The Quiet Picture

Finding my voice in the silence of nature

Sep 4

New favourite

I think I found a new favourite place. The same one I visited a week ago, except this time I followed the streak of marshland at the northern end of the lake to further explore the area. And now it was afternoon, which provides a more suitable light for this place than morning. It was a gorgeous day – nothing but blue skies. Which is of course not so exciting in a photo and then you can also add some wind so that I couldn’t use the water in the compositions, so all my pictures fall short of the experience. Having said that, I’m posting a panorama (cropped from one shot, it wasn’t worth a stitch) that highlights the problem with wideangles and polarisers shooting at a 90 degree angle from the sun. Intense blue sky on one side, and bland pale on the other! But at least it gives an overview of the lake and I will come back here, in calmer weather and with some nice puffy clouds in the sky.

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  1. Miika September 5th, 2010 11:20 am

    Looks like a but earlier afternoon light rather than late. Let me guess… Around 3 o’clock?

    I can understand very well why you enjoyed that place. I found something similar close to Gröntjärn, that is :)

  2. Minna September 5th, 2010 8:08 pm

    Pretty good! It was 4pm actually, but I botched the PP. I reviewed the pictures this morning and saw how bland they looked, not enough contrast and too cool. But even after reprocessing, they’re still not very good. :D I just like the place very much, and such great places are more important than great pictures. :) Except that I know that there are some great pictures to be had there, if the conditions are right – calm water, to start with!

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