the night to capture this wonderful morning moment. I really like the design and flow here; everything so neatly placed and crafted. Well done!

Lon

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on August 31, 2011 at 2:54 AM

Thank again brothers

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Comment posted by David Edwards on August 31, 2011 at 8:06 PM

Wonderful softness and dreaminess. Love the muted colors and cold, misty atmosphere. The warm light on the peaks creates some wonderful contrast to the coolness.

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