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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
A long way by AbdullaAlmajed
In a gigantic places like this location, you can illustrate its size and dimensions to the viewer by adding a known size element. Such as the (human) element as it's shown on my picture. via 500px http://bit.ly/1wpTypq
Monday, March 9, 2015
Jigsaw Earth by ErinBabnik
Hey, guess what…I now have a Facebook page! Stop by and click “Like” to stay in touch: Erin Babnik Photography Outings like this one come rarely in the career of a photographer. It’s not just a story of great conditions, which eventually happen for anyone who spends enough time out in inclement weather. Nor is it a tale of reward after great effort, which tends to be the case with most worthwhile excursions. Above all, this is a story of discovery…and ridiculously dumb luck. It all started after I had made a couple of trips to this remote area in lackluster conditions and came away feeling robbed. So I decided to make a third trek out, this time with David Kingham, who had some experience with the area himself. I timed our visit to catch a moon alignment with a composition that I had worked out previously. On our first morning out, my planned shot came off as well as I could possibly have hoped. Just like that. Boom. Done. What next? Time to go exploring! Using topographical maps and satellite imagery to identify areas of potential interest, we hiked many miles, sometimes following clues on the maps and sometimes just following our own noses. What came of it was an embarrassment of riches. This field of gargantuan mud tiles was only one jackpot in a series of discoveries that we made during that period, and it was mostly no thanks to the satellite imagery. Nearly everything that looked promising in the satellite views turned out to be a bust when we arrived on foot, and then areas that showed as expanses of nothingness, like this area of mud tiles, proved to be utter treasure troves. Presumably, at some point after the satellite images were taken, a massive dust devil had formed over the buried field and excavated it so thoroughly that a pristine expanse the size of a football field lay exposed, revealing cracks between the tiles reaching over a foot deep; some of the gaps were so wide that I could fit my camera down into them. Just the opposite had happened to one other field that had been quite impressive less than a year earlier: there sand had blown in and new bushes had grown up, as the desert made quick work of reclaiming its photogenic bits. Discovering a series of world-class geological features was exciting enough, but our good luck streak was running wide. On only our second outing to shoot the mother-of-all-mud-tile-fields, we got dramatic conditions to go with it. Much to our delight, great skies that morning provided a whole series of progressively more interesting moments from twilight onward, and before the sun had even risen, I was already in a quandary about which slice of time I would choose to process. And then came the moment that trumped them all. I had been shooting the same composition for over an hour when we started to feel raindrops falling…and…BAM! RAINBOW! And not just anywhere—the left end of the rainbow dropped right down into my composition, right onto the top of the central peak and aligned with the central tree! Now, rainbows appearing in great locations can be enough to make grown men cry, but having one just show up in your frame while you’re shooting an awesome new discovery is almost scary. One can’t help but wonder if such astonishing good luck means that great misfortune is coming to balance it out. Like, maybe if you decide to go back in a couple of weeks, you’ll end up stranded in the desert with two flat tires. Alas, lady luck is a fickle mistress. See for yourself… http://bit.ly/1MmLVlw. -------- Would you like to join me on an adventure? Well here’s the good news…I will be conducting a workshop in the Italian Dolomites with co-leader Enrico Fossati. If a trip to Italy during the second week of July for some sweet action sounds appealing, be sure to get in touch with me so I can add you to the workshop mailing list. More info here: Dolomites Workshop For prints and licensing of this image, please visit my website. via 500px http://bit.ly/1MmLTdu
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Lake Oberon, Western Arthurs - Tasmania by Crispy_Scapes
