Spellbound

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 2, 2013414 views21 comments

Lake Matheson is something of a New Zealand icon and I think my client and I were going through the motions a bit until this sunset made the experience pretty special.

Canon 5DMkII, 50mm 1.4 USM,

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Michael Cothran on February 2, 2013 at 7:26 PM

The first word that comes to mind is pastoral. Beautifully processed, well balanced.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on February 2, 2013 at 8:03 PM

Lovely colors with a really nice refelction - pretty well balanced image as well

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 2, 2013 at 9:54 PM

New Zealand icons feel quite fresh here. Iconic light, but still a new setting, at least for me. Very nicely done.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 2, 2013 at 10:19 PM

Beautiful color and light Kah Kit. Nice reflection too.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 2, 2013 at 10:35 PM

I can feel the peacefulness of this place. The calm water, the beautiful reflection, the sweet light in the sky all combine to create an image that makes me wish I could be a part of the scene.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 3, 2013 at 12:21 AM

Such a sweet Valentine's pink kiss of light on those peaks. Just the right moment here. I also like the symmetrical comp you have, and a natural amount of detail in the shadows. Beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Jose Fernandez on February 3, 2013 at 4:25 AM

Beautiful pink light

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on February 3, 2013 at 5:45 AM

Gorgeous scene Kah Kit, beautiful light, color and comp, it has it all.
John

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on February 3, 2013 at 7:35 AM

Very nice image with lovely soft light and colours.

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Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on February 3, 2013 at 9:41 AM

The first thing thing that comes to my mind is the light! Gorgeous comp and the light just makes this image special.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on February 3, 2013 at 10:51 AM

This is wonderful Kah kit.Well processed. Beautiful colors and well balanced image.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on February 3, 2013 at 12:16 PM

I find absolutely everthing about this image especially pleasing to the eyes.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on February 3, 2013 at 12:56 PM

Gorgeous capture, Kah. Looks like an amazing area to visit too. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on February 3, 2013 at 2:44 PM

Beautiful reflection-scape Kah Kit. The colors and little bit of light striking the tops of the peaks are wonderful. Symmetry is of course excellent here and I even like the softness of the reflection; kinda goes along with the soft pastel colors.

Not sure if this would be an improvement, but I'll mention it anyway. I'm wondering about a crop from the left to eliminate the taller cluster of trees. I really like the symmetry and the diminishing height and converging lines and the far left takes away a little bit from the graphics. However, the trees on the left also help hold the composition and keep the eye from exiting the frame... so I could go either way. Regardless, it's a beautiful image.

Lon

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 3, 2013 at 2:52 PM

Real nice mountain scene. Lovely reflection and great colors. Serene is the word I think of viewing this.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on February 3, 2013 at 3:26 PM

Gorgeous location and its hard to imagine going through the motions in a place like this. The light sure did add to the scene Kah Kit. I first thought of a crop from left side in where the break in trees started but now Im not so sure.
Other than that, great job

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on February 4, 2013 at 2:57 AM

Lon, I think cropping both both sides have some advantages. However I guess I have a personal bias against squarish formats unless there is a big gain.

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on February 4, 2013 at 9:31 AM

Gorgeous Kah Kit it looks filmic in its presentation and needless to say I like that.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 4, 2013 at 10:43 AM

This is a beautiful image Kah Kit! I love the light on the mountains and snow. The glowing pink clouds are wonderful as well as the reflections. Your comp works well for me. Very nice!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on February 5, 2013 at 8:00 PM

Nice image! Great processing, and I love the reflection/colors.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on February 6, 2013 at 6:57 PM

The kind of moments that I crave!

Beautiful!

Chris

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