[ 45mm - f/10 - 5 minutes - ISO100 - D800E with 24-70mm f/2.8 ]
The coming two months I will be focusing on shooting and publishing snowy mountain landscapes, so I thought I’d better squeeze another long exposure in 
I ran into these 4 rocks last month, when I was scouting the coastline of Lac de Neuchâtel for LE locations together with fellow Swiss photographer Dominique Dubied. I spent quite some time with these stones, to find the right angle. It was a very hazy day with slow-moving clouds, so I opted for a 5 minute exposure to create a bit of a mystical look.
I used 3 Lee ND filters (10+3+3) to get to an exposure time of 5 minutes. I processed the image with Adobe’s Lightroom 4.2 and Nik’s Silver Efex Pro 2.
Hope you like it! Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
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@Margaret: many thanks Margaret! Same to you!
@Sumit: thanks Sumit!
Such a super shot! I hope you and yours have a Happy Holidays!
Thanks Mark! Enjoy the Holidays!
This is very lovely, Johan! I remember the place well. Thanks for mentioning me. I wish you a merry Xmas and a great new year full of fantastic images to share!
Thanks Dominique ! Merry Xmas and happy New Year
Love what you did here Johan
Thanks Benoit! Thanks for dropping by!
beautiful! so peaceful!
Hey, 4 stenen op een rijtje… Lijkt wel een familietje zo…
As if I could pick each rock out of the image…wonderful Johan
Beautiful work Johan
Great. Amazing shot.
Thank you Johan. A very Merry Christmas for you and your family too. And happy holiday end of year.
Beautiful photo
Outstanding, your work is always excellent
Oh this looks really great, nice piece of minimal and the glassy surface of the water is so super clean and nice in tones!! Have a Merry Christmas Johan
What an excellent photo, Johan! I love your minimalistic composition and post processing treatment – it’s very very effective! The foreground rocks balance nicely with the hint of shoreline in the distance, on the left. Well done!
Lovely … rocks in the mists … yup
How soothing and wonderful!! I’m looking forward to your snowy mountains Johan !!
thank you Margaret. These minimals are always a bit of a challenge to create, but love to do it
Thanks! Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas Johan !! I’m wishing you and your family the very best in 2013!!
thank your Margaret. Wishing you a perfect 2013 as well!
@Sandra: many thanks Sandra. Happy Holidays!
Ik ook 
@Deborah: that would have been a great title
@Bill: many thanks Bill. Always wanted to shoot something like this, so glad I found them
@Nurcan: thank you Nurcan
@Andrew: many thanks Andrew! Thanks for stopping by!
@jany: enjoy Jany! Thanks for the compliment
@Leyla too kind! Thank you Leyla!
@Stefanie: much appreciated Stefanie! Merry Christmas!
@Jim: Thanks for the detailed feedback and compliment Jim! Glad it is to your liking!
Happy holidays and enjoy your walk early January!
@Nathan: yup, thanks
Happy holidays to you and your loved ones Johan . Thanks for all the support and if we return to Switzerland next year let’s try and get together for an espresso.
@Judy: thank you Judy!
@Christophe: thanks! It would be a pleasure to meet you here Christophe
Same to you m8, wish you great holiday’s Johan Wonderful shot btw!
Hey Nikola! Thanks.
Happy Holidays to you and yours Johan !
Love&Peace&Harmony
Thank you very much Sofie:) Happy Holidays and thanks for stopping by
such a calm scene
Thank you Bashar !
Danke, dir und deiner Familie gesegnete Weihnachten
danke dir Jutta!
Simple and beautiful!
many thanks Daniel!
Beautiful, Wishing you a Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
Hey Gaurav! Thank you! You too!!
Beautiful image Johan. Hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas. Best Regards.
thanks Michael. Same to you. Happy Holidays!
You are a master of minimalistic photography. So beautiful !
Merry Christmas !
still practising Carsten
Thanks and Merry Christmas to you too!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year my friend!
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Great photo btw
thank you and enjoy the Holidays!
Beautifull capture Johan. I’m going to Avoriaz in the new year, leaving on friday, I will try my best to shoot some winter landscape as well
The family are going skiing 
Happy holidays!
thanks a lot Heine. Happy skiing and happy holidays to you and your family. see you next year!
Happy Christmas Johan and many beautiful shots in 2013
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merry Chistmas and lots of nice shots to you as well!!
wonderful minimal!
thank you Gemma. Happy Holidays!
simplicity and sophistication always creates a wonderful photo !!!!