I've finally returned from such an incredible adventure and even after spending over two weeks in the Tasmanian wilderness, I already miss it! We were so fortunate to get the most incredible weather for pretty much the whole two weeks and see some truly incredible landscapes in stunning light. I've got so many images to process! I cannot wait to start processing some of my images of Mt Anne but for now I couldn't resist doing a quick process of an image taken at sunrise looking down at Lake Oberon where our base camp was for five days (you can see two red tents near the lake). Cheers Crispy www.crispyscapes.com via 500px http://bit.ly/1EDH5zD
Stranded Lights by DBPhotographe
The "Rhône" carries large dead trees during the autumn floods, they finally come aground on the beaches of Camargue. http://on.fb.me/1EDH7rn http://bit.ly/1GdIYlj http://bit.ly/1GdIWK9 via 500px http://bit.ly/1EDH7HE
Above the Comfort Zone by maxrivefotograaf
Check out my NEW website! This will also be the place where you can get rights managed licenses! Don’t miss my upcoming photo tours, including my Iceland Tour ! I wanted to do something with Light pollution for some time now and on Tenerife everything finally went the way I wanted it. The mist and the distant rainclouds combined with the lights from the city created some incredible and very surrealistic light. I first didn’t plan to do any adventure shots on Tenerife but I also received a project for an outdoor company which changed my approach during this trip. I’m happy I can show this one here, which is one of my favorites. It did cost me a full night, torn pants, many scratches and some painful encounters with cactuses but in the end it sure was worth it. via 500px http://bit.ly/1HdYNcS
Friday, March 6, 2015
Mill Creek by twwall
I posted a mono version of this image earlier and thought I would work up a color one. I added the sigh left of frame to enhance the urban feel of this nature preserve located in a suburb just outside Philly. The building is an old warehouse. I used luminosity masking to blend 5 exposures. The silky water was from a 2 second exposure. Some color and sharpening was done in LS5. Thanks for the look sees y'all. via 500px http://bit.ly/1wNhX8I
Standing on the edge by ArpanDas
The photo was taken at Lake Bled during the January trip. This is probably the best place to take pictures of lake bled. It was taken just after the sunrise. Though the sun is not in this picture as it was not visible from this point as you can see it is in the right part of the image behind those trees. Though I have captured the sunrise from another point. I like Max Rive's work, so I tried to copy his style by putting human in the composition. Though it was not a self portrait. I am describing the processing technique in short 1) For the foreground (from the bottom to the mountain) I used 4 exposures and blended them using Tony Kuyper's latest 16 bit Luminosity Masks and blend if sliders. 2) Next the sky. For the sky I used another exposure properly exposed for the sky only. Honestly the clouds were not trailing like this. I applied few additional blur filters in photoshop to get the surreal look. 3) Finally I use luminosity masks again for the local/global adjustment like tonal balance, color correction, burn/dodge and the contrast. Enjoy it with a black background :) via 500px http://bit.ly/1AOqfbt
Thursday, March 5, 2015
50 Shades of Blue by timnevell
Second Still from our Iceland Tour. Another epic adventure into the heart of Vatnajokull Glacier, this was shot in the Breioamerkjurjokull Ice Cave, with Einar Rúnar Sigurðsson our guide for the morning, posing at the entrance to the Ice Cave. © Extreme Light Photo Tours Ltd | All Rights Reserved 2015. © Tim Nevell Photography 2015 via 500px http://bit.ly/1McZhm4
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Contemplation by lolloriva
For this unconventional selfie I've been inspired by one of the greatest photographer based in Iceland. When I saw his selfie style picture of this gorgeous location the first time it just left me without words. So, once there, I also wanted to shoot my own version of this kind of selfie … I hope you like it. via 500px http://bit.ly/1DVvcUy
Somewhere over the rainbow by Carlosmacr
