Surreal Mystery Morning

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted June 5, 20082,240 views51 comments

This was an early morning scene from The Palouse that I spotted a few days earlier and continued to return to wait for the right light. I liked how the layers of rolling hills created some nice depth but I got some mist involved which increased the depth and mystery of that morning. The weather was going back and forth and everywhere in Washington State there were smaller versions of these lenticular clouds. It is always a good time to shoot when the weather can not make up its mind.

Thanks for the comments
Canon 5D 17-40L

Comments

51 comments

Comment posted by Erich Wegner on June 5, 2008 at 12:31 AM

The light really makes this image. Your perseverance really paid off.

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Comment posted by Doug Dolde on June 5, 2008 at 12:36 AM

Yummy love it !

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Comment posted by Mary Dempsey on June 5, 2008 at 12:48 AM

Remarkable. Very peaceful feeling. Looks like you painted it instead of a photo.

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Comment posted by Chip Phillips on June 5, 2008 at 12:52 AM

Sweet!!! It does look like a painting. I like the warm cast. Nice work Kevin.

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Comment posted by Benjamin Glatt on June 5, 2008 at 12:59 AM

Great composition. The light here is ethereal. Nice job keeping detail in the shadows. A real winner! Nicer work.

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Comment posted by Brian Rasmussen on June 5, 2008 at 1:28 AM

Fantastic image Kevin! I've never seen the Palouse look like this... you captured a unique moment here. Wow.

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Comment posted by Kevin McNeal on June 5, 2008 at 1:34 AM

Thank you for the comments. I was not sure about the image as it seemed too painterly ( I have no idea technically speaking why)

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Comment posted by Eric Good on June 5, 2008 at 1:41 AM

The transition from the lush fg greenery to the seemingly dusty distant hills and then the otherworldly looking lenticular sky makes for a fascinating image. A very unique and well crafted photograph.

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on June 5, 2008 at 2:10 AM

Gorgeous lighting and layers. Not only reflects a good eye for composition but creative inner vision, pushing the boundaries. Nicely done, Kevin!

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Comment posted by Jeremy Cram on June 5, 2008 at 2:21 AM

Sweet, those clouds are a casting an awesome light on the hills. Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 5, 2008 at 3:00 AM

The light is soooo right for this. The curvy contours are almost sensuous.

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Comment posted by Rune Hansen on June 5, 2008 at 3:00 AM

This is an amazing image! Its increadible that there are no other elements in the picture than the hills and the sky! It creates a really "clean" image. As you said yourself, the light is just perfect! Great!!

Rune Hansen

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Comment posted by Peter Gordon on June 5, 2008 at 4:10 AM

Stunning lines and lighting. I like this a lot..

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Comment posted by Michele Chiodetti on June 5, 2008 at 7:05 AM

fantastic light and texture.
Great image!!
Bravo!!

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Comment posted by Steve France on June 5, 2008 at 7:16 AM

Love it Kevin.... the light here is definitely giving a certain quality that is adding mood. THe mist as you say is adding to it. The greens are great, but for me the distant peaks and their tone are more gorgeous. Its all so dreamy. Great capture.

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Comment posted by Giovanni Russello on June 5, 2008 at 7:40 AM

Incredible light you got here, Kevin.
Those far hills fading away give such a dreamy touch!

gio

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Comment posted by David Cramer on June 5, 2008 at 8:19 AM

Nice light and lines, along with a dreamy mood. Beautiful!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on June 5, 2008 at 9:57 AM

This is beautiful Kevin; not only the color but the comp is exquisite. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Greg Cope on June 5, 2008 at 10:06 AM

Oh wow, I just love this. The shapes and shadows in the hills and sky are just incredible

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Comment posted by Larry Gloth on June 5, 2008 at 10:07 AM

Beautiful and different composition from that area. Love the stacking of the hills and the light is awesome. Well seen and executed.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 5, 2008 at 10:14 AM

Wow! This makes an incredible first impression, and it's hard to stop looking at it. Just beautiful.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on June 5, 2008 at 10:17 AM

This is magnificent. It looks like a dream. Great color, comp and feeling.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Brad Mangas on June 5, 2008 at 10:18 AM

Not much to dislike here Kevin. I just love the look and feel you have invoked with this. Very nice.

