Reflecting in Glenorchy

[Octane]

Self portrait taken whilst reflecting in Glenorchy, on the south island of New Zealand.

Glenorchy is where parts of Lord of the Rings movies were filmed.

Large version found here (http://users.tpg.com.au/octane2/rig.html).

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1/200s f/8.0 at 35.0mm iso100

Comments and critique, welcome.

Regards,
Humayun

[iceman]

Beautiful image, the reflections of the mountains in the water are just amazing.

[h0ughy]

LOL the image vista seems to have someones head in the way.......Lovely shot BTW it looks very beautiful, the reflections are so polished. 9.99 out of 10 ;)

[Dennis]

Hi Humayun,

A most beautiful and tranquil photograph in a stunning location – well visualized and captured.

In terms of feedback, I’d try an experimental crop so that you and the bench are more to the right and slightly lower down, that is more on the “rule of thirds” focus. If possible, crop some of the foliage on the right hand side, there may be too much that distracts from the scene ahead?

How on earth did you tear yourself away from this spot, and what a big gear sack you have!

Cheers

Dennis

[troypiggo]

I've been looking forward to each and every one of your holiday shots as you process them. Another wonderful scene.

[RB]

A lovely scene, nicely captured.

:thumbsup:

[Quark]

Simply beautiful, what a stunningly serene vista, it must have been exceedingly hard to tear yourself away from this most special place.

Love how the boardwalk leads into the scene, the background is truly breathtaking and the reflections add to the overall feel of it.

I think the bushes in the right foreground actually work well at guiding the viewer into the scene. For me they help to focus on the central region of the image, the seated person contemplating this incredible view. The bushes hiding part of what you can see adds to it all, provides a bit of mystery, adds another dimension to it, makes me want to go there and see it for my self.

Humayun, your have done it again, another masterpiece.:thumbsup:

Regards
Trevor

[Liz]

A beautiful picture Humayan :)

[BerrieK]

Another great pic Humayun. It has a real Ansel Adams feel to it, perhaps due to the light and the black & white, perhaps the scene and reflections.

In reference to the comments / discussion on your last waterfall photo regarding the rules of thirds, much of Adams' work did not follow that rule and was sublime in its composition (just my opinion).

Keep them coming!!

Kerrie :)

[gary]

Lovely shot!

Best Regards

Gary

[Chippy]

Gorgeous. Wish I could have been there.

[lacad01]

The water looks like glass, amazing shot. What time of the day was it taken ?

[JD2439975]

Have to agree with Dennis on the crop but the black & white works well to stop any one area becoming dominant.

The title that comes to my mind is "it's a tough life but somebody has to do it."

Always look forward to your work Humayun.

[StephenM]

Another great image Humayun! It's a great part of the world isn't it.

Cheers,
Stephen

[Octane]

Mike,

Thanks, mate! It is a really nice place. I am so lucky that the day I went, there were barely any clouds in the sky.



David,

:rofl: Thank goodness you can only see the back of my head, and, even then, it's in silhouette. :)

phw0ar, 9.99/10, awesome. :D



Dennis,

Thank you so much!

As for cropping, a lady at work asked me to create a 1:1 crop for her so that she could put it in an 8"x8" frame. It worked (the centre of my head fell on one of the thirds (vertically), but, I really think, having the foliage on the right and having me "sunk" in the middle-bottom-right really works. The foliage might not add anything to the image, but, it helps direct the eye inwards. That's how I feel. What do you reckon?

The big gear sack was instrumental in my trip. It's a Tamrac Expedition 5, if I remember correctly. It was the only bag I could find that would house my 5D Mark II with battery grip. It has enough room for the camera with a telephoto lens, and many other compartments for other lenses, a second body, and what not. It also has a pocket for a 15" laptop (I have a 17" laptop so it didn't fit), and also room for tripod, and two pockets for memory cards and batteries, as well as some other internal pockets. It was very costly, but, in hindsight, worth it.

It was a beautiful walk around that area. I'd highly recommend it to anyone heading out that way. The scenery with the mountains is just so nice!



Troy,

Thank you, sir. More to come soon. :D



Andrew,

Thanks, buddy. :)



Trevor,

Cheers!

I agree with you with regards to the foliage on the right. In the print, my eye keeps following them (and the boardwalk) inwards to me, and then the mountain, back down to the lake.

By the way, that seated person is me. But, I know what you mean. :)

Thank you, again. :)



Liz,

Thank you!



Kerrie,

Wow. To have my name and Ansel Adams in the same paragraph. Mind = blown. If I could even have one-one millionth of the talent, the foresight and his execution abilities, I would consider myself gifted. He is arguably the greatest photographer (and experimenter) to have graced us. I really do love his work and it is a massive inspiration. If only I could afford his prints to hang on my walls! :rofl:

Thank you, again. More to come soon. :)



Gary,

Thanks!



Nick,

Cheers, mate. :)



Adam,

Thank you, sir. This, I believe was taken between 2 PM and 3 PM. I fiddled with the time on my camera at one point during my trip, and, I can't remember if I put it forward one hour or back, so therefore, the EXIF time information is incorrect. Silly me.



Justin,

As mentioned, the 1:1 crop that I made for a lady at work did work, but, I keep coming back to the full 3:2 image for impact. I'm torn!

Cheers. :)



Stephen,

Thanks, mate. And, yes, all of New Zealand is a massive theme park for the eyes.



Thank you, everyone.

Regards,
Humayun

[Dennis]

Hi Humayan

Thanks for continuing the discussion; it’s good to be able to get an insight into the photographic and artistic mind of others.:thumbsup:

Don’t get me wrong, you have produced a wonderful photo but when I look at it, what appears to resonate with me is that I want to share the view with you, so rather sadly, you would need to be relegated to the bottom right third and the foliage that seems to “block” my view requires a bit of a trim.:(

As with all beautiful photos, there are several compositions in there; the one I mention above is simply the one favoured by my mood and eye right now – not necessarily the best, artistically correct or to everyone’s taste.:)

Lovely stuff mate - thanks!

Cheers

Dennis

[Octane]

Dennis,

I completely understand where you're coming from.

As you've said, that within a single composition may lie many other compositions -- using a 21 megapixel camera helps a lot in that sense. ;)

I will put together an alternate version soon, bearing what you've mentioned, in mind. :)

Thank you!

Regards,
Humayun