Nikolai's Glacier Pics

[Nikolai]

Installment #1. Night shoot at Many Glacier (http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/3588435)

01: Moonlit river:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/203911108-L.jpg

02: Moonlit river, XXXL:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/203911149-L.jpg

03: Canyon at Night:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/203911198-L.jpg

04: Canada Del Oro:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/203911252-L.jpg

05: Smuggy:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/203911293-L.jpg

06: Anismuggy:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/203911467-L.jpg

All these pictures were taken on 9/26/2007 around 9pm, i.e. way after the sunset.
Almost all (if not all) are 30 sec exposures.
Taken with Canon 40D + EF-S 17-55/2.8 IS USM or EF-S 10-22 USM, Magfiber tripod and Acratech V2 Ultimate ballhead.
Lightpainting for Canada Del Oro and smuggies with Cyclop's Thor Colossus 18 mln candlepower light (http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/2433831).
Processed with PS CS3.

[Andy]

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[CookieS]

Very Nice shots, can you start a thread on the HOW TO: to do the time lapse animation :) very neat.

[schmoo]

#2 is a cut and paste job, right????

Unless my eyes were really out of whack that night (which is possible since you shone your 100000000000000-candlewatt flashlight at us :D ) :huh

Great moonscapes! You got some really nice light out of 30-sec exposures.

[DougNorCal]

I can see I need to spend some time with you in Arches to learn these techniques.

Very very nice!

[f00sion]

nice shots nik :thumb

[Nikolai]

:lurk
:rofl
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[Nikolai]

Very Nice shots, can you start a thread on the HOW TO: to do the time lapse animation :) very neat.
Thanks, Cookie! :thumb

This is actually my first frame animation, at least during the last 5-7 years. :deal

Anymation was done with PS CS3 Exteneded. I probably was very tired since it took me about 2 hours to figure out what do I need to do. Of course now I'd do it all in 5-10 minutes :-) :wink

[Nikolai]

#2 is a cut and paste job, right????
Well, kinda yeah..:-)

Unless my eyes were really out of whack that night (which is possible since you shone your 100000000000000-candlewatt flashlight at us :D ) :huh
I'm very sorry about that, but it seemed like a fun idea at a time :wink

Great moonscapes! You got some really nice light out of 30-sec exposures.
What was yours? Technically it would be better with lander one, but my 30D L-bracket blocked the access to my 40D remote socket, so I couldn't use the cable, so I cranked ISO to 800 and used 30 sec. :dunno

[Nikolai]

I can see I need to spend some time with you in Arches to learn these techniques.

Very very nice!

Doug,
thanks! :thumb

It's just a long exposure and a (somewhat powerful) flashlight, really :-) :deal

[Nikolai]

nice shots nik :thumb
Thanks, Scott!:thumb

[cwphotos]

Very nice shots nik. Thanks for taking us out and doing the moonlight smuggy.

[Nikolai]

Very nice shots nik. Thanks for taking us out and doing the moonlight smuggy.
Dean, sure thing, it was a pleasure!:thumb

[Chrissiebeez_NL]

the first photos were very surreal (in a positive way :D) :thumb

[Nikolai]

the first photos were very surreal (in a positive way :D) :thumb
Thank you! :-) :thumb

[Flyinggina]

Gorgeous nightscapes - I love the light on the river. The smuggie pix are a riot!

Virginia

[Nikolai]

Gorgeous nightscapes - I love the light on the river. The smuggie pix are a riot!

Virginia

Thanks a lot!
Are you coming to Utah next year?

[Flyinggina]

Thanks a lot!
Are you coming to Utah next year?

Boy, I do love the Moab area and I've never been to Arches, which is obviously to die for photographically...

I have to check with my significant other since we usually spend October in Paris. I'm not complaining, but Moab..... Arches ..... Canyonlands ... :lust

I hated missing this year. I actually sent in my deposit then had to cancel last Spring because of other committments. (I just hung my first month long solo show. :ivar) But I think that 2008 should be another dGrin/SmugMug year for me, don't you?

Meanwhile, keep those photos coming. I am so enjoying the Glacier experience vicariously! Thank you and every one else who was there for posting and sharing. :D

Virginia

[Nikolai]

Boy, I do love the Moab area and I've never been to Arches, which is obviously to die for photographically...

I have to check with my significant other since we usually spend October in Paris. I'm not complaining, but Moab..... Arches ..... Canyonlands ... :lust

I hated missing this year. I actually sent in my deposit then had to cancel last Spring because of other committments. (I just hung my first month long solo show. :ivar) But I think that 2008 should be another dGrin/SmugMug year for me, don't you?

Meanwhile, keep those photos coming. I am so enjoying the Glacier experience vicariously! Thank you and every one else who was there for posting and sharing. :D

Virginia

October in Paris, huh? Not a bad choice, ma chere, pas de tout! (I hope I didn't make too many mistakes:-)

I hope the next batch is coming out tonight :-)

[NugBlazer]

Wow, the moon in #2 is mesmerizing! :D And, the smuggy ones are a hoot!

[Nikolai]

Wow, the moon in #2 is mesmerizing! :D And, the smuggy ones are a hoot!
Thank you, glad you like them! :thumb

[Nikolai]

Installment #2: Sunday Sunrise (http://www.dgrin.com/Sunday Sunrise: http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/3601049)

Saturday morning was raining and miserable, we didn't even go out (although yours truly was stupid enough to wake his bunkbuddy - Nick - at 5:45 am without bothering to check the weather first :bash)

Anyway, Sunday morning was questionable, yet few of use decided to give it a chance.