Brad

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Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on June 5, 2008 at 10:36 AM

The layers, the light, the sky, and the comp.... all are outstanding!

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Comment posted by Mitch Erwin on June 5, 2008 at 10:55 AM

Kevin, the lines in the hills, the light, all mesmerizing. Patience pays!

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Comment posted by Peter Carroll on June 5, 2008 at 10:57 AM

Kevin with your recent Palouse posts I can't wait for mid July when I am there myself. The crops will be different but this rolling landscape with shadow play is exactly what I hope to capture. Changing weather lends itself to lots of different images rather than a handfull of keepers and a whole bunch of similars.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 5, 2008 at 11:10 AM

Stunning image. Absolutely sublime.

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Comment posted by Amy Hopp on June 5, 2008 at 11:14 AM

Kevin, the warm light and shadows really make this photograph sing. Gorgeous!

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Comment posted by Mark Hudon on June 5, 2008 at 11:26 AM

Real nice, Kevin.

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Comment posted by David Cobb on June 5, 2008 at 12:04 PM

Wonderful image Kevin, I love going to the Palouse for catching light like this.

David M. Cobb

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Comment posted by Jack Brauer on June 5, 2008 at 12:05 PM

Beautiful. The lines and light and so sensuous.

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Comment posted by Etienne Corten on June 5, 2008 at 1:37 PM

Top beauty !! Kevin, this is a fantastic capture, LOVE it, LOVE it !!!

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on June 5, 2008 at 1:57 PM

A beautiful image, Kevin!
I moved it to Man and Nature since most of this landscape is man-made.

Guy

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Comment posted by Edward Nunez on June 5, 2008 at 8:21 PM

Man... Beautiful... I almost missed it.
Very nice image, with great graphic elements, and amazing light.
Excellent!

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on June 5, 2008 at 8:49 PM

Surreal lighting on the gentle hills. Perfect in every way... I'd love to see it BIG.

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Comment posted by Kent Staubus on June 6, 2008 at 9:50 AM

This is one of your best. I've often noticed how the Scottish photographers seem to come up wonderful, moody light most of the time but somehow I don't see the same from U.S. photographers. It's something I've always wondered about. Here, you found that same kind of light and it works very well.

Kent in SD

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on June 7, 2008 at 11:26 AM

Really like the soft colors in this image. Very peaceful.

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on June 7, 2008 at 2:32 PM

OOh glorious love the tones and the slight haze created. This is a bit of a classic those patches of light are just wonderful..

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on June 7, 2008 at 10:09 PM

Stunning image. Maybe my favorite of all your work, which is really saying something!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 8, 2008 at 12:59 PM

Fabulous light. nice comp as well!

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on June 9, 2008 at 8:26 PM

Congrats on the EP, Kevin!

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on June 10, 2008 at 12:50 PM

Congratulations on the EP! Wonderful image.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 10, 2008 at 1:41 PM

Kevin, this was a no-brainer for EP this week. Congrats again on a beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on June 10, 2008 at 2:38 PM

Man, this is SWEET!! Great lines, stacked ridges, light and sky. Congrat on the weekly pick. Glad they chose this or I would not have seen it. I need to get to Man & Nature more often.

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on June 10, 2008 at 8:25 PM

Wowzers buddy, this is a gorgeous piece of art work. Print it huge and hang it up. Grats on the well deserved EP!

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 11, 2008 at 2:34 AM

This is one incredible photograph, Kevin. Congrats on the EP for it.

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Comment posted by Younes Bounhar on June 13, 2008 at 2:55 PM

Man, you kill me. This shot is outstanding. The light, the colours, the comp...love it!

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on June 16, 2008 at 1:01 PM

What a beautiful image. Congratulations.

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Comment posted by Mike Dawson on June 17, 2008 at 12:21 AM

Congrats on a well deserved EP KEvin

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 17, 2008 at 10:10 AM

One of the best photo that I've ever seen! Compliments, bravo!
Cheers.

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Comment posted by W. Tracy Parnell on June 20, 2008 at 9:36 PM

Powerful!

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