Mars Sunrise

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 18, 2011503 views18 comments

A fiery sunrise in the beautiful location of Námaskarð in the North of Iceland. As the sun rose, it lit up the cloud adding to the already red colour of the ground making me feel like I was on Mars. C&C welcome and please view large. Thanks. Adrian

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18 comments

Comment posted by James Fougère on December 18, 2011 at 3:07 PM

Wonderful light and dark clouds! The martian feel to this image is amazing!! A very unique image for Iceland

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 18, 2011 at 4:31 PM

Dramatic and mysterious. Unlike Mars, it has a wonderful atmosphere

Guy

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on December 18, 2011 at 5:14 PM

Indeed looks like a different planet. Light and atmosphere are stunning.

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Comment posted by Rodrigo Sandoval on December 18, 2011 at 5:51 PM

Absolutelly otherworldly! Love the composition and the mood.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 18, 2011 at 6:07 PM

Very ethereal Adrian. Gorgeous work.

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Comment posted by Luke Austin on December 18, 2011 at 8:48 PM

wow! Incredible mood and atmosphere

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 18, 2011 at 9:36 PM

Adrian,

This is fantastic! What a great combination of natural elements, dynamic conditions and a very strong near/far composition. The colors here border on metallic I don't know what could improve this, but if it were mine I would consider a slight crop from the bottom; say just above the two brighter knobs at the bottom, minor thought though.

I love this.

Lon

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Comment posted by Jean Day on December 18, 2011 at 11:13 PM

Stunning tones and great foreground textures leading the eye back to the vanishing mist. Would never have thought this was Iceland.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 18, 2011 at 11:31 PM

Good eye for composing and capturing this scene. The light does a nice job of enhancing the starkness of the landscape.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 19, 2011 at 12:53 AM

Cool...i think i need a space suit...

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on December 19, 2011 at 1:53 AM

lovely tone, strong composition, excellent perspective
i really like the smoke spread all over the scene

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Comment posted by Adrian Metzelaar on December 19, 2011 at 4:41 AM

Thanks for all the feedback. Lon, I agree with you, this might look better in a 6x5 format - it's currently 6x4.5.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on December 19, 2011 at 1:43 PM

Gorgeous stuff here, Adrian. The light is spectacular and the scenery is quite dramatic and unusual, all making for an excellent shot.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on December 20, 2011 at 1:02 AM

intriguing, mysterious place - made all the more so by this image. great work.

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on December 20, 2011 at 9:55 AM

That's really cool, definitely otherworldly, great light too.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 21, 2011 at 2:07 AM

A really striking landscape that immediately draws me in. One of the next thoughts I had was that it needed a crop from the bottom which I now see has already mentioned. Looks awesome in any case.

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Comment posted by Adrian Metzelaar on December 21, 2011 at 3:30 AM

As talked about a crop off the bottom. I think it really tightens the composition. Thanks for all the feedback!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 21, 2011 at 3:52 AM

Adrian,

I can only speak for myself since I suggested the crop, but I must say the result is outstanding. I just think it's amazing how such a little change can make such an impact. The comp is tighter as you mentioned and simply just much stronger. thanks for taking the time to rework and repost.

Lon

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