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Lake Aursunden


Lake Aursunden
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Copyright: Pablo Minto (pablominto) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5735 W: 536 N: 5987] (27446)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2007-05-12
Categories: Nature, Mood, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Nikon D50, HOYA 52 mm PL-CIR
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Pablo in Black & White [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-05-24 13:24
Viewed: 1034
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 122
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
One Saturday a couple of weeks ago I went to Sweden for no particular reason…

To get there I have to pass a mountain range that marks the border between Norway and Sweden, and the weather was not the best!

What you see here is lake Aursunden, source of Norway’s longest river Glomma. Still the lake is covered with ice and the mountains in the background mark the national border.

As I say… the weather was bad and I made it worse in post processing, or rather emphasised the bad quality…

And let me add, this is shot from a moving car through a wet window (this time I did not drive)...

The visible pixellation is the result of heavy sharpening by USM combined with NeatImage!

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Resized original in workshop!

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Amazing picture in the black and white format, Pablo.
Excellent POV, tones and details
My best wishes
Aires

Hello pablo.
Good point of view.wonderful B&W photo and shot.very nicely done great frame excellent work.
Thanks For Sharing.
Greetings.
H.Ayhan

Hi Pablo, wonderful B&W landscape with splendid light, great sky and lovely presentation, very well done, ciao Silvio

Excellent silver tones and dramatic sky. Great desolation feeling.

TFS,

Andreea

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  • Hauke Gold Star Critiquer [C: 242 W: 17 N: 17] (190)
  • [2007-05-24 13:51]
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.... perfect mood created by the b&w treatment, Pablo. fits so well the certain weather at this season...

Hilsen og ha en bra kveld,
Hauke


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watching it 2nd time: There are some strange dots visible in the clouds. Where do they come from? PP-work? Or probs with the CCD?

Hello Pablo.
Really a good shot under these sircumstances. It shows the Norwegian weather perfect. Ones I had it all. lol
Jan

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1320 W: 31 N: 1634] (9994)
  • [2007-05-24 15:43]

wow pablo I love this. Stunning B&W - the tonal range is lovely and the simple composition just serves to show off the elements

TFS

Karan

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  • krzesz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 725 W: 5 N: 15] (5455)
  • [2007-05-24 16:11]

hi Pablo!!
...this is beautiful!!!!!
I like B&W toning in this photo!!
Unique atmosphere in this view!!
Thanks..
m..

merhaba dear pablo
beautiful atmosphere.beautiful skyline and clouds.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

Hi Pablo:
Most beautiful post here. I like the blends of gra tones, good framing and thanks for the notes.
TFS
David

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  • fkokol Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 230 W: 0 N: 146] (1482)
  • [2007-05-24 18:16]

beautiful B/W work. stunning wiew.
greetings,

figen

Bonsoir Pablo,
Beautiful black & white picture,great composition and contrast and excellent point of view, the cloud are fantastic..well done..
Michel

Wonderful B&W presentation with great sky and lovely details.I dunno about the magic touch you have but whatever you mess up, it become beutiful.Are you related to King Midas?
TFS:)
Mel

Thanks for the last line.... My question was about those spot.. too small and well define to understand it's not on the len. But as they are so less visible compare some heavy rain i take on glasses... They suggest big drop of rain... Cause increase the contrast and make it probably a bit less darker really give the impression the storm arrive in one shot on us...
Lucky to be inside to take the shot :)

Different Pablo and I think you 'rescued' it quite well. Good tones and still dostinct enough to see a lakescape. TFS,
David

Hi Pablo,
Your bad weather is presented with a very pleasant smooth texture, nice tones, perfect sharpness, resembling an oil painting.
TFS
Regards,
Lurdes

Hello Pablo,

Well done on the use of B&W, excllent details very crisp I really like this POV alot well done

TFs Kyle

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  • jawa Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1372 W: 0 N: 1] (12003)
  • [2007-05-25 7:59]

beautiful light in this picture Pablo.
Gr Jos

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  • fff Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 608 W: 0 N: 40] (2702)
  • [2007-05-25 9:26]

Hi Pablo it is great good weather for photographing bring us back to the winter cheers Shimon

