While i`m planning and scouting the planned location for a special aurorashot...i kill some time doing regular moonscapes.

When i shot this i was knee deep in the river. Airtemperature was - 12 °C. brrrr.... I followed the river and shot a few decent shots. I absolutely love shooting a winter forest under a bright moon....

I hate those branches sticking out on the right side. But composing a relatively dark scene is tricky and i have no chance of spotting those small branches while i`m shooting. Maybe i should clone them out, but i just didnt have the patience right now..

Exif:

Canon 5d w/17-40mmL
17mm
f/4
iso 800
27 sec

Have a great day!

-Arild-

Another one from a couple of days back...

Really scary going out on the newly frozen lake...

Shot today in -20°C. I was in a damn hurry running out of the car when i left work. The light was fading so fast... It was so much better 15 mins before i arrived

Tech:

Canon 5d w/17-40mmL
17mm
iso 50
f/13
6 sec

Kenko Pro1 Polarizer
Lee 0.9 soft grad. Handheld and moved slightly up and down during exposure..

Thanks for looking!

-Arild-

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Streaking clouds over Mount Fitz Roy at twilight, recorded during a 30-second exposure. Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina.

Devil's Garden in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah. To learn the story behind the image, check out my photoblog. I just launched a new column called "Off the Beaten Path," dedicated to far away places, once-in-a-lifetime moments, and those rare flashes of inspired thinking. Follow the link! [link]

Stars over the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, WY. I snowshoed several miles to this spot, and then paced for two hours to stay warm, waiting for it to get dark enough to take the shot. Winter shooting rules!

Great Falls National Park, Virginia

Sunset over the peaks of the Continental Divide from Blue Lake deep in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado.

Blackwater Canyon from Pendelton Point, West Virginia.

"Cloud Factory"

The Kalalau overlook can offer tremendous views or a vertigo inducing cloudy wonderland. On this day we had both. As the clouds lifted to reveal the valley I used my 10stop filter to render the scene with the movement of the clouds. The clouds...being formed in front of our eyes.

Thanks for the c/c and support!

aF

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There are some places that are difficult to do justice too. Polihale is one of them. This HUGE beach is the largest in Hawaii and at the westernmost part of Kauai. Massive sea cliffs which end (or start depending on travel direction) the Na Pali coast dwarf all that camp there. Polihale translates to House of Po, as the spirits would jump off the cliffs into the Hawaiian afterworld, Po.

While photographing under the setting moon I noticed one of the frames in my camera had the milky way in it...then looked up and realized the setting moon was low enough to reveal the stars above!

I ran down to the ocean's edge where I had photographed this type of shot at sunset and started clicking away.

This is 8 vertical images, 30s each with a file size of 70" and 1gb! The moon was almost full and about in inch (2.7cm if converting ) and gave enough light to illuminate the landscape while still allowing the milky way to shine through.

I have had a very hard time coming up with a title for this and It is an ode to the mythology of the place Still not completely sold on it...but we'll see what you all think!

The summer solstice is a magical time of year on Kauai. The sun sets at its northern most point and sends golden rays across the north coast. The Kalalau Overlook is one such spot. Often shrowded in clouds it can look like one big cloud or one of the greatest views on the planet. This day had a bit of both.

Arriving a bit more than an hour before sunset the clouds moved in and out and as the sun got low the valley cleared in totality and the golden light shone in. The amount of color in the scene was overwhelming.

4 horizontal images (2 blended photos each), railing removed from bottom right...was standing on table to get better perspective.

Much thanks!!

aF

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Geisler Spitzen - Dolomites

After we arrived up here thick fog closed in and we spent the whole evening sitting in front of our tents seeing nothing. I hoped that the fog would clear over night and on the next morning we had this situation.

