I haven’t posted in a while. My apologies for that. I’ve been crazy busy with travelling and all sorts of other (good) things. I am back at it though, and hope to be posting a bit more regularly again in the coming months! Here’s a photograph of a lakeside sunset to start with.
This lake landscape photograph is the last one in a series of photographs that I captured during a long exposure sunset shoot at Lac Léman (Lake Geneva) near the Swiss town of Préverenges. I shot this with my Nikon D800E and made a conscious choice to turn off long exposure noise reduction on my camera. The best part of a sunset doesn’t last that long, so turning it off allowed me to do more. Never again, though! The D800E adds thousands of tiny white spots to each photograph with that setting turned off. I was aware of that, and it can be taken care off in a post … but wow … what a time-consuming and annoying task it is. So … more images from that night will follow … but very sloooowly 😉
I used only a 10-stop Lee neutral density filter to push the exposure time to two minutes. The white spots were removed using spot healing in Adobe Photoshop. This was actually the first time I used Photoshop on a published image … I hope you like how it came out!
Click on it if you want to buy a print or a licence of this photo of a lakeside sunset.
Cheers, Johan
Colourful tranquillity at Lac Léman
A lake landscape featuring a colourful sunset at Lac Léman (Lake Geneva), with a wooden pier, near Préverenges in Switzerland.
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@Jack the Flipper: I am late, but thanks for the great compliment Sascha ! 🙂
@peter: thank you!
@E Cindy: thank you very much 🙂
@Daryl: yup 😉
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Beautiful composition, colours!
cool
Wow……stunning…..breathtaking and soothing the same time!! You deserve the outstanding feedback and comments on this work so much. This is such a strong but completely peaceful composed work. Thank you very much for sharing,
kind regards, Sascha | Jack the Flipper
@Ronald: glad you checked in again Ronald 🙂
@Kamal: glad you are enjoying it Kamal. Looking forward to the results 🙂
Love this image sir….this is the kind of photograph i would love to do…..i hv started taking workshops….it,s a 10 sundays workshop course….and i m enjoying it…..
Been awhile since I have looked at your work but your friend Matthias Haeussler brought this to my attention.
@Stefan: thank you Stefan and nice to meet you 🙂
@Mona: most certainly 🙂
@張佳琪: thank you 🙂
Beautiful!!!!
It is always worth the long wait Johan
The long exposure makes this even more peaceful than it already is just from the motive. Beautiful.
@Christine: thank you!
@Mona: glad you like it Mona! 😀
Amazing and more than wonderful photo! thank you Johan
Amazing
Very nice :-). WOW
Guru of Long Exposures – you are amazing in this technique Johan, Really Great shot & processing.
G’day
Not sure if I am guru already Vishal, but I like the compliment anyway 😉
Everything is so pleasing.
Sometimes life certainly is Jeffrey :)
Its really very beautiful, very colourful. Lovely photograph.
Thank you very much for the kind words Natasha 🙂
Dank je wel Monique 🙂
Thanks Mady!
Amazing shot
prachtig
Sublime …
Thanks you very much Chris !
Perfect Johan !
Thank you very much Enzo ! :)
@Mutita: thank you Mutita 🙂
@Jorunn: that is very nice to here Jorunn 🙂
OMG this is simply beautiful. No words to describe this
So beautiful :)
@Teresa: muchas gracias Teresa 😀
@Kathie: thanks. It certainly was 🙂
@Raphael: amazed by the image or by me producing it Raphael? 😉 Thanks!
I’m truly amazed Johan! This is a wonderful piece of art!
Beautiful moment
Espectacular y maravilloso atardecer , apacibles aguas , magnífico momento capturado , bellos coloures ,mágica iluminación .Gracias por obsequiarnos con tan linda fotografía Johan Peijnenburg .
@Sweedon: thanks again Sweedon! 🙂
@Chris: thanks Chris and nice to meet you 🙂
@tania: they are 🙂 Thanks!
Amazing colours…
Beautiful shot.. love the composition and colour.
This is absolutely exquisite photography Johan
920 plus ones now 🙂
Thank you for that Sheila :)
Once I read that the best idea in landscapes wiht water was blue colour + orange. So this is a perfect combination.
