Lago Pehoe and Cuernos del Paine

Posted by E.J. Peiker on Mon Jan 18, 2016 10:12 am

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Lago Pehoe & Cuernos del Paine - Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, Chile
D810, 20mm, ISO 125, 1/160, f/5.6

FIghting a 60MPH crosswind I hunkered up against a rock ledge on this high overlook from the Explora area of Torres del Paine to keep the camera from buffeting so that I could get a sharp shot. This is also why I used a higher ISO and shutter speed than the D810's native ISO 64. The lenticular stack in the upper right is the same as in other photos I have posted from this area although a couple of hours earlier in it's development.

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by stevenmajor on Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:15 am

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For me, compositionally a little top right heavy. Nice to see crisp tonally rich B & W.
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by Eia on Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:40 am

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That is just scary! some serious drama.

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by DrBill14 on Mon Jan 18, 2016 12:31 pm

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E.J.: A place that's on my bucket list. Fantastic capture of the moment. I do like this wide comp and can also see one tightened up considerably by cropping the left side about 20% and even the bottom to eliminate most if not all of the strip of land on the bottom. Really nice conversion. >=))>

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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Jan 18, 2016 3:55 pm

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Sounds like y'all would like the vertical that I did that is essentially the right half of this frame and a little more on top better

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by John Labrenz on Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:31 am

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EJ...you're killing me with those lenticulars!!! Love those clouds
Agree with DrBill as the clouds are the center of attraction here....but in saying that, I still like the wide view.
Seems slightly soft....it might just be my eyes...or the effects of that 60MPH wind...

Edit note...I just viewed this one full size by clicking on the image and note that it is in fact crisp....not soft. The NSN auto resize seems to have a negative effect.

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Jan 19, 2016 2:59 pm

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Yes, B&W images especially need to be viewed by clicking on them. On a color image, our eye is primarily attracted to the color so we don't see the downsizing softening nearly as much. A B&W image is all about texture so when it's downsized by the forum software, we pick up on it a lot more.

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by Eia on Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:13 pm

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I noticed it being soft and after reading all of the comments and I clicked on it and wow! Now I think I would like the wider version instead of a cropped version.

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by John P on Wed Jan 20, 2016 11:59 am

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I like the composition as presented. Great detail in the foreground and the clouds really make this image!

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by Peter Ireland on Wed Jan 20, 2016 4:23 pm

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I bet your eyes lit up when you saw those clouds appear over the mountains:)A truly amazing capture EJ

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by Ed Cordes on Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:58 pm

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Great image. I like the clouds upper right. To me they balance the detail of the rock mountain with an ethereal contrast to the sharp stones. Great powerful B&W.

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by SteveShuey on Tue Feb 09, 2016 1:43 am

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This is one dramatic image. When on a dark background all the drama ones through. I like this composition a lot and I'll bet you this looks awesome printed th right way. Great shot.

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by Pier on Tue Feb 16, 2016 10:30 am