FULL VIEW PLEASE

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Location: Geisler Spitzen - Dolomites, Italy [link]
Date: October 06th, 2009
Light Conditions: Sunrise
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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 35-70mm f/3.4
Focal Length: 70 mm

Shutter Speed: 1/8 sec
Aperture: 8
ISO: 50

Panorama: 2 Horizontal Images

Tripod: Feisol CT-3402
Tripod Head: Acratech Ultimate Ballhead

Filters:
- Hoya Pro1 Digital Circular Polarizer Slim
- Lee Graduated Neutral Density 0.9 Soft

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Hinterer Gosausee

Late afternoon at the Upper Lake Gosau.

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Location: Hinterer Gosausee, Austria [link]
Date: October 27th, 2009
Light Conditions: Sunset
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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Focal Length: 20 mm

Shutter Speed: 1/4 sec
Aperture: 16.0
ISO: 100

Tripod: Feisol CT-3402
Tripod Head: Acratech Ultimate Ballhead

Filters: Hoya Pro1 Digital Circular Polarizer Slim

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Val Fiscalina Morning

Right after having a morning tea the sun hit these majestic peaks.

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Location: Val Fiscalina, Italy [link]
Date: October 07th, 2009
Light Conditions: Sunrise
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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM
Focal Length: 138 mm

Shutter Speed: 1.3 sec
Aperture: 20.0
ISO: 100

Tripod: Feisol CT-3402
Tripod Head: Acratech Ultimate Ballhead

Filters: Hoya Pro1 Digital Circular Polarizer Slim


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Keurboomstrand, South Africa.

I was going for an otherwordly feel

This is one of the first decent shots I ever took with my camera. I didn't know much about composition, I just got lucky

I was digging through my archives and decided to give it a re-edit since my skills have hopefully improved in the last year.

Had some fun with night shots.

This is a 5 minute shot. Fired the flash a few times from each side with a warming gel.

Had to do some serious noise reduction in the sky.

For those that were wondering, the reason some of the small star trails are segmented, is because (I think) clouds moved in front of the stars for a part of the exposure, thus blocking the light.

I see that I have reached 10k page views. Thanks for all the support

This is the product of a broken-footed dead-battery adventure. Read the photoventure @: [link]

View Full-size for true colors.

Copyright Colin H. Sillerud

One of those days spent in a sea of clouds. Then, as on cue, the light intensifies, the heart pounds, a stray ray peaks through, palms sweat, sometimes the world just opens for you.

p.s. During the climb, a massive bolt of lightning leapt from the fog. Thunder crackled from each tree. It called for about a minute.

Has anyone else experienced lightning in a snow storm? Happened to me twice now, but I thought it was virtually non-existent.

Please view full size for true color.

Copyright Colin H. Sillerud

After being attacked all day by this desert, it nicely opened up into a wonderful display of light permeating the needles of Teddy Bear Cholla.

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This was one of the most interesting displays of light I have ever witness. As this storm began its climb over the daunting Eastern Sierras the sun rose and created this magnificent display. This beautiful scene did not last long as within 30 minutes the mountains completely disappeared behind a wall of clouds.

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Eastern Sierra Bush Lupine at sunrise.

The Eastern Sierra have soom amazing Bush Lupine Blooms in the spring. If you know where to find them

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The Milky Way over McGown Peak in the Sawtooth Wilderness Area, Idaho.

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During the artic dawn, near the Jökulsárlón in Iceland...

This image is one of the 250 new images on my website www.ecrinsdelumiere.com, after a recent update.



Au crépuscule, sur les bords du Jökulsárlón en Islande... le contraste magique entre la terre noire, volcanique et la glace pure du Vatnajökull...

Cette image fait partie des nombreuses images ajoutées à mon site www.ecrinsdelumiere.com lors d'une récente mise à jour...

Xavier

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Magical light over the mountains in the Landmannalaugar area, Iceland.
Fortunately, I found these roots standing on the dark sand.

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Selfoss falls in the north east of Iceland... Remember the sound of these great falls and the fresh wind of the evening.

Selfoss, Iceland

[Vercors - FRANCE]

[Mont Blanc - FRANCE]

[Mount Matterhorn - SWITZERLAND]