However, of my point of view in this case, the perfection is the serenity, it gives peace in my soul.
A greeting
Many thanks for the feedback and compliment Rosa 🙂
@Anna: thank you Anna! 🙂
@Valesa: glad you like it Valesa! Looking forward to your long exposure images 🙂
It is outstanding and impressive Johan. I want to get into taking long exposure photographs and I feel more of the urge when I look at amazing shots like this one WOW!
Beautiful shot … amazing colours I like !
@Lammert: dank je wel Lammert! 🙂
@Ralph: thanks again Ralph! 🙂
@Sharon: many thanks for commenting and stopping by Sharon! 🙂
Amazing beauty!
Stunning colours and landscape
Wauw awesome LE picture!
@Hope: that is very very nice to hear Hope! 🙂
@David: thanks for stopping by David and thanks for the compliment! 🙂
@Jean-Michel: merci beaucoup 🙂
@kamal: thanks again sir!
Couldn,t help a second look….so inspiring photo….
Amazingly beautiful ! Great work :-)
One more comment: just beautiful!!! :)
I always love to come in to visit with you.. and re-visit your captures.. they are so peaceful.. like balm for ones soul..
@Betty: glad you like this one as well Betty 🙂
@Michel: merci beaucoup Michel! 🙂
Très belle photo Johan
Un très grand bravo Johan
Absolutely stunning dear Johan !:)
Love the colours and light here Johan! (^_^(
hank you Henrik !
Great work. Wonderful.
Thanks Joseph !
Thanks Jamal and Manuel ! 🙂
Fantastic Johan!!!
So peaceful!!
Ziet er prachtig uit, Johan. De vele uurtjes hebben absoluut geloond!
Dank je wel Chris!
I love the contrast between sky and water, really tranquil.
tnx for the compliment !
beautiful photo and good read
Thanks Ralph!
Well deserved Johan, really like it! I am pretty well and already making plans for my next shooting, but at the same time I am quite busy with other funny things too 😉
Thanks for the compliment! And really glad to hear that you are pretty well! And busy can be a good thing right …. especially when it is with funny things 😉
A beauty!!!!
Dank je wel Aline 🙂 Alles goed met jou?
a dank je Johan, weinig foto inspiratie de laatste tijd, maar binnenkort start ik met de cursus time-laps bij Armand 🙂 Die zorgt er wel voor dat ik die camera weer oppak 🙂 Ik volg je met plezier, altijd weer mooi om te zien wat jij aan schitterende opnames weet te maken! 🙂
Dank je wel! Dat hebben we allemaal wel eens en zo’n cursus kan dan goed van pas komen! Vaak is het ook zo dat je gewoon de deur uit moet gaan. Vaak vind je dan vanzelf inspiratie. Zo gaat het in ieder geval bij mij 🙂
Serenity and nice soft colours Johan
Thank you very much Daniel ! 🙂
Special!
thanks Chris 🙂
Nice following your conversation Joel and Johan . It feels a bit like using prism ;-)
lol, guess Joel and I should start to talk Chinese now 🙂 We didn’t say anything dangerous yet did we 😉
LOL Frank – maybe we should meet up soon together with Johan ! When are you in Holland again Johan? I’m going to SF in the 2nd half of July just for some shooting fun.
To be sure I would mention that workshop are in the area of photography, who nows what kind of workshop they think Joel is giving ;-)
Good point Frank ! Just to make it clear: I’m not teaching any sing-and-dance workshops: only B&W fine art photography workshops! :)
did you know that Joel has excellent massage skills as well !?
LOL!
there is a chance that I will come over somewhere in the first two weeks of July Joel. Not sure yet though. Will keep you posted!
Always in for a meeting with you two guys.
Good to hear Johan – let me know!
Well despite the white spots it turned out great Johan ! And I see many other people agree with that!
I never use NR on my Canon and don’t have any annoying noise either.
It’s an annoying characteristic of an otherwise great camera. Need to make sure I bring a 2nd body for LE’s at sunset 🙂 Thanks for the compliment and the visit Joel 🙂 Hope all is well with you !?
h I’m doing very well and very busy doing online workshops Johan. Part of the workshop are online one-on-one video chats with all students to make it a highly individual experience which is fun but also time consuming. But I just want to create the best online workshop possible:)
I was totally expecting that you would spend ample time on those on-line workshops Joel 🙂 Perfectionist in everything. I like that 🙂 I guess the effort will pay itself in the end as you probably can re-use all of it or commercialize it in another way 🙂 How are all the location workshops going?
