Utakleiv Swirl

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 22, 20152,904 views21 comments

This was from the first sunrise shoot on a workshop I co-led with Arild Heitmann & Stian Klo in the Lofotens. Before a pretty awesome light show, this was one of the first frames I made in the dull blue hour light. I never did return to reshoot this composition when the light sweetened but I'm happy to have made a couple of frames here.

Nikon D810, 14-24mm, ISO 64, f14, 5s

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on March 22, 2015 at 12:02 PM

Perfectly composed Kah Kit, the small body of water in the foreground makes for a wonderful lead into the photo. Plenty of atmosphere too and I think the toning amplifies this.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on March 22, 2015 at 1:15 PM

This is a very strong composition, but I might be inclined to crop a bit off the bottom. It feels a bit too long to me. But other than that this is one heck of a photo!

Registered on September 30, 2012, 116 Posts, 2257 Comments

Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on March 22, 2015 at 2:48 PM

A great comp. I especially love the foreground. There's so much to explore. Love the details. The processing is perfect. Awesome image

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on March 22, 2015 at 3:18 PM

Looks like ice instead of flowing water. Very cool.

aF

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on March 22, 2015 at 3:28 PM

Powerful shot of Uttakleiv Kah Kit! This was the first beach we visited, actually on our way from the airport at Leknes to our Hut in Reine. Looks like you got "typical" weather

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Comment posted by Thomas Haney on March 22, 2015 at 5:45 PM

Really fascinating shot Kah Kit, I love the processing and blurred bubbles.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 22, 2015 at 6:59 PM

I really like this image! Excellent comp and amazing details. The overall tone and mood this has really works for me. Excellent work(as usual) Kah!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by John Williams on March 22, 2015 at 8:49 PM

Perfect use of that dull light; it makes a great BW with your strong comp.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 22, 2015 at 10:25 PM

Not sure any light would be more moody than this evocative capture. A monochrome color capture that one can feel.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 22, 2015 at 10:48 PM

Kah: Fantastic comp and the low clouds are icing on a very fine cake. Very well done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 23, 2015 at 1:27 AM

One of those images that stops one in his or her tracks in silent awe. Incredible.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 23, 2015 at 10:03 AM

The textures, light, and your presentation make for a powerful image. I like this a lot.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on March 23, 2015 at 12:12 PM

Great composition and wonderful details and tones throughout Kah Kit. The toning looks really good and the clouds on the mountain add a lot to this. Wonderful image.

Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments

Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on March 23, 2015 at 12:26 PM

A truly outstanding composition, with perfect light !!!

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Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on March 23, 2015 at 1:16 PM

That's one heck of a dynamic composition. Well done!

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on March 23, 2015 at 4:39 PM

Excellent composition Kah Kit. It maintains interest from front to back. The mountain is actually just as, or more interesting, than the foreground. I have never sand with such a mixture of dark and white. It works well for a b&w image.

Registered on November 22, 2014, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 23, 2015 at 5:55 PM

What, no iPhone???

This is a beauty! Great tones, patterns and mood with the fog.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on March 23, 2015 at 6:36 PM

Thanks for the feedback. Roel I think you're right about the crop, actually when posted to social media I took some off the bottom. But decided to post the full frame here just to see if anybody felt it was too long as well.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on March 23, 2015 at 9:34 PM

So awesome dude!

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Comment posted by gary phillips on March 24, 2015 at 1:32 AM

Awesome image, KK. I like the idea of taking some off th bottom and I would deal with some significant haloing along the ridge lines before printing. Very cool.

Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on March 24, 2015 at 3:51 AM

gloomy weather ... great monochrome feel to this and i love the flow through the image. the boulder/rock is a bit of an eye magnet and breaks the flow just a touch too much. nice tones and textures.

EDIT - in the larger version, i feel that the comment about the boulder/rock is less of an issue but i think that all the FG may be important to keep to maintain the flow. My rambling 2c!

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