Dark Matter

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 9, 2014382 views10 comments

Mt Cook, New Zealand

The image is a blue hour shot which I decided was more effective in black and white. The conversion brought out the contrasts between water and rock, as well as the details in the boulders better. I used a long exposure of 4 minutes to catch the movement of the few clouds. I liked how they capped the peaks like accents above words in certain European languages.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Thomas Haney on February 9, 2014 at 9:36 AM

Very interesting Kah Kit, I love the conversion and the small clouds certainly make it for me.

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Comment posted by John Williams on February 9, 2014 at 10:27 AM

This is a stunning BW. My guess is it needs to be seen on a black background (or even better as a large print) to really hit full potential. My taste would be for a little more detail in the water, but that's just personal preference.

Registered on September 6, 2007, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on February 9, 2014 at 1:21 PM

Lots of great near far tension, accentuated by the soft water vs the sharp peaks. B&W tones are beautiful.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 9, 2014 at 4:15 PM

Love the rich blacks in this!

The mood is excellent, too. I agree with John that a huge print on a black mat would make this optimum for viewing and relishing.

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Comment posted by Zhoen on February 9, 2014 at 5:36 PM

What a great scene! The processing is quite bold. Personally I feel the foreground is a little overpowering and I would feature the mountain more by cropping some of the bottom off, maybe 3/4 ratio. But that is of course a different look.

Registered on May 16, 2013, 25 Posts, 188 Comments

Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on February 10, 2014 at 10:56 AM

Very nice! I agree with John that this should be seen on a dark background, seeing the large version on a grey background makes it a lot of difference already. Very contrasty picture, but it really works well this time! Just out of curiosity, is the small strike an airplane, or maybe a planet?

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on February 10, 2014 at 11:23 AM

This looks very dramatic. Black & white works really well here. I also agree with John that this should bee seen as a large print to hit its full potential. Great shot

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Comment posted by Tim Mulholland on February 10, 2014 at 3:40 PM

Very, very nice! Very expressive and moving...

A four minute exposure - film (I presume) or digital?

Tim!

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on February 11, 2014 at 1:35 AM

Nice black and white conversion, Kah. I like what the long exposure did to the clouds, not sure about that one star streak, though. Either way, nicely done.

Registered on January 28, 2010, 343 Posts, 2257 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 15, 2014 at 3:18 PM

Kah Kit, This is super cool!!! Great comp and I love the long exposure and your b&w conversion. Really nice work...

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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