The real life workshops are a bit harder to sell since they’re simply more expensive but as you know we’ve scheduled Chicago and NYC in the second half of this year and we’re hoping to sell them out on time. For next year we’re going to visit other continents like Australia too. Although I think real life on location workshops are more fun because of the personal interaction but also because of all the traveling and going to some very nice locations (!) online workshops are far more lucrative. I’ve sold out my currently ongoing workshops in under 5 minutes (with full payments as well) so I had to reject many other students and add a few more to not to disappoint too many people. Of course I will re-use lots of materials like the videos and PDFs but the online one-on-one video chats cannot be re-used but it’s exactly this part that makes this workshop stand out from all the rest Johan ! Maybe we should meet up soon to talk more!
I can imagine that the on-line workshops are a hit. I think it is a lot of value for money! And if on top it is great value for you as well, there are only winners 🙂 I am always in for a meet-up Joel and to talk more!
@David: glad you came back again 🙂 Thanks for the compliment David!
@Aidan: many thanks Aidan! 🙂
Wow, stunning work!
This is magnificent. Caught this on my iphone but there was no way I was going to look at it there, it just did not do it justice as seeing it large ! Magnificent LE / minimalism.
@Hien: thanks again ….
@Mikko: glad you like it Mikko!!
Absolutely magical!
Thank you……love for you
Great work Johan :)
Thanks Gerard! :)
Awesome work Johan. Your work keeps getting better and better :)
@Hope: thank you very much Hope 🙂 Hope things are settling a bit over there!
@Tom: yes, those little buggers were rather annoying. Glad I put the effort in though and looks like most agree 😉 Thanks for the compliment Tom!
@Nikola: glad you like it Nikola! And thanks for the promo! 🙂
You work is always welcome to be highlighted!
hope I can keep up meeting expectations Nikola 😉
Absolutely cool work here Johan, love it!
Lve the simplicity of this scene and the wonderful tones Johan. Sounds like those little spots were a bit of a surprise in quantity. :D
totally mind blowing..
OOOOMMMMMGGGGGG ! what a fantastic and perfect photography Johan !wonderful tonalities ! happy to see your great work again ! I have been missed your talent !
🙂 have a wonderful day my friend !
lol, I guess I figured out how to get you enthousiastic 🙂 Thanks for the very nice comment Victoria and have an awesome weekend! :)
@Matt: many thanks Matt 😀
@George: I am always glad that you do drop by George! Hope all is well with you! Thanks for the compliment! 🙂
Another fabulous image Johan! I always like dropping by here to see what new artistry you’ve revealed.
Thank you photo johan peijnenburg…….Amazing…..and beautiful.
Some special sexy sauce here. bonito foto. lovely frame
thank
Thank you Vodnala!
Thank you very much Meg and Stan. Have a great week!
Love the smooth blend of colours. It’s nice to see LE images in other than the popular B&W.
Fantastic capture Johan, I love it :)
@Vitor: thanks Vitor! Yes you should 🙂
@Wilfried: many thanks Wilfried! Yes, I should definitely consider that 😀
Oh wow, you’ve hit the mark! 🙂 You should write more beginner’s stories 😉 Good one, congrats!
Congrats, nice photo, I have to photograph some lakes as well. Cheers.
@Kurt: Thank you and it is nice to be back. Still a week of busy ahead, but after that things quiet down 🙂
@Rc Snoy: thanks Rc! 🙂
@Maggy: I always love your delightful comments Maggy. Thank you!
@Thierry: many thanks Thierry! Yeah I feel I always have to write a bit of a story with the image. Glad it is appreciated! 🙂
Oh, thats good to hear Johan. I have a couple busy weeks ahead and my assistant will be out for several days on top of that. I may disappear again for a few days. ;)
Good luck with the busy period Kurt !
Beautiful once again Johan !!!
I also like your pedagogical approach and your advice,…
Thank you :-))
What an amazing view and magnificent image, Johan!! Wowww!!! Excellent work!!! Love it!!
