Ice world
by Gudjonotto

Comment by ArnaMarie:
I am such a sucker for star images photography. And this image is great. I love that you have also captured the reflection in the water! In my opinion the iceberg is a little distracting, but that is probably a matter of taste :) I gave you a 9. Good luck in the challenge!

Ice world
by Gudjonotto

Comment by Denise:
AWESOME

White sea
by Gudjonotto

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I like the idea you're pursuing here. It looks like you have a great setting to work with. I have to really look to see if it's been converted to b/w. The main problem, though, are the strong expanses of white and lack of contrast. I can see by your settings that 30 seconds is a pretty long exposure, esp at only f11. One of two things had to change to bring more out of this image: either shorten your exposure time, probably by 15 seconds, or increase your dof and take it down as far as your lens can manage - f25, f32.

Or a combo of both, say like something f15 at 15 seconds for a starting point then adjusting from there. You may want to look at work by fellow DPCers marnet and Cuttooth, both of whom tend to use long exposure for seascapes to great effect. Check out the settings they use. And if they don't list them in their photographer's notes, you can always pm them and ask.

I hope this critique has been helpful, feel free to PM me with any questions.

Susan

Ice world
by Gudjonotto

Comment by MeMex2:
Very cool!

White sea
by Gudjonotto

Comment by JakeKurdsjuk:
A little too white?

White sea
by Gudjonotto

Comment by clickodak:
I love it. Give 8

White sea
by Gudjonotto

Comment by blindjustice:
Like a relief map of the Himalayas.

White sea
by Gudjonotto

Comment by Dennisheckman:
I really like the high key feel to this. You have to have the rocks, otherwise one would get lost in the mist and never return.

White sea
by Gudjonotto

Comment by bmartuch:
From out of the sea.

Sun house
by Gudjonotto

Comment by Jules1x:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Hi Gudjon,

A solid entry into the low contrast challenge that received an above average score, so well done. This is a pretty piece of land you chose to photograph, and the clouds made it a perfect fit for the challenge.

For me the sun-rays through the clouds (or is that rain?) helped make the image. And technically your exposure seems right on. The difference between this image and some of the images that were my favorite in this challenge was that I just did not feel strongly pulled into the image. The location, while pretty, seemed a bit ordinary. (Although I know that definitely may not be the case, but it just didn't speak strongly to me that this was a site I would need to see in person).