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Tom van Hoogstraten 2 months ago

Divine light!

Alex OBrien 1 year ago

Congrats mal, loved this. I saw the place for myself this summer. How did you avoid the fascist caravan park and all the holidaymakers?

KPK 1 year ago

Congrats for the selection of this image to be included in the 2010 1X photobook!

Florin Stefan 1 year ago

Magic.

Umit Agirsaygin 2 years ago

fascinating...every now and then I feel the need
to come back and take a look at it ! :)

Mal Smart very kind of you Umit, very happy for your return, all the best. mal

Balazs Pataki 2 years ago

That's how Coleridge would have taken a photograph...

Mal Smart i'm not fit to emulate such masters but thank you for those kind words. mal

Balazs Pataki Actally, it was Wordsworths (Tintern Abbey). Sorry for being a half-literate.

Catalin Parau 2 years ago

And this light ... of redemption I reckon.
Enormous feeling!

Mal Smart Catalin, thank you. Redemption or damnation perhaps, hehe. thank you. mal

ollie 2 years ago

Hi Mal ,this has got to be one of the best shots ive seen of the abbey .That shaft of light is pure magic .Was this sunset or rise also what time of year was this ,something i would love to try to catch this myself .
regds
ollie

Mal Smart sunset Ollie, I really was lucky with this one. mal

Alexander OBrien 3 years ago

Truly beautiful!

Mal Smart sorry for the late reply Alex. I'm not sure how to thank you but I do. mal

Marco Bianchetti 3 years ago

Magic!

Mal Smart thank you Marco. mal

Jure Kravanja 4 years ago

excellent light

Mal Smart cheers Jure, it was a wonderful day for photo's. mal

Emily Bem 4 years ago

Wooooooooooooooow! This is breathaking, Mal! GORGEOUS light and tones!

Mal Smart lol - many thanks Emily for the wonderfull feedback. mal

Burçin 4 years ago

Your photo qualifies itself for the photographer's choice:) Well done...

Mal Smart thank you very much. all the best. mal

MiukySakamoto 4 years ago

beautiful shadow play...great

Mal Smart thank you. all the best. mal

Cile Bailey 4 years ago

no words to describe how outstanding ....
Always, Cile

Mal Smart well the ones that you chose Cile, make me very happy. thank you. mal

Cile Bailey I am so glad. It is always interesting to see which pictures another photographer likes, Gives you an insite into them as well. I bet you could sum me up pretty well. :-))))) Cile

Sean Bailey 4 years ago

This might be be the best backlit shot I've seen. Incredible work!

Mal Smart Hi Sean, I've been back to this location so many times but have never been able to repeat this scene, I got lucky this day. Thank you. mal

Richard Tierney Right place, right time! Never a truer word spoken. Been there and the locations is really special, not just another ruined Abbey somthing else?
Excelent capture and worht the revisits and the patience paid off.

Mal Smart thank you Richard, yes - luck with the conditions plays a huge part in any image. all the best. mal

Serban Mestecaneanu 4 years ago

this is so beautiful! the parallel lights coming through the first building and behind from the sun, so athmospheric!

Mal Smart thank you Serban, I've been back to this location to repeat this shot several times but never had the right conditions. all the best. mal

Serban Mestecaneanu I guess that's wht photography is about the right moment!

Mal Smart and being lucky! ;-)

Gonçalo Cavaleiro 4 years ago

Amazing. It's just one of those photos I can't stop looking at... If I had that on a wall near me, I'd be daydreaming every day! Congratulations!

Mal Smart thank you very much for the great comment. all the best. mal

Hakan Delic 4 years ago

I'll just join the chorus of admirers in saying that this is pure magic. You've grabbed the light and turned into art. I'm curious though: there seems to be a slight tilt to the left, was that intentional?

Mal Smart I think that you are right Hakan, it might be slightly tilted! oops! But thank you for the great comment. mal

Claude Bour 4 years ago

Mal, you are really a master!!! Fantastic shot!

Mal Smart just lucky sometimes Claude. cheers for the great feedback. mal

Anne Lene Baanrud 4 years ago

Absolutely gorgeous and breathtaking this one Mal!
Best regards Anne Lene

Mal Smart Thank you Anne Lene. It was funny that day, everything just fell into place, I got lucky. all the best. mal

Richard H. Arland 4 years ago

Outstanding composition, Mal. Powerful composition that just comes out and grabs you by the throat! The sliver of light in the foreground grabs your eye and slings it right into the center of the picture. Very well done, Mate.

Mal Smart Hi Richard, cheers for the great feedback, It is one of my favs. mal

Jennie 4 years ago

Absolutely and completely outstanding. Great work.

Mal Smart thank you Jennie, I was just commenting to others that I just got lucky that day. All the best. mal

David 4 years ago

Stunning photo, great job! This photo is going into my favorites =)

Mal Smart I really appreciate the great feedback David. all the best. mal

Chris Ley 4 years ago

The abby feels ancient. The blurred clouds really add to a sense of timelessness. An inspiring photo!

Mal Smart cheers Chris, really glad that you like the snap. all the best. mal

Jon Wild 4 years ago

personally I think the blurring does add something to the ethereal quality of the image - wonderful work.

Mal Smart it's funny really Jon but It had been quite a windy day and I had planned to get even more blurry dragged cloud effect but as soon as I had set up the tripod the wind died down! lol. Thanks for the great feedback. mal

Martine Bour 4 years ago

Fabulous ruins!! amazing light!

Mal Smart thank you Martine, just one of those days that seemed to work for me in a good way. all the best. mal

Terje Berg 4 years ago

Fantastic picture!

Mal Smart Cheers Terje, very much appreciated. mal

Christofer Grandin 4 years ago

Love the way you show this. The light gives magic to the scenary in a most spectacular way. A magic that this place should have. Super shot Mal!

Mal Smart Hi Christofer, It was one of those days that I got a number of images that I'm really happy with, not often that happens for me! lol. mal

Willy Marthinussen 4 years ago

superb light Mal..love it..im a bit uncertain about the upper part with the blurred sky..maybe its a bit disturbing in my eyes..but otherwise its a great shot from you again:)
best regards..

Mal Smart Cheers Willy, with this one I do regret not taking a straight shot without the ir72, perhaps some static clouds would have added more drama to the scene. all the best. mal

Hick 4 years ago

Superb shot ! Excellent composition and exceptionnal light. I personally think that the blurring of the upwards part seams not natural and was perhaps not necessary. The power of this shot is enough without this effect. If I am wrong, let me know...Nethertheless, a great shot. Congrats, Fernand

Mal Smart Hi Fernand, thanks for the great comment. This one was shot using the ir72 filter at 30 secs to try to create the dragged cloud effect, I did take some with an additional ND10 to get the exposure up to a few mins but the sun shifted too quickly to get the nice light shaft but the cloud movement was more exagerated. Again no digital blurring applied. All the best. mal

Fernand Hick Hi Mal, I didn't see that your pic was an IR, thus with a very long exposure. All is clear and natural. Let's go. Superb work ! Cheers, Fernand.

Mal Smart Cheers Fernand, but I do take on board some of the valuable comments made! They make a lot of sense. all the best. mal