Pryvitanne!
Beautiful... Nice... Good work!!!
ALL made well!
ALiaksandr

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  • clic Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 758 W: 0 N: 206] (4714)
  • [2007-05-25 11:07]

Sorry for the delay, Pablo.
This is a hit, of course, for the subtility of grey tones on lake and the impression of imminent and severe bad weather.
I would say that ice patches appear as horizontal brush strokes
on a painting!
Fine art!
Cheers.
Robert

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2847 W: 263 N: 5947] (23588)
  • [2007-05-25 11:19]

The mood of this is very powerful indeed, Pablo! A great reminder that B&W is too often neglected since it does work so very well here
TFS
silke

hello pablo
oui cette photo relève de la tristesse, il y en a partout mais enfin bonne prise de noir et blanc
bien vu
merci, amitiès
edith

Hello Pablo,

Shot thru moving car!! You got pretty good details. I liked the POV and pretty good BW shot. TFS

Vandana

Very dramatic. I like the pixellation. Adds to the drama. Looks even more cold.

hi Pablo,
this is nice - it looks very much like watercolour/ink wash (especially the sky).
Lovely artistic feel.

have a great weekend.
Daniel :-)

Very dramatic and artistic, good work!

Malik & Mary.

pablo in black and white!!..not that bad :-)
i like the silence/desolate atmosphere of this picture
good work again
tfs
M

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1666 W: 136 N: 1263] (6138)
  • [2007-05-26 10:00]

Hi Pablo,
beautiful black and white division of space and POV are fabulous.
Lost of bid of quality in resizing (some pixelation), but I love the composition and soft feel of it.
TFS..Sky

Hello Pablo,
Wonderful atmospheric lake scene. And I like your b&w treatment in this poetic composition. All the best to you - Danilo

Hi dear Pablo ,
very nice image. good B/W.
It has nice contrast. lovely frame.
very well done
thanks for sharing
best wishes
Saeed

Hi Pablo,

Amazing shot and PP work! The mood is intensified with your PP and the scene is like unreal. Despite the circumstances you managed to take and present a lovely image.
TFS,
Vassilis

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  • milas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2722 W: 412 N: 2979] (32759)
  • [2007-05-27 11:46]

Hello pablo.
Good point of view.wonderful B&W photo and shot.very nicely done great frame excellent work.
selamlar

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  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3307 W: 788 N: 4423] (19902)
  • [2007-05-27 13:49]

Hi Pablo,
Excellent photo. Your composition makes honour at the vastness of landscape. The B&W conversion is so appropriated for this stormy mood! The foreground looks almost like an abstraction. Bravo! Annie

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  • HaBeMa Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 533 W: 33 N: 620] (3070)
  • [2007-05-27 13:57]

Hi dear Pablo;great a black/white shot,very soft b/w color...
Habema.
:-]

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  • Fons Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1299 W: 2 N: 202] (15594)
  • [2007-05-28 4:11]

Quelle nuage ! Pour en avoir peur! Très beau

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  • moli Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1410 W: 275 N: 1955] (12042)
  • [2007-05-28 8:29]

Hi Pablo.
Looks very interesting and effective as well. It was good idea to show us lake in black and white. I think looks bit better.
My compliments.
Janek Kloss

:) pt

The dark cloudy sky which gives a tremendous effect.I like it in B&W too.Thnak's for sharing.
chiping

Hello Pablo,

Coming of you this composition could only result in quite so a wonderful composition of visual excellent.
I like his work here, taste of sceneries like this.
Congratulations my friend.....

Sérgio

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  • sufi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 720 W: 7 N: 106] (1336)
  • [2007-05-29 9:03]

Merhaba Pablo, my friend...
It's a very interesting sky... The point of view and the perspective is beautiful... Also beautiful reflection... Your B&W choice is great...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.

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  • inaam Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1719 W: 5 N: 389] (1376)
  • [2007-05-29 14:16]

Strong monochrome composition with a variety of expressive greys. Well set horrizon, foreground life and background mystry. Thus an excellent creative art work has been presented. Well done Mr. Pablo.

Thanks for sharing this image.