Great!
A stunning capture Johan!! Wonderful gradients and tones. So nice to see your posts again! :)
@Hien: 🙂
@Yasmin: hope so! Thanks for the encouragement! 🙂
@Julia: two wow’s , wow 😉 Thanks for the very kind words Julia 😀
Wow wow!!! What a fantastic view and lovely composition Johan !! Truly magic image!
Johan, thank youuuu for the kind-lovely images :-).
Glad to hear that you wil start some workshops in your area. I am sure you wil do great!!!! :-)
Thank you ! I haven’s to when the well is pictures simply breathtaking…….my love for you.
Glad you like it Johnny ! 🙂
@Natascha: dank je wel Natascha an aangenaam :)
Prachtig plaatje…..
Absolutely serene shot Johan!
Thank you Vodnala and Jemma :)
Now that is a nice photograph.
nice!!
@Michael: glad you like it Michael! 🙂
@Muhakeem: thank you!
@Anna: thank you Anna!
@Amos: thanks :)
Nice
This is amazing Johan! Love the stillness of the water vs the motion of the clouds.
Beautiful
Well all i can say is that the picture is simply breathtaking!
Stunning, Johan!! I love all your work but this is really magnificent!! Thank you for giving us this beautiful image to lose ourselves in.
glad you like my works and I love sharing them Margaret! 🙂
@Honey Mafi: thank you very much Honey 🙂
@Tim Donnelly: many thanks Tim!!
Thats one stunning image Johan
Marvelous…quiet……suprb
Wow Its so much Stunning View
Thank you!
Wonderful eye catching image my friend. always love your work (^_−)−☆
thanks for the kind words Alycia 🙂
Wow, impressive vista, Johan!
well thank you Christa. Glad you appreciate my sunset efforts 🙂
Wonderful image Johan, It sounded like a lot of pain in the PP department but it was worth it. I love the balance and weight in the image, that wedge of light and its reflection between the weight of the clouds and their reflection.
Many thanks for the feedback and kind words John! Looking forward to a bit of extra pain when I do the rest of the series:)
Absolutely Stunning Picture, Very Well Done !
thanks for the compliment and thanks for sharing Paul. Nice to meet you 🙂
Magnifique ! Je ne peu dire que cela Johan
Merci beaucoup Jany ¨ :D
Beautiful picture
Thanks!
wow
Thank you!
@Jerry: hope I can keep it up Jerry. Glad you like it. How are things with you?
@hien: Thanks again hien :)
@Mark: thanks Mark and glad you don’t notice them 🙂
@Andreas: You are welcome Andreas! 🙂
@Subra: thanks for the compliment Subra! 🙂
Things are very busy, but in a good way Johan ! Thanks for asking. :-)
Good to hear Jerry. have a great rest of the week!
@E AS: thank you!
@kamal: thank you very much sir! 😉
@Lori: glad you like it Lori. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
@E.E. Giorgi: thank you Elena!
@Michael: thanks for the kind words Michael! 🙂
Stunning work Johan, love the colours and comp!
Such a stunning image as always Johan! And great job with the tiny white specs because I don’t notice any. He he.
Thanks very much for your contribution to the meet you amazing…..beautiful.
All of your photos are special, but this one is QUITE special Johan ! Breathtaking and Beautiful.
Beautiful image sir….
Love it. I feel calm!
Alovely composition, Johan, and the hills in the backdrop look great. Beautiful colours as well!
Oh, wow, so simple and yet so perfect and beautiful !
Such a peaceful image with beautiful light Johan, well worth all of the extra work in post!
Thank you Nurcan !!
Glad you do Leyla :)
I’m doing fine Johan, hope you too.. was to lazy answering you by the other image… sorry…
Hey you did here Leyla:) Good to hear you are doing well !
Love this image beautiful compositions…
Beautiful!!!
This makes me sigh and dream of a place where earth and sky, light and colour, sing harmoniously in a place that only you can celebrate so sublimely.
thank you Carolyn! 🙂
@Joan: dank je wel Joan 🙂 Glad you approve Joan. Hope I can keep living up to expectations …
@Jamal Alias: thanks Jamal. Appreciated! 🙂
Well I do not have any doubts about that and I can’t wait to see your next Power shot : )
thanks for the encouragement 🙂 You know, it is always a wait and see if an image will be liked a lot. It makes it kinda exciting to post. Looks like I shouldn’t complain about how this one is doing ;)
I can understand that perfectly well.
