Repost + Ice Torpedo

Stunning image. The returning surf makes for some great leading lines. SS speed selection working well to create the surf lines but also to retain the wave action in the background. I'm not on a calibrated LT right now so difficult to judge but I might be tempted to back off a bit on the magenta cast in the foreground. Beautiful as presented but I think I would also play with cropping a bit off the top to place more emphasis on the strong foreground elements.

This is a very cool shot. Really an interesting composition that draws one right into the scene and towards the light. Great use of shutter speed creating such wonderful flowing lines from the receding surf. The magenta does look a little strong on my monitor but it sure is a wonderful image. I love the blue in the iceberg and how it contrast.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Very nicely seen and shot, Sairam. The large image is stunning...kind of  3-D.  I'm torn about the color treatment.  I like it, but it does  feel unrealistic.  The question is what you were going for with it.
ML

Interesting interpretation of the natural world. The ice looks like a gemstone. Very creative. If it were mine I would crop some of the purple sky off, even though it provides a very good balance with the purple sand. That crop should create a wider image which should accentuate the lines of perspective from the sides to the center. I don't know. Just try it and see if you like it.

Beautiful composition and exposure. I like everything about this except for the colour treatment, in particular the magentas in the foreground seem very strong.

Here's a repost with less Magenta on the foreground, and a slight crop on the top. Better ? :)

Like a blue diamond in a beautiful setting.  Your centered composition works very well.  The magentas and reds in the foreground surf seem a bit strong, better in th repost.  Your repost also has more impact with the crop placing more emphasize on the ice.  Really an outstanding image.

Outstanding, Sairam.  Love it.  The repost looks even better.  Igor it on head, Gemstone, set in and exquisite setting. The colors are crazy but I like them.  Really well done.

Beautiful line in this -the magenta cast in the water is way too strong for me - might try to match it more closely with the surf.  I think the contrast with the dark beach would still make it pop, just in a more natural way.  This is one cool beach!

This is an awesome comp and shot Sairam! The foreground is unique and love the rushing water back to the sea. I would try a little selective color to turn the magentas warmer. I think that will give you better color congurency with the teals and oranges in the background. The magentas, even in the repost, seem a bit out of place to my eye. 

Comp is excellent (esp the repo), but the colors aren't working for me, even in the repo. The magentas in the sky and especially the foreground are too strong. They do not match with the blue of the ice. I think the fantastic blue of the ice should be the main point of attention, so I could see the satureation in both the water and the sky a lot less.

Sairam,

While most here have seen a lot of these ice images... it doesn't take away from the natural beauty of the phenomena, the setting AND getting to see different visions and interpretations from photographers.  This is an outstanding capture and composition especially with the receding waves and the timing of the sky.

I would agree though with the others about the purple/magenta.  It's a bit beyond reality for me. Bold and beautiful colors... but  The disconnect with that, for me anyway, is that the surf line is more nuetral/white with the blues/greens and so I don't see how the water rushing back down the sand would be purple?

The repost is an improvement (also the top crop) and now I can actually draw a relationship between the color in the sky to the color on the beach, so it's looking a little more believable.

Lon

Hi Sairam,
I like the repost a lot better, and I have fewer conflicts about the color processing.  I can imagine still more off the top, but that's just me.  The sky color and water color hold this together nicely, so I wouldn't remove too much more off the top.
ML

I started a new thread here : http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/ic.cgi?a=vp&pr=235417&CGISESSID=1fc301dd761c65af16331b57030ba336&u=28662&title_action=

Thanks for the feedback folks