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Iceberg in La Scie
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Iceberg in La Scie

by Stan Wojtaszek

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 12, 2012145 views7 comments
I received a phone call, letting me know an iceberg was in La Scie harbour (gotta love small towns).

Arriving far too early, I waited for over three hours to catch this image as the sun began to set below the distant hills.

Olympus E-5
ISO 200
Tripod mounted 50-200 mm lens @ 50 mm; f:11; 1/50 second

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on August 12, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Nice capture. I really like all the colors here, and the simplicity of the scene. IMO, a pano crop might bring more attention and focus on the sunset light and glacier? Not sure, because as is I appreciate the feeling of vastness this carries... Thanks for sharing this!
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Comment posted by Stan Wojtaszek on August 12, 2012 at 2:08 PM
Thank you very much for the look and comment, Nathan.
I'll definitely give it a look-see. :)
Registered on August 6, 2012, 21 Posts, 86 Comments
Comment posted by Karen Kane on August 12, 2012 at 2:29 PM
Lovely capture Stan. I too live in a small town and have benefited from local-tips :wink: Think I agree with Nathan - there is a sense of vast openess is created with this crop, and a pano-crop would draw attention to the sunset and iceberg - which means you have an image that will work equally well in two different ways / for two different reasons! :toast:
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Comment posted by Stan Wojtaszek on August 12, 2012 at 3:06 PM
You both may be very correct. I use a 16:9 aspect ratio crop for my background, which I think looks pretty good.
Something more extreme might be even better, like the 3:1 crop attached.
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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on August 12, 2012 at 6:10 PM
The contrast of warmth and the ice is really intriguing here! :toast:
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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 12, 2012 at 10:58 PM
Iceberg. Looks like a floating albino dinosaur. The cropped version is my favorite.
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Comment posted by Stan Wojtaszek on August 13, 2012 at 8:09 PM
Thank you very much, Mark & Tony. :smile:
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