But in a way you also are a thrill seeker so just allow yourself to enjoy the ride : )
I guess you are right! And in a way it is stimulating to improve the photography as well Joan 🙂
Amazing tranquility!
A beautifully executed shot, formidable!
It is not the quantity but the quality that matters and it goes without saying that your photography is top of the bill Johan : )
Beautiful soft light and colours Johan. I know all about being too busy to post. 😉
Thanks Ian! But busy is kinda good you know :)
Stunning and eye catching image Johan!
Hey thank you Günter !! :)
Thanks very much Doug !!
@Didier: merci Didier !! 🙂
Very nice work!!!
Beautiful work, love that long exposure!
Gorgeous; thanks for posting. Grew up spending summers on the lake (the cheap way) and remember fondly those quiet nights and mornings beside the serene waters…
those are my favourite moments, besides early morning hikes in the mountains Mary :)
@Deborah: dank je wel 🙂
@Dalibor: thanks Dalibor! 🙂 How are things over there?
Its very hot here 35 degrees, so i went on snow this weekend, check the photo 🙂
otherwise ok, thanks 🙂
it’s about the same weather here Dalibor! Glad I am a bit higher up. It’s at least a bit cooler :)
Yes, I’m on 130m, just wonderful 🙂
your’e so lucky..
am on 800 Dalibor. Not that high, but it cools down nicely at night :)
Hope to go on 0m soon, otherwise have to go up and find some snow again like last week 🙂
I will be going up again soon as well. Been busy with other stuff the past weeks so looking forward to it 🙂
@CJ: thanks for the compliment CJ!
@Walter: thanks Walter!
Wonderful Johan
welcome back :)
SUPER Johan and great colours
Beautiful :-)
Such a beautiful shot and awesome colours!
Beautiful tones and a calming image. Wonderful blog post with useful information Johan :)
glad you like it Gaurav and tnx for visiting my blog 🙂
@Mikko: thanks for the compliment Mikko! I try to paint with my camera 😉
@Michael: thanks very much Michael!!
such amazing, peaceful view! pure magic, wonderufl capture Johan! love it! :)
Gorgeous photo Johan!
@Sinead: thanks Sinead! The spots was a bit annoying but easy. Getting the colours and tones just right was the hard part 🙂
@hien: thanks again Hien 🙂
thank you johan.I haven’s to meet you photo…….beautiful
This is stunning! The colours are so subtle and lovely. I’m glad you spent the time on all those white dots….it was worth it :)
I like how it came out 🙂 It’s beautiful. LR slower again? Hmm was thinking to try it out, but maybe better give priority to upgrade the hardware first then.
De groeten hé.
thanks Dominique! 🙂 Alleen voor een aantal specifieke dingen langzamer, maar dat fixen ze hopelijk binnenkort. Heeft ook te maken met de grootte van de D800E bestanden. De groeten 😉
Had er nog niets over gehoord, ik zal nog geen reviews van zware gebruikers gelezen 😉
zolang je sharpening en local brush adjustments als laatste doet gaat het wel 🙂
Niet veel veranderd dus :)
nee dus. Ik had gehoopt dat ze dat deze keer zouden verbeteren. Wellicht gaan ze ervan uit dat de hardware automatisch meegroeit ;)
Zal weer in mijn buidel moeten tasten, om vier jaar in te halen 🙁
ik probeer het nog een jaartje uit te zingen 🙂
Great photo Johan! Fantastic colours! I hope you like Photoshop as I like your photo 😉
will gradually explore it Grzegorz 🙂 I prefer to work without but do have a few images that could use some Photoshop magic 🙂 Thanks for the compliment. How are things with you? Are things settling a bit?
Thank you Johan, it’s fine, recently I had a plenty of time to enjoying photography 🙂 I keep my finger crossed for you Photoshop improvement 🙂
You make it sound like I need it desperately Grzegorz 😉 Good to hear it’s fine with you and that you are using your time well. Would love to join you one day!
