(Nikon D500, Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 ED VR zoom. RAW processing in DxO PhotoLab, final editing in Adobe Photoshop.)
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The AuthorMichael Scandling
California based fine-art photographer featuring abstract, impressionist, and minimalist seascapes — near and distant — and floral-based images.
Fine-art photography can be seen at www.amagaphoto.com
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NZ!
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Yes. My favorite country.
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Mine too.
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Wow, such drama in something ‘simple’ , Well processed.
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Thanks, Paula. There were two heart-stopping moments: when I saw it in front of me, and when I saw it on the monitor for the first time.
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Very striking shot. Love the interplay between all the dichotomies in it.
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Thanks Frank. That was New Zealand, you know…
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Michael – That is an amazng
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Thank you, Carolle-Ann.
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Michael – Is this truly a place? The light effects seem surreal. CA
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It truly is a place: Doubtful Sound, South Island, New Zealand.
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WOW~!!!
I am SO in awe of your fine artistry!!!
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Thank you!!!
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Very cool! You’ve sometimes mentioned hearing music in the images, this is a long, cool note on a bass guitar
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Oooooh. I hear it. Thank you.
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This is otherworldly, and I can’t look away.
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Thank you Melinda. A big part of the reason why it appears so otherworldly is that it was shot in another world.
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meraviglioso!!!!
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Grazie, Margot.
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I came to photography late but I’ve learned that shots like these rarely come around. That’s not to say that you didn’t take full and complete advantage of the opportunity. Marvelous!
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Thank you very much.
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Wonderful moment well captured, Michael.
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Thank you very much. It was a magical location. I will say this: this is part of a photographic workshop on the South Island of New Zealand. We were scheduled to go to Doubtful Sound on a specific day, and that could not be changed. The weather gods provided a sunshiny, cloudless day in late June, which is winter time in New Zealand. Every single one of us grown. We wanted dramatic clouds and mist. Everyone else on the boat thought it was great to have a sunshiny day. Everyone in our workshop was extremely disappointed. Still, Doubtful Sound is staggeringly beautiful. At the end of the day, this was the only landscape/seascape that I was satisfied with. But there was one other shot. Stay tuned…
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Michael, it is my understanding that DxO purchased the Nik Collection…have you used this in your editing? I like how the light blue invites me to into the horizon in this image.
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You’re right. DxO did purchase the Nik collection. They offered me a free download, and I took it. I installed it, and never used it. They are apparently working on an update. I do my RAW processing with DxO, rather than Lightroom. I’ve used both and I prefer DxO. I prefer it’s internal workflow and it gives me more options in controlling dynamic range. It also has the best noise reduction I have ever seen. Hands-down. Look at the Performance Photography post on my blog. Many of those were shot at ISO 12,800. Nikon does a good job at supplying usable shots at high ISOs. But obviously not perfect. The Prime noise reduction in the elite version of DxO PhotoLab does an amazing job of reducing noise while preserving detail.
If you look at both the horizons and the floral work on my website it will be obvious to you that I do a lot of post processing. What may not be obvious is that almost all of the interpretive post processing is done with selective sharpening and blurring. Not much else. This particular shot received extremely subtle selective sharpening and blurring. But it’s 97% what Mother Nature handed to me. I’m glad you like it.
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I can feel the wind pushing those trees back, and back, and back. A raw place. Wonderful!
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Thank you. And was it ever cold!
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The composition of this photo, plus your recent posts about New Zealand, reminded me of a picture I took there four years ago:
https://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com/2015/03/10/new-zealand/
I, too, found New Zealand a fabulous place.
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Thank you very much, Steve. I did take a look at that photo and I agree with you on everything that you said about New Zealand and on the remarkable color. Next time I go I want to take that ferry.
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Beautiful shot!
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Thank you!
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