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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: futura on January 30, 2010, 01:37:50 pm

Title: Pictures from Iceland Summer 09
Post by: futura on January 30, 2010, 01:37:50 pm

Its been about 5 months since I came back from my Aug trip to Iceland and I've finally got round to post processing my pictures. Having been there on two separate occasions and done the tourist trail, I was keen to shoot more of the interiors so enlisted myself on one of Daniel Bergmann's courses. Despite the long days and lack of sleep, I would highly recommend camping as the best way to see some of Iceland remoter beauties.

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2580/4121068310_82c48f4c77_o.jpg)
Aldeyjarfoss

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4120230289_fa54456717_o.jpg)
Landmannalaugar

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/3930031520_4601440f55_o.jpg)
Skaftafell

the rest of the shots processed so far can be seen here (http://www.andrew-chang.com)

Title: Pictures from Iceland Summer 09
Post by: loonsailor on January 30, 2010, 04:06:40 pm

I love the first one.  There's no sense of scale, and I keep going from large to small on it.  Very nice image, nice composition.

Is the second one (Landmannalaugar) an HDR?

Title: Pictures from Iceland Summer 09
Post by: wolfnowl on January 30, 2010, 08:36:47 pm

Some nice work.  Thanks for sharing them!

Mike.

Title: Pictures from Iceland Summer 09
Post by: wolfnowl on January 30, 2010, 08:37:33 pm

Some nice work.  Thanks for sharing them!

Mike.

Title: Pictures from Iceland Summer 09
Post by: francois on January 31, 2010, 02:37:59 am

Thanks for sharing. I like your photos very much. I fully  agree with your comment about camping but one needs to be warned that weather can be  "serious" even in the summer months.

Title: Pictures from Iceland Summer 09
Post by: futura on January 31, 2010, 05:24:01 am

Thanks all.

loonsailor - The second one is indeed a hdr from a single shot. I used a 0.6 nd grad to keep the exposure and during post processing used topaz adjust to bring back some the the detail.

francois - I almost forgot about the wind, yes camping in Landmannalaugar required some large rocks for pinning down the tent although thankfully I think the wind wasn't as bad during our stay.

Title: Pictures from Iceland Summer 09
Post by: MBMPhotography on February 03, 2010, 04:26:24 am

Nice images indeed. Iceland is on my wish-to-go list maybe in 2011