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11/28/2007 02:57:42 AM |
Originally posted by flyt:
great shot. where is this? |
Is near a fishing village called Arnarstapi, near Snæfellsjökull, western Iceland. |
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11/26/2007 06:33:23 PM |
great shot. where is this?
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07/06/2007 06:08:27 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club
Here's a creative take on the challenge: make "Waldo" a ghost! Seriously, the scenery is so breathtaking that I hardly notice the person; he's "hidden in plain sight".
What I really like about this photo is the illusion that the underside of the arch is the shore of a lake. The rocks are just the right shape and the sky below it just the right brightness that it looks like a reflection. And there is some artifacts or noise around the edges; just enough to make it look like ripples in the water. That's the clear focal point of the photo due to its brightness, contrast, and placement a third from the top. The eye is drawn there immediately when viewing the photo. It then moves down (away from the person!), and discovers the true nature of the scene. It works very well, and your high score is well deserved.
I hesitate to point out a technical issue because it's only really apparent when you look for it: the same artifacts or noise that works so well on the underside of the arch also appear above the arch, and give it an unwanted fuzzy appearance. I can't say where they came from, but similar artifacts appear in some of your other photos so you may want to track down their source so you can avoid them in future photos. Again, they are barely noticable so not a big deal; just something you may want to investigate. |
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07/04/2007 10:51:42 AM |
| Never mind Waldo, this image is so rich and beautiful! Congratulations on your 5th place. |
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07/02/2007 10:48:28 AM |
Very unreal looking locale, yet beautiful scene and photo Orvar...congratulations on the HM!
Message edited by author 2007-07-02 14:49:03. |
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07/02/2007 07:51:07 AM |
| Beatiful shot. An excellent location and I do like that you're a little transparent. For this challenge I wouldn't think it would work as well if you wheren't. |
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07/02/2007 05:38:21 AM |
| I missed this during voting.. Amazing image !!! |
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07/02/2007 05:19:26 AM |
| that looks like such and amazing place...congrats on your 5th spot, and thanks for sharing how you took this |
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07/01/2007 11:24:08 PM |
| Congrats on your 5th, beautiful shot |
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07/01/2007 05:02:33 PM |
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07/01/2007 08:12:59 AM |
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06/30/2007 05:09:15 PM |
What a great place, I wonder where it is.
Well done. |
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06/30/2007 01:24:35 PM |
| Wow. Gorgeous image! Wondr what Waldo ws contemplating? |
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06/30/2007 01:16:37 PM |
| Beautiful capture. The perspective and maybe the shutter speed are messing with my eyes. It almost seems as if the man is looking into a pool of water. lol maybe it is? Great colors just kept me looking. |
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06/30/2007 03:40:12 AM |
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06/29/2007 09:51:42 AM |
| What a beautiful location. |
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06/28/2007 08:35:50 PM |
| Wow, that's a bizarre optical illusion. 8 |
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06/28/2007 10:33:06 AM |
| Very beautiful landscape, maybe Waldo is a bit too visible :) |
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06/28/2007 06:07:19 AM |
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06/27/2007 09:15:12 PM |
| Wow, that is an interesting perspective. I guess its all blurred water. Really otherworldly. |
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06/27/2007 05:52:47 PM |
| Stunning photo. I think I could look at it for a long time. Having someone in this photo really adds to the grandeur of the arch. It almost looks like a gateway to another world. I wish you had hidden Waldo a little better though for this challenge. |
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06/27/2007 09:26:19 AM |
Yes of course its easy to spot Waldo, but IMO far better to have him here and looking so contemplative (and thus really enhancing the overall effect) than stuck away in a corner just to be a little better hidden. What a wonderful piece of natural archtiecture this is and the blue contrast between the water and the sky is fantastic.
Feel this might do very well and I think it deserves to |
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06/26/2007 04:42:36 PM |
| Wow, what a spectacular scene. Just superb. |
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06/26/2007 12:12:50 PM |
| That is cool. At first glance, it is hard to tell if you are looking under an arch, or if it is a reflecting pool. |
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06/26/2007 11:55:08 AM |
| This is a very cool location. The sea looks weird as it changes to black. I am assuming the blue in the middle is the sea anyway. I would have liked to have seen some texture on it. |
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06/26/2007 09:50:30 AM |
| I liked this despite Waldo being so easy to find; it would almost be a better image without the person in it. But the blues in the pond are so wonderful, so deep and true, glowing, even, that I kept coming back to look at it again. Balanced against the pale colors in the sky, it has quite an effect. Well done. |
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06/26/2007 08:52:53 AM |
| Where is that place, it looks from another world. Thanks for sharing that. Waldo is not really hidden but what's the matter!!! |
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06/26/2007 06:07:50 AM |
| What an interesting location. I think a little less saturation in the green and less boosting of the shaddows would have helped because the exposure in the rocks doesn't seem to go with the eposure of the smooth sea. I think less processing would have made this more powerful |
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06/26/2007 06:02:15 AM |
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06/25/2007 06:18:43 PM |
| Really nice, I love the colours of this, beautyfull work. |
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06/25/2007 04:09:20 PM |
| beautiful! really nice feel to this, like you want to look at the land but the water just draws you eye down into the darkness. |
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06/25/2007 03:08:54 PM |
| Magical and mysterious!! Great!! |
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06/25/2007 10:16:51 AM |
| Woah - I thought it was a pool of water, but it's an arch? cool... Great shot; if the horizon appeared in the arch it would be more obvious. |
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06/25/2007 08:39:45 AM |
| appealing composition, beautiful colors, like the softness of the water against the harshness of the rocks. there is a great harmony between person and sky. - Will surely make the Top 5. - Good luck! |
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06/25/2007 06:08:52 AM |
| great tromp l'oeil effect 8 |
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06/25/2007 05:53:57 AM |
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06/25/2007 04:54:36 AM |
| Such a beautiful shot, I just wish that you hid him a bit better. Great composition and colors though. Nice work. |
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06/25/2007 04:53:48 AM |
| Wow, great image. It looks like a bottomless pit here. |
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06/25/2007 04:38:25 AM |
| beautiful can't tell if it's in an arch or just a lake giving that effect. Well done. |
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06/25/2007 04:16:13 AM |
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06/25/2007 01:09:27 AM |
| great shot, though Waldo is too easily found. had probably saved this for Free Study... |
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06/24/2007 10:03:08 PM |
| Wow, this is an incredible place. I love the hidden horizon and the soft water |
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06/24/2007 09:05:26 PM |
| wow, looks like a black hole, very cool! |
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06/24/2007 08:20:24 PM |
| Oh, wow...that's smooooothe! It looks like an amazing place...well captured, great for the challenge 9 |
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06/24/2007 08:03:38 PM |
| Amazing arch and a great capture, the colors are nice and vibrant |
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