montains, sea and boat composite

Posted by akarui (Kagoshima, Japan) on 30 April 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

Compositing is a creative process and this is my first attempt. I wanted to have the sea with some mountains and a boat and I have chosen 3 pictures:
The main picture is a sunset above the sea taken in Okinawa, the mountains are the mount Fuji (taken from a plane) with the mountains around, the sailing boat is a picture taken in France. Feel free to comment the picture or even what you think about compositing...
Link to see the sunset composite in bigger size

Thank you very much for all your comments.
You can see the same picture in bigger size and better resolution on my new blog.

Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand

Romantic setting ... the sun is beautiful with lovely colors and the boat is at the perfect spot in the framing!

30 Apr 2009 5:21am

Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand

O.k. now I've read your comment and already had the impression the boat was a miniature, now I know why :) Nevertheless a great combination and good job!

30 Apr 2009 5:23am

Moridi from Tehran, Iran

Very beautiful.
Very good effect.
Thank you.

30 Apr 2009 5:55am

Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand

Wonderful work!

30 Apr 2009 6:00am

missparis from Paris, France

MAGNIFIQUE

30 Apr 2009 8:01am

"Marie" :-) from perth, Haiti

Wow, magnificent sun...... lovely colours and a really beautiful shot.

30 Apr 2009 8:44am

oncho from granada, Spain

fantastica!

30 Apr 2009 8:50am

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

Magnifique, tout un symbole du Japon dans cette merveilleuse image!

30 Apr 2009 9:01am

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Certes il y a un petit coté irréel... mais l'impact visuel est très réussi et c'est très bien réalisé. Une bien belle vision.

30 Apr 2009 9:24am

noxeus from Girona, Spain

Good work, but the shadow of the boat has to improve. OK?

30 Apr 2009 10:27am

Alivia from Saint-Etienne, France

un soleil immense sur cette calme et lisse mer ..une composition en noir et rouge où les nuances donnent une poésie particulière à ce pays du soleil levant.. ta palette est immense et la compo si belle dans sa sobriété, la voile du bateau, le Fuji et ce soleil comme un autre monde qui voudrait se superposer au premier, c'est magnifique de poésie et de beauté grandiose.. mille bravos..

30 Apr 2009 10:51am

Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States

Magnifique....

30 Apr 2009 12:01pm

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

You've done a magnificent job, and created a really beautiful scene.

30 Apr 2009 12:24pm

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

This would make for a very dreamy record cover! :-)

30 Apr 2009 1:03pm

adele27 from tonekabon, Iran

very nice mixture of the three pictures, well done

30 Apr 2009 1:28pm

dj.tigersprout from New York City, USA, United States

wow -- you have done very well here with this composite Olivier!! striking composition and color!

30 Apr 2009 1:43pm

António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal

À la première vue l'image est agréable. Mais il y a quelque chose qui ne colle pas. La proportion des éléments?

30 Apr 2009 2:26pm

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

I love playing with photos and seeing what can be done with them. Nice job.

30 Apr 2009 2:30pm

Cécilia from Vosges, France

c'est décidé, je m'installe ici, devant ce beau spectacle ... et je recharge mes batteries !
c'est tout simplement fabuleux

30 Apr 2009 2:33pm

DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom

A great composite image, lovely

30 Apr 2009 2:40pm

Giovanni from Milan, Italy

C'est vrai qu'il y a quelque chose qui colle pas, mais le résultat de ce "collage" est remarquable! J'aime beaucoup!

30 Apr 2009 3:11pm

Btany from Subang Jaya, Malaysia

Excellent composition. I didn't even notice that it was a composite picture until i read the description below it.
The sun was amazing!

30 Apr 2009 3:41pm

Marie-Hélène Ammor from Casablanca/Paris, Morocco

C'est superbe , très bien fait ,joliment composé . L'ombre du bateau à droite qui arrive sur le rocher me gêne un peu ! C'est vraiment un détail !!

30 Apr 2009 5:21pm

Marie LC from Voiron, France

Presque un tableau

30 Apr 2009 6:01pm

zanfifotos from Pignans, France

magnifique, une vraie carte postale, une photo qui mérite 5 étoiles

30 Apr 2009 6:04pm

Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States

Good composition ... though the boat is a bit large for the size of the sun. *smile*

30 Apr 2009 6:19pm

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Another breathtaking scenery.

30 Apr 2009 8:26pm

DarkElf from Perth, Australia

wow! this is fantastic! great close up here and nicely compacted framing! the light and tones are magnificent as are the resulting mood and atmosphere! very nicely taken!

1 May 2009 12:43am

/\/\ ! /\/ /\ from Tehran, Iran

What dreamy scenery!

1 May 2009 10:06am

/\/\ ! /\/ /\ from Tehran, Iran

What a dreamy scenery!

1 May 2009 10:06am

rem_la from Villiers, France

superbe composition

1 May 2009 10:46am

ABW from Colorado, United States

Gorgeous! I love the effect of putting all of those together.

1 May 2009 1:54pm

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

Un beau travail. Compliments !

1 May 2009 5:50pm

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

Ah, yes, familiar processes but on a far grander scale than we use. The overall effect is very convincing and pleasing on the eye.

