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Matt Anderson
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Lake Superior


Spent a week up around the North West shore of Lake Superior near the Minnesota - Canada border. I captured a variety of compositions and moods. These first two are images I had pre visualized months before. I wanted to create fine art images that had a great sense of mood with simplicity. Using extreme long exposures (to smooth the chaotic environment, creating an atmosphere of tranquil serenity), deliberate compositions, and multiple filtration. On the second shot you can see a much darker sky using a 3 stop hard filter along with the 10 stop ND. Lots of research went into finding locations for this trip. I kept a bit of warmth to the conversion. My intention was a subtle warmth hoping to create an even more inviting image for the viewer.

Thanks ahead of time for viewing.


Edited on Oct 05, 2016 at 08:44 AM · View previous versions



Jul 24, 2016 at 01:25 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Lake Superior


Gorgeous mood!


Jul 24, 2016 at 01:27 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Lake Superior


The first is my pick Matt though they are both quite good.

Morris



Jul 24, 2016 at 05:52 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Lake Superior


Very cool Matt, it's nice to see ones vision come to fruition.

Jim



Jul 24, 2016 at 06:43 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Lake Superior


Wow mate - these are incredible. I also surprisingly like the warm toning on the B&W - normally I prefer cooler colours but these work fantastically. I love the first but I keep coming back to the second - there's something so pleasantly jarring about the sharp transition from water to sky. Well done!


Jul 24, 2016 at 06:59 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Lake Superior


I like them, the horizon transition looks too hard/abrupt to me, but that's just a personnal feeling. The North shore is a very picturesque place. How long were the exposures?


Jul 24, 2016 at 07:38 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Lake Superior


Love the stillness of #1. #2 is an interesting contrast between the motion in the sky and the calm of the water, the tension produced is almost unsettling.

Heron



Jul 25, 2016 at 01:48 AM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Lake Superior


Both are great Matt!
Love the tone.

Cheers!
Andrey



Jul 25, 2016 at 04:16 AM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Lake Superior


JohnBrose wrote:
I like them, the horizon transition looks too hard/abrupt to me, but that's just a personnal feeling. The North shore is a very picturesque place. How long were the exposures?


Hi John. I kept the transition quite hard in both, but if you zoom in on the final high resolution files, it's a bit softer.
Love the Superior shore !

I don't have the files in front of me right now, but the first one is around 10 minutes, the second five minutes if I remember correctly.


Thanks for your comments / critique everyone!



Jul 25, 2016 at 01:26 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Lake Superior


Sweet shots Matt! Always out of the box thinking! I love it.

I too might tame #2's difference between sky and water...



Jul 25, 2016 at 03:40 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Lake Superior


Matt,

Both are fantastic shots, particularly the first one.

Ryan



Jul 25, 2016 at 04:27 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Lake Superior


Nice work here Matt. To me the first one is absolutely stunning.

Wayne



Jul 25, 2016 at 06:01 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Lake Superior


#1 is a wall hanger. Love everything about this one.
Dave



Jul 26, 2016 at 01:05 AM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Lake Superior


The pre-visualization is very apparent with these. There's some real forethought that went into these, and it shows. Beautiful imaging.


Jul 26, 2016 at 02:19 AM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Lake Superior


Matt, truly outstanding work here. The 1st my favorite as well.
Vision, planning & execution. Well done

Dan



Jul 26, 2016 at 12:48 PM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Lake Superior


More outstanding work yet again Matt! #1 is just amazing and you achieved your goal perfectly with it.

#2 I had to do a double take on it as at first it looked like two separate images pasted together.
A little too strong/crisp of a horizon for my taste. I think it might be the sharp tonality jump that is throwing me off.

I'd say all your planning paid off looking at these shots.

Dave



Jul 26, 2016 at 01:02 PM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Lake Superior


Mark Metternich wrote:
Sweet shots Matt! Always out of the box thinking! I love it.

I too might tame #2's difference between sky and water...


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lighthound wrote:
More outstanding work yet again Matt! #1 is just amazing and you achieved your goal perfectly with it.

#2 I had to do a double take on it as at first it looked like two separate images pasted together.
A little too strong/crisp of a horizon for my taste. I think it might be the sharp tonality jump that is throwing me off.

I'd say all your planning paid off looking at these shots.

Dave




Thanks for your input guys. I think I will tame the exposure on the top of #2, and soften the transition zone more.
Appreciate your thoughts!

-m



Jul 29, 2016 at 07:24 AM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Lake Superior


Wow ! The second picture is perfect.


Jul 31, 2016 at 08:09 AM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Lake Superior


SimonGibson wrote:
Wow ! The second picture is perfect.


Thanks a lot Simon !



Aug 01, 2016 at 10:42 AM
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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Lake Superior


First picture is really amazing. Hang it up!


Aug 01, 2016 at 04:54 PM
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