During my trip to Iceland got the feeling of being really lucky. Lucky because i could enjoy with my family a gentle weather, beautiful lights, great places, and nice people... We were with my family visiting Godafoss waterfall in the afternoon, when many people around. After we left things in the housing, i came back expecting not so many people and nice light. I was not alone, but i felt lucky to find there Lauren and her friends, who were playing very nice music. It was an amazing feeling to hear their music together with the music of water falling down. After talking with them, they let me to take some pictures. Until now, this picture i took to Lauren is one of my favourites images in my hard disk. About the title, there was no rainbow to enjoy, but always i look to this image, it comes to my head the amazing version Israel Kamakawiwoʻole made of the popular song "Somewhere over the rainbow". I don't remember what music they were playing, but i like to think (and i am not sure it was not) they were playing that song, as the instrument sounds seemed to me very similar to that in the song by IZ. Thanks for your visit and wish you a nice week. http://bit.ly/1DTSHNI --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Durante mi viaje a Islandia me sentí muy afortunado por poder disfrutar junto a mi familia de un clima no muy adverso, lugares alucinantes, bonitas luces y buena gente. Pasamos una tarde alrededor de la catarata Godafoss, en una hora en que había muchos visitantes. Nos fuimos al alojamiento y amás tarde volví confiando que no hubiera ya tanta gente. Por suerte, únicamente me encontré con Lauren y sus amigos, cuya música era el complemento ideal para el momento tan magnífico que pasé en Godafoss. Después de hablar un rato con ellos, le pedí a Lauren si podía hacerle una foto. Hasta el momento, esta foto de Lauren es una de mis imágenes favoritas de mi disco duro. En cuanto al título... no había ningún arco iris a la vista. Pero siempre que veo esta imagen, me viene a la una canción que adoro, la versión que hizo Israel Kamakawiwoʻole de "Somewhere over the rainbow". No sé qué musica estaban tocando pero me gusta pensar (y no estoy seguro de que no lo fuera :-)) que era esa canción, además de que el sonido de ese instrumento era muy similar al de la canción que comentaba. Gracias por tu visita y buena semana para tofos! q-_-p http://bit.ly/1DTSHNI via 500px http://bit.ly/1NfLahw
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Aurora by nikonboy
Aurora above an abandoned barn in Central Alberta. via 500px http://bit.ly/18K9YPa
Ablaze by FelixInden
A beatyful moment captured at Skagsanden beach on Flakstadoy (Lofoten archipelago) in Norway. The Aurora borealis was reflecting in the receding tide during a moonless and very dark night that made me push my camera to it´s limits... Follow me on Facebook :) Circle me on G+ :) Contact me via info(at)felixinden.com for prints and other enquiries:) via 500px http://bit.ly/18Ka0GA
Monday, March 2, 2015
To The Sun by Sakhr
It was a beautiful day I enjoyed it by walking through Bajda Desert which located in west of Tabuk in Saudi Arabia. I climbed a mountain and found this crack refers to the sunset. via 500px http://bit.ly/1Ay3XKJ
Lama Lite Pass by francescomariani
A beautiful winter view of my Apennines. via 500px http://bit.ly/1ClKXG8
Elemental by AaronKeigher
Elemental Kauai, Hawaii ___________________ Photography Portfolio: http://bit.ly/1DypHsf Photo Tours: www.caphototours.com ___________________ When my buddy who lives in Kauai told me that it is really hard to get a clean Milky Way shot on the island because of the constant cloud cover I didn’t totally believe him. however after a week on the Island I can see what he means. however, I lucked out one night and got some great clear skies and was able to get this shot. This shot was taken at Spouting Horn on the south side of the island. It is a geyser the spits up a tall shaft of water when the waves crash into the coast. There is also a small vent hole next to it that pushes out air and makes this Jurassic sound… really creepy at night. Anyway, my friend told me to ignore the big “Danger: Area Closed” signs and walk out on the rocks and right up to Spouting Horn instead of shooting it from the touristy overlook. He assured me that no one would bother me. Around halfway through shooting I saw a flashlight and the clear outline of a cop walking down the rocks to me. I started practicing my “No officer, I didn’t see the sign” speech that we have all given scores of times. Luckily he was really cool and just wanted to make sure I was safe and that a wave didn’t wash me out to sea. He actually enjoyed checking out my shots and then headed back up the rocks… Got luck on that one. I was sure I was going to end up getting a fine. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the shot. Please consider liking/favoriting the photo, leaving a comment or sharing it with your friends. Thanks! via 500px http://bit.ly/1BzKHlD
