Fisherman working the surf with Frisco pier in the background
Fisherman and the pier by jmurphy18
Awesome-landscape
Dark Blow by albanhenderyckxphotography
Wandering somewhere in the inland of the ice island, It must be about 24 hours I was awake ..
Surrounded by a thick fog, I was driving on the chaotic desert trails or Highlands reigned a captivating atmosphere and dramatic!
After 1001 turns! A strangely resembling a mirage panel tells me that I’m far from camp or Kerlingarfjöll I planned bivouac!
Relieved at the idea of joining Morpheus .. Until this moment I see or off as an unexpected and perfectly breakthrough in the axis of a jewel of humanity that I dreamed of .. I do capture could only listen to my instincts and again drive faster than ever!
The more I went, the more I realized that my dream was to become reality.
Surrounded by a thick fog, I was driving on the chaotic desert trails or Highlands reigned a captivating atmosphere and dramatic!
After 1001 turns! A strangely resembling a mirage panel tells me that I’m far from camp or Kerlingarfjöll I planned bivouac!
Relieved at the idea of joining Morpheus .. Until this moment I see or off as an unexpected and perfectly breakthrough in the axis of a jewel of humanity that I dreamed of .. I do capture could only listen to my instincts and again drive faster than ever!
The more I went, the more I realized that my dream was to become reality.
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Killer Sky by WhiteSpiderInc
Yet another killer sunrise at Lake Holiday, where I resided for 12+ years. In this particular instance, they had drained the lake for some spillway work, and allowed me to get to spots I couldn’t get to before. The sky was absolutely killer, never had seen anything like it.
KirKameraJuFell by MilesMorganPhotography
**PRETTY MUCH GOTTA BE VIEWED ON BLACK**
The SECOND most over-photographed subject on the planet (right behind “The Tree” in Portland). So how did Breezy and I end up photographing it? Well we drove there.
I’ll pause while that last sentence sinks in.
*Tap tap tap*. “Is this thing on?”
Truth be told, Kirkjufell wasn’t really on our agenda. We had visited most of the icons of Iceland, and we were nearing the end of our trip and discovering that the most inspirational images were made off the beaten path, and that’s where we wanted to stay. But we were hunting aurora, and that meant finding some clear skies. The only sliver of the country not bathed in clouds was the NW, and with zero time to scout we settled on this location 5 hours away for our evening shoot. After arriving I just knew we had made a mistake, as the forecast changed to show solid clouds showing up just before sunset, and hanging around all night. We were treated to a really lovely sunset that Breezy NAILED (see the shot on his 500px page – David Thompson) and I COMPLETELY butchered (see the shot in the trash on my hard drive) but as night fell the skies were staying clear, the moon hadn’t yet risen, and we settled onto the lake shore and waited in the cold.
And then the show began. We had seen several good nights of aurora, but none in the total dark of a moonless sky. We knew that a solar storm had upped our chances on this night, hence the mad dash across the country to find clear skies and a compelling subject matter. The display just kept getting better. I think Breezy wept (ok it was me who wept) while watching wave after wave of green energy rip across the sky. Firing non-stop, I was SOOOO thankful that I knew that Ryan Dyar was going to release his 4th video explaining how to do vertical pano stitches because that was the only way to get the scene to fit this way with the rocks in the FG, the reflected aurora, and the sky. The video out now, and I watched it before processing this shot. It’s brilliant for people like me who are not too smart, and can be picked up on his website, a link to which can be found on his 500px page. It was a matter of shoot sky, shoot reflection, and then after getting some good aurora action, shoot a 3 image focus stack for the FG under the same light. Repeat.
What step is missing from that saying? “Lather, rinse, repeat?” Well if the Lather is the aurora, and I’ve repeated the process, what’s left? Oh, RINSE you say?? Well screw you. My camera listened.
As the lights began to fade, I was panning down for one last FG sequence when I felt the camera disappear from my hand.
The following sounds were heard in sequence:
air
SMACK
SPLASH
MOTHERF^&**&KERSONOFAB$TCHMILEYCYRUSSH*TFU#$ER
Good news/bad news. Good news, the aurora was pretty much finished anyway. Good news #2, the last day and a half of shooting was socked in with bad weather, so I didn’t really miss the fact that I had killed my beloved 14-24. Good news #3, it was TOTALLY worth smashing my dear lens for this trip as we got so lucky with conditions during our time that I was due for a little bad karma. Bad news, I didn’t realize until later that there were solidly 20 people watching this display of light around Kirkjufell that night, and I’m sure ALL of them heard the obnoxious American swear in a language usually reserved for bad porn at a decibel level only achievable by jet engines and Mariah Carey. I apologize to all.
Reach Out and Touch the Sky by Shainblum
“Best viewed on black, lots of shadow detail”
This image was taken in Joshua Tree National Park. It was my first time exploring out there and I was amazed by all the incredible rock formations. I decided to do a self portrait with the stars out of pure excitement. 😀
#Escaype
Steam Punk by alexriek
Just now the river – Poco fa al fiume by TizianoPieroni
This morning the river
Valley of Thousand Rays by panduadnyana
Sunrise at Pinggan Kintamani, Bali – Indonesia
**Coolum Beach Stunner** by Damian_McCudden_Photography
Hey!
Well it’s been a week since the epic sunset on the Sunshine Coast, Australia.
I still can’t believe how amazing it was but this will probably be the last pic I post of it for a while as I’ve posted a couple already.
Taken last Wednesday at Coolum Beach, Australia.
Here’s a landscape version of the first pic I posted of it, I think I like the landscape one better, the flow in the foreground looks nicer, there’s more of that wicked sky in it too.
Well it’s been a week since the epic sunset on the Sunshine Coast, Australia.
I still can’t believe how amazing it was but this will probably be the last pic I post of it for a while as I’ve posted a couple already.
Taken last Wednesday at Coolum Beach, Australia.
Here’s a landscape version of the first pic I posted of it, I think I like the landscape one better, the flow in the foreground looks nicer, there’s more of that wicked sky in it too.
Thanks for looking, Enjoy!
Lenny and Roy by TedGore
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Patagonia. What can be said about this place and mountain Fitz Roy, one of the most striking mountain ranges in all the world. Well, I surely can’t think of anything to say to do it justice… that, and I’m just not eloquent enough, so hopefully an image can do that for me. I’ll kick off my series of Patagonia images with this one, one of the more impressive displays of nature I witnessed during my month in the area this past april. This was a special night, and I was fortunate that I found myself in a special place when it happened. I returned to this collection of ponds that I had come across on a previous hike through the back country in hopes of scoring a shot I wasn’t able to get when I first passed by. It was such an idyllic place to spend a night watching nature move through. My tent was perched just beyond the hill in this image, and I spend most of the day laying inside, peering out the tent door right at Fitz Roy and these lenticulars forming through out the day, growing more and more excited over the possibilities at sunset. While I’ve seen pictures of lenticular filled skies, I’ve never had the pleasure to see a display like this in person, and to see it in this spot, one of my favorite spots I came across during my travels, had me pretty elated, amazed, and thankful. It just really is special to head out into such a beautiful back country like this by yourself, totally self contained and self reliant, and enjoy the view as the day passes, hearing, seeing and feeling nothing but the elements interact with your senses. Capping it all off behind a camera recording such an amazing example of the wonder of nature is something I’ll never forget.
I processed this in a surreal and moody direction in the hope that it may convey the actual surreality I felt when I was there. Enjoy!
Sig Nordal 