Cold & Still
by orvaratli

Comment by LN13:
So sharp. So stunning. One of my two 10s.

Cold & Still
by orvaratli

Comment by sidpixel:
Lovely exposure, composition and reflections, great image

Cold & Still
by orvaratli

Comment by otto22:
Glæsileg mynd og Vinnslan gjörsamlega til fyrirmyndar!!!!

Rusty Shack
by orvaratli

Comment by FrankRobinson:
Hi Orvar, you asked for a critique, so here it is! Completely subjective of course, but you knew that. It's also going to be quite short since I don't know what I can say that you don't already know so I'm going to stick with what I got out of looking at it.

The composition of the shot bothers me a little. Obviously you have no control over the shape of the aurora, but that does work well with the angle of entry into the shot and the lovely curves. The clouds give it some good structure - layers of interest if you like, but the house / shack doesn't seem quite right. Why?

Firstly it is in the middle, so it grabs my attention, but it isn't very interesting. It is competing with the aurora for my interest, and loses but won't go away. It also looks a little over sharpened. Finally, the house (and clouds) are very red - possibly light pollution combined with a long exposure and the resulting white balance issues? I don't know if you could have toned this down to a more natural colour but I suspect that it would look more pleasing.

Of course this is all nit picking in what is a very good capture of a beautiful scene, so congratulations on that!

Rusty Shack
by orvaratli

Comment by IreneM:
You had a lot of competition in this challenge, Örvar but my God is this a stunning image! Many congrats on the HM.

Rusty Shack
by orvaratli

Comment by liberty:
Nice job and colors! Congrats on 5th.

Rusty Shack
by orvaratli

Comment by wolf:
This is absolutely amazing! Blue for sure! 10.

Rusty Shack
by orvaratli

Comment by giantmike:
Very nicely done! Very the northern lights bright enough to light the shack that well, or did you have to use an extra light source?

Rusty Shack
by orvaratli

Comment by Tiny:
This is one great shot and has my top vote at the present moment of time.

Rusty Shack
by orvaratli

Comment by bvy:
Well, yes, good. Very good, in fact. But I'm sure I've seen it before.