Queenstown Pier II Photo

Photographer’s Note

Another view from Queenstown Pier. The glow from the lights on the pier giving this golden tone. See my previous post Queenstown Pier

This was just before sunrise when everyone is still sleeping and missing these great moments.

A little about Queenstown from Wikipedia

Queenstown is a international resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin lake formed by glacial processes that is shaped like a staggered lightning bolt, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains.

There are various apocryphal accounts of how the town was named, the most popular suggesting that a local gold digger exclaimed that the town was "fit for Queen Victoria". It is now known for its commerce-oriented tourism, especially adventure and ski tourism. It is popular with young international and New Zealand travellers alike.

The town is the largest centre in Central Otago, and the third largest in Otago.

Jonathan_Tree, KLB, scrubs, macondo, Floydian, darek1978, besnard, avene, PixelTerror, mark_mk, MLINES, dip, phwall, johnfreeman has marked this note useful

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Jonathan_Tree (4215) 2009-04-08 4:06

Hello Jude!
Very nice minimalistic composition. Beautiful light and colors.
Cordially!

KLB (17980) 2009-04-08 4:21

Hello Jude

I have a look on your whole gallery, and you have many beautiful pictures. I can't explain why I miss a lot of them ;o)

Once again, this one is marvelous.
You've done an excellent use of the pier and the way you've framed is perfect to get a dynamic diagonal.
The warm tones of the wood against the dark blue are beautiful, and the mist adds something mysterious in that shot.
The exposure is very well managed, and the sharpness is striking.
Compliments.
I'll try not to miss the next ones.

Regards
Karine

scrubs (193) 2009-04-08 5:12

Hi,
We can still recognize your style in this shot and I love it. I had a look many times on your gallery and I didn't waste my time.
Thanks a lot and I look forward seeing some more !

Nicolas

macondo (13073) 2009-04-08 5:45

Hi Jude.
Lovely photo. The illuminated pier and its posts look superb against the blue tones of the sea, mountains and clouds. The angle of view makes for a very pleasing diagonal, and the excellent slow exposure seems to my eyes to be very free of noise and extremely sharp. I visited Queenstown about 5 years ago, but it was in mid-summer and very crowded, so I appreciate this picture which conjures a sense of solitude.
Regards,
Andrew

boa (1290) 2009-04-08 5:55

Hi Jude,
you were really there for the right moment,amazing light, colors and a wonderful landscape ! I like the way you work with diagonals and create an interesting photo. Well done and Tfs !
Best regards
Boa

janusz2054 (783) 2009-04-08 5:56

Hello Jude
Beautiful scene and night capture.
Superb composition,excellent expprosure.
Regards
Janusz

charlotte_iona (1098) 2009-04-08 6:16

Beautiful lighting for a wonderfully moody feel to the shot. The yellow and blue colours complement each other. You chose the perfect pov so that there is a gap between the tops of the posts and the line where the lake meets the mountains.

Floydian (30970) 2009-04-08 6:19

Dear Jude,

Seeing this and the other one i ask myself why i didn't do this when i was in Queenstown. Both version look very good and it is that warm light from the woodwork against the cold blue what does the trick here. But look also how those clouds are wrapped around the mountain, another beautiful part in this image....wonderful.

Regards,

Henk

darek1978 (11165) 2009-04-08 8:23

Hello Jude,
This place is truly amazing and magic. I like a lot this fabulous clouds and your well chosen POV. The photo has wonderful colours and an excellent sharpness. Well done!
Best regards,
Darek

besnard (30510) 2009-04-08 9:42

Bonsoir Jude
Un très joli cliché avec une bonne lumière qui donne au paysage un charme particulier. Bravo.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

avene (10942) 2009-04-08 10:58

hey Jude [sounds like a song :) which now is stuck in my head, lol]
another great shot, and in this version I like that green light on the left a lot, it adds an interesting detail to the scene. love the strong diagonal, and the repitive and meditative patters of the wood and reflections in the puddles. great shot, very Zen :)

best,
Kristine

PixelTerror (86038) 2009-04-08 12:49

Hi Jude
The landscape is for sure of great value but on the photo the foreground makes the image for it brings contrasting warm highlights that do plenty of good to the general impression.
Have a nice day JY

toto (18697) 2009-04-08 22:43

Bonjour,
belle photo de ce ponton, celle ci prise de plus près et de plus bas, excelent POV qui donne une autre vue que je trouve superbe, la ligne formée par ces pilotis de bois et celle formée par le vent sur l' eau coincide parfaitement et je trouve que cela est une recherche d' angle pour obtenir la photo spéciale, et vous y avez réussi, le coup d' oeil est e,core plus beau que pour votre autre photo.

Amitiés Thomas

mark_mk (246) 2009-04-10 6:00

Hi Jude,
this is a great one for sure! The atmosphere here is so serene and the clouds on top of that mountain look wonderful. Perfect exposure and composition and lovely blue color tones, a wonderful image, great!

Take care
Mark

MLINES (10860) 2009-04-10 19:13

Hey Jude, This is a very classy photograph. It contains a lot of unique character. The wood of the wharf looks like a work of art through your lens. Another very fine contribution. Murray.

aadilj (17950) 2009-04-10 22:52

The lights and the colours are so marvellous in this one Jude and you also have a lovely perspective

batalay (20826) 2009-04-12 4:58

Hello Jude,

An absolutely heavenly view — The pier lit by a Sun that makes a grazing angle, the mountains in the background shrouded in mist and fog, the resolution of the timber, the composition with the diagonal structure... Well done. Your note too is a welcome component in making this such an excellent TE-package.

Warm regards, and happy Easter.

Bulent

dip (12538) 2009-04-16 23:23

Hello Jude,
interesting combination of the warm tones in the foreground and the blue colors in the background,
excellent lighting management and framing too,
Greetings,
Dimitris.

phwall (5538) 2009-04-20 1:37

Hi Jude,
So you scared off the seagulls and threw some more water on the wharf, much better without those pesky birds spoiling the symmetry of the composition.
A very good shot, extremely well done, congratulations.
Sorry it took me so long to get here, I missed this beauty somehow.
Regards
Pete

daddo (11299) 2009-04-22 15:52

Beautiful work Jude. The lines and shapes are clean, the light magical and the contrasting colours eye catching.Everything is precious in this composition, from the wet boards to the lonely light on the left. And of course, the looming, cloud covered mountain range across the water. My compliments Jude. Klaudio.

mikeo (12113) 2009-04-27 1:09

Hello Jude,

This is great! What a perfect composition and amazing colours! Superb light makes these wood shines, a kind of fog over the mountains create mysterious atmosphere.

Superb! Great job!
Greetings,
Mikeo

carper (64580) 2009-05-26 4:28

marvelous one Jude,
fantastic place and I like the perspective you made here, good photo job, have a nice day.
regard jaap

johnfreeman (2220) 2009-05-27 5:49

Hi Jude,
You have a lot of beautiful images in your gallery, but this is certainly one of my favourites due to its simplicity of construction and the early morning mood. The golden light on the pier is wonderful and contrasts perfectly with the cool blues of the water, mountains and clouds behind. Not sure about the inclusion of the green light on the left, but that's probably just my personal preference for minimalism.
Very nicely done!
John