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As promised in Croker, a few shots I took in Iceland last year…
The following looked fine on the monitor I used when working on the image, but looks over-sharpened on the lucky bag monitor I using at the moment. What’s the verdict? :)
And something a little bit different…
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I’ve got mixed reactions on the following, but further opinions welcome.
I really like the first shot Peter. Nice range, great textures, colours are great, great depth.
Works for me. Second shot doesn’t look oversharpened to me at all. Then again, i’m on a very dodgy laptop :lol:
Was great to see you in Croker.Nice colours of the landscapes.
The last one is very interesting. The left corner is too white but I still like it. Do you have more shots from the cathedral? It will be nice to see more archs (both side) in the photo.Cheers folks,
The landscape shots were shot with a circular polariser filter fitted, but I boosted each channel individually to get that Velvia effect.Unfortunately, I only had a few hours to tour Reykjavik during the trip (the rest of the time was spent on a cross-country mountain bike trip where I got the landscape shots). There was a bright set of light bulbs just out of frame on the bottom left, hence the lightness in this area. Some times I look at this shot and I like this diffuse glow effect and other times I think it was the wrong call. Yeah, I think I would prefer the missing detail there alright. :) With a bit more time I probably would have taken a few more shots, getting a few different variations and compositions. Just have to make a mental note of that for next time.
Peter
nice landscapes, good colour and composition. I like them.
The last one..I like the idea and lightness, but that shot lacks something, it’s hard to explain really – maybe striking point or maybe technical excellence.Hi P.
I think I was one of the people at Croke Park who asked you to post in the travel section. Thanks. And apologies for taking so long to comment on them.
Photo 1.
Great image that, I think, sums up part of the Icelandic scenery very well. It has dramatic hills and contrasts, has a good lead into the centre of the image and has a good sky.Photo 2.
This has good novelty interest. The dolmen-like structure is unlike anything I’ve seen before. Colours are great once again. There is a very definite subject in this image, however, and I wonder if a slightly differnt handling of the subject would have made for a better composition. Perhaps the “dolmen” would have worked better off centre – on the left third leaning towards the centre. I don’t think the oversharpening is an issue, but perhaps an isolation of the subject with a blurred background would have worked favourably. Minor points and just my opinion. I like it best of the four.Photo 3.
I like this image and regard it as more of a travel image than some of the others. It is an interesting, eyecatching subject, but overall a little bit lacking in contrast. I also think that the clipping of feet, knees and elbows isn’t really ideal framing. Have you any other angles on these sculptures?Photo 4.
This one is something of a high-key architectural abstract – something that I really don’t have any real opinion on, as it is an area I don’t shoot myself.Thanks again for posting. Please post a few more.
Sorry for the delay in replying to the comments made, but I’ve been offline the last few weeks, so I’m just catching up with the forum again at this late stage.
To answer some of the questions raised: – no, unfortunately I don’t have any more shots of the cathedral worth posting :(
I think the statues in the third shot had just been ‘planted’ there recently as there was a rectangular patch of grass cut away from the base of the statues (the edge of which is very visible). This bare area was giving the statues a very unnatural look, as it they had been cut and pasted. This was the main reason for cropping most of this area out of the shot. If I had some quick-growing lawnseed handy, then I’d be in full agreement and the feet would have stayed. :)
Interesting comment Bertie about the Dolmen shot; the composition you suggested should work pretty well alright. When I framed it, I thought it was quirky that the hills to the left and behind the ‘druids’ were in shadow, while the hills to the right and closer to them are sunlit. I’m not sure if this adds anything to the shot, but it seemed right at the time! :)
Thank you all for all the comments made.
Peter
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