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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Josh-H on September 05, 2010, 01:47:25 am

Title: Iceland #5 - Pot of Gold at Landmannalaugar
Post by: Josh-H on September 05, 2010, 01:47:25 am
This was taken at one of my favourite locations in Iceland - Landmannalaugar. An active volcanic region of multi-coloured mountains. More info about this shot on my blog at http://blog.jholko.com
Comments and thoughts welcome as always.
Title: Re: Iceland #5 - Pot of Gold at Landmannalaugar
Post by: Christoph C. Feldhaim on September 05, 2010, 02:39:31 am
Beautiful.
Even without the rainbow the colors are gorgeous.
And I believe a b/w conversion would work as well.
Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Iceland #5 - Pot of Gold at Landmannalaugar
Post by: Chairman Bill on September 05, 2010, 05:17:58 am
Great shot. Nicely composed, & some remarkable colours in those hills
Title: Re: Iceland #5 - Pot of Gold at Landmannalaugar
Post by: Christoph C. Feldhaim on September 05, 2010, 07:56:52 am
Hmmm ... on a second look I think it is a must-be-colored image.
The second rainbow would completely vanish in B/W I guess.
I must admit I overlooked it the first time.
Title: Re: Iceland #5 - Pot of Gold at Landmannalaugar
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on September 05, 2010, 09:53:45 am
That was one of my favorite spots in 1974, but we didn't have a rainbow to add even more color. Very nice!
As I recall, getting close to the steaming holes there was a strong sulfur ("rotten eggs") smell, and the sulfur provided much of the color.

Eric
Title: Re: Iceland #5 - Pot of Gold at Landmannalaugar
Post by: francois on September 05, 2010, 11:08:54 am
Another winner!
Title: Re: Iceland #5 - Pot of Gold at Landmannalaugar
Post by: popnfresh on September 05, 2010, 12:18:19 pm
The colors are a little too electric for me, but otherwise I like it. Is this an HDR shot?
Title: Re: Iceland #5 - Pot of Gold at Landmannalaugar
Post by: Dick Roadnight on September 05, 2010, 01:01:33 pm
Quote from: popnfresh on September 05, 2010, 12:18:19 pm
The colors are a little too electric for me, but otherwise I like it. Is this an HDR shot?
The colours do not look natural, do they?

What could you have done with this picture in Phocus if a Hasselblad had been used?
Title: Re: Iceland #5 - Pot of Gold at Landmannalaugar
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on September 05, 2010, 01:53:55 pm
Quote from: Dick Roadnight on September 05, 2010, 01:01:33 pm
The colours do not look natural, do they?

My recollection is that being there in person the colours do not look at all natural! Landmanalaugar is a weird-looking place. I don't generally like over-saturated photos, but I felt that Josh's photo is, if anything, a little subdued compared with the reality.

Of course, maybe the colors of the mountains have faded since 1974.  ;)
Or they were built with pigments that weren't sufficiently light-fast!  ???

Eric
Title: Re: Iceland #5 - Pot of Gold at Landmannalaugar
Post by: John R on September 05, 2010, 05:19:06 pm
The two top corners appear to have vignetting. As to the colours, I come from a place where there are geysers and the colours fluctuate from a deep saturated look to muted pastels, depending on the amount of sulpher and other minerals that are present. I also observe an overall soft golden cast, an ethereal light. It appears from this image, one had many opportunities to choose a visual crop. This is a fine image indeed.