Heaven's Opening

Alex Stojan

Heaven's Opening

Taken at Cape Schanck, Victoria.

Lawrence Norton (also on Redbubble) and I decided to head down to the cape for a sunrise shoot a few weeks back, and wouldn’t you know it, it was overcast! Not exactly what we had hoped for. But Lawrence in all his optimism, declared “The heavens WILL open up for us!” And sure enough it did, albeit just a little. We’re looking forward to seeing a lot more of these cold, windy, stormy mornings as winter approaches!

Shot with a Nikon D200, 12-24mm lens @ 15mm, F/11, ISO 100, polarizer, tripod, cable release. 7 shot HDR plus 2 extra single shot tone mapped images. Merged/mapped in Photomatix, overall blending/levels/saturation/etc in Photoshop.

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Heaven's Opening by Alex Stojan
  • Jim Worrall

    Jim Worrall

    a fine image Alex, ...the dark sky adds some nice atmosphere to it, ...well done.

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Jim, glad you like it!

  • 1busymom

    1busymom

    Absolutely gorgeous!

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks mom :)

  • DebraLee Wiseberg

    DebraLee Wiseberg

    Nice work!

    Debra

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks DebraLee :)

  • John Kowalski

    John Kowalski

    Mighty fine image Alex, water colour and light is fantastic

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks John, much appreciated :)

  • Béla Török

    Béla Török

    This image is fantastic, Alex! Amazing capture!!!

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Bela, much appreciated :)

  • simonesphotos

    simonesphotos

    Brilliant work Alex, love the light on the ocean beneath the beams, stunning!!

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Simone, glad you like it!

  • Colleen Milburn

    Colleen Milburn

    Sensational work, Alex – just gorg!

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Colleen, much appreciated :)

  • sundawg7

    sundawg7

    What a magnificent seascape. Love the mood and the tones. Superbly captured and worth faving. Regards, Ron.

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Ron, glad you like it!

  • BarnardImages

    BarnardImages

    sensational photograph

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Steve :)

  • Lawrence Norton

    Lawrence Norton

    I love it. . . .
    I Been waiting to see this one.
    And they opened there sky’s just in time for another beautifull image buy you Alex.
    Glad we went here that day. Thankyou. . .

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks mate, and thanks for dragging my sorry ass out of bed too! Its good to have people like you to motivate me :)

    Although it turned out to be a fairly expensive outing, my macro lens wasn’t too happy after the tripod tipped over hit the rocks!

  • Lisa Roberts

    Lisa Roberts

    Stunning!
    Lisa x

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thank you :)

  • paolo1955

    paolo1955

    Hats off to a stunning photo !

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thank you Paolo, glad you like it :)

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    excellent

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Scott :)

  • Chintsala

    Chintsala

    Damn fine work

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Chris, much appreciated :)

  • bensound

    bensound

    Wow, the textures, light, movement and colour in this image are exceptional Alex, excellent !

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Ben, glad you like it mate :)

  • Shane Viper

    Shane Viper

    Gorgeous shot, nice work

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Shane, glad you like it!

  • Ben Pacificar

    Ben Pacificar

    Awesome seascapes in Australia i see, Thats why its #2 on my countries to visit!!!

    ...Ben…

  • Alex Stojan replied

    We do have some wicked coastlines, but make sure if you come over stay in Melbourne, I’ll show you a few good spots :)

  • Ben Pacificar

    Ben Pacificar

    When that day comes I will sure let You know!

    ...Ben…

  • Laurette Ruys

    Laurette Ruys

    this is spectacular. inspiring me to get out tomorrow night in the storm that’s coming :))

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Laurette, I’m glad it gives you inspiration! Just be careful not to drop your camera on a rock like I did! (Camera is ok, macro lens is not)

  • John Dekker

    John Dekker

    stunning shot Alex, wonderful light, great drama….really well done

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks John, muchly appreciated!

  • LindaJBazor

    LindaJBazor

    Love it!

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks very much Linda, very muchly appreciated!

  • Robert Mullner

    Robert Mullner

    Superb shot Alex, yep, sometimes stormy grey mornings are the best…Awesome work here..

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks mate, glad you like it!

