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I really love the look of this - the colors in the ice are great with the big scary sky. However, the water in the foreground is visually confusing and it looks like either HDR was done or some very selective coloration - not bad things but the water looks very unnatural to me.

- Luke

Maybe a bit supernatural, but wickedly awesome just the same!

Excellent Work Ricardo, you've merged the monochrome with the ice colour in a beautiful way . thanks for sharing

Sulaiman, www.alriyamilens.com

The blue color of the iceberg really pop against ominous clouds.

Jim

Wonderful and unique

The clean light on the blue ice really contrasts nicely with the dark background.

Wow Ricardo! This is really nice. The blue color of the ice is beautiful and I really like how it contrasts with the ominous black skies. Well done.

Very nice! The light really sets off the blue ice here.

Love the contrsts Ricardo. Definately surreal..... definately beautiful!

Amazing light on the ice. I agree with Luke though...something about the water looks odd. For me I think it's that it appears so smooth.

great contrasts and colours here. did you get another shot (may not have been possible) of a slightly higher perspective with the black BG framing the iceberg completely? still lovely moody shot.

Damn...what epic conditions...b/w just for kicks? :)

I can't get enough of these. I like the way the luminescent blues stand out from the drab background.
The dramatic sky is icing on the cake. Intriguing.

Nice! Love the contrast and your composition. Skies look very cool, almost scary. Well done, Ricardo.

Thanks for the posts!

@ Luke / Matthew: I underexposed almost one stop and a half because the icebergs were extremely bright compared to the rest of the elements that moment, i suspect due to filtered light from a hole in the clouds plus the ice reflects more light than the milky turquoise glaciar waters. So, the dark, textureless water is a result of the intentional underexposure, no HDR and no selective color at all. I did some layered curves adjustements to enhance the highlight on the sky and keep the brighter areas of the ice under control.

@ Stuart: Thanks man. No, that wasn´t possible because this one was taken from a boat, but i got your point.

@ Aaron: Thanks, no BW this time mate, i couldn´t kill those blue icebergs.

Ricardo,
The selective blue works so well here. Composition and exposure are well controlled. Best Regards.

"Just" stunning light on the icebergs. Wonderfully dramatic sky, Roberto.

Stunning light Ricardo - I like it very much. The highlights in the sky look especially nice; I do agree with Luke's comments about the water in the foreground; I guess it is just matching the light in the sky. Honestly, I wish the large iceberg in the middle wasn't so centered. For me, I makes the image feel a bit contrived. That being said, I still think it is an incredible capture and I do think the image is well balanced, very well exectued, and professinally crafted. Great work.

Michael

FANTASTIC!



Paolo

Super moody and dramatic image. Well done!

Shooting @200MM, hand held from a boat and it looks so crisp…? You are a sharp shooter!

Got “IS” on that 70-200MM?

Thanks guys

@Richard: Yes, this was taken with the 70-200 f2.8L IS, great lens but to heavy for mountain photography, backpacking, etc. Now im using the 70-200 f4L, for its weight (half of the f2.8) and its price too.
It´s a big boat, very stable, you can take tack sharp shots without a problem and it stops occasionally to let tourists take photos. ( http://www.fernandezcampbell.com/nuestraflota.html )

Wow, magical.

- Dan.

wonderful light and what a fantastic sky... awesome shot, Ricardo

This is dramatic amigo...I love the central position of the big chunk, the textures of the clouds and the light glow on the icy subject. Really well done...it reminds me you are getting out of winter down there...well done Ricardo!

I really like the drama and vivid blue color in the icebergs.

Amazing combination of sea, ice and sky, a stunning image that takes me back to view the larger image each time, well done.

Thanks again guys

@Rafael: Gracias my friend. Yes, winter is about to end here, really really cold this year.

Looks from a different world ..well done

Balan Vinod

AWESOME Ricardo! One of my all time favorites from your Patagonia collection. Perfect!

Love th mix of dark clouds and blue ice, great contrasts!