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Iceland biggest church, Hallgrimskirkja
Iceland biggest church, Hallgrimskirkja
JohannesFrank


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Travel Guides (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Reykjavik Iceland
Date: Sep 4, 2004
ISO: 200
Galleries: Architecture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Sep 5, 2004

Some use of Burning and Vivid light also Levels and Curves no cropping

Statistics
Place: 42 out of 189
Avg (all users): 6.1963
Avg (commenters): 7.4444
Avg (participants): 5.9450
Avg (non-participants): 6.4571
Views since voting: 1434
Views during voting: 378
Votes: 214
Comments: 20
Favorites: 2 (view)


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09/12/2004 11:58:20 PM
Thanks fore all comment on this photo, I know that it is not the usual photo in a travel guide but I just could not resist sending this one
Mabe it would be interesting to someone in a travel guide :)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/12/2004 07:16:38 PM
Excellent use of point of view and black and white. Very imposing structure.
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09/12/2004 06:25:52 AM
Looks very old also.
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09/11/2004 08:37:53 PM
In this case, for a travel guide I'd have preferred it colored and not B/W, though I agree that the shape by itself is quite interesting and gets more weight in B/W.
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09/11/2004 05:00:23 PM
Striking image, but not very, uh, welcoming! ;-)
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09/11/2004 03:46:08 PM
I like the black and white treatment of this fine architectural structure, but the border is, perhaps, a touch heavy.
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09/11/2004 02:05:36 PM
Dramatic subject but there is some haloing from the shad/hilite filter. Good choice of black & white.
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09/10/2004 10:13:20 PM
Wow what a building! looks very dominating, I like this view its very different well done
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09/10/2004 03:29:27 AM
i can only assume it's appreciate your church week in iceland - there are loads of the buggers this week. it's very dramatic and gothicesque though - i think the B&W works well and i love the light cast on the tower. the sky is very ominous and powerful, though the halo around the top of the tower reduces the impact a little bit. i wonder how it would look more landscaped in orientation though - one can't help think that the dreaded rule-of-thirds might be a viable thing here... it's still very captivating though - kind of film-noir esque hammer horror type thing (half expect lightning bolts and a powerful score to accompany the picture - sequal to van helsing or similar could be filmed here). excellent lighting. 9.
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09/08/2004 07:12:27 AM
nice and light is ok
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09/07/2004 10:02:40 AM
A bit foreboding for a travel guide but I still like the shot.
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09/06/2004 07:50:08 PM
I love the B&W and the lighting on the clock...great capture!
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09/06/2004 05:29:03 PM
The grittiness is great. Love the overall mood to this pic. Well captured.
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09/06/2004 04:39:22 PM
Forbidding. Don't like the halo-ing effect around the top of the thing - if it's from burning or selection I'd have found a gentler feathering of it less 'processed'. Good textures lower down, composition fine. Too heavyweight for this challenge? We'll see what folks think - I suspect they're looking for stuff more like advertising than documentary.
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09/06/2004 12:35:50 PM
this is just hot. nice timing
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09/06/2004 11:10:46 AM
Very impressive. Both the church and the photo :)
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09/06/2004 09:12:54 AM
ominous and looming. powerful image.
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09/06/2004 02:01:54 AM
I like the composition of this photo, but it's like the outline and the bright sunlit part of the church is overburnt. If this would be in a travelling book, the title "tower of terror" would fit better - the beautiful church looks a bit scary and spooky like this. Over all I think this is a good photo, good luck!
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09/05/2004 09:48:56 PM
Hey are you trying to get votes impersonating Heida? Works for me! One of the best in the challenge. 10
09/05/2004 09:44:30 PM
Hmmm... who do we know that lives in Iceland and loves to take pictures with clouds in the sky??? Great shot. Perhaps just a tad over sharpened (or burned) with the halo around the building, but otherwise very good. Good luck in the challenge!
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