  • C J Hummel - Foxfire Gallery

    C J Hummel - ...

    One very hot photograph. The Drama expressed in this imae would make Hamlet look like a pussycat.

    Did you use a Grad ND filter

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks very much, that’s very kind of you!

    No I didn’t use any filters other than a polarizer, this is a HDR image.

  • Chintsala

    Chintsala

    Awesome. I guess Im a little lost though. When you process this in photomatix you have a total of 9 photos in it? The seven original bracketed photos and 2 images (im assuming at normal exposure) that you have already processed. Am I on target. Very interesting. Awesome outcome.

  • Alex Stojan replied

    That’s correct Chris, there are 7 bracketed photos which make up the HDR image, and there are another 2 images at a median exposure which were used to fill in details that didn’t come up good in the HDR merge, such as the moving water.

  • Mark Lee

    Mark Lee

    WOW!!! Stunning :) Love the color and composition :)

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Mark, glad you like it :)

  • Radek Hofman

    Radek Hofman

    Perfect image Alex.

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Radek, that’s very kind of you!

  • Kimberley Davitt

    Kimberley Davitt

    Fabulous image and detail, well done

    Waves
    contrasting perceptions
    National Trust
    Black with a hint a colour
    Tutorials
    candid photographs of friends and family
    Flowers in macro
    Sun Rays

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Kim!

  • Tamara Cornell

    Tamara Cornell

    beautiful! what an awesome image! well done :)

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Tamara, glad you like it :)

  • Trish Woodford

    Trish Woodford

    Wow, this has such fantastic atmosphere, really dramatic. A definite fav :)

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Trish, its muchly appreciated :)

  • MeikeH

    MeikeH

    Oh.. my.. what shot!! Gorgeous! Congratulations on your feature!

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Meike, its very muchly appreciated :)

  • Karl Williams

    Karl Williams

    Well done on the feature, Alex .. the processing here is magical!

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Karl, glad you like it :)

  • annibels

    annibels

    Magnifique!! You got it all

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks annibels :)

  • William Murray

    William Murray

    Not sure how I missed this one last night Alex, this is absolutely fantastic, so moody and intense. Great work :)

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Cheers William, glad you like it mate :)

  • Olga Zvereva

    Olga Zvereva

    Love the light and colour, Alex! Fantastic!

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks very much Olga :)

  • EarthGipsy

    EarthGipsy

    Stunning ~ Congratulations on your top 10 place!

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks very much Sonia :)

  • Mika

    Mika

    Absolutely stunning! Congratulations on your top 10 placing!

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thank very much Mika, very much appreciated!

  • Knedl

    Knedl

    wow!!!

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks very much :)

  • Isa Rodriguez

    Isa Rodriguez

    great beautiful shot!. congratulations on your placing in the challenge at Post cards!!!!!!!

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks very much Isa!

  • Agnes McGuinness

    Agnes McGuinness

    Congratulations on your placing in the Postcard Style Sea challenge. Lovely work!

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thank you Agnes :)

  • Barry Feldman

    Barry Feldman

    breathtaking image. A spectacular scene.

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Barry, muchly appreciated :)

  • vonderzenn

    vonderzenn

    stunning image

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Margaret :)

  • PhotoAmbiance

    PhotoAmbiance

    Incredible! Congrats :)

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Heidi, glad you like it :)

  • Silvia Ganora

    Silvia Ganora

    Fantastic image! Stunning work!

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks very much Silvia :)

  • AJM Photography

    AJM Photography

    Wow! A wonderful combination of the movement of the water and HDR.

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks AJM, glad you like it mate!

  • Ted Lansing

    Ted Lansing

    Awesome image, wonderfully tonemapped to express the high contrast…

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Ted, glad you like it!

  • Adri Padmos

    Adri Padmos

    WOW; what an amazing picture Alex!

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks very much Adri :)

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    Sensational beauty Alex, it is wonderful!!

  • Alex Stojan replied

    Thanks Sharon, glad you like it :)

  • shethy stuckey

    shethy stuckey

    I can see this on a cd cover

  • Edyta Pelc

    Edyta Pelc

    Amazing!well done!

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