Weeping Within

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 30, 2013332 views13 comments

Taken at a place called Weeping Rock in the New England National Park - a world heritage park containing some of the most beautiful and untouched Gondwana rainforest in Australia.

This basalt cliff constantly "weeps" water from the many springs above it, and consequently, it is covered in a variety of mosses and ferns.

I recently spent 6 days in this magnificent area exploring the ancient forests and soaking up the beauty. This particular morning was immensely foggy as I descended down the near vertical Eagles Nest Trail about 20 minutes before dawn. It was just a wonderful and magical experience.

Many thanks for your thoughts.

David.

D800, 14-24 lens, f/9, ISO 100, 2 shots blended for DR.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 30, 2013 at 7:56 AM

Very beautiful light here David. Very ethereal, very tranquil, very heavenly.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on July 30, 2013 at 11:57 AM

Fascinating scene, David--i really like the mood and intrigue here! Minor nit: the ghosting around the trees up top, a telltale sign of the bend. I might try either softening the edges there, or darker maybe--it's a tricky blend as these combos (leaves and sky) always are. Nice!

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on July 30, 2013 at 8:14 PM

This is just exquisite, David. I like the mood created by the fog as well as the way that you used the trees to frame the landscape. The composition, color and processing all come together for this one. Excellent work!!

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on July 30, 2013 at 8:23 PM

I really love this David it is unusual in its perspective and oozes atmosphere out of every green pore. I might just back off on your sharpening a tad the mossy highlights are looking a tad to gritty for the sumptuous softness of the rest of this scene

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Comment posted by David Edwards on July 31, 2013 at 4:13 AM

Thanks for the feedback guys. Yes, I think the ghosting Stan mentioned is the effect of a bit too much sharpening as Ian suggested since the blend was a simple gradient blend from the bottom exposure up to the top foggy area. This is my first image with a new sharpening method, so it's great to get feedback about that. Cheers!

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on July 31, 2013 at 3:49 PM

A convincing presentation of this scene to me, David. I appreciate your composition a lot and especially your careful treatment of colors.

Peter

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 31, 2013 at 5:43 PM

I love fog scenes like this. Always a touch of the mysterious. Well done.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on August 1, 2013 at 9:51 AM

Wonderful mood to this David. The greens and mist blend together beautifully and a very nice composition. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on August 1, 2013 at 3:09 PM

I really like the composition and overall mood you've captured but I agree with Stan on the upper part. Definitely a keeper though, looks like an awesome area to shoot.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on August 1, 2013 at 8:43 PM

I love it, David. Very realistic.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on August 1, 2013 at 10:14 PM

as said, wonderful soft mood.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 5, 2013 at 7:38 PM

What a wonderful mood this has, David. I really enjoy the feel of tranquility here.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Shantikara Valuska on August 11, 2013 at 6:00 PM

This is a stunning image! I love it. Very mystic, the mood and the light here is amazing.

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