How remarkable is this Black and White landscape!

Our friend Garry Schlatter with Vision and Imagination has won the Amateur competition in the Nature category in EPSON International Panorama competition!

Way to go Garry!

I like it a lot, but I'm trying to figure out how it was done. Hmmm...

Cool

How about zooming slowly in with a slow shutter speed while releasing the shutter? The trees in silhouette would appear sharp, since only the final silhouette would be visible.

Wow!

Probably just done in Photoshop with an image he found on the Internet.

John Landolfi wrote: How about zooming slowly in with a slow shutter speed while releasing the shutter? The trees in silhouette would appear sharp, since only the final silhouette would be visible.

I don't really think so because of the trees barely peaking over the hill in the rear and the one in the left rear. They are sharp also. The image would also have to be cropped in a specific way because when you zoom the sharp part is only dead center. It almost has to be done in Photoshop I think. It definitely has me thinking.

Shadowfixer1 wrote:

John Landolfi wrote: How about zooming slowly in with a slow shutter speed while releasing the shutter? The trees in silhouette would appear sharp, since only the final silhouette would be visible.

I don't really think so because of the trees barely peaking over the hill in the rear and the one in the left rear. They are sharp also. The image would also have to be cropped in a specific way because when you zoom the sharp part is only dead center. It almost has to be done in Photoshop I think. It definitely has me thinking.

I agree that the trees in the background were added in Photoshop, to add confusing red herrings to the image. But there is some smudging on both sides of the trees in the center, especially on the left, which still leads me to think that my idea may be on the right track, although further editing was certainly done.

John Landolfi wrote:

Shadowfixer1 wrote:

John Landolfi wrote: How about zooming slowly in with a slow shutter speed while releasing the shutter? The trees in silhouette would appear sharp, since only the final silhouette would be visible.

I don't really think so because of the trees barely peaking over the hill in the rear and the one in the left rear. They are sharp also. The image would also have to be cropped in a specific way because when you zoom the sharp part is only dead center. It almost has to be done in Photoshop I think. It definitely has me thinking.

I agree that the trees in the background were added in Photoshop, to add confusing red herrings to the image. But there is some smudging on both sides of the trees in the center, especially on the left, which still leads me to think that my idea may be on the right track, although further editing was certainly done.

If it were done entirely in-camera, the trees in the background would be blurred more.

Easier to do it in Photoshop than in-camera. In duplicate layer: filter > blur > radial blur > zoom blur. Put the "center point," where you want it, ie. on the trees. Do it again if you want more blur, as many times as it takes. Add a layer mask and, with a soft black brush, reduce or eliminate the blur where you don't want it.

hghlndr6 wrote:

John Landolfi wrote:

Shadowfixer1 wrote:

John Landolfi wrote: How about zooming slowly in with a slow shutter speed while releasing the shutter? The trees in silhouette would appear sharp, since only the final silhouette would be visible.

I don't really think so because of the trees barely peaking over the hill in the rear and the one in the left rear. They are sharp also. The image would also have to be cropped in a specific way because when you zoom the sharp part is only dead center. It almost has to be done in Photoshop I think. It definitely has me thinking.

I agree that the trees in the background were added in Photoshop, to add confusing red herrings to the image. But there is some smudging on both sides of the trees in the center, especially on the left, which still leads me to think that my idea may be on the right track, although further editing was certainly done.

If it were done entirely in-camera, the trees in the background would be blurred more.

Easier to do it in Photoshop than in-camera. In duplicate layer: filter > blur > radial blur > zoom blur. Put the "center point," where you want it, ie. on the trees. Do it again if you want more blur, as many times as it takes. Add a layer mask and, with a soft black brush, reduce or eliminate the blur where you don't want it.

This is what I am leaning toward also. It's about the only way to do it unless you combined two images. One fixed and one zoomed, but I still don't think that way would get this result.

I'm going to send Garry a quick email and see if he will chime in here with how he took this amazing shot. Stay tuned!

WOW that is gorgeous! I'm guessing he zoomed in while taking the photo.

I gave it a shot with that photoshop technique I described above. Took about 15 min 'cause I didn't really fuss with it. Have a look here:

www.flickr.com/photos/bobmitchellphoto/10486108484/

Hi Guys, thanks for your interest into the making of this photograph.

Spring time in Europe, without doubt one of the most wonderful seasons in Europe. After visiting my family in Switzerland I allowed myself another 10 days to travel through parts of Italy before returning back to Australia. Ever since I was showing a greater interest in photography, Tuscany has been very high on my bucket list. And it didn’t disappoint, both from a cultural and scenic point of view. Packed with plenty of ideas and maps I was wondering how much I could fit into such a short period of time. Amongst other visual attractions of the Val d’Orcia I had a particular interest in the famous cluster of Cypress trees near San Quirico d'Orcia.
Being outside the normally deserted landscapes of Australia I experienced first hand what it means visiting such a remarkable and famous place, which is probably one of the most photographed glade of trees in the world. Photographers from far away and almost any time of the day stop by here to be amazed by the rolling hills with its dotted Cypress trees.
I saw an opportunity for a wide panoramic image and challenged myself with a point of view a little different. Equipped with my Panorama equipment I captured 15 vertical frames from left to right and felt very small and insignificant amongst the grandeur of this scene. The colours were pretty but I wanted to simplify the image further to distract from the colours.

So a few people got it right , the motion effect was achieved with post processing.
I duplicated the Layer, applied a zoom blur filter and moved the center point to cluster of trees. I then applied a mask and, with black brush, removed the filter from the trees only.

I was happy with what I saw as it evokes emotion looking at the rolling hills with it’s different shades and dotted trees.

Thank you all
Cheers
Garry
www.visionandimagination.com

Vision and Imagination wrote: Hi Guys, thanks for your interest into the making of this photograph.

Spring time in Europe, without doubt one of the most wonderful seasons in Europe. After visiting my family in Switzerland I allowed myself another 10 days to travel through parts of Italy before returning back to Australia. Ever since I was showing a greater interest in photography, Tuscany has been very high on my bucket list. And it didn’t disappoint, both from a cultural and scenic point of view. Packed with plenty of ideas and maps I was wondering how much I could fit into such a short period of time. Amongst other visual attractions of the Val d’Orcia I had a particular interest in the famous cluster of Cypress trees near San Quirico d'Orcia.
Being outside the normally deserted landscapes of Australia I experienced first hand what it means visiting such a remarkable and famous place, which is probably one of the most photographed glade of trees in the world. Photographers from far away and almost any time of the day stop by here to be amazed by the rolling hills with its dotted Cypress trees.
I saw an opportunity for a wide panoramic image and challenged myself with a point of view a little different. Equipped with my Panorama equipment I captured 15 vertical frames from left to right and felt very small and insignificant amongst the grandeur of this scene. The colours were pretty but I wanted to simplify the image further to distract from the colours.

So a few people got it right , the motion effect was achieved with post processing.
I duplicated the Layer, applied a zoom blur filter and moved the center point to cluster of trees. I then applied a mask and, with black brush, removed the filter from the trees only.

I was happy with what I saw as it evokes emotion looking at the rolling hills with it’s different shades and dotted trees.

Thank you all
Cheers
Garry
www.visionandimagination.com

Thanks, Garry! Great stuff!.
And kudos to Bob, who nailed it!