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Cabins With Fjord View
Cabins With Fjord View
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Challenge: Best of 2006 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Norway
Date: Aug 21, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Landscape, Water
Date Uploaded: Jan 10, 2007

This shot is part of a series of 6 photos, which where taken under different daylight and weather conditions. (Please see my portfolio for the other shots!) This one was taken at 8:00 am. It was raining all night long, and this is the moment, where the morning sun looks the first time through the cloud cover - breathtaking lighting conditions for a few seconds.

The houses are belonging to a camping site in southern Norway. We had a round trip there in 2006 and we stopped here for 2 days.

Visit Norway ;-)!

Postprocessing:
Only a little saturation and curves.

After the challenge:

Thank you for your nice comments and the great score. Please visit the collection Landscape & Nature in my portfolio to have o look at the other shots of the "little houses series".

Statistics
Place: 14 out of 712
Avg (all users): 7.1000
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 7.0476
Avg (non-participants): 7.2644
Views since voting: 3267
Views during voting: 596
Votes: 360
Comments: 58
Favorites: 12 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/25/2007 10:33:59 PM
great color
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01/25/2007 09:41:42 PM
I remember this as one of a superb series that you did. Outstanding!
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01/25/2007 09:29:58 PM
amazing lights and reflections.
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01/25/2007 09:12:17 PM
This is such a great shot - love the color of the cabins and boats - awesome reflection! Beautifully done!
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01/25/2007 04:32:44 PM
Colors and hues of the lined-up cabins are very vibrant and highlighted by an amazing contrast of the dark and moody backdrop. The reflection on the water is very nice, too. One of the best entries for 2006.
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01/25/2007 10:20:12 AM
I like the design of this composition. But with what looks like a sunset behind the houses, what is lighting them? Extremely unique image to me anyway. An 8 for me.
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01/25/2007 06:44:07 AM
Looks like a poster in an Ikea store. But that's not a criticism. It's a lovely photo. The colours on the cabins are so vivid and bright, and yet the exposure is good enough to leave the background dark and undistracting. The reflections on the water are beautiful too. Well taken - you waited for just the right lighting for this shot.
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01/25/2007 05:38:44 AM
Gorgeous reflection and what an amazing array of colors and detail!
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01/25/2007 03:25:22 AM
Awesome reflection, and a lovely composition.....
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01/24/2007 11:49:08 PM
beautiful view, nice image. seems a tad over-exposed, though.
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01/24/2007 08:14:44 PM
this is just like a painting! love the vivid colors!
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01/24/2007 01:50:21 PM
incredible contrast! it looks like a warm perfect little world in technicolor running right through a cold desolate antarctic pond!
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01/23/2007 05:30:25 PM
What a view! They almost look toy-like. Great shot, perfect lighting. 8

Jack
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01/23/2007 05:19:42 PM
Great shot and post processing. The darkened background and foreground make the houses et al pop right out.
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01/23/2007 03:21:14 AM
how beautiful! fjord:) sounds familiar, where is it?
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01/22/2007 02:25:43 PM
Love the contrast between the dark mountains in the background and the light sunny cabins. Excellent still water reflection.
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01/22/2007 01:47:21 PM
Fantastic colors, I really love it, well done.
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01/22/2007 01:33:30 PM
It's upside down! ;-) Nice image!
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01/22/2007 03:47:33 AM
Excellent... wonder if you could have straightened the horizon slightly.. should do very well
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01/21/2007 08:41:35 AM
i love this!! unique
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01/19/2007 06:39:34 PM
The light in this looks very unnatural. It looks like bright sunshine on the front of the cabins and marina, but the sun is setting in the background. It makes it look like a cardboard cutout pasted on a moody landscape.
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01/19/2007 05:25:00 PM
AWESOME!!!!!
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01/19/2007 05:05:15 PM
Beautiful colors and reflection. Looks like paradise.
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01/18/2007 09:33:20 PM
Unreal and exotic. 9.
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01/18/2007 05:11:30 PM
Great reflections and colors.
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01/18/2007 01:43:02 AM
I like the contrast of the dark mountains and the bright houses
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01/16/2007 10:12:27 PM
Wow surreal!
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01/16/2007 04:20:01 PM
The contrast is awesome here. good reflection too.
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01/16/2007 10:26:41 AM
wow, brilliant reflections !!!
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01/15/2007 04:50:36 PM
Awesome reflections. Good capture even with low light.
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01/15/2007 02:34:43 PM
too bad the cars are there, nice find
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01/15/2007 10:01:43 AM
Beautiful
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01/15/2007 06:41:51 AM
Lovely. Thta's surely a case of being in the right place at the right time. ;>þ
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01/14/2007 10:29:54 PM
Good color but I wonder if this might be better suited to b/w so that the shapes could stand out more. Still a very good image. Good luck.
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01/14/2007 07:21:52 AM
Very good composition
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01/14/2007 12:14:30 AM
Must be an interesting place to live. It's very beautiful and charming, and you've captured it well.
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01/13/2007 06:01:05 PM
Great shot! 10!
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01/13/2007 02:44:14 PM
wonderful exposure. The main subjects are too central. Crop some from the bottom
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01/13/2007 01:45:03 PM
Deserves to do well
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01/13/2007 11:20:01 AM
Oh this is gorgeous!!!
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01/13/2007 10:25:18 AM
Great reflection! Good clarity and color, I like the clouds behind the cabins.9
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01/13/2007 08:12:56 AM
Love the contrast and colours here...
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01/13/2007 05:49:18 AM
haha, how cool is that! :D 8
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01/13/2007 01:14:55 AM
Oh how amazing! Surely that's a giant mirror there ?? :) Beautiful!
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01/12/2007 11:56:31 PM
WOW just wow 10
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01/12/2007 10:26:01 PM
This is my Blue Ribbon pick. Enough said.
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01/12/2007 09:51:09 PM
I love how the color of the cabins and boats contrasts with the monochromatic quality of the mountains and the fjord. Wonderful.
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01/12/2007 09:36:36 PM
stunning...the light and dark in this are awesome...a great image and I hope it does well for you 8
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01/12/2007 07:48:39 PM
too much symmetry! but I do like the fun shapes of the cars and boats to break it up a little. 6
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01/12/2007 07:43:10 PM
One of my favorites from this challenge! The reflection ROCKS! The colors are appealing, as well < 9 >
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01/12/2007 06:31:17 PM
DNMC.

J/K, lol, this is an awesome picture. the reflection is absolutely amazing.
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01/12/2007 05:09:41 PM
nicely done, even the cars look good! the grey sets it off...9
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01/12/2007 04:05:35 PM
Fabulous lighting, reflections and colours. A beautiful scence and a beautiful place to live!! :o) Only criticism is, to my eye, this needs to be straightened ever so slightly :o)
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01/12/2007 12:18:41 PM
very, very cool, love how you separated the cabins from the background. My only complaint is that the line of cabins is slightly tilted up at the right side, which I understand is due to your perspective and you probably had your camera level and all, I would just like to see how it would look if the 'line' went straight across. nice work! 9
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01/12/2007 11:19:59 AM
great colors
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01/12/2007 09:37:11 AM
Unusual - and GReat !
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01/12/2007 02:38:20 AM
Love the vibrant colours and the beautiful lighting on the cabins, fantastic reflections and very strong clear shot.10
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01/12/2007 01:00:04 AM
Very cool. Great detail. Holds interest well. Nice job.
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