Exquisite work Johan!!!!
thanks for the compliment Tatiana! 🙂
So beautiful colours and composition! :)
Thank you Oksana !! 🙂
Stunning work !
Thanks Gemma!
Lovely! So warm and peaceful Johan, great shot!
Thank you very much Sudip! Hope all is well with you!?
Nice work, Johan at first glance I thought it was a painting.
thanks Don! I paint with my camera 😉
What a magnificant view!
thank you!
Wowww dear friend Johan, what a killer-adorable image… to die for 🙂
Thank you for the explanation, I really need some workshop at filters and noise reduction, when are you coming to North-America and start teaching and sharing your fantastic knowledge?.
Glad you are doing great with positive things around. Hugs
Thanks for the kind words Yasmin. Glad you like it. I would love to come over and share what I know. I guess there are loads of people doing that already though. I will start doing workshops here in the Alps though …
@Markus: danke dir Markus 🙂
@Louis: that’s what I figured Louis 🙂 Thanks for the compliment!
Thanks for the share Johan and bravo for the patience. This photo is definitely worth every single pixel of it. Great job.
Brilliant!
Well! The result is great! Beautiful colours and a very calm mood (guess that’s normal with LE shots)
Thanks Philipp 🙂 Yes that is normal but will depend on the scenery as well. Thanks for the compliment!
A fantastic work, Johan! Yes, I like it!! :))
And it’s nice to see you back :)
Glad to be back Andreas and thanks for the compliment! 🙂 How are things? Have you been doing LE a lot lately?
Many thanks for asking, Johan 🙂
Jap, all things are going well ( planning a new business 😉 ), and in the last time I had a little more time to try LE. The first steps you can find here: http://goo.gl/zZp3b, and tomorrow I will post the next shot :)
good to hear all is well and goo luck with the new business. Exciting! What will you be doing?
Will check out your stream tonight. Catching up at the moment 🙂
It’s indeed very exciting if it works, Johan ^^
Well, in the last time I had organized different kinds of events as fulltime job. Now I will try it with my own buisness with a combination of photography, in the first line landscape photography in the Harz area. I think it will be not so easy; but who not try, who cannot win ;)) :))
I can tell soon more about .)
Good luck Andreas!!
@hien: thank you 🙂
@Mitchell: glad you like it Mitchell! How have you been?
Hey! oh yea, it’s very nice.
I’ve been good! keeping busy, very busy, but mostly with the baby… i’ve got a lot in the workflow, just got to get through it. How about you? How was travel?
Good to hear things are fine Mitchell. All’s fine here as well. Travelling was good and useful. Been a bit busy, but did manage to spent some good time on images. Just couldn’t deal with social media alongside all of it 🙂
Oh i don’t blame you there!
check back in with me tomorrow… I’ve got a LE beach scene that’s right up your alley that i’ll be posting. :)
Cool. Just let me know when you post to be sure 🙂
beautiful Johan!! truly gorgeous
hello…..thank you hear to nice meet you…….beautiful.
Nice to see colour from you Johan! You know I love your colours. 🙂 I especially like the bottom portion of this image – so serene. Exactly the image I need in my mind as I go to the gate to board this long flight. ;)
Thank you and plenty of colour stuff in the pipeline 🙂 Have a great flight! 🙂
Stunning!! I hear you on the noise reduction…
Thank you! Do you use the same camera? To me it’s just a minor but annoying downside. For the rest I am pretty impressed with what the camera produces :)
Johan, yes, almost, the D800. It’s a great camera, and I’ve been pleased with it too. I’m much happier with noise reduction. Love this shot!
thanks again Deborah and thanks for checking out my work 🙂
Many thanks Sairam !!
@Anatoliy: glad you like it Anytoliy! 🙂
So beautiful work!
Lovely LE Johan :)
@Niklas: danke dir 🙂
@Lakkhana: many thanks Lakkhana 🙂
Nice
Great job Johan! Awesome shot
Wonderful shot!
thanks Rodolfo!
This is just delicious with a big D Johan =) lovely tonality and very fitting for a LE. Love the composition too
Well thank you very much Michael! I was curious what the responses would be. Color and LE are a difficult combination 🙂 How have you been?
Holy shit!! Great work Johan
Haha dank je wel Frank! De eerste keer dat iemand “holy shit” in het commentaar zet. Thanks. Alles goed?
