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Norwegian fjords, carresed by heavy clouds!

As the weather was very bad and gray in Norway, most photo's needed Post Processing.

I choice here for B/W, done with Nik Silver Efex - "High structure", which give also grain to the picture. Seagull is added for the composition.

I hope you like it, even it isn't my usual style.

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Stephen Carolin 4 months ago

Thank you for giving info on the post work production. It is much appreciated,

Stephen

Ben Goossens With pleasure Stephen:-)

Sieger Joostens 7 months ago

Erg mooi! Leuk dat je eens iets helemaal anders uitwerkt, en het is sterk!

Ben Goossens Dank je Seiger:-)
Het was maar een "tussendoortje".

Sandra 8 months ago

Beautiful work, Ben....isn't your usual ?style?, but I really like it...

Ben Goossens Thanks Sandra:-) Glad you like it.

agni 8 months ago

photo great atmosphere,bravo!

Ben Goossens Thanks Agni:-)

Mel Brackstone 8 months ago

Superb!!! Wow!

Ben Goossens Thank you Mel:-)

asphoto 9 months ago

great

Ben Goossens Thanks again friend:-)

Dragomir Vukovic 9 months ago

excellent !!!

davidashapiro 9 months ago

A departure from your usual thoughtful, constructed, wry, surreal photos that shows that a talented artist's eye is effective across styles and media. Thank you!

Ben Goossens Thank you very much Davis:-)
You make me blush now!

Cicik Sri Wulandari 9 months ago

Love grainy and B/W...;)

Ben Goossens Thanks Cicik:-)

Christoph Hessel 9 months ago

Wow Ben, what a beauty. Marei and me have been to Turkey one week, in a hot and sunny land :-) You nearly cannot imagine my joy, to see clouds, fog and rain. Your image is wonderful
Christoph

Ben Goossens Thanks Christoph:-)
Next year it will be probably Turkey, less expensive and sure to have the sun, which we didn't see in Norway!!

Christoph Hessel This this time we travelled with my eldest son and so we had to go in his holidays. next Time we choose April or October. Still warm and sunny but not too hot. To travel through the Anatolian Mountains and to do street there just will exite You Ben. You will like it for sure.

Ben Goossens We have been there already in the months of June, nice temperature 3 years ago.
First we had 1 week sightseeing (3000kms) trough Turkey and 1 week at the coast (Fineke).
700 Euro/person all in:-) Not expensive.
During sightseeing with a bus, they had 1 euro /person...cheap because Corondon want to promote in inside country.

Marei 9 months ago

The sky is so beautiful and dramatic. The place is wonderful.
Great b/w.
Best wishes, Marei

Ben Goossens Thanks Marei:-)

Niels Christian Wulff 9 months ago

Love the mood, well made!!
/Wulff

Ben Goossens Thanks Niels:-)

Cedric Leblond 9 months ago

Even if it is not your 'usual style', you manage to put on this landscape a very interesting and original mood! Your choice of tones and contrasts enables to lay the stress on the delicate interaction between the clouds and the mountain, which makes this picture talk a lot; excellent 'as usual' Ben! :-)

Ben Goossens Thanks a lot Cedric:-)
I didn't expect to see it published.

Baptiste Llobell 9 months ago

Unsual but still interesting

Ben Goossens Thank you Baptiste:-)

Y5Y6 9 months ago

Fantastic!!

Ben Goossens Thanks Qin:-)

Ursula I Abresch 9 months ago

It is very good to see you "stretching your wings", Ben! :)

Ben Goossens Thanks Ursula:-)

Nicolas Marino 9 months ago

A landscape Ben?! A wonderful surprise :)

Ben Goossens I'm surprised myself Nicolas:-)

Hari Sulistiawan 9 months ago

amazing mood Uncle...:-)

Ben Goossens Thank you, Harri:-)

Brin 9 months ago

This is a bit different from you Ben, but I like it a lot. Excellent work!

Ben Goossens Thanks a lot, Brin:-)

Henrik Just 9 months ago

It´s a great shot, and good work, Ben !

And about the Seagull; I think it would take med a week to put that into the picture, and 2- 3 weeks more if it should look natural ;-))

Congrats with this "unusual one" ! ;-))

Regards

Henrik

Ben Goossens Thanks Henrik:-)
The seagull was just a minute job, because I'm a PS addicted since long.

Peter Svoboda 9 months ago

Very moody work Ben,there is nice drama on the sky and special light on the clouds above the mountain too, compliments Peter

Ben Goossens Thanks Peter:-)

Ricky Siegers 9 months ago

Wow Ben, I like to see the other side of you too. I like this picture very much. Amazing mood !

