Green & Gold
by Håkon Iversen
Hello all.
This was taken on the southernmost tip of Andøy. An island in northern Norway. Just as the sun was about to set, peeking through some low clouds, I stood on this little reef for about 30 minutes, (or maybe an hour. I'm not really sure as I was in "The Zone"), there was quite a breeze blowing straight at the camera making my fingers so cold that I almost couldn't turn around the polarizer at the end (I have the 105mm type...!). Anyways, I had an amazing time and collected probably 4-5 really good shots. This was finish processed only a few minutes ago, so I thought I would post it here and get peoples opinion.
C&C HUGELY WELCOMED!!
Larger version included!
Tech
Canon 5D
Canon 17-40 @ 17mm
f/16
2,5 sec
Lee .9 and .6 soft ND grads stacked
Heliopan polarizer
Cheers
Håkon
Comments
4 commentsThe larger version really needs to be seen here because it makes a big difference on how I'm viewing the composition. In the smaller version I was going to say that I think the near/far composition is, too near and too far. If that makes sense. In other words the foreground seems disconnected from the background mountains who seem so small in insignificant. However, in the larger view it is less of an issue and I'm able to enjoy the comp more. Although for the third post in a row, to me it's about balance and which part of the image was important to the photographer? The sky and background, or the foreground? For me, if the bottom of the image was cropped, say to remove the "triangle" part of the rock at the very bottom, I think the mossy green rock simply becomes a great anchor for the overall broader landscape and a much more balanced composition. That of course is just my opinion, so take that for what it's worth.... not much.
The only other suggestion would be to try and even out the GND evidence in the midground. But that's minor.
Lon