Metallic sand

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 19, 20151,583 views8 comments

20 years ago I decided I wanted to visit Iceland, and this autumn it finally happened. Awesome country of course, but way too much selfie obsessed mass tourism unfortunately, which was a very sad thing to see. I cycled for 3 weeks and drove/hiked for 4 weeks, and needless to say, I am drowning in photo work right now.

This is a sand pattern at the end of a glacier. It was made of very fine sand, which explains why these patterns stuck so nicely. I used a polarizer to get rid of the reflections, and I really liked the metallic look it gave.

100 mm, f/18, 1/6, ISO 100, pol.

C&C welcome, large version is included!

Roel

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 19, 2015 at 11:08 AM

Very cool pattern and look to the image. I like it! I think you could get away with popping the contrast on it, maybe bring in the black point a bit?

Sounds like a phenomenal trip!!! Great start of the photography and I am looking forward to seeing more.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on October 19, 2015 at 1:43 PM

Crazy abstract, Roel. Hard to get any scale, which is a good thing. I'm looking forward to seeing your images from quite an extended trip. Cheers.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 20, 2015 at 10:03 AM

Very nice abstract image. It is well seen and photographed. It almost looks like and airel shot of some mountains. I am jellous, one of the places on my bucket list to visit is Iceland. Just don't know it it will ever happen.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 20, 2015 at 7:29 PM

Roel, this is an image that gets better and better as you look at larger and larger versions. The details and subtle patterns are great. There's a fine sense of an aerial view of a highly eroded landscape that sure has me imagining going for a hike of exploration.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on October 20, 2015 at 10:08 PM

Reminds me of some aerial shots I took in Iceland this summer. Great patterns and organized very nicely. I might try increasing the contrast and see where it takes you. I took some similar shots near the foot of the glacier in Vatnajokul National Park. Could we have been near the same mud puddles? sad

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on October 21, 2015 at 1:27 AM

I can see this being 1 meter across or a 100 km across, that's how scaleless it is. I would also see what a bit more contrast does for it as it feels a little flat. Nonetheless a wonderful start to your photographic journey.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on October 21, 2015 at 12:39 PM

Thanks for the comments and suggestions all! I'll try some tweaking with the contrast.

Harry, we might indeed have stared at the same stuff! This was at the foot of the Fláajökull glacier.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 23, 2015 at 11:43 AM

Hi Roel

Mark's comment echoed my thoughts perfectly. very fine work. devil

anxious to see some futur posts of Iceland..

Albert Darmo
Canada

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