Ben Goossens Thanks dear Ricky:-)

Phyllis Clarke 9 months ago

Ben, Yes, I like it and like it in b/w..the photos feels 'heavy'...in a very good way..The gray grays..work well here to convey a mood...and of course you know I love the look of a grainy shot! :) Congratulations. Phyllis

Ben Goossens Thanks dear Phyllis:-)
It's one in between and much easier than making a montage...
I have some surreal montages in the pipeline, but it can take months, a year... before, I can finish them!!!

Phyllis Clarke I understand...and your surreal images are worth waiting for! :)Inspired they are..

milan malovrh 9 months ago

great landscape darkness before the storm .

Ben Goossens Thanks a lot dear friend:-)

Alexander Gubin 9 months ago

epic! look like a wave at first sight!

Ben Goossens Thanks Alexander:-)

Ian Munro 9 months ago

Its different Ben but superb never the less. I am landscaper but now I try for more surreal images and here you do surreal but now landscape :) great minds think alike ;)

Ben Goossens Thanks, Ian:-)
I was afraid, because it's so much photographed, it would not make a change here...
But, the PP helps a lot to make it different. (It's uploaded in CE)

Niloufar Hosein zadeh 9 months ago

Nice attempt in mood category . Different capture from your usual style as you said but i like that , specially the bird. :)

Ben Goossens Thanks, Niloufar:-)

Papafrezzo (Frédéric) 9 months ago

Ha Ben, mooi met dat "hoofdkussen" op de fjord.

Ben Goossens Thanks Frédéric:-)
It's the only one, of my stay there, who was interesting enough to work on IMO

Papafrezzo (Frédéric) I have quite a few of this kind as you may understand as the weather is quite often rainy and cloudy around here ;-) Perhaps I'll revisit them and see how I can get these improved.

Risquillo 9 months ago

A wonderful photo!

Ben Goossens Thanks a lot friend:-)

hardibudi 9 months ago

I can feel the mood of this picture! good work Ben!

Ben Goossens Thanks a lot, Hardibudy:-)

shahram rashidi 9 months ago

Lovely - I like the gull in the corner.

Ben Goossens Thank you very much Shahram:-)

Victoria Ivanova 9 months ago

It is very good! It reminds me of a book "Shutter Island"

Ben Goossens Thanks Victoria:-)

Saad Salem Al Sheihk. 9 months ago

Ben,I know changes in everything is sometimes is not only tempting rather than it is a necessary thing in our life ,but I prefer your usual style .

Ben Goossens Me too A.
I think, a lost my surreal mind in the bad weather of Norway!!! LOL

Kaveh H. Steppenwolf 9 months ago

Ah Ben this is hilarious. Like it really very much.

Ben Goossens Thanks Kaveh:-)
Glad you like it, my surreal friend.
Ben and B/W it's exceptional, unless it's really needed.

Reathel Geary 9 months ago

Very nice but I think it would have been stronger without the gull.

Ben Goossens Thanks Reather:-)
I'm addicted to PS and always want to add something... here, I did for the composition (?)

Jef Van den Houte 9 months ago

Beautiful tones and mood Ben

Ben Goossens Thanks Jef:-)

Colmar Wocke 9 months ago

Lovely - I like the gull in the corner.

Ben Goossens Thanks Colmar:-)... so so I !

Jacob Tuinenga 9 months ago

Impressive landscape image in a nice b&w.

Fijn programmatje dat Nik Silver Efex, heb net Pro 2, mis daarin wel weer de Holga omzetting uit de vorige versie.

Ben Goossens Thanks Jacob:-)
I doesn't use Nik Silver Effect Pro a lot, mostly I work in color, so I have to learn.
Holga, is available in my version.

KPK 9 months ago

Great one!

Ben Goossens Thanks Peter:-)

Anne Worner 9 months ago

Evokes the mood beautifully. Works in mono. Gratulerer.

Ben Goossens Thanks Anne:-)
Congrats with your first published image... wish you success!

Michel Guyot 9 months ago

Amazing mood. The bird adds indeed a lot. Very different from your usual work, but still fascinating !

Ben Goossens It's one in between, chosen of of 140 shots all rather gray and somber.
I also think, that the seagull was needed.

Ben Goossens Thanks Michel:-)
It's one in between, chosen of of 140 shots all rather gray and somber.
I also think, that the seagull was needed.

siapour Nasiriziba 9 months ago

Excellent...

asit 9 months ago

dramatic.. love it..!

Ben Goossens Thanks asit:-)
I was depressed, after such bad 8 days bad/gray weather:-(

Gert Klay 9 months ago

I was there too this year. Nothing but clouds and grayness... Making photos like this makes it all worth while.. Very beautiful moody shot, love this processing.

Ben Goossens Thanks Geert:-)
Didn't see a fjord top without gray clouds... so, I added more clouds and a lot of PP, to make it more dramatic and moody.
The rest of all images shot there, are good for the family album IMO