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Black Rock Coast
Black Rock Coast
orvaratli


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2008-05 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Reykjanes, Iceland
Date: May 31, 2008
Aperture: f9.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 15 sec
Galleries: Landscape, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: May 31, 2008

 The Reykjanes peninsula is covered with lava from relatively recent eruptions. The coastline has therefor black cliffs and stones which often form interestingly.

The tricky part shooting seascape in lava country is that the rock is so dark compared to the sky and ocean reflection. Most cameras don't have dynamic range to capture the contrast between these two. Therefor shooting at the right angle to the sun and using ND grad filters is essential.

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 481
Avg (all users): 6.9096
Avg (commenters): 7.8182
Avg (participants): 6.9435
Avg (non-participants): 6.8095
Views since voting: 2691
Views during voting: 294
Votes: 166
Comments: 18
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 06/12/2008 06:58:14 PM
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Wow, 7th out of almost 500. There is not a lot I can say to improve on this, so I will simply tell you what I think you did right, and what grabs people's attention.

First off, the colors are wonderful. The are cool and soothing, and the level of contrast and saturation is very near perfect. If it had been possible to boost the reddish hues in the background, that *might* have added something, but I'm not sure.

Also, the exposure is wonderful. The details in the rocks are still visible, but the nature of the water has a nice ethereal feeling to it. Likewise, the lighting (brightness and contrast) works very well.

This is a lovely landscape, and something I am sure you are very proud of.

Congrats!

Karma
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/08/2008 10:34:33 AM
Stunning! Congratulations on 7th place with this beauty.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/08/2008 01:02:36 AM
Excellent shot, congrats on the top ten finish!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/07/2008 11:48:06 PM
Gave this a 10 and really thought it would ribbon...another fantastic image from Iceland
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/07/2008 08:17:00 PM
Wow, what a great shot.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/07/2008 09:00:32 AM
Superb, almost perfect.
Nitpicking: some white dots in the rocks could have been cloned out and the horizon seems slightly tilted (it is probably not, but the shore's perspective makes it feel thus)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/07/2008 05:11:30 AM
Excellent composition and stunning colours!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/05/2008 10:02:31 PM
Classic and very well executed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/05/2008 07:35:45 AM
lovely tones, nice long exposure
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/04/2008 08:50:51 AM
beautiful photo, love the blue tones
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/02/2008 06:21:01 PM
dramatic - very nice
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2008 06:57:28 PM
nice image
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2008 05:56:21 PM
such a beautiful site! love the softness of the water
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2008 04:25:12 PM
The water makes it all look really earie - very dramatic - I ike it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2008 09:08:13 AM
Gorgeous, gorgeous shot. Tones are wonderful for a roiling, dark sea but still light enough to show off the rocks. Nice light, too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2008 08:07:00 AM
Very surreal. Love the effect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2008 04:28:34 AM
really nice colours.
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 06/01/2008 02:43:54 AM
this is superb, deserves a ribbon...hope it does well for you...10
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