The first sound I heard after I woke up was the wind howling. I mean, WIND HOWLING :deal . But there was no rain at least, so after pondering a few minutes at the lodge we decided to go and try.

And what do you know: our pros managed to find a perfect spot, with no wind at all, and a great view to the Big Chief mountain. :bow Sun also decided to oblige and granted us the best sunrise of the trip.

Below are the few pics from this morning.

01: Barbed wire:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/204785470-L.jpg

02: Big Chief:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/204785693-L.jpg

03: Photographer's Paradise:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/204785957-L.jpg

04: Ridge:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/204786052-L.jpg

05:Milestone:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/204786230-L.jpg


06: Sunrise in the Big Sky Country:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/204786408-L.jpg

07: 11 portrait shots pano, view larger onscreen 800 pix tall version here (http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/204786694-O.jpg):

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/204786640-L.jpg

08: View from the hill: Full frontal view:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/204786780-L.jpg


09: View towards St.Mary:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/204786982-L.jpg

Onto the next one...

[Nikolai]

Installment #3: Sherburne Lake (http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/3616935)

(Click on the pano's titles to see larger versions)

01: Road to Beargasm:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/205921263-L.jpg

02: Ridge pano (9 frames) (http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/205915663-O.jpg):

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/205916076-L.jpg

03: Lake Sherburne pano (2 frames) (http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/205915607-O.jpg):

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/205915823-L.jpg

04: Lake Sherburne pano (9 frames) (http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/205915711-O.jpg):

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/205916277-L.jpg

05: Rays:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/205918792-L.jpg

06: Rays BW:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/205916401-L.jpg

07: Three bears:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/205916641-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

Installment #4: St.Mary River at night (http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/3622995)

01: St.Mary River and the moon:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/206349855-L.jpg

02: St.Mary River:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/206349914-L.jpg

All taken around 10 pm (Aktse, Terrence, and Justiceiro should have similar or better shots)

[Cuong]

Amazing scenery and awesome pictures. Now I understand what they mean by lack of sleep on these shootouts.:bow

Cuong

[Nikolai]

Amazing scenery and awesome pictures. Now I understand what they mean by lack of sleep on these shootouts.:bow

Cuong

Cuong,

thanks!

Nah, this one was easy. Last year 6 of us did a worldwind tour around Lake Powel. Waking up at 3-4 am, going to bed around midnight - and that for a whole week after the primary shootout, which also included some early sunrisez and late star shooting... Now that was something :-) :D

[Nikolai]

Installment #5: Sunrise at Many Glacier (http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/3623541)

Most of these pictures (except #1) are, despite of their shape, rather large 5-7 frame pano shots, blended in CS3.

1: Capturing sunrise:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/206391703-L.jpg

2: Swiftcurrent Lake and a Full Moon (larger web version (http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/206391919-O.jpg)):

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/206391738-L.jpg

3: Sun is coming:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/206391777-L.jpg

4: Sunrise, moonset:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/206391819-L.jpg

5: Here comes the sun:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/206391864-L.jpg

6: Sunrise at Many Glacier (larger web version (http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/206391929-O.jpg)):

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/206391906-L.jpg

[schmoo]

You've been very productive, Nik!

Now that it's beena couple of weeks I can afford to miss these views because the wind isn't ripping thruogh my layers and numbing my hands. I think your sunrises from Sunday morning are by far my favorite. The colors were unforgettable in person and you've caught them perfectly on camera. The sunrise/moonset at Many Glacier looks a bit contrasty to me right now but I know it was not nearly as bright or dramatic as they were on Sandy Ridge.

[Nikolai]

You've been very productive, Nik!

Now that it's beena couple of weeks I can afford to miss these views because the wind isn't ripping thruogh my layers and numbing my hands. I think your sunrises from Sunday morning are by far my favorite. The colors were unforgettable in person and you've caught them perfectly on camera. The sunrise/moonset at Many Glacier looks a bit contrasty to me right now but I know it was not nearly as bright or dramatic as they were on Sandy Ridge.

Thanks, Steph!

Yes, I agree, Sunday Sunrise was nothing but spectacular. But hey, man's gotta eat:-), so I thought boosting a few things here and there wouldn't hurt, especially for those who didn't see them IRL.. :wink

[Marc Muench]

Nik,

I enjoy the barbed wire image from Sunday morning, especially since Gus and I jumped it to get to the top of the hill, I went right over a photo:huh

[Nikolai]

Nik,

I enjoy the barbed wire image from Sunday morning, especially since Gus and I jumped it to get to the top of the hill, I went right over a photo:huh

Thanks, Marc, appreciate it! :thumb

[USAIR]

Wow :bow


Fred

[Nikolai]

Wow :bow
Fred
Thanks, Fred, appreciate your stopping by! :thumb

[ChrisP6]

Nikolai, I'm blown away! You definitely made the most of a tremendously rich set of photographic opportunities. The night shots with the stars and blurred clouds are stunning, and the quantity and quality of other great landscapes leaves me feeling like a slacker. Awesome work. Thanks for sharing!

[Nikolai]

Nikolai, I'm blown away! You definitely made the most of a tremendously rich set of photographic opportunities. The night shots with the stars and blurred clouds are stunning, and the quantity and quality of other great landscapes leaves me feeling like a slacker. Awesome work. Thanks for sharing!
Chris, thank you very much, I definitely appreciate your kind words!
I must honestly say, though, that I'm looking at everybody else's pictures and keep thinking "Gosh, why didn't I think of THAT" :-)

[schmoo]

I'm looking at everybody else's pictures and keep thinking "Gosh, why didn't I think of THAT" :-)

But that's the value of getting together with a bunch of fellow photographers, right? I love learning from all of you. :)