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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: sdwilsonsct on March 23, 2016, 10:54:34 am

Title: Way in
Post by: sdwilsonsct on March 23, 2016, 10:54:34 am: Near Kiruna, Sweden.
Feedback welcome.
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Post by: brandtb on March 23, 2016, 11:08:27 am: Scott - Very nice subjects/composition... I think a little too wan...very atmoshperic though maybe at the expense of helping "the well defined structure" of the image? Also, in middle of frame I see what looks like a magenta/viridian band resembling "lens cast"? /B
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Post by: Rajan Parrikar on March 23, 2016, 12:27:59 pm: It is a beautiful image (quite Westfjords like in Iceland). That colour band needs tending to.
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Post by: thierrylegros396 on March 23, 2016, 01:57:54 pm: I like the atmosphere of that one ;)

Well captured.

Thierry
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Post by: polaris-14 on March 23, 2016, 01:59:23 pm: Beautiful composition. I agree with Rajan about the color banding. I would also add a little more contrast to the image. As presented it's a little flat.
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Post by: churly on March 23, 2016, 05:37:32 pm: Nicely composed. IMO the contrast is fine and honors the nature of the light.
Chuck
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Post by: sdwilsonsct on March 24, 2016, 08:14:32 am: Many thanks! I'll keep these comments in mind as I work further on the picture.
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Post by: luxborealis on March 25, 2016, 07:12:02 pm: Beautiful composition and the atmosphere is captured well.

I realize it is a "grey" day, but having been in similar conditions a number of times, I should think the tonal values just below "neutral grey" could be a zone or two higher - not to be white-out conditions, but to give more life to the snow. The brightness of the sun will have caused the values to be lowered; bringing them back up again -without raising the values of the dark/black rock- just may help.
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Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on March 25, 2016, 08:48:47 pm: Quote from: luxborealis on March 25, 2016, 07:12:02 pm
Beautiful composition and the atmosphere is captured well.

I realize it is a "grey" day, but having been in similar conditions a number of times, I should think the tonal values just below "neutral grey" could be a zone or two higher - not to be white-out conditions, but to give more life to the snow. The brightness of the sun will have caused the values to be lowered; bringing them back up again -without raising the values of the dark/black rock- just may help.
+1!
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Post by: francois on March 26, 2016, 06:27:15 am: It's an invitation to venture into the landscape and discover what lies beyond these mountains…
Well done.
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Post by: sdwilsonsct on March 29, 2016, 04:32:53 am: Quote from: luxborealis on March 25, 2016, 07:12:02 pm
Beautiful composition and the atmosphere is captured well.

I realize it is a "grey" day, but having been in similar conditions a number of times, I should think the tonal values just below "neutral grey" could be a zone or two higher - not to be white-out conditions, but to give more life to the snow. The brightness of the sun will have caused the values to be lowered; bringing them back up again -without raising the values of the dark/black rock- just may help.

Good points, Terry. This version does not do justice to the bright snow. Further, I have another version with more sunlight in the center valley that I look forward to processing.

Eric, Francois: glad you liked it.
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Post by: Paulo Bizarro on March 29, 2016, 05:28:57 am: Great composition and mystery.
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Post by: MattBurt on March 30, 2016, 06:06:54 pm: Beautiful composition with some great lines and texture drawing me in!

There is an odd color band that catches my eye as well as a dust spot but those should both be easy to correct and really make the image shine. I agree it could also be a tad brighter. All minor issues.