Spider cracks

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 10, 2013430 views9 comments

Iced lake, Alberta. Second in series of "blue" icy images from this morning.

30s, f/13, 17mm,ISO800. ~30 min to sunrise.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Basil Greber on February 10, 2013 at 4:43 AM

I like the composition and how the cracks lead into the frame. The tonality is quite uniformly bluish at the moment - have you considered warming up the mountains a bit? I'd be interested to see what that looks like. Also, to me, the image feels a little bit tilted CW.

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Comment posted by Tom Hilton on February 10, 2013 at 9:06 AM

The large image is terrific...
Looks like a COLD shoot...
Well done!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 10, 2013 at 12:41 PM

I think Basil's suggestions are spot on, and it feels tilted a little to me as well, but you've captured a gorgeous scene here and your comp is excellent.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 10, 2013 at 1:04 PM

I really like the ice figure in the foreground it sets the stage and leads into the rest of the picture. Does indeed look cold. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on February 10, 2013 at 2:57 PM

I like how the radiating cracks and clouds imitate one another. It is indeed a little blue - I would follow Basil's advice and consider adding a little warmth in for added contrast.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 10, 2013 at 5:21 PM

I third Basil's suggestion on warming the mountain a bit Vlad but a wonderful image overall. I especially like the ice portion which could stand alone as a fantastic abstract on its own.

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Comment posted by Vlad Sadovsky on February 10, 2013 at 6:41 PM

Thanks Basil et al.

I see the value , attached is modified image. While shooting it i saw everything in very dark blue, thus the feel. Contrasting a bit of warmth is helping indeed.

Floris - thanks , i am generally looking for such a mirroring if i can find it.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 10, 2013 at 6:53 PM

A beautiful scene Vlad! I love the looks of the blue ice with the interesting cracks. Nice work on your comp as well.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on February 10, 2013 at 8:40 PM

Agree with above comments. Easy fixes for an otherwise gorgeous image. Very nice composition!

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