Merry Christmas
thank you Lizett. Nice to meet you. Merry Christmas to you too!
Beautiful!
Thanks Shelly
Happy Holidays!
Beautifully minimal Johan! I love the contrasts and how they emphasize the four rocks in the foreground. Merry Christmas to you too!!
thank you Julia! Enjoy the Holidays!
Gorgeous Johan! Looking forward to your next batch of photos, and have a great Christmas yourself!
the next batch is already in the works
Thanks and happy Holidays!
thank you so much and wish you the same….
thank you and thanks for commenting!
It looks somewhat similar to a zen garden. Very quiet.
Nice shot.
yes, that was my goal
Thanks for the compliment 
Happy Holidays!
A stunner Johan! And Merry Christmas
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many thanks Diego and happy Holidays to you too!
Wish you and your family too a Merry Christmas Johan
thanks Sangeeth! Merry Christmas to you as well!
Wonderful Johan! And merry Xmas!
thank you! Merry Christmas Francesco!
Beautiful photo. Merry Christmas Johan to you and your family.
thanks Davorin. Happy Holidays!
Simple and awesome Johan
One more time Merry Christmas to You ! 
Happy Christmas and new year johan peijnenburg
thanks! Enjoy the Holidays Aditya!
Fantastic !!!
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Happy holidays !
Happy holidays to you too Rumiana!
As usual Johan beautiful. Enjoy family and Holidays
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thank you Anette. Happy Holidays!
so peaceful and very beautiful! Merry Christmas Johan!
Thanks and Merry Christmas Mikko !
Merry Christmas! Johan
frohe Weihnachten
It feel so peaceful and deep sense of stillness.
Merry Christmas to you, Johan.
thanks for the kind words Will. Happy Holidays!
Simply amazing….so serene!
many thanks Correy!
Thank you Johan Peijnenburg
super shot Johan. A Merry Christmas to you and yours
thanks Walter. Merry Christmas!
Beautiful and ethereal. Amazing work Johan Peijnenburg!
Fantastic capture Johan, I love it
Thank you both Kurt and Meg !!
Fantastic shot Johan, Have a great holidays!
Thanks Subra. Happy Holidays!
It’s beautiful again Johan! Best wishes for you and yours!
thank you! Fijne Kerstdagen!
I like that subtle outline of the landscape in the distance and the way it blends with the foreground. At first I thought it was part of the clouds, which makes it look like the rocks are floating in the clouds somehow. A great example of how good post processing can play with your perception of an image…
the trick in this one was to hold back and even tune down the background in this … at least in achieving what I wanted. Obviously that could have been the wrong choice
Fijne dagen Armand!
So lovely minimalist shot Johan! Merry Christmas and all the best to you!
Thank you Paul! Enjoy!
great work!
thank you Anatoliy. Thanks for stopping by again!
Great work Johan ! Merry Christmas!
Thank you Emanuele! Merry Christmas!
I see great beauty in the stillness of this photo Johan!
Really glad you do Jerry! Happy holidays!
Wonderful photo! Merry Christmas to you and your family:)
Happy holidays Johan! Merry Christmas. Stunning view!
Thank you and merry Christmas Oksana and Vince !
Wish you and your loved ones Merry Christmas, Johan!!
Thank you Maggy. Enjoy the Holidays!
Merry Christmas Johan
…….. and wonderful shot!
Great minimalism Johan. Well done, and Merry Christmas to you too!
Merry Christmas with your loved ones Johan
@Lella: thanks Lella. Hopee your having a great time as well
@David: thanks David. Like wise. Enjoy the holidays!
@Angelika: thank you very much Angelika! Happy Holidays to you too!
Absolutely perfect choice to go with the high contrast rocks. They seem to float!!
Thank you very much Sandra. Hope you enjoyed the holidays!
Beautiful work Johan. I want to wish you and your loved ones a happy New Year!
Stunning shot!
Gorgeous and a happy New Years to you as well Johan!
Beautiful…love the composition.
Many thanks Robby and Sharon!!!
thank you so much for rekindling the shooting spirit Johan ….
Love the sense of isolation Johan. The reflections of the rocks on the still water are gorgeous.
simple elegance Johan all the best for 2013
Beautiful exposure… Looking fwd to the coming snowy ones, they will be as great as this one, for sure. Thank you, Johan!