Het was echt het eerste wat in me opkwam, dus dan kan ik dat ook maar beter in mijn comment zetten toch. Alles prima hier Johan, de laatste weken voor de zomervakantie op een school zijn altijd hectisch maar dan kun je er daarna ook lekker een tijdje tussenuit.
inderdaad en ik vond het wel grappig 🙂 Tot wanneer moet je nog les geven Frank? Geen idee meer wanneer de vakanties tegenwoordig in NL beginnen 😉 Ga je nog op vakantie of ga je de tijd gebruiken om veel te fotograferen?
IK woon zelf in het zuiden en mijn gezin heeft nog een week te gaan tot de vakantie. Zelf heb ik nog 3,5 weken les. Ik ga meteen in het begin van de vakantie naar Kefelonië ( Griekenland) Daar en daarna alle tijd om wat te fotograferen.
klinkt goed! Goede vakantie alvast (je weet maar nooit wanneer ik weer on-line ben). Wie weet tot binnenkort in NL 🙂
Ik hoor het wel als je er bent,
vast en zeker! 🙂
@shama: thank you! 🙂
@David: glad you like it David! Hope all is well with you !? 🙂
@Bertrand: Thanks! So how are you liking the D800?
Very nice colours Johan
Great exposure for super sweet light and tones Johan!
serenity!!!
Wonderfull photo!
Thank you Randy !
ou are welcome Johan Peinenburg….
@Eric: many thanks Eric! 🙂
@Mona: thanks for the very kind words Mona! And many more new work to be published in the coming month 😀
OMG!!! It was worth the long wait! Thank you Johan for sharing it it is breathtaking indeed and I love it, it is like a beautiful painting not just a photograph!! My best wishes.
Awesome capture ! Beautiful !
This is awesome!
Thanks!
Absolutely stunning, Johan…wonderfully composed and great colour! Bet it would look great in B&W, too…:D
Thank you. It was not easy to get right in colour. Not yet a 100% sure if I managed, so it might be tweaked a bit later. A B&W version is in the works as well of course 🙂
More then stunning
thank you Arthur! 🙂
Beautiful sunset Johan. Perhaps next time you are in this situation take your frames with NR off and then when you are all done take a dark frame (with the lens cap on) for manual subtraction in PS. If you took exposures of several lengths you can take dark frames of corresponding lengths, provided the temperature doesn’t change too much between start and end of the session.
thanks Scott! You mean a couple of LE’s with lens cap on once the sunset ended, to fix all the other LE’s of the evening? That sounds like a good plan. Hadn’t thought of that. Going to give that a try as well!
Exactly Johan. Dark frame subtraction is exactly what the camera does with LE on, you are just doing it manually in post. The trchnique is used a lot by astrophotographers. You are supposed to do the dark frames at a similar temperature, because the temperature of the image sensor affects the noise profile.
thanks again. I am curious now Scott! What happens if there are more spots in the dark frame than in the one you are trying to fix?
Then it would show up in the final image (probably as darker pixels I think, assuming you blend the dark frame with Difference layer blending). But the real question is whether you’d be better off with that result, or the one mentioned in the OP…
well definitely going to try that Scott! Thanks again for the feedback 🙂
You’re welcome Johan
Waiting patiently and boom stunning image! Amazing work! Love it!
hah thanks for the compliment Anna. Nice to be back 🙂
Lovely!
many thanks Shelly! 🙂
IT’s nice to see you back Johan! This is lovely!!
I’ve been dreaming about upgrading some day and thinking about the D800, so that is good to know!
Well that is nice to hear Sandra. Thank you! Yes, it is something to consider. I don’t mind usually as the wait time is used to compose the next shot. At sunsets the wait isn’t really handy. 2nd body to the rescue next time 😉
Excellent, as always Johan .
Thank you very much Davorin! Sounds like I am getting boring 😉
Beautiful!
Dank je wel Kaatje !
Hue?
what do you mean Nila?
Johan Peijnenburg, this is so good.
thank you as well Markus!
So peaceful and serene. Really beautiful Johan.
Thank you very much Kerry :)
Awesome colour and smoothness!
hey thanks Michael!