Nocturne by jessesummers
I really like iconic lone trees, and this is no exception. Before leaving Wanaka for good I wanted to capture this tree correctly. Tree at 19mm and milky way at 16mm with the camera rotated about 30 degrees (to minimize wide angle induced warp). The colors are very hard to get right at this location, hopefully this turned out naturally enough. Available for your home here: http://bit.ly/1B3llL4 via 500px http://bit.ly/18hmAw2
Sentimental Journey by janpusdrowski
Better on BLACK! More images on Facebook More images on G+ Alpine mountain path on the german-autrian border. Due to heavy snowfalls two days prior to this shot many paths were almost hip-deep covered in snow. This one is a handheld-shot I took on my way to the Leutascher Geisterklamm (Ghostravine) bridge, which I sadly wasn't able to reach due to the snow. via 500px http://bit.ly/1DuPMIF
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Sunday, March 1, 2015
**The Winds of Change** by Damian_McCudden_Photography
Hey guys, The other morning i went for a shoot down the road to shoot the starry sky. I shot this image of the Milky Way rising over an old Windmill at a farm on the Sunshine Coast, Australia. I hope you like this image, View on black. Thanks! via 500px http://bit.ly/1aHY6xJ
12. Fact: Quick change in weather conditions by CludesTomato
Hi Guys! Here is my last fact why travelling in winter times to iceland will simply blow your mind. I would like to close my Iceland winter series with my personal favourite shot. I actually plan going back to Iceland in Mai 2015, so lets see what facts I will find for sping time :-) 10. Quick change in weather conditions - in my opinion the best photography conditions are after rain, snowfalls, blizzards and storms. I promise you that you will find these conditions in iceland. Especially during winter times conditions are changing very fast. Never stay in the in the hotel waiting for better weather conditions (of course, if there are no bad weather warnings!!!) , the weather will change rapidly so get you gear out if you want to catch dramatic skies or turn your shot into something unique. You can find all my other facts here: 1. Fact: WINDSTORMS 2. Fact: ICY WATERFALLS 3. Fact: AURORA BOREALIS 4. Fact: ICE CAVES 5. Fact: LIGHT CONDITIONS 6. Fact: LESS CROWDED 7. Fact: LOWER PRICES 8. Fact: NOT AS COLD AS YOU MIGHT THINK 9. Fact: STILL CAN SWIM OUTSIDE IN WINTER 10. Fact: DIFFERENT LOOK 11. Fact: ICELANDIC HORSES 12. Fact: QUICK CHANGE IN WEATHER CONDITIONS If you like my shots you can find some more on: my HOMEPAGE via 500px http://bit.ly/18cDpIl
Arclight by alexnoriega
2015 Autumn in Olympic Tour with Alex Mody Private Workshops and Tours Private Online Post-Processing Instruction Via Skype Like my Facebook Page Brilliant sunrise light illuminates fresh snow at Oregon's Crater Lake. This is an image I've been waiting years to make. Since first arriving in Oregon a few years back, Crater Lake has been one of my favorite locations, and I've gotten to know it quite well through my many visits - so I knew exactly what I was looking for. When I saw two new feet of snow in the forecast, I adjusted my plans to be here and shoot the day after. For Crater Lake, two feet is a laughable amount, given that it typically receives closer to 50 feet of snowfall per year - but it was enough to make it appealing in an otherwise dismal winter for snow levels here in the Pacific Northwest. Winter here is beautiful, but it presents its challenges: one can only drive as far as Rim Village on the south rim, and all the best spots that allow one to really incorporate Wizard Island are found on the west rim. This means snowshoeing for miles is a necessity. This wouldn't be such a huge deal, except the best light is at sunrise - meaning you're either camping overnight in the snow, or getting up at 4am. I chose the latter option, and for the entire second half of the two-hour trek, the sky was already burning pink and red. This motivated me to get the hike done quicker, and I arrived at the end of the red stages of sunrise, as the light started to become orange. Given that the snowpack was 10+ feet lower than it should have been this time of year, my planned compositions weren't 100% ideal, since it was tougher to get above the trees - but I think I still made it work. I always get asked why I don't include the rest of the lake on the left in shots from this area - well, for one, it's rather empty; two, there's a rock wall and some fairly