Somewhat confused at the beach, cloudy, flat light, so many people ...
Tried something, did I succeed ... comments freely!
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Somewhat confused at the beach, cloudy, flat light, so many people ...
Tried something, did I succeed ... comments freely!
im aware of what you are capable of so for this its a bit of a snapshot for your talents i think you would have had to use extreme angles and a lot of bokeh or have done a 5-10min exposure to give it an etherial look and better presence in the scene an make it as minimalistic as possible. that blue it so striking against the grey background, here's my 3 min edit to try and convey what i mean....i didn't notice the tiny ice cube until i went to edit but the size relationship doesn't really do anything for me
Well I tell that I was confused :) - I know how to emphasize texture, as your excellent example, but when you have no inspiration...
I know what you mean, so lazy my approach, and I have a ND filter ccc...
Many thanks Joseph!
I think you managed to find something interesting to shoot, I just have a problem with the small piece of foreground ice. It's a huge distraction from the main subject and I would remove it. Actually, I'm sure I would have picked it up and thrown it into the ocean, but too late for that. :)
I also made some small changes to the tones, hopefully without removing the "gray sky" feeling. I think the top of the image isn't helping, so a small crop to offset the ice closer to the top.
I even thought about the square crop with this small lot of ice in frame, that the photo would not look quite ordinary.
Thank you for your opinion and your help Phillip!
When a place is crowded, it looks like I'm losing the 'compass', and that's not the first time to me.
I share the others' reservations (and yours), here Radisa. Sorry! :-(
The shape and colour of the stranded mini-berg are interesting, so I might have been tempted by a wide view a bit like this, with the blue drawing the eye against the grey, and the icebergs's tip pointing into the big sky. Of course, this would probably have meant a crowd of people on the right... Fstoppers is beginning to put me right off visiting this amazing place, amongst others!
And I agree with Joseph about softening at least the sea with a long exposure or perhaps selective focus.
Great idea Chris, with plenty of cloning but feasible.
Thanks so much!
a whooooole lot of cloning hahaha
Took more than your 3 min, Joseph...
Ok in truth it took 3.5 min lol
This version would have worked best ... If all the pesky people would leave we could take amazing shots! ;)
Hi Radisa, I think I may differ from others a little here.
All are good suggestions and offer something different but I think leaving as-is tells more of the story. As the subject is so compelling and isolated I don't feel a need to blur the background, although that will certainly produce a different feeling so can't be discounted.
The one tiny adjustment I would suggest making is to move the foreground ice to the right & up a bit (1/3rd intersects?) and adjust cropping to optimize visual balance between the two blocks.
I actually feel that the smaller ice is an integral part of the image.
Other than that I think Chris's suggestion offers a great alternative and a very striking image.
Congrats on a wonderful image, although Iceland may be the goto place for photographers nowadays it still offers that unique experience
Thanks for input Alan! Yes better dramatic feeling in your suggestion, and I agree with that part of the visual balance.
how large is that piece of ice? This almost feels like a macro, it might be part of the charm of this photo.
It was currently the largest on the beach, about 2 meters tall.
I think your composition is great though I agree that stray piece of ice is distracting. I could see this printed out as a medium sized photograph, would be a nice fine art accent piece in many rooms.
Thanks a lot Francisco!
I think the shape of ice itself contributes because it is very associative. To me looks like a seal.
Interesting that you mention macro. I think the input here has been spot on so this is a suggestion for the future. When I get in a situation where there are constraints (such as too many people) and stumble upon something that grips me (such as this awesome piece of ice) I use the opportunity to experiment a little. I would have tried out a macro on the ice alone. Sometimes, when forced to try something out of the ordinary style I shoot, I find something amazing. Of course you have to have the lens, etc. I am just throwing this out as a future thought because the ice is super interesting and I live in a very crowded place. Best wishes!
I think it works very well. Very simplistic and arty
Many thanks Loretta!