Martin Bailey Photography - Landscapes

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Album name:	Martin / Landscapes - Japan
Rating (3 votes):
Keywords:	Japan mountain pond cloud steam reflection Hokkaido_July2006 OiraseHokkaidoJuly2006
File Size:	86 KB
Date added:	Aug 07, 2006
Dimensions:	424 x 635 pixels
Displayed:	5429 times
Country:	Japan
State:	Hokkaido
Town:	Asahidake
Camera:	Canon EOS 5D
Lens:	Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8L USM (77mm)
Tripod:	Used Tripod
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Components Configuration:	YCbCr
Customer Render:	0
Date Time:	2010:06:24 22:27:35
DateTime Original:	2006:07:18 07:43:06
DateTime digitized:	2006:07:18 07:43:06
Exif Offset:	264
Exif Version:	version 2.21
Exposure Bias:	-2.6666666666667 EV
Exposure Mode:	2
Exposure Program:	Aperature Priority
Exposure Time:	1/400 sec
FNumber:	f 16
Flash:	No Flash
Flash Pix Version:	version 1
Focal length:	18 mm
ISO:	100
Make:	Canon
Model:	Canon EOS 5D
Resolution Unit:	Inch
Scene Capture Mode:	0
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
White Balance:	1
X Resolution:	72 dots per ResolutionUnit
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YCbCrPositioning:	Center of Pixel Array
IPTC Copyright:	2006 Martin Bailey
IPTC Keywords:	MBPStock NOJv1 Nature_of_Japan_Portfolio nature
URL:	http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/displayimage.php?pos=-1079
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bksecret

[Aug 08, 2006 at 05:00 PM]

Stunning! Love the reflection of the sun through the clouds in the water. Thermal activity aplenty here it looks like.
"Sugatami Lake (pond) is 1,650 meters above sea level and is at the foot of Mt. Asahi-dake at 2,290 meters"
I have been reading up on Hokkaido since your trip.

I now see more of your attraction to this island.

Martin

[Aug 09, 2006 at 03:19 PM]

Hee hee, it's great to hear you're reading up on my favourite place in the world Landon! I've changed the title too. This should be a pond not a lake. Well spotted! This image was actually quite heavily worked in PS for me. First, the water and mountains are one and two thirds of a stop brighter than the sky to balance them out. I've used a mask to put them together again. Next, I've applied a tone curve to bring out the mid-tones in the mountain and the shadows a bit more. Finally, a touch of saturation to bring out the colour of the mountain and that patch of blue sky just a little more.

bksecret

[Aug 09, 2006 at 04:13 PM]

Perfect application of PS if you ask me.

Martin

[Aug 10, 2006 at 02:00 PM]

Thanks Landon. I'm definitely OK with this amount of retouching now. It was actually quite fun!

hqsbud

[Aug 12, 2006 at 02:12 AM]

My eyes grew wide when this appeared in iTunes. This is really spectacular. Very beautiful use of wide angle. During the podcast, I had at first thought you said there were "hordes of midgets" here, making my eyes grow wide again.

Martin

[Aug 12, 2006 at 05:32 AM]

Hordes of midgets!!! Yes, I guess it's pretty close. I get close to the edge sometimes, you know, foot in mouth syndrome, but I try to remain politically correct.

Thanks for the kind words about the shot Forrest! This is one of my favourites right now. I'm pleased I'm over my old resistance to Photoshop to some degree. A couple of years ago this scene would have never made it through my initial scan to find the 'uploaders'.