Golden Tufts of Wanaka

[Octane]

I made this photo on a chilly morning when I went for a walk along the Diamond Lake track. As I reached one of the summits of the walk, I was rewarded with this beautiful view.

It was an overcast morning, and, so I waited a while for the sun to come out before shooting the scene as I wanted to capture the golden tufts of grass in the middle of the scene. I was also lucky enough to capture sunlight striking the mountains as some thick, heavy cloud lapped on the peaks.

The image shows Lake Wanaka and environs.

Slightly larger version available here (http://users.tpg.com.au/octane2/gtow.html).

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
1/60s f/11.0 at 40.0mm iso100

Regards,
Humayun

[matt]

A very evocative image, H. It reminds me of so many little visual moments as we trekked around the South Island.

I love the way cloud hangs around the peaks of the ranges.

Thanks.

[Bassnut]

Very nice indeed, nostagic. Looks HDRish ?.

[Octane]

Matt,

Thanks, mate. I'm glad the emotional aspect of the image hit home. A number of people I've shown have mentioned that my images resemble paintings. I couldn't ask for a greater compliment.

These sorts of scenes are to be found everywhere around the south island. I wish I could quit my dayjob and trek for the rest of my life.



Fred,

Thanks, mate!

I stopped doing HDR after my European holiday. It is very hit and miss. When you miss, it comes across as very amateurish. I have learnt, and continue learning, that it is more important to get the exposure right in camera than to waste precious hours afterwards in post processing. I provide the exposure details under the image so that people realise that these aren't HDR. :)



Thanks for looking and commenting, boys!

Regards,
Humayun

[h0ughy]

nice shot Humayun, been a long time since i was there - nice memories.

[Rhino1980]

Nice shot! Love the colours and contrast.

[astroron]

Lovely time of the morning to get the wonderful colours that you portray.

[Liz]

Gorgeous pic again Humayan, so much depth!!

[troypiggo]

Oh my. I really like this one. Slightly unusual colours for landscape, lots of eye candy in there from front to back.

[Tamtarn]

Well worth waiting for the sun to come up, the effect of the light on the mountain looks great.

Have enjoyed viewing all the pics from your trip. :thumbsup:

[Quark]

Beautiful work again Humayun,

It is obviously a stunning scene to start of with, however the effect of the random sunlit regions within it add just that something very special to the overall feel of it.

Another superb addition to your portfolio.

Regards
Trevor

[Octane]

David,

Cheers, mate!



Ryan,

Thanking you. In the print, I can see all these boulders on the foot of the mountains. The amount of detail the 5D Mark II picks up is astounding!



Ron,

Cheers. It was a beautiful morning.



Liz,

I agree. Loads of depth in this one. Thanks!



Troy,

I have several more from this location I'm yet to process, however, the colours in the grasses are all very similar across all the images. I do tend towards saturated images as a stylistic thing, but, I think it works. :)



Trevor,

As always, thanks for the kind words and compliments.



Thanks, all.

Regards,
Humayun

[Mike21]

That's a mad shot. The foreground looks real enough, but the background looks like a high resolution painting. It certainly holds my attention and keeps me looking.

[Octane]

Mike,

Thanks for the kind words.

My whole intent with landscapes is to present an image which looks like a painting. I'm really glad that that has come through in this image, too.

Cheers!

Regards,
Humayun