Rondane Mountain Range by Lee Seung Kye

Monday, 21st July 2008

Rondane Mountain Range

by Lee Seung Kye

Rondane National Park, the oldest national park in Norway, establ. 1962, with ten peaks above 2,000 metres (6,560 ft), with the highest being Rondeslottet at an altitude of 2,178 m (7,146 ft).
The 5 mountains in the background with it`s highest peak of 2018 m (6,620 ft.) is located west of Store Ula river (Big Ula) that runs in the valley between the largest mountain ranges of Rondane NP. As I passed this bend in the river in the sunset afterglow, I knew the various elements could make a good photo, before I by midnight continued my hike into Central Rondane NP.

Lee Seung Kye

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18 Comments

istvan Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 3:45 am
great capture! the Norwegian landscape here is rather similar to the Yukon in Canada, both being in the north.
josé Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 4:06 am
UNA GRAN FOTOGRAFÍA
Anurag Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 7:28 am
Lee, though you picked up a very mature and cliched subject, this is a really nice shot, particularly because of the great colors, specially the cyan tint in the water, and the good cloud formation, I am however somewhat bothered by what seems like significant barrel distortion.
Pauline Jones Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 8:41 am
This is a truly impressive shot; great depth of field, every part of the picture is in focus.
Sue Gagnon Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 8:45 am
Beautiful colors!
Malta Photography Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 9:48 am
nice shot with a little long exposure. the lighting seems fine and the colors came out real good.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 12:37 pm
A bit too ‘busy’ for me. Lovely colors.
Srirama Raja Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Nice shot.
m26skipper Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Lee, pay no attention to the negative comments. Beautiful shot of a great opportunity. Keep up the good work.
Eileen Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 8:06 pm
There is so much going on in this picture. Its like four shots in one. Amazing, good show. Thanks, I love the rocks under the water. EZ
tylerkastl@gmail.com Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Beautiful. Just beautiful!
Lee Seung Kye Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 11:06 pm
Thanks for all comments!
I really appreciate it.

@Anurag: this is not barrel distortion.
Foreground is dominated by the river, running down to the left and the middle ground is also going down, left because of the angle of the landscape. Using a water level on scene, and correcting any distortion in RAW converter…but, I agree: it still can give the illusion of barrel distrt.

@Marie: by accident, I noticed all the details as I was on my way to another location.
Seeing all the beautiful details I went for a different approach; to get as much as possible in a still acceptable landscape photo.
It IS busy, but I really like it very much.

Thank you all!

Sincerely
Lee, Seung Kye
T-BONE Says:
July 22nd, 2008 at 1:14 am
wow lee that is an amazing photo, i love how its so colorful and stuff
MR. POOPYPANTS Says:
July 22nd, 2008 at 1:15 am
I LOVE YOUR PHOTO LEE!
dean Says:
July 22nd, 2008 at 2:08 am
fabulous capture!
best,
d
ChrisB Says:
July 22nd, 2008 at 11:27 am
Incredible contrasts captured. It looks like a composite of 3 separate photos.
yasmin Says:
July 30th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
absolutly beautiful!
a. Says:
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Stunning! As Cris said, I love the contrast.