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Published: 2010-06-25 10:29:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 5775; Favourites: 325; Downloads: 0
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Lake Wanaka and its environs are like something out of a fantasy dreamscape.I was on my way back from a tiring trek through Rob Roy Glacier, which was somewhat of a disappointment as there were very little photographic opportunities due to weather. When this fiery spectacle appeared before me, the disappointment of the uneventful and long day vanished in an instant.
An unexpected reward for a failure. Love it.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
3.2s f/16.0 at 17.0mm iso400
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Comments: 75
Probably my favourite out of your whole gallery. ^_^
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Congrats great work has been chosen for the Featured Gallery this week [link]
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bibbles,
You rock, so hard.
Thank you so much for featuring this image.
Regards,
H
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awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww my pleasure
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This photo has been featured on Thumbs of the Week 155th/156th .
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wow, what a great photograph 
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photopsie,
Thank you, so much.
Regards,
H
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bEnE91,
Thank you, glad you like it.
Regards,
H
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man thats a nice one. i can cry cuz im in germany right now -.-
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AartistT,
Thank you.
Hey, Germany's not so bad -- I loved it when I was there a couple of years ago.
Regards,
H
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II? is it the one with such big ISO? BTW this is truly stunning
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ari3ana3,
Thank you for the kind comment.
Yes, the camera has an ISO speed of up to 25,600. It's somewhat unusable at that speed, but, if you really need to get the shot, no matter what, you can.
It's simply the finest camera I've ever owned.
Thank you.
Regards,
H
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tablelander,
Thank you heaps -- glad you enjoyed it!
Regards,
H
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Beautiful photo!
Im spechless!
This is really calm....and beautiful too!
~DiAnA
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niiary,
Thanks! It was one of the best sunsets I had seen in a long, long time. I'm very glad that I managed to capture it.
Regards,
H
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Maciej,
Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed the image.
Regards,
H
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Adam,
Thank you for the kind words and favourite.
You have some killer images in your gallery.
Regards,
H
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Justin,
Thanks, bud. Catch up with you soon.
Regards,
H
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That's an incredible looking sky! nice colours, and the lake water has a nice "frosted" look to it too
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Matt,
Thanks! It was definitely one of the best sunsets I'd ever seen. Probably the best one I've ever seen in New Zealand (that I've managed to capture, anyway!).
Cheers.
Regards,
H
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This is just completely stunning, one heck of an expsoure
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John,
Thank you so much. I appreciate the compliment coming from someone who takes immensely beautiful photographs.
Let's hope I can continue to capture such stunning moments.
Regards,
H
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Fotomatrix,
Thank you!
Regards,
H
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You are welcome - love this image!!
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amazing color and contrast!
what filters did you use on this one, if any?
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Jno-J,
Thanks!
I used a 3-stop hard-step graduated neutral density filter, and a circular polariser to minimise glare on the water.
Regards,
H
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thanks for the reply! and again, it's a joy to look at this image, very inspiring
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jva3,
Thank you for featuring my image!
Regards,
H
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ShatteredSwords,
Thank you so much.
You're right about the balance, I think. It's something which I haven't really hit in my other images, but, I feel the exposure has been well controlled here.
Thanks!
Regards,
H
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Absolutely breathtaking. Stunning. Just everything about this. It's like something out of a dream. Honered to have this in my Group.
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XxJasperAndAliceXx,
Cheers, again!
Regards,
H
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Also suggested this for a DD. Totally deserving.
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XxJasperAndAliceXx,
And, again -- thank you so much.
Let's see if anything comes of it.
Regards,
H
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