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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: IcelandAurora on November 20, 2013, 04:11:37 am

Title: Sudursveit Mountains
Post by: IcelandAurora on November 20, 2013, 04:11:37 am

The Mountains of Sudursveit, South Iceland.  I love the angle of the low Winter sun on these mountains.  Hope to catch them again in a few weeks.

Image (http://www.flickr.com/photos/icelandaurora/10888273544/in/photostream/)

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Title: Re: Sudursveit Mountains
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on November 20, 2013, 10:28:23 am

Beautiful indeed. I like the added warm tone from the plants in the foreground.

Title: Re: Sudursveit Mountains
Post by: Fine_Art on November 20, 2013, 01:23:14 pm

Very nice composition. The shadows seem very harsh to my eye.

Title: Re: Sudursveit Mountains
Post by: sdwilsonsct on November 20, 2013, 02:26:03 pm

Quote from: Paulo Bizarro on November 20, 2013, 10:28:23 am

Beautiful indeed. I like the added warm tone from the plants in the foreground.

I'd like to see more of them. Or maybe none.

Nice ice. I imagine there were practical constraints to getting closer to it.

Title: Re: Sudursveit Mountains
Post by: IcelandAurora on November 24, 2013, 05:43:38 am

Quote from: sdwilsonsct on November 20, 2013, 02:26:03 pm

Nice ice. I imagine there were practical constraints to getting closer to it.

You mean like a big icy lake?

Title: Re: Sudursveit Mountains
Post by: Christoph C. Feldhaim on November 24, 2013, 07:43:55 am

Its a wonderful image.
But I think the foreground grass is way too contrasty and harsh.
Contrast and sharpness work very well for the ice here.
I'd also reduce the sharpening / crispness in the background mountains a slight bit.
Having sharp/contrasty areas beside slightly softer or even fuzzy ones will make the ice really jump out more.

Cheers
~Chris

Title: Re: Sudursveit Mountains
Post by: IcelandAurora on November 26, 2013, 05:17:18 am

Quote from: Christoph C. Feldhaim on November 24, 2013, 07:43:55 am

Its a wonderful image.
But I think the foreground grass is way too contrasty and harsh.
Contrast and sharpness work very well for the ice here.
I'd also reduce the sharpening / crispness in the background mountains a slight bit.
Having sharp/contrasty areas beside slightly softer or even fuzzy ones will make the ice really jump out more.

Cheers
~Chris

Nice critique, thanks :)