Clair de Lune

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 19, 2012423 views20 comments

Brittany, France

A magical evening on the Crozon peninsula. I had hoped to photograph stars but a light sea mist floated in at sunset obscuring the view of the sky. It was a blessing in disguise. I was able to photograph a combination of afterglow and moonlight on the cliffs over an eight minute exposure. Interestingly all the flowers are tack-sharp, their average positions being recorded. What I didn't realize was that there are town lights on the horizon that would have ruined my attempt at star trails anyway.

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on August 19, 2012 at 10:09 PM

I really like the cool temperature here as it makes for a very enjoyable mood. Great composition which leads my eye throughout the frame. I also like the texture in the water.

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on August 19, 2012 at 10:21 PM

Love all the details in the rocks and cliffs. The water looks mysterious yet inviting. Very well captured.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on August 19, 2012 at 10:37 PM

Wonderful eerie light and detail throughout Kah Kit. I also like the motion on the water.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on August 19, 2012 at 11:29 PM

Very nice. I like the way the flowers in the bottom left lead you along the rock face to the point and then on to the smooth cool water. Nice composition and mood.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 19, 2012 at 11:32 PM

This really does feel "magic hour". Unique light and textures.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on August 20, 2012 at 2:15 AM

Beautiful light. Really like the soft action on the water and in the sky from the long exposure providing a nice feel to the image. Nice work!

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Comment posted by David Edwards on August 20, 2012 at 4:26 AM

I really like the soft glowing haze of the mist and the cyan highlights in the water. The combination of the blues and pink flowers is very nice. It's quite amazing the flowers rendered so sharp after 8 mins. Fantastic lighting conditions captured.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on August 20, 2012 at 5:10 AM

Oh yeah - what a wonderful composition, Kah. The great light and interesting lines in the water add on top of that. Both versions look a little oversharpened to me. Do you use a new method, cause I never saw any problems in your shots before? You can also try my sharpening script which gives you some more subtle control about the outcome of the sharpening (link in my signature).

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on August 20, 2012 at 5:14 AM

A really lovely night shot Kah Kit love the atmosphere and the cool blue mood which is greatly enhanced by the small splashes of hot oink on the cliffs from the thrift. Great shot.

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Comment posted by Neale Dyster on August 20, 2012 at 7:40 AM

Love this masterful composition Kah Kit

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on August 20, 2012 at 7:59 AM

The blues are beautiful in this. The water surf draws me in. The pinks in each corner of the image tie the whole image together.

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on August 20, 2012 at 8:17 AM

A truly beautiful capture! Love the blue tone, the comp and the smoothed waves on the sea. It seems that there is some very slight halo around the "peaks" in the center.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on August 20, 2012 at 10:04 AM

Such a dreamy appearance! Beautiful capture Kah Kit. The addition of the flowers is a great touch.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 20, 2012 at 10:46 AM

Gorgeous landscape image, Kah Kit.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on August 20, 2012 at 12:03 PM

Great job caturing the moment. love the details in the rocks. The light is really special here. Well done

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on August 20, 2012 at 12:57 PM

Love the dark presentation here Kah Kit. Really captures that twilight feel!

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Comment posted by Cliff Dodge on August 20, 2012 at 2:22 PM

I,m glad i looked at the larger photo, you can see more of that nice light, or color, on the b/g rocks on the mid left that really werent visible in the smaller shot. Love the water with the shutter speed you used. And as said, nice leading lines down to the water with the lighter boulders and flowers. :)

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 20, 2012 at 3:45 PM

The lighting here is really interesting. My favorite parts are the misty surf trails in the ocean and the flowers. This is another image that needs to be viewed large for best appreciation.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on August 21, 2012 at 2:16 AM

the apparent cast in the thumbnail is doing you no favours. interesting tones in the water - particularly the very dark patches. otherwise simple and effective comp.

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Comment posted by Robert Beideman on August 21, 2012 at 6:17 PM

I love the clarity in the foreground flowers...they really help pull me through the scene. Fantastic Kah Kit....yet again.

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