Ethereal Light Photo

Photographer’s Note

The is a photo taken in Kenya - as I awoke especially to see the sun rise of the Masai Mara landscape. It was a strong wash of light that eventually rose over the land - but this photo was taken before that as the transition from darkness to light came about.
Using Adobe Lightroom, I've played around with the hues and conveterd it to a dark blue wash to give the impression of night time and something slightly ethereal.

dareco, robertosalguero, mvdisco, ChrisJ, feather, jmcl has marked this note useful

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dareco (17104) 2008-07-14 18:32

A really great capture with lots of mood! Were you sleeping in a tent?? I really like the silhouette of the tree. A beautiful picture!! TFS

robertosalguero (110) 2008-07-14 19:52

Hi David,

I was wondering how you got this effect. I should play with LightRoom to see what I can do with my own images. Very nice image indeed and the lone tree make for an interesting composition. The light look different from a normal sunrise. Good framing and details. Thanks.

Roberto

carmia (4970) 2008-07-14 23:52

Lovely shot captured here and an excellent composition.Great color, details and light.Very well done. Carme.

greekscapes (361) 2008-07-15 1:31

Well thats a very atmospheric and very nice composited foto.Bravo David!

mvdisco (11659) 2008-07-15 5:47

Hi Dave,
I love to take a picture of the tree, this on is very cute and excellent POV. and details, lovely colors tone and composition..
My compliments
Michel

ChrisJ (70443) 2008-07-15 5:58

G'day David

Superb graphism and silhouettes of the solitary tree with excellent sharpness & a good blue sepia tone. Tfs!

testmaniac (12262) 2008-07-15 5:59

Hi David, interesting and nice photo with special atmosphere!
BW is a good choice in this case! I like it!
TFS

Phil

crckt (7100) 2008-07-15 19:04

Hi David,
I like the composition a lot, the bluish tones look cool too. Is the lightroom better than photoshop?
Regards,
Shaeri

feather (50168) 2008-07-16 8:43

Your PP has been very successful as this really does look like a night time image. There is also a softness that suits the mood. Well done
Kath

jmcl (14149) 2008-07-16 16:25

Hi David,

Beautiful and thoughtful tonality .. striking from the thumbnail on up .. which is difficult for an image of such dark tones to achieve .. the way the focus works adds to the ethereal quality.

very nice.

take care,

John

skippy007 (7355) 2008-07-19 1:34

Hello Dave, I think you achieved your goal in this scene & produced an unearthly like image & one certainly worth looking at.
Well done
Santo.

Angshu (34141) 2008-07-21 0:38

Hello David
It does look like a night vision. Very interesting experiment to create a different & eerie mood. There's the patch of light running along the centre separating the two layers of darkness. Well done!
Regards
Angshu

fariischee (581) 2008-07-25 22:01