Landmannalaugar Hikers

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted November 8, 2015270 views8 comments

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This was from my July trip to Iceland. I have a vertical crop in mind as well, bit I figured I would post the full image. I wish the nice light that had reached the peaks would have lit up the lower elevations but I was happy that I had some clearing at all. A lot more snow than usual for this time of year.
Nikon B810D, 24-120 lens, ISO 200, f8, 1/1000 sec. to freeze the hikers / lessen chances of camera shake, handheld

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8 comments

Comment posted by Basil Greber on November 8, 2015 at 3:53 PM

Very nice, Harry, I like it. Did you have to push the bottom half of the frame a lot in post-processing? It appears to a wee bit noisier than the rest, but that's a minor nit.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on November 8, 2015 at 4:50 PM

Hi Basil - No, the image DR was not really a problem as there were no really bright areas to contend with. Maybe web sharpening was more of the issue? I added contrast in RAW processing globally maybe the fine details in the lower part were emphasized. I know the left corner was a muddy mess riddled with tracks which does give it a texture that does appear a little unnatural to me. The grass areas adjacent look fine to me. Definitely not any noise apparent in the file as when shadows brought up more than they should be. Thanks for the look.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 8, 2015 at 6:04 PM

This is a stunning landscape, Harry, with the patches of snow and various greens plus the many layers of ridges. The hikers really set the scale well.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on November 9, 2015 at 11:00 AM

Way cool! Those patches of snow are so nice at this area, just ridiclulous. And this is one of those relatively rare instances (for me at least) where including humans gives the photo a whole lot extra.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on November 12, 2015 at 5:27 PM

Superb image and the hikers really make it better. The clarity of this landscape area in this image is the best of all you images. Thanks for your sharpening suggestions.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on November 13, 2015 at 6:42 PM

Harry,
This photo is so unusual that my right brain deduced it was an oil painting while my cognitive self knew it was a photo by virtue of where I was viewing it. The shot is very evocative. Like it just the way it is!
Patrick devil

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on November 30, 2015 at 3:41 PM

An impressive landscape with a very strong graphical impact, Harry! Both exposure and composition are perfect and the inclusion of the hikers to provide scale really works nicely here. The colors of the terrain are amazing and make the contrast with the snow patches even more impressive. Very nicely seen and captured! devil

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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on December 2, 2015 at 3:35 PM

I continue to be wowed by your Iceland images, Harry. I just love the greens and yellows with the snow and the series of low ridges (lateral moraines??) that make movement across the image (and across the landscape) so interesting. I too thought it perhaps had some noise issues, but the larger image is clean as a whistle. Very nice! I'm eager to see the vertical variation you are considering as well.

Registered on December 14, 2010, 122 Posts, 1034 Comments