Thank you! Good to hear that you have high expectations Wilfried
Have a great 2013 and looking forward to shooing/hiking/etc with you and Nadine even more in the new year!
Yeah, a very good ’13 to you too, I’m defenitively looking fwd to do all those fine things together!
What a beauty Johan!
Door deze foto zie ik ineens allerlei mogelijkheden in vijvers en meren, dank je wel.
Ik wens je een geweldig mooi 2013!
Simply beautiful, Johan. Happy New Year and Best Wishes for Your Continued Success!
Fantastic! Happy New Year!! Johan.
onderful capture Johan …..wishing u a very happy new year….lot’s of fun and understanding while shooting….
Johan Happy new year to you!
Johan, I would like to interview you via G+ Hangouts, would like you to share your experiences as a photographer here. Do let me know if you are interested and suitable time for you. Thank you
Happy New Year Johan! Good light!
@Kamal: thank you and a happy New Year to you too!
Jij ook een mooi 2013!
@John: thanks for the feedback! Happy New Year!
@Rohan: thank you very much Rohan and all the best for 2013 to you too!
@Aline: dank je wel and blij om te horen
@Don: thank you Don and a very happy New Year to you too!
@Javier: thanks Javier and all the best for 2013!
@Vince: happy New Year Vince! Can you send me a private message with what you want to do?
@Emanuele: all the best for 2013 to you too Emanuele!
nice rocks
Thank you Mady
happy New Year!
Lovely mystical rocks…
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Happy New Year friend Johan, wishing you all the very best to you and yours. Thank you for bringing a lot of smiles into my face during 2012, looking for more stunning images of yours.
Such a beautiful composition with great tones!
Simple and Beautiful!!
Awesome and to you too Johan
@Yasmin: Thank you. Will do my best
@Andy: many thanks Andy!
@Muralidharan: Thank you!
@Johan: thanks Johan!
Happy new year! This is most definitely a representation of stillness…gorgeous tones and definition Johan
Superb atmosphere, Johan !
Thank you very much Michelle !
@Francis: merci beaucoup Francis!
Lovely Contrast & Minimalism. Beautiful Shot
Happy New Year & G’day
beautifully simple. I love this
this looks great!
Great one
Very nice and calm photograph. I like it a lot.
@Vishal: same to you Vishal. Just got back
Thanks for the compliment!
@Ben: many thanks Ben!
@Philipp: danke dir Philipp
@Michel: thank you Michel. Merci!
@Rikard: good to hear from you Rikard. Hope all is well !? Thanks for the kind words
All is well Johan. Have been traveling a lot and not posted much last couple of months
I noticed Rikard
Did you find time to shoot a bit during the travels?
I sure did Johan. Now I have a huge backlog of photos to cull and edit. The curse of shooting digital with large amounts of flash cards
How are things with you? Any cool photo projects underway?
I know the problem Rikard! I just went through a pile myself. Have been locked in with a cold, but glad to go out again in the coming days
Focussing on winter landscapes at the moment (glad we have a bit more snow again now) and mountain LE’s. The latter is quite hard actually 
Love the minimalism here Johan
brilliant!
schitterend simpel….dat is vaak het mooist !!! Groetjes….vanuit Poortugaal in Nederland…
@Gail: many thanks Gail !!
@E.E. Giorgi: thanks Elena
@Encarnaciòn: dank je!
Just brilliant! Beautiful stillness and the processing wonderful. I love the faint shadow of a hill sneaking into the shot… outstanding work.
Well-spotted Baldur
Needed to balance the comp a bit 
Thanks for the great feedback!
Love the composition just stripped down to it’s barest self…Great!
Thanks Jim !
Zen… Stones…
love the beautiful minimalism! dear Johan
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gorgeous image!
Thanks again Betty! Glad you like it
Johan how could i not? we are so lucky to have you out there!
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love the contrast and minimalism. a wonderful image Johan.
it is February but this will not stop me from wishing you a great year! and for thanking you for your friendship and always nice words!
@shane: thanks again Shane. Thanks for dropping by!
@Ada: it always makes ma happy when someone wishes me a great year, regardless of when it is Ada! Likewise! Thanks
OK ! I THINK I LOVE YOUR JOB .
Thanks!
love this!
gorgeous image dear Johan
Thank you for the compliment Betty
Hello Johan , your photos in black and white are extraordinary beautiful and sensual
Hi Mona. Nice to meet you. Thanks for the compliment!