unappealing trees just out of frame to the left; and three, I'd be unable to nail down the composition in-camera (I tend to avoid panos/stitches for this reason). I chose this particular spot/composition because of the clear views of Mount Scott and Garfield Peak, the elevation above (and proximity to) Wizard Island, the foreground snowdrifts, and the space to allow the trees to cast shadows on the snow. This is the closest spot that I knew would satisfy these requirements, and it was 6 miles round trip. I'm not one to regale my audience with exaggerated tales of the difficulty involved in getting a shot, but 6 miles snowshoeing with frequent elevation change feels more like 15 miles backpacking in the summer - and I had to do it on 2 hours of sleep. Worth the nausea and soreness the next day! On repeat in my head with every step I trudged and mile I drove, as well as while processing: hummingbird heartbeat A bit of tech info: this is mostly a single exposure, with some of the brightest highlights around the sun recovered from a darker bracketed exposure. The sunstar/flare is natural - I've found shooting Nikon's newer lenses at f/11 to f/16 will often produce more interesting results than the "traditional" f/22 sunstar (provided you have something that partially occludes the sun, such as the rim of the lake here). For information on processing instruction, workshops, and prints, visit http://bit.ly/1AVM6ya. via 500px http://bit.ly/1LZZ3Pl
Friday, February 27, 2015
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Finish Work by tomkualii
A small finger of lava pouring into the ocean as the flow slows down and eventually closes up a tube. via 500px http://bit.ly/1zEBvaX
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Mont Aigoual by JulienDelaval
Mont Aigoual, Cévennes , Gard, Languedoc, France. via 500px http://bit.ly/1B3zABi
Galatica Electrica by DanielCheong1
One of those lucky nights... I was meant to shoot the milky way, but when we reached the location, there was a thunderstorm starting with lightning strikes every 30 seconds. What a fantastic opportunity to shoot the Milky Way with lightning! My website: http://bit.ly/1ybDtgX Follow me on Facebook | Instagram via 500px http://bit.ly/1B5L7BF
Friday, February 20, 2015
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Crystalline Chamber by JustinGrimm
Very rarely do I find a composition that I am truly thrilled about at first glance. However, after crawling my body down into this small winter window I was extremely excited about what I saw through the camera. There is something about organized complexity in images that is very hard to find and pull off, and this spot checked every box on my list of things I hoped to find. Over the course of three and a half days I focused all my attention on shooting these icicles. I honestly don't even want to mention how many hours I was laying on the ice. I will say though, If anyone is interested you can see the melted outline of my body here until spring. Even though this cave looks relatively large, the longest icicles pictured are barely over a foot high. This made for a tight squeeze and a technical nightmare to photograph, however by using some focus blending techniques I was able to render the entire scene sharp. Though unlike my typical perfectionist ways, I could not use a tripod for the massive focus stack. Instead I had to resort to using one of the greatest inventions of this century as my camera support....A box of Wet Wipes. The best dual purpose item ever in my opinion. Dual purpose, but only SINGLE USE!!! Don't get it twisted. All kidding aside, I hope you enjoy the image as mush as I do even if it is relatively subdued. Although I have witnessed some truly incredible light and natural conditions over the past year, this would have to be my personal favourite and most inspired composition to date. ***If you are interested in learning the techniques used to capture this image over Skype lesson, or curious about taking a private Rocky Mountain photo tour, please use my personal email address. My new website is currently under construction*** justingrimmphoto@gmail.com via 500px http://bit.ly/1AreUV1
Friday, February 13, 2015
Freezing by piriya
