Shot somewhere on MývatnsÖræfi(Wasteland) on Iceland.
I was at my work driving to lake Mývatn to check status on the fiber optics for the town Reykjar at Mývatn. Then my colleuge picked in my shouler and point at at this hill. So we stopped and I take a few shot´s. I was not so happy with this picture at the first time. Until I started to work on her in PS. After that I am pretty happy about it.
PS work done: The skies was selcet, and done some color leveling, invert selection and some color leveling, Then boost some upp some sataration and contrast. USM, Resize and save
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The sky is drammatic. The hill is ordinary. And the photo does not bear up under scrutiny; it becomes two photos. Perhaps it would be better if most of the land were cropped a bit below the ridge. I would darken the foreground which is in shadow and brighten/saturate the hill in a kind of mirrored effect to what you did the sky. Then we would see the drama of the sunlit hill more as you and your friend did. Just an idea.
what an interesting composition, even if a bit too dark at the top. i love the range of textures you've captured. good luck with this, and all the challenges yet to come!
I personally would have taken the shot horizontally instead. I find there is to much wasted space and far to much sky. A tighter crop and a wider picture would have made for a better shot in my opinion. I also find that this photo lack subject. Perhaps if it wasn't so dark and we could see the road better. Good luck and keep up the good work in 2005.
For me... the dark sky on the top left just isn't real. I kinda like the effect, but it keeps bugging me at the same time. And I keep thinking that the road in front ought to be brighter because of how bright the rest of the scene is. It's probably in shadow, but it just "feels" out of place. Anyway, those are my thoughts. Good luck on the challenge!
I don't care for the crop here. If you crop off the top 2/3 (just above the lower cloud formations) if is a very nice image. The sky does not add anything to the photo, IMHO.
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