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Cotlake
26-09-2009, 21:46
Here's another I'm pleased with. Please be (and I mean it) critical.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f296/Dingsking/IMG_0400.jpg

I have recognised that downloading onto the forum does reduce the quality from original.

Regards,

Greg

aquapiranha
26-09-2009, 22:05
Hi Greg. As a non-expert, it looks great to me! I would dearly love to visit Iceland one day, it is a country of contrasts, the whole world in one island.

Plus, I might bump into Bjork!

:)

DaveK
26-09-2009, 22:30
Hi Greg,
What's to be critical of? It looks to be a fine pic to me. Like most photos I guess it means more, in terms of refreshing memories, to you than to others. It's not, IMHO, one of those pics that stands alone as a work of art, (like those flower pics posted recently by Shaun (and to a lesser extent by Hamish - sorry Hamish, technically a beautiful pic, but not as 'artistic' as Shaun's IMHO :) ), but as a scene representative of Iceland it works very well.
Just my opinion - I know nowt abart owt, as others will confirm :lol: .
Cheers,

NRG
26-09-2009, 23:16
Greg, looks like we've been following each other! :lolsign:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l82/_NRG_/Nature/Gullfoss_waterfall.jpg

Another I have to hand:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l82/_NRG_/Nature/Iceland_river.jpg

...Iv'e got a few more....

NRG
26-09-2009, 23:28
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l82/_NRG_/Nature/DSCF1634_800.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l82/_NRG_/Nature/DSCF1655_800.jpg

DaveK
27-09-2009, 09:06
Hi Neal,
Love the church (cathedral ?) and the river (rapids as opposed to waterfalls) - both pics which appeal greatly to me.
Cheers,

Varun
27-09-2009, 12:27
Hi Greg,

Holiday snap shots are just those and do not need judgements or comments. We all take them. You are capturing a moment of your passing through a place. Day light colour photography, especially over head sun always bleaches colour- and unless you use a skylight or UV filter distance shots have a blue haze. One can go a step further and capture the same places in extreme lights- known as post card or coffe table book images.

Majority of serious minded amateurs/professionals do just that. You will see their prints of local attractions in "frame and print" shops in most places.

Beyond that is a serious photographer- and that is hard tough undertaking-often without financial rewards. What Shaun was showing were very carefully crafted images with a great deal of attention shown to every minor detail. That needs experience on top of a good eye.

Varun
27-09-2009, 12:31
Hi Neal,

I am intrigued by the tall church image-well done-the image lends itself to converging verticals-normally a nightmare when photographying tall building. What did you use?

NRG
27-09-2009, 20:16
Thank You, I used nothing more than my humble Fuji Finepix F11 point n shoot camera...

The Grand Wazoo
27-09-2009, 22:58
I was admiring the photo of the church this morning & I initially thought , "Wow what an amazing piece of architecture"......... & I still think that.

However, some other thoughts have been going through my mind and some of them might just be mildly heretical in nature!! I must point out that I am highly sceptical of organised religion, but fully respect your right to believe whatever it is you want to believe.

I can't help thinking though, that if you wanted to illustrate the theory that there's something "special" up there, then there's nothing more obvious than building a socking great brick-built arrow pointing that way!!

Great photo by the way. Great subject too, whatever your religious belief(s).

Varun
28-09-2009, 05:56
Thanks Neal,

The image makes the bulding taller than it is because of the convergence of straight perpendicular lines.

Chris; The practice of building tall monuments dates back to the Mesopotamians (Iraq) of some 4200 years ago. The king had to climb all the way to perform the religious ceremonies. The Sumerian image of God was kept in 'holy of the holies' in a small chamber.

Here is an image of the Ziggurat copied from Google. This is a computer reconstruction- I do not believe there are any complete and intact Ziggurats that have survived.

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/3038/ur2d.jpg

NRG
28-09-2009, 06:08
Trust me it really is that tall! I wanted to emphasise the fact hence the angle I took the picture from....oh and because I couldn't fit it in the view finder! :lolsign:

Haselsh1
28-09-2009, 17:45
Hmmm... I know this is gonna sound like a clever shit but one can correct converging verticals in Photoshop. I'll check it out and get back... it needs a bit of revision on my part. Are the waterfall shots of Gullfoss...??? It's one of the places I really must go to before I die. OK, it sounds a bit abrupt but then I guess death is...!!!

Varun
28-09-2009, 17:52
I understand Shaun that that is so. It is possible to correct distortion- but then camera companies keep on producing PC lenses- always very expensive. I once having decided to never return to 35mm seriously considered going to 5x4 with tilts and shifts but apart from a low quality graflex with a schneider xenar lens- did not get very far. Still have those 5x4 negative holders.

Cotlake
28-09-2009, 19:07
Hi Neal,

The cathedral was not so good when I was there :steam:
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f296/Dingsking/IMG_0505.jpg

This Puffin was nice....
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f296/Dingsking/IMG_0539.jpg

.......as was this Redshank.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f296/Dingsking/IMG_0702.jpg

Fancy a Shag or five?
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f296/Dingsking/IMG_0562.jpg

This through the coach window.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f296/Dingsking/IMG_0733.jpg

And finally, Iceland in July. 70 degrees :)
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f296/Dingsking/IMG_0620.jpg

Greg

PS. Shaun, I'm just a happy snapper. What are converging verticals?

NRG
28-09-2009, 19:25
Great pics Greg! Love the Puffin...I think the locals eat them from time to time!

Marco
29-09-2009, 12:36
I think the locals eat them from time to time!


Well you know what they say...... (Sing to the tune of the old 'Penguin' biscuit ad).....

"When you feel a puh-pupa-peckish, puppa-pick-upa PUFFIN!"

:lol: :eyebrows:

Marco.

Stratmangler
29-09-2009, 14:05
I'm just a happy snapper. What are converging verticals?

It's when buildings appear to be falling backwards.

Chris:)