Woods' Tranquil Hideaway

[Octane]

A 30-minute trek up Gibraltar Creek's many boulders and stepping stones in Woods Reserve, one may find such hidden treasures; adorned with flowing cascades, mini waterfalls and crystal clear rockpools.

This image was made during the Golden Hour; once the sun had made its way down sufficiently enough not to illuminate any of the trees on the mountains in and around the surrounding reserve.

Triple-processed single RAW for detail and illumination in foliage, waterfall and image proper.

Slightly higher resolution available here (http://users.tpg.com.au/octane2/wth.html).

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
1s f/11.0 at 20.0mm iso100

Comments, critique, etc., most welcome.

H

[bloodhound31]

Beautiful mate. Fine processing there!

Baz.

[danielsun]

Nice work and colors there Humayun.;)
At first read of your thread title I thought this was a pic of where Tiger Woods has been hiding.:rofl::rofl:

Cheers Daniel.

[Ric]

Very nicely composed Humayun.

Definitely looks like the walk was worth it.

Cheers

[En1gma]

Another wonderful image.

I quite like this one better than the simple arrangement. Although both are stunning pieces.

Rob

[Octane]

Baz,

Thanks, mate. This was actually the very first shot I took yesterday. Quite happy with that.



Daniel,

Cheers. Hah! I didn't even think about the possible connection to Tiger. Nice one. Perhaps he needs to go there?



Ric,

Thanks, buddy. I'm slowly getting a bit more sure-footed and balanced on the boulders and starting to slowly keep up with Barry. Shouldn't take me too long and I'll be able to navigate further.



Rob,

Cheers, again. I feel this is one of my best pieces.



Thanks guys, for looking and commenting. Glad you enjoyed the photos.

H

[Octane]

Oh, my.

I just printed this in 18x12" and it looks incredible. I'll send it off to the pro-lab next week and get a 30x20" on archival paper.

I'll be taking my own print to the framing store tomorrow to get them to double-matte and frame it for me in an expensive frame.

I am so proud of this image.

H

[Lumen Miner]

Ha! So simple, so unique in one! Bravo!

I have been searching for this ellusive "Golden hour". When you go out and shoot just after sunrise or before sunset, are you looking for spots where the orange light is hitting objects? I try to head out at these times, yet my subjects are not in the orange light, just illuminated by the ambient light, if that makes sense. Are you looking for the orange to highlight objects in frame or just because the light is not harsh? I am guessing the orange highlights are priceless given your images, it's kind of like a Gold hunt I guess. :)

[Octane]

MItchell,

You are correct about the sunlight hitting objects. The light at that time of day is very soft and elegant. It also casts long and softly diffused shadows. Shooting in just the ambient light is wonderful, too, as it is completely diffused light and you end up with very, very soft shadows. Contrast that to shooting in the middle of the day -- blown out highlights and stark shadows. It's not worth shooting at that time of the day. Well, I guess it could be if you were after a specific look. I think, though, that if you want to convey an emotional depth and to connect with the viewer, that sunrise and sunset are the best times to shoot. The resulting images have a calming effect. Well, they do on me, anyway!

When sunlight is just hitting the tips of things, it makes for a very special scene. Take these two examples:

http://users.tpg.com.au/octane2/tcd.html
http://users.tpg.com.au/octane2/rtd.html

One is sunrise, the other is sunset.



Thanks, again.

H