What you see here is methane bubbles were trapped under an ice surface at Abraham Lake. This photo was shot at the same day as my previous "-20". I spent 4 days 3 nights at Abraham lake. Unfortunately it was snowing for two days two nights. This was from the morning after snow storm stopped, which was usually gonna be extremely cold (super super cold for a Californian like me). The temperature dropped down to -35C (wind chill -39C). It was one of the coldest temperature I experienced. At least the wind was not too bad that morning. This spot is basically a 30-degree slope. It is kinda annoying when my tripod kept sliding down when I was trying to do focus stack :D. via 500px http://bit.ly/176GoSf
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Netherworld by Pcoskun
An image I photographed over the weekend while visiting one of my favorite locations in the SW. With the forecast predicting predominately blue skies over the weekend, I was treated to a great sunset over this alien landscape. The clouds seemed to be just where I wanted them for the few images I took during my time out here. While I know that this feature has been photographed plenty, I had always wanted my own shot of it with some great light, and I might have managed to get it here. via 500px http://bit.ly/1CRcmjg
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Awestruck by tornadochaser06
Caught this incredible supercell thunderstorm near Severy, KS on May 10, 2014. via 500px http://bit.ly/1A4WR58
Friday, February 6, 2015
A Magic Night by ShihuaZhang
Please view with Black background :) I took this shot at Bombo last year, 110 Km from Sydney. The rock formation at Bombo are really dark, almost appear to be black during the night. At the beginning we were trying to lighten the foreground up with headlight, but the result wasn't acceptable as the reflection was too bright. After a while, cloud started to appear, which bounced the light to the foreground and produced a better result via 500px http://bit.ly/1zpTaGx
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Bending waves by Paolo73
This beautiful wave was grabbed with a long exposure to emphasize its circular path due to a submerged cliff causing the wave front bending. Amazing thing: here we're in the well known spot where all the people takes picture of Manarola and I was the only guy looking down to the cliff! via 500px http://bit.ly/1DFi6cD
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Thy Kingdom Come by williampatino
Resurrected at the rising of the sun, the voice of the sea cries aloud. The old is made momentarily new as the rays of dawn spread hope upon this desolate earth. WP Website via 500px http://bit.ly/16rKNPB
Fire and Ice by AlisterBenn
The Old Man of Storr on the Isle of Skye in amazing afternoon light. Well worth the hike up in very icy conditions. Open soon for registration - Isle of Skye Photo Tour Tours & Workshops - Scotland, Iceland, Spain, Tibet via 500px http://bit.ly/1uXbgum
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Eternal Mirror by ianplant
Sunrise light over Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile. via 500px http://bit.ly/1yAYQcW
Three islands in the middle of the atlantic ocean by die-leuchtturms
I think, this is my best picture of the azorean central group. It shows many facets from setting the sun on the right to the moon on the left side. The picture was captured from southern coast of São Jorge round about 140 m above sea level in the Bay of Arraia. The foreground shows the typical grazing areas of the Azores, separated by walls made of lava rocks. The background left boasts the island of Pico. The stratovolcano, which gave the name for the whole island, is with 2.351 m the highest mountain of Portugal. On the right hand side is situated Faial. The sea between São Jorge and Pico is approximately 20 km broad. This Panorama, stiched from 34 Images at 70mm with 167 degrees horizontal angle of view, was captured at sunset four days before full moon. Wahrscheinlich mein bestes Bild von den Zentralgruppe der Azoren. Es zeigt viele Facetten von der untergehenden Sonne rechts und dem Mond auf der linken Seite. Das Bild wurde auf der Südseite von São Jorge, etwa 140 Höhenmeter oberhalb der Bucht von Arraia aufgenommen. Der Vordergrund zeigt die für die Azoren typischen Weideflächen, die durch Mauern aus Lavastein getrennt sind. Im Hintergrund auf der linken Seite liegt die Insel Pico mit dem 2.351 m hohem Stratovulkan, dem höchsten Berg Portugals, welcher der Insel den Namen gibt. Rechts davon ist die Insel Faial zu sehen. Das Meer ist zwischen São Jorge und Pico etwa 20 km breit. Das Panorama aus 34 Einzelbildern bei 70mm Brennweite mit einem horizontalen Bildwinkel von 167 Grad entstand bei Sonnenuntergang vier Tage vor Vollmond. via 500px http://bit.ly/1x4lTLu
Sunday, February 1, 2015
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