1 May 2009 5:50pm

Jean Jacques from France

C'est sur la planète terre ?
Bonne journée, Olivier.
jj@+

1 May 2009 8:03pm

Marion from Cincinnati, United States

Olivier, fantastic work! I would not have been able to tell that this is a composite! Great job! :)

1 May 2009 11:23pm

Eleftheria from Athens, Greece

wow!

2 May 2009 6:24am

Annie Viguié from Bordeaux, France

Merci Olivier ! J'adore cette photo et tu ne peux pas savoir comme j'aimerai l'avoir en grand chez moi !

2 May 2009 7:34am

@Annie Viguié: Merci Annie pour ton commentaire. Je pense revoir le voilier et son ombre quand j'aurais le temps pour une meilleure integration dans ce tableau.

lux from Munich, Germany

Wow, how nice!

2 May 2009 2:19pm

Onlymehdi from Wayne, United States

great shot

3 May 2009 5:40am

Inés from Namur, Belgium

Très belle superposition de sensations ...

3 May 2009 6:17am

k@ from Paris, France

Great job ! Le monde t'appartient (donc !) Veinard :)

3 May 2009 6:52am

amirreza from tehran, Iran

wow great shot

3 May 2009 11:09am

dan from Paris, France

Délicieuse ambiance d'un coucher de soleil ! on ne compte pas son temps devant la beauté de la nature.

3 May 2009 1:34pm

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

Beautiful image and frame. I like the selective blurring...quite amazing :)

3 May 2009 1:49pm

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

very romantic - excellent work

3 May 2009 2:22pm

dkc from Xanthi, Greece

So lovely sunset. Really love the shadow of the boat and the colours of the sun!

3 May 2009 5:10pm

kerfendal from Paris, France

Magnifique photo, plenitude dans une composition parfaite

3 May 2009 7:39pm

Veronelle from Lens, France

subliminal

3 May 2009 8:58pm

vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada

Très beau travail "intercontinental"!

4 May 2009 12:10pm

Marie from FRESNES, France

Mmm, voilà qui donne envie de partir en vacances, c'est magnifique.

4 May 2009 5:44pm

Alex from Barcelona, Spain

Precioso atardecer, como me gustaria ahora mismo estar en ese barco para poder disfrutar de este gran momento.
Saludos.

5 May 2009 12:23pm

Jean Jacques from France

Je ne me lasse de regarder, quelle photo!
Bonne journée, Olivier.
jj@+

5 May 2009 12:42pm

Valérie from France

Wahou! Le soleil a l'air littéralement en fusion ! Une pure merveille ce cliché ! On ne se lasse passe de l'observer ... Bravo Monsieur Olivier ! :-)

5 May 2009 12:47pm

Marc from Halluin, France

Salut, pas venu sur ton blog depuis un "petit" bout de temps,
pour moi la surprise visuelle, il rentre de vacances extraordinaires!!
je me trompe peut-être mais c'est une merveilleuse carte postale!
faut faire dans le tourisme (LOL)

5 May 2009 8:25pm

Francesc B. from région parisienne, France

Une image de rêve, digne de "Géo" qui va directement dans mes favoris...3plénitude" en effet, je rejoins kerfendal... Elle est encore belle, notre planète, mais pour combien de temps... ?
Beaucoup plus jolie et artistique, ta signature.

6 May 2009 8:09am

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Stunning in every way!! Bravo.

6 May 2009 1:58pm

Rosa from V.N.Gaia, Portugal

The blur effect of the water gives it makes it look like a dream...beautiful!

6 May 2009 3:08pm

joshi daniel from India

what a beautiful shot!

9 May 2009 7:49am

Denis from the Moon, or elsewhere ?, Nauru

Magnifique carte postale d'un rêve de vacances ! J'aime.

9 May 2009 8:23am

Laurens Kuipers from Netherlands

Nice one! Great composition and sun! The boat makes it complete!

18 May 2009 11:12pm

Marc from Brussels, Belgium

Nice composition and if this is your first attempt then I'm looking forward to next shots !

20 May 2009 7:50am

Laurent from Lyon, France

l'idée, la composition, les tons... j'adore.
La transition entre le premier plan, l'eau, le mont Fuji et le coucher de soleil est parfaite.
Par contre je suis un peu gêné par le bateau qui fait un peu moins naturel dans le décors à cause de son contraste et de son ombre (comme tu l'as indiqué dans une réponse).

Reste quant même un très beau montage

24 May 2009 8:34pm

djedfre from schaumburg, United States

what a gorgeous shot! not too shabby for a 'first attempt"!

4 Jun 2009 8:13am

Quark from Amsterdam, Netherlands

What can I add when reading above comments....

19 Jun 2009 1:45pm

Pascale from Nevers, France

Excellent travail pour un superbe tableau .Moment magique

23 Jun 2009 8:37pm

Garaidh from Farmington, United States

Great first attempt! The reflection of the sun on the bottom is a good detail, but I think it would be better if it extended to the back. I concur with earlier post, make a great CD cover.

26 Aug 2009 3:04pm

Canon PowerShot G9
1/100 second
F/4.8
ISO 80
45 mm

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