A couple of Icelandic landscapes

[curiousgeorge]

I spent the best part of today processing my photos from. a month ago. Would appreciate some feedback before I post them on my website.

Thanks in advance.

http://www.georgeandreou.net/storage/IMG_5644b.jpg

http://www.georgeandreou.net/storage/IMG_5658.jpg

[EveryMilesAMemory]

#1 is too boring, #2 looks pretty cool because you included something in the foreground.

One thing that always makes a picture work is to give it depth. If your eyes naturally look into the photo, then it'll work. #1 would have had more impact to bend down and get closer to the ground to put something in the foreground.

That's just my two cents

Nice work though

[rssfhs]

I agree. Number two is nice - love the perspective and the leading lines, but number one just looks like a snapshot. I would have tried getting right down to those ripples in the water, as close as I could using a wide angle lens, to show the interesting patterns and to give a sense of depth to the photo. Or maybe put a rock, or a tree stump or whatever in the foreground instead of a boring patch of grass. I would have also tried shooting in the early morning or late afternoon hours to get some nice color in the sky.

[Rhilton4u]

I don't have problems with either shot...great job.

[jdizzle]

I like the 2nd shot of the two. I like the foreground and the cliffs in this photo and I bet it would be nice during sunrise and sunset.

[Pretorious]

I like the second one best, but both work and are very well done.

[traceye]

I like both, but think that No. 2 is the one I like best.

[Robert_Lay]

While the histograms say that both pictures are properly exposed, #1 seems to me to be slightly over-exposed, while #2 seems to be right on.

The composition is very nice in both scenes.

Congratulations!

[curiousgeorge]

Thanks all.

Bob - that's what I was really after. My main concern was the brightness and contrast. I'm working on a laptop and having to over-lighten the images to compensate for the brightness of the screen.

Both were composites of two versions of the same RAW file. I used the darker one to restore the colour in the sky and the details in the snow covered mountains. I could have gone darker but then it starts to look unnatural.

[natechappell]

I really like #1. Next time try to do a stitch. I find that with mountains, it really makes a nice shot.

[curiousgeorge]

Thanks Nathan. I've never tried stitching before. Wouldn't fit with the other pictures on my website! Worth trying though when I get some time and suitable subject.

[Frank_Hollahan]

That second one is just fantastic curious.
The contrasting gray beach dividing the white mountains and white water is very catchy to the eye. Lovely exposure as well.

[curiousgeorge]

Thanks Frank. Iceland is built of black volcanic basalt, it's everywhere and makes for some quite out-of-this-world landscapes. Especially the lava fields.

[Hikin Mike]

I really like the second on as well.

What are you doing in Iceland now?

[curiousgeorge]

Thanks Mike.

I'm working on a contract out here, initially till the end of the year, but I'd love to stay at least until the spring.

Looking forward to seeing some northern lights too, if I can brave the freezing nights!

[Hikin Mike]

I'd love to go to Iceland! The best place I've ever gone was to Alaska for a year (USAF). Too bad I wasn't into photography back then...