Iceland and Greenland

[Rufus]

Here are three images from my recent holiday

C&C welcome.


1. Kerid Crater, SW Iceland - a 3,000 year old volcanic crater, the red colouration comes from the iron content:



2. Prinz Christian Sund, SE Greenland - a 740km channel with several twists that is only open 3 months per year. To transit it, the ship needs good weather conditions and be careful of iceberg conditions, particularly smaller ones that can damage the side thrusters as it progresses round the bends:



3. Also during the transit:

[Donald]

I think the second and third images are fine and don't have anything to say about them.

In the first one, I would comment on that 'blob' of material in the foreground. Is it all needed in the frame? It comprises about 25% of the frame. If you were to make this a 2:1 format image by cropping from the bottom, how would that look?

[Rufus]

In the first one, I would comment on that 'blob' of material in the foreground. Is it all needed in the frame? It comprises about 25% of the frame. If you were to make this a 2:1 format image by cropping from the bottom, how would that look?

Thank you for commenting Donald. I can see that now you point it out.

In the version below I have cropped to the point where the foreground/water boundary provides a lead in from the left corner. The water is not glistening there which may help keep the eye within the frame.

I have also cropped some of the sky which has little interest - I had already enhanced what I could. The sky fills a similar proportion of the frame to the foreground and I think provides some balance to the image.

Cropped version:

[FootLoose]

Nice set, David. The crop of the first one certainly helps. It makes the viewer feel more like standing on the edge of the precipice now.

[Rufus]

Nice set, David. The crop of the first one certainly helps. It makes the viewer feel more like standing on the edge of the precipice now.

Thank you Greg.

[John 2]

Three nice image. Don't have a problem with the first. I needs a bit of weight to counter the flow of water out of the frame (I know it's not actually flowing). The second if my favourite but there seems to be a slight lean to the right that might be worth correcting. This place has to be on my bucket list.

[Rufus]

Three nice image. The second is my favourite but there seems to be a slight lean to the right that might be worth correcting.

I find the perception of horizontal in an image like this is really difficult. There is no sea/sky horizon and the edges of the water are curved. So for me there is a lack of a reference point. I appear to have three options:
1. Use the land/water boundary in the foreground on the left hand side.
2. Use the land/water boundary in the centre middle distance.
3. Just tilt it until I am happy.
I think I used option 2, but ultimately option 3 trumps them all, so I will take another look.

Thank you for commenting, John.