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FollowThe photo was taken at Lake Bled during the January trip. This is probably the best place to take pictures of lake bled. It was taken just after the sunrise. Th...
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The photo was taken at Lake Bled during the January trip. This is probably the best place to take pictures of lake bled. It was taken just after the sunrise. Though the sun is not in this picture as it was not visible from this point as you can see it is in the right part of the image behind those trees. Though I have captured the sunrise from another point.
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Awards
Action Award
Chatter Award
Zenith Award
Creative Winter Award
Legendary Award
Lucky 3 Award
Top Shot Award
Runner Up in The Moving Clouds Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in The Moving Clouds Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Islands Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Alone With My Thoughts Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Worldscapes Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in People In Places Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Celebrating The Sky Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Clouds In Movement Photo Contest
$3,000 All-Expenses-Paid Photo Adventure!
Contest Finalist in Image of the Year Photo Contest by Snapfish
Runner Up in Nature And Myself Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Nature And Myself Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Landscape Painting Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Feels Like Freedom Photo Contest
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Contest Finalist in Covers Photo Contest Vol 22
Contest Finalist in Pushing Limits Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Inspiring Shots Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Best Shot Photo Contest
People's Choice in Wanderer Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Creative Traveler Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Wanderer Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Visuals of Life Photo Contest
Peer Award
Absolute Masterpiece
Superb Composition
Top Choice
Outstanding Creativity
Magnificent Capture
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itsnickelwell
June 02, 2015
Beautifully lit shot! I love the golden hour lighting touching the peaks of the mountains, but how the lake is still blue! Congrats on the contest win.
RobinV
June 03, 2015
Beautiful how the clouds draw your attention to the center of the photo, one of my favorites in this contest
kyleames
July 14, 2015
I was hopping to see this photo in the Nature and myself contest.... I'm calling this one the winner!!!
arpandas
July 15, 2015
I think I had submitted it. But dont know if the result is already out. Thank you for your kind words :)
ryansnodgrass
July 20, 2015
I'd love to know what you did to capture this, message me. Positively outstanding.
Iman_mozafarian
August 28, 2015
Hi, this is so awesome. In featured your shot in instagram some weeks ago. I mean this shot. I saw this before in your IG page
nandicmb
December 04, 2015
Congratulations on your innumerable Awards--until now! More will follow for sure!!!
martindevlin
December 10, 2015
I know this place well, there are so many photo opportunities there. This is a great shot showing how amazing the landscape can look. Well done.
JCSphoto
January 06, 2016
this is stunning for sure, congrats on the image of the year award. question, the specs on the image say 1/400 for exposure, how did you get the clouds to blur on such a short exposure, were they already in fast motion? truly stunning image
arpandas
January 08, 2016
This is a blend of 4 different exposures and photoshop take the metadata from the base layer only. The 1/400 exposure is for the tree and the foreground
TraceElementsPhotography
January 06, 2016
Congrats on Image of the Year! Well deserved. Beautiful image!
joycealicesmith
January 06, 2016
Congratulations on being chosen for Image of the Year!! This is so stunning I can hardly even put words to it! Nicely done!
saravphotography
January 06, 2016
Wonderful image and Congratulations on winning Image of the year contest :) cheers
sheriheller
January 07, 2016
What a magical vibrant capture. Beautiful comp and clarity. Breathtaking!
AnjaPerse
January 07, 2016
Lake Bled is usually awesome from any perspective. But yeah, I've never been to this side of the lake with my camera, maybe I should... =D Awesome shot!
hmwilsonphotos
January 07, 2016
Beautiful photo - congratulations on the BIG win of Image of the Year! Well done ... enjoy your prize! :)
jpsphotos
January 07, 2016
absolutely gorgeous shot in every way. Can't see anything I don't like about it. Congratulations
biserkakomac
January 08, 2016
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
pauljohnmansfield
September 02, 2016
Amazing photo, I was there a few years ago at the other end of the lake, we went out to the island in a small boat, it was a very eerie feeling, very still and quiet, Congratulations on your win, well deserved.
jroussellphoto
November 22, 2019
absolutely beautiful. How did you get the sky looking like a long exposure with 1/400 sec.?
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Location
I took this photo at Lake Bled in Slovenia, one of the most beautiful country in Europe.Time
It was taken during the sunrise.Lighting
Most amazing and most difficult lighting situation I have ever photographed. Since I was taking the photo from the top of the mountain and I was capturing an wide view of the area during the sunrise, different areas had different kind of lights. During the sunrise and sunset you already have the most dynamic light condition that is a strong contrast between highlight and shadows.Equipment
I used a Canon 6D, a manfrotto tripod, a 17-40 f/4.0 L series lens, Lee Big stopper and also Lee Landscape polariser filter.Inspiration
The main inspiration came from Max Rive, an amazing landscape photographer. I always admired and followed him and his works and he is one of the inspiration for me. He generally stands in his picture himself to describe the scale of the image. In this case it was not me but a friend of mine was standing on the edge of the mountain and looking towards the lake. The clouds were moving towards him and it can be described as a freeze out of time or many people suggested me to name it time never stops.Editing
I always think post processing is an important part of photography now a days. It helps to amplify the image. For this image I used different exposures with same setting like my ISO,aperture,focal length were fixed. I used 4 different exposures for different positions as I said the light was not same everywhere and also an exposure with the LEE BIG STOPPER for the cloud motion. However the cloud was not moving in this direction. So I added another radial blur filter in photoshop to point it to the observer to create more drama. I used Tony Kuyper Luminosity masks to blend everything. I mainly used Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop CC for post processing.In my camera bag
A camera, an wide angle lens, Tripod, a dry cloth, a cable release, a led light for night and the filters.Feedback
If you take a selfie put your camera in continuous mode with some gap of time so that you can go to that location. If you have wireless shutter release or you can connect your camera to your phone you can also do that. First think what you want to do. Then capture it properly. Capture all the exposures needed by looking at your histogram so that you don't loose anything. Choose sunrise or sunset so that you have most dramatic light. Also choose partly cloudy weather to have dramas in sky.