The image it self looks great
But I see the technical flows you also discribe
Ruud

Hi Pablo,

This black and white image has a great mysterious atmosphere, I like it very much.
Great perspective, excellent sharpness and a beautiful looking landscape.
Thanks for sharing!

Greetings, Nel

Hello Pablo. The monochrome helps to relate the bad weather conditions very well, it gives the shot atmosphere. Thanks for sharing.

Regards Phil

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  • jasp Gold Star Critiquer [C: 499 W: 3 N: 7] (3614)
  • [2007-06-01 16:13]

nice result... Pablo seems metallic fluid, the greys work here very well.

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  • linus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1476 W: 10 N: 738] (10763)
  • [2007-06-02 0:07]

Hi Pablo,
Compared to your other photos, I would not rate this much, but still it is an interesting photo. You may have over-processed this a bit.
Cheers,
Sunil

Hi Pablo. Good to see a lake named after the famous explorer. Very emotive mood in this wintery capture. It seems cruel to enjoy seeing ice in distant lands as we have none around here. Mind you we could do with some as our water is scarcer each year of late. TFS. Murray.

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  • jan515 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2498 W: 56 N: 3862] (17484)
  • [2007-06-05 5:55]

Hello Pablo,
Very beautiful perspective. Wonderful and lovely composition. Lovely construction on the photo. Black & knows! Very good presentation. Excellent sharp details
Greetings.
Janusz

what a cold dull place, doesnt attract me a lot but for a picture its very interesting

well done

daniel

Hi Pablo
Spectacular and dramatic B&W presentation. Absolutely well done and composed.

Paul

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  • lion Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 598 W: 66 N: 31] (5814)
  • [2007-06-09 9:08]

Hello,
I love this BG format. Excellent shot with perfect hues and that big cloud has great effect.

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  • edal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 599 W: 71 N: 645] (4306)
  • [2007-06-11 1:18]

Hello Pablo!
A moody photo - reminding us to enjoy every single sunny day, if we do not live in the tropics or on the Equator, of course. PP and b/w are excellent. Your remark may be a cause of mass usage of car windows instead of filter glasses;-))
Greetings!
Anton

Hello Pablo,
WOW what a landscape. Hard to believe you took this winter miracle in May. The weather up there seems to be upset too this year. TFS Thomas

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  • erdna Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 629 W: 68 N: 746] (5421)
  • [2007-06-12 18:26]

This is almost like a black and white water color painting to me! I like it! It is really very nice.

Andre'

Saludos Pablo

wow hermos trabajo bien logrado te felicito

Nat

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  • Emma Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1403 W: 6 N: 1920] (10151)
  • [2007-06-15 10:17]

Hallo Pablo,
es ist ein sehr originelles Bild das mir sehr gefällt, es ist wunderschön. Der zugefrorenes See und die Berge im Hintergrund sehen aus wie ein Bild von einem Maler gemalt und die S/W unterstreicht das noch. Klasse.
Schöne Grüsse
Eva

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  • SILVA Gold Star Critiquer [C: 321 W: 0 N: 0] (3917)
  • [2007-07-12 5:38]

what a sky..a fantastic work my friend.The light is a very special light and your gallerie is just graet.Congratsss

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  • NecipP Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 669 W: 16 N: 404] (4722)
  • [2007-07-19 11:11]

Hello Pablo excellent BW work you achieved the tones are nicely controlled and sharpness is fine, good wide format tfs rgds necip

Hello Pablo,

Somehow, I feel that, I like the original (posted in ws). Almost all details are visible there. But, it could be only to me. I like the POV and the ice formation. It is really a nice opportunity to take photos while travel. But, the person who is in driving seat will never get that chance (unfortunately, I will be driving my car all the time and so, no chance to take photos like this). You had a nice chance and you used it well. TFS

Kiran.

Hi Pablo, beautiful silvery landscape!

I like it a lot! Nice modern art. Well composed.
And I don't find the pixellation anoying.

Well done! Take care, Yan :)

Ps: many thx for your crit on "Hayley's Point - Ontario", I am pleased that you like the muted colours :)

pl

It looks so cold and menacing. I cannot imagine living in snow.

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