Surreal Multiplicity

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 13, 2010281 views16 comments

Hello

This is a picture from our last Iceland trip in September.
The light was subtle and lateral almost the whole day .. And the Skaftafell area unveils a crazy land ( floor ? ground ? ) with all the mixed colors .

© Alexandre Deschaumes
5D Mk II
17 mm @ F/8
Lee 0.9 Hard step
Polarizer

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Mark Capurso on October 13, 2010 at 4:59 PM

Crazy land indeed, Alexandre! Nice photo. Looks like an interesting place to shoot. Sky looks a bit over-polarized to me though...

Mark Capurso
Phoenix, AZ

Registered on January 4, 2008, 47 Posts, 321 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 13, 2010 at 4:59 PM

Beautiful scenery Alexandre. A wonderful composition. I love the colorful FG, but feel the sky is overly dark. Still, a very appealing shot.

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Comment posted by Alexandre Deschaum on October 13, 2010 at 5:01 PM

Thank you
Indeed the sky is a bit ... dark , but I like this dark blue here I think!

Registered on May 10, 2010, 29 Posts, 101 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 13, 2010 at 5:31 PM

A very pretty scene. Yes, lots of great colors on the ground. I like those alot. The upper sky seems to dark to me also, but you created what you wanted and it is a wonderful scene. Nice work, Alexandre.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on October 13, 2010 at 6:31 PM

I really like the way you mimicked the shape of the flowers/leaves(?) with the shape of the clouds. I think part of the reason the sky looks so dark to me is because the picture is surrounded in black versus white or grey.
Looks like you had a good trip!

Registered on October 10, 2010, 65 Posts, 904 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 13, 2010 at 7:14 PM

Nice depth to the image. It gives a feeling of vastness.

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Comment posted by Kurt Gaasoe on October 13, 2010 at 7:29 PM

Very nice crazy colors, Iceland is sure a magical place! Beautiful picture!

Registered on August 5, 2009, 4 Posts, 7 Comments

Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on October 13, 2010 at 7:51 PM

Sweet shot man. Really cool foreground mix and that mountain is nice and interesting. The sky is a bit weird color wise, but it does fit your style and I am getting used to it.

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Comment posted by Chip Phillips on October 13, 2010 at 8:25 PM

Beautiful image. Looks like quite a place. I might lighten the very top just a bit.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on October 13, 2010 at 8:29 PM

Alexandre,

Excellent near/far wide angle landscape image. Well done with the comp. My only suggestion would be to lighten the sky a little bit to counter the heavy result of the 3stop grad. It's making the upper sky look too polarized, IMHO. Otherwise, a great image of this landscape of diverse colors.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on October 13, 2010 at 10:51 PM

Great shot, and comp! I agree, the polarization is too heavy with the 3stop grad. It's okay, I do it all the time myself :( I also percieve a slight tilt. Really a beautiful place. I think you have tons of potential just in the ground cover. Oh, it looks like there is a glacier in the back, on the right as well.

Chris

Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments

Comment posted by Tomas Kaspar on October 14, 2010 at 5:14 AM

Beautiful scenery

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Comment posted by Håkon Iversen on October 14, 2010 at 7:07 AM

Love the crop and overall scene. However, I think you should turn down the contrast a bit both in foreground and sky. It seems a bit "hard" at the moment.

Registered on August 16, 2010, 20 Posts, 123 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Sieren on October 14, 2010 at 10:38 AM

Great comp Alexandre! The elements all mix together nicely!

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Comment posted by Eric Good on October 14, 2010 at 5:38 PM

Wow, what a nice potpourri of color captured here. I might favor a little less polarizer effect in the sky, but this is quite beautiful as is. Looks like a fascinating place to explore.

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Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on October 18, 2010 at 8:05 AM

Very ncie composition. Love the multicoloured foreground against that deep blue sky....

Registered on October 13, 2010, 27 Posts, 378 Comments