Bainskloof - Rocks iii

Posted by Graham Russon (Cape Town, South Africa) on 19 August 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

Another experimental shot at Bainskloof. This shot was badly underexposed, but with a bit of googling and a bit of tweaking I was able to rescue it. My first plus for shooting in RAW.

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Comments (14)

Zygene from morlaix, France

Une couleur bleu de toute beauté.

19 Aug 2008 6:16am

@Zygene: Thank you for you comments and for visiting

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States

this is just beautiful Graham! i love this obscure detail shot with the water and reflection as the main subject! just glorious! now normally i am not one to care too much about glare or even slight over exposure -- however, if you were able to tone down that front left rock just a tad this would be a real winner in my book! it just speaks to me of overlooked detail... and happiness in the simpler things that life can bring. a simply faabulous shot! bravo!

19 Aug 2008 6:17am

@dj.tigersprout: Thanks for the constructive feedback, much appreciated. Played around with your suggestions and you are quite right. Thanks.

Lindsay from Cape Town, South Africa

Absolutely beautiful...This totally rocks!!!

19 Aug 2008 11:49am

jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand

Another lovely photo Graham. Are there ever any clouds where you live?

19 Aug 2008 11:49am

@jamesy: Thanks for you comments. Yup we get plenty of cloud especially in winter, where it can rain for several days at a time. Recently had visitors from the UK, and they did not see Table Mountain for a week, because of clouds.

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

An excellent tonal balance, Graham, and one that might have been hard to obtain without the RAW processing, from the way you describe the situation.

19 Aug 2008 1:36pm

DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom

One of the many joys of shooting Raw!

19 Aug 2008 2:38pm

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Wonderful colours and excellent textures.

19 Aug 2008 5:04pm

@Ana Lúcia: Thank you so much

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Fabulous colours, and reflections Graham. I've not had time to check out your previous posts yet, but I will do soon.

19 Aug 2008 5:09pm

Jaynee from South Africa

What a stunning shot. Could be a magical world in a fairy story!

19 Aug 2008 7:32pm

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

It's the Blue water that does it for me, even though it is a reflection.

19 Aug 2008 10:25pm

Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States

How tranquil... love the shot... the slight ripples in the water...

20 Aug 2008 12:22am

@Fliss: Thank you for your comments and for visiting

akarui from Kagoshima, Japan

You did a good job. I like the colors.

20 Aug 2008 3:27am

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

Beautiful color and reflections, nice one!

20 Aug 2008 11:56am

Eleftheria! from Athens, Greece

Very beautiful, bravo!

20 Aug 2008 9:05pm

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