Great photo and work!
thank you very much Robert! 🙂 Wie geht’s in Austria?
You are welcome, Johan!
Danke, alles bestens in Austria! Wir fahren noch mit Autos und nicht nur mehr mit Gummibooten, wie manche Nachbarn.
Es herrscht halt nur der übliche Neid der Erfolglosen oder Neulinge gegenüber jemandem der Erfolg durch harte Arbeit hat, also einfach kleinbürgerliche und provinzielle Mentalität von einzelnen Personen, die nicht mal einen fehlerfreien Satz in Englisch schreiben können. Das ist leider bei uns so.
I sense a bit of frustration in that reply 😉
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I saw this on google plus and had to leave a comment on your website! Such an outstanding shot and I really love the composition. I think that you really took the time to think about this shot and make it come out as professional as possible. When ever I try landscape I always try to use the rule of thirds. Well done!
Thanks Vincent! Glad you like it. Yes I did give it some though 🙂 It is very important when doing images like this!
@Dominique: thanks Dominique. Did you recognize the pier? Yeah those spots aren’t very nice. The D800E is known for it. Have heard if for Canon as well. Think I need a second one now to shoot whilst the other is doing NR ;)
@Margaret: thank you Margaret!
Hmmm, not really Johan. Was it captured during one of our shooting?
Nope. This is the t-pier in Préverenges. Was there at sunset a while ago and tried a different angle. The pier is being renovated at the moment.
As you mentioned Morges in your post, I thought about Prevérenges, but I could not recognized it from the side ;-)
hah, fooled you. I have quite a nice series from that evening. All have the same issue though, so some work ahead 🙂
@Alex: thanks Alex! 🙂
@Enrique: thanks for the “wooow” Enrique! 🙂
Love those peachy tones :)
Cool shot Johan! Strange that you get so many white spots if you turn off noise reduction. I haven’t that issue with my camera, or not so obvious at least. Haaaaa if we could live in a perfect world ;-)
Woow this is great Johan , beautiful LE and lovely composition! nice job!
Beautiful long exposure Johan!
Lovely scene :)
thank you Naghmeh! Hope all is well with you 🙂
Love the colours and the movement, just gorgeous!
glad you like it Elizabeth! 🙂
I LOVE it Johan, what a stunning image!! I just started playing with ND filters but I think it will take me a while before I get here. Thanks for the inspiration!!!
thank you! You will have so much fun with them and the technique isn’t that hard. I can explain in an hour. Seeing is the most difficult part 🙂
Thanks for the encouraging words Johan !! I read the information Joel Tjintjelaar has on his website and that got me on my way!! Hope to share something soon ;)
Looking forwards to that Yvette! If you need help, hint or tips just let me know! 🙂
Will do, thanks Johan !!
Lovely shot!
thanks Sumit for your lovely comment ! 😉
Stunning Johan, I love the composition 🙂
thanks for the compliment David!
Johan hi. Beautiful image. Try raw therapy. It’s free and it does a very good job on these dots. Let me know if it worked. My best.
thanks and thanks for the tip! Are you using it yourself?
Beautiful Johan – I especially like how the reflection of the clouds frame the pier in the water – great composition!
thanks for the compliment Ingo! 🙂 Btw would love to test that IRND 10-stop of yours. See how it differs from the Lee especially for images like this!
BEAUTY !..
thank you! 🙂
うすらとした綺麗なばしょですね。
Thank you !?
Simply great Johan
thank you Nicolai! 🙂
Gorgeous exposure work and fantastically composed, Johan… A beautiful image…
Many thanks Shawn!
So great to see you again Johan !! I love the gorgeous colours and that silky smooth water!! Beautiful!
hey Margaret! I missed you 😀 Thank you !
Another great long exposure – so beautiful !
Thanks Carsten! Will be the last for a while. Many mountain landscapes to follow soon :)
Marvelous image Johan ! 🙂
many thanks Sofie 🙂
So quiet and peaceful!
thank you Maria and nice to meet you!
Super shot like always :)
hey Diego. I here you are very busy nowadays! Hope all is well. And thank you! 🙂
WONDERFUL IMAGE Johan, love it :))
Enjoy your coffee 🙂
Ciao
Anette
Thanks you too Anette 🙂