Theo Bosboom - Perfectly calm
A lot of nature photographers will maybe recognize this: the weather forecast is very promising, a cold night and a high humidity, so most probably a foggy morning! I have gathered my gear and have set the alarm because I intend to get up very early, which means the night will be short and it is necessary that I fall asleep soon. But it doesn’t work, I am nervous and restless and can’t sleep at all! When the alarm finally goes, it feels very unnatural to get up, cause I am still tired, it is completely dark and cold and the bed is nice and warm. I hesitate a moment, but than the adrenaline gets me going and after a short breakfast I get in the car and drive to a moorland area with some nice fens. It is windstill and beautiful and I know I did the right thing to come here. And than finally, after I found a good spot and after the first clicks of the camera, I start to relax,feel calm and happy and am fully able to enjoy the wonderful morning.
Location: Hatertse vennen, NIjmegen, Holland
Tags: calm, fog, Hatertse vennen, Holland, Landscape, misty, morning, Overasseltse vennen, panorama, Theo Bosboom
11/10/2011 09:05
Very recognizable Theo! But like always these are the best mornings usually and you (and we) will enjoy a life time of this photo :).
11/10/2011 09:39
soooo beautiful! love the delicate tones and structures.
11/10/2011 16:27
Ow just one question: Did you use a panoramic ballhead or just a regular one? and stitched in PS?
11/10/2011 18:54
Hi Andrew, the pictures were made with a tilt/shift lens from Canon. This means you don't have to adjust your ballhead, just shift the lens left and right. Advantage is that you easily get a perfect stitch, without perspective problems. The stitching was done in PS3.
11/10/2011 20:57
Thanks Theo, that's pretty cool :)
11/10/2011 22:39
Absolutely recognizable :) But I will always love the morning and the possibilities they give me.
Love the picture!
20/10/2011 15:11
beautiful, I love it when I see morning like this while camping.
23/10/2011 20:49
You did the right thing to get up and out!
Amazing picture!
19/12/2011 10:19
Very very familiar story. It is just so annoying that the more you need to sleep the less you will get it. I remember only a handful of mornings when a bed would have been the better choice. More often than not the early wakeup is all worth it.