The Icy Blues

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 23, 2012341 views10 comments

another shot from my recent patagonia trip. this time we went on a less travelled route again and ended up in an area that reminded me of nepal. the peak in this one is called cerro san lorenzo and is relatively well known amongst climbers for it's unclimbed east face (pictured here).

the image was taken way before sunrise. i liked the hues of the blue hour and the movement in the clouds. let me know what you think.

read more about the image on my blog.

Laguna de los Témpanos, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Canon 5DMKII, EF 17-40 @ 17mm
ISO 100, f/11, 241 seconds
single exposure processed in LR and PS

best,
joerg

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by jack jaeger jr on June 23, 2012 at 8:22 AM

Joerg, How do you determine how long that you will need to leave the shutter open to capture a photo like this?
Like 241 seconds how do you come up with that and do you use a cable release or some other method to hold the shutter open? Great photo by the way.

Registered on April 2, 2012, 26 Posts, 355 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 23, 2012 at 9:32 AM

Beautiful blues in the fg and great lead-in lines. Love the clouds off the peak, Great image

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on June 23, 2012 at 2:56 PM

I like the isolated chunk of ice against the rock coastline. I think the image becomes a little more balanced with a slight crop off the top.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on June 23, 2012 at 3:30 PM

Looks very ethereal, Joerg
Love the blues and the streaky clouds

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 23, 2012 at 3:57 PM

Very nice.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 23, 2012 at 7:18 PM

Beautifully exposed with the wisps of cloud coming off the peak a nice touch. Composition I find OK but somehow the elements don't hang together as well as some of your other work.

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on June 23, 2012 at 7:50 PM

Creative long exposure Joerg. I like it! The clouds over the peaks really add to the image...almost like blowing snow.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 23, 2012 at 9:52 PM

Beautifully composed and I like the elements, especially the foreground ice. Snow on the mountain feels a bit bright, but also quite natural. Overall the balance of light here is very good.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on June 24, 2012 at 5:42 AM

I find this one very appealing, Joerg. I like how the foreground ice as well as the snowy peak stand out.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on June 25, 2012 at 9:23 AM

An outstanding composition to me, Joerg. The foreground ice is a central area of interest for me, wonderfully complemented by the mountains in the distance.

Peter

Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments