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Description I've been meaning to reprocess this for a long while now. The colours were a bit off in the 1st version. This one is closer, but still has some unwanted shadow magentas. I blended the fg from 2 exposures to get a thinner looking mist.

I drove 4000km to get to altitudes of over 2300m with decent mountains and spent sunrises in sub zero winds on mountain slopes, but the best two shoots I had was along the N2 highway while driving to and from the mountain areas, just getting lucky with light. It feels as if I am destined to shoot waterscapes So sick of them.



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Comments: 107

hougaard In reply to ??? [2011-01-09 11:47:10 +0000 UTC]

check my blog - www.hougaardmalan.com/blog

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AndreasResch [2009-11-08 10:27:31 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful exposure and comp, Hougaard.

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DarkFogster [2009-11-03 17:39:37 +0000 UTC]

This is wonderful!! And I'm sorry about your waterscapes thing.. I guess it's your thing! :S

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Jazzhead [2009-08-22 01:38:20 +0000 UTC]

Sprit rocks

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gilbzzZZzz [2009-08-20 05:20:22 +0000 UTC]

wonderful capture

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yasir2007 [2009-08-19 22:56:02 +0000 UTC]

woooooooooooow

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LDFranklin [2009-08-14 15:28:28 +0000 UTC]

How absolutely gorgeous!

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Massat [2009-08-14 08:27:56 +0000 UTC]

it looks heavenly

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Beta9 [2009-08-14 07:02:07 +0000 UTC]

oh my word, fantastic shot

which density ND filter did you use for this? gosh, the water is so beautifully blurred

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hougaard In reply to Beta9 [2009-08-14 07:08:44 +0000 UTC]

it was very early so I didn't have to use one.

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exoart [2009-08-13 07:21:36 +0000 UTC]

definately prefer this one, although i can't quite exactly remember what bugged me about the last one, but I remember that it wasn't quite as perfect as you usually get it...

i really like how the rocks stand out now, the highlights on them are gorgeous.

good work dude!

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hougaard In reply to exoart [2009-08-13 07:33:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Man. The other one was very magenta and the sky had a very weird luminosity. It was a very weird sky to start with. Those bright cirrus colours smeared with the exposure. I did a lot of color manipping in raw to get to this.

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DarkTeslaVision [2009-08-12 23:29:14 +0000 UTC]

perfect

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mossawi [2009-08-12 20:05:57 +0000 UTC]

what country

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True-RefleXion [2009-08-12 15:21:29 +0000 UTC]

Maybe you're sick of them but beleive
me this shot is very nice.

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JA-Malone [2009-08-12 15:10:04 +0000 UTC]

You may not be destined for waterscapes, but you have MASTERED them

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MsCrys [2009-08-12 15:04:01 +0000 UTC]

ps- even though it's just another waterscape in your books, it's still a stunning shot.

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MsCrys [2009-08-12 15:03:31 +0000 UTC]

"So sick of them" I could smack you for that. I'd give almost anything to get some shots of the ocean. But I see what you're saying. I'm sick of looking at a lake, yet I'm sure there's someone somewhere that for whatever reason, would love to be near a lake. It's not always that easy being content with what we have, even if what we have is beautiful. Photographers need variety, darn it!

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UrbanRural-Photo [2009-08-12 14:52:22 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant work. LOve to see work with filters and you are one to study. Well done.

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hougaard In reply to UrbanRural-Photo [2009-08-12 17:26:07 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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UrbanRural-Photo In reply to hougaard [2009-08-12 18:43:36 +0000 UTC]

Welcomes, keep up the great work and happy shooting.

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doedyjepang [2009-08-12 13:37:54 +0000 UTC]

amazing....

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raw1985 [2009-08-12 12:45:20 +0000 UTC]

sweet!!!

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sloeb [2009-08-12 11:54:40 +0000 UTC]

Looks like some smoke or vapour! Amazing!

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aiyoshi [2009-08-12 11:23:56 +0000 UTC]

Lovely capture.

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metincakmak [2009-08-12 11:08:13 +0000 UTC]

just a word.
perfect

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VirtualWords [2009-08-12 11:05:28 +0000 UTC]

Hammer! I like it! The composition is not common, very good colors. The best Detail for the rocks in the Left edge of the Picture, this makes good balance!

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Li-Si [2009-08-12 10:35:04 +0000 UTC]

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Inebriantia [2009-07-17 18:19:05 +0000 UTC]

Hello there my friend.

Your photo has been featured in my latest journal - [link]

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lucyl-no-sky [2009-07-09 21:16:38 +0000 UTC]

WOW

AMAZING!!!

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MaX-DooM [2009-06-28 12:55:03 +0000 UTC]

You are good at them!
Better luck in the mountains next time although I don't think I've seen them yet so I expect those will make me equally sick

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Maciej-Koniuszy [2009-06-16 07:03:08 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic shot!

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Alex37 [2009-06-12 18:17:09 +0000 UTC]

Really nice foreground on this one hougaard, but for me it doesnt quite work with the rest fo the image.

Alex

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AndreasResch [2009-05-25 07:01:30 +0000 UTC]

Too bad the mountain shots didn't work out ... this one is striking though.

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Larah88 [2009-05-25 05:22:24 +0000 UTC]

So stunning!

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bloodkeniten [2009-05-24 10:37:33 +0000 UTC]

awesome,,,,,,,,,

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dwth [2009-05-23 23:59:38 +0000 UTC]

This photo have been featured on Thumbs of the Week 73rd .

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flowersofcarnage [2009-05-23 22:20:19 +0000 UTC]

Hey, you've been featured here

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Existence-is-Futile [2009-05-23 22:01:41 +0000 UTC]

Aww
If it's any consolation, I love your work, but i guess it would be nice to see something different - I know you'll find somethin awesome soon

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AkramX [2009-05-23 17:44:21 +0000 UTC]

I'm beggin' you for a higher resolution version for my desktop background ?!

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hougaard In reply to AkramX [2009-05-23 18:05:39 +0000 UTC]

I can't give away my images for free. I'm trying to make a successful career out of this

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AkramX In reply to hougaard [2009-05-25 06:48:36 +0000 UTC]

You're absolutely right... I just forgot... I used to do that with friends only
Apologies!

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AkramX [2009-05-23 17:44:19 +0000 UTC]

I'm beggin' you for a higher resolution version for my desktop background ?!

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amrodel [2009-05-23 07:41:58 +0000 UTC]

Simply amazing

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pixel-def [2009-05-22 10:52:40 +0000 UTC]

even if you are sick of them it looks incredible still.

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Alcamin [2009-05-22 10:37:38 +0000 UTC]

Really nice shot. Great work!

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mawanmalvin [2009-05-22 03:24:25 +0000 UTC]

amazing

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Inebriantia [2009-05-21 02:06:41 +0000 UTC]

What an astounding image my friend. You have certainly excelled in this one!

And here goes my !

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K-Boyd-Photography [2009-05-20 21:32:32 +0000 UTC]

ain't that typical - nice ot know we are not alone in this kind of experience

Great shot - amazing colours

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BellalleB [2009-05-20 19:52:07 +0000 UTC]

[link]

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