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Frosen Power
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Challenge: Free Study 2010-02 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM II
Location: Iceland, Thingvellir, Oxararfoss
Date: Feb 28, 2010
Aperture: 5,6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 282 sec
Galleries: Landscape, Water
Date Uploaded: Feb 28, 2010

 I went with two dear friends to Thingvellir. It was freezing cold; I couldn’t even feel my fingers on the camera. It was a very calm bright night; no one was there except the three of us. It took a while to get in the canyon where the waterfall is and we used headlights to find our way. I have good memories from this photo shoot, beautiful nature and good friendship. What else can you ask for?

The camera was tripod mounted and the picture was taken with a long exposure. We used our headlights to light up the waterfall.

Statistics
Place: 284 out of 379
Avg (all users): 5.2766
Avg (commenters): 0.0000
Avg (participants): 5.1682
Avg (non-participants): 5.6176
Views since voting: 700
Views during voting: 232
Votes: 141
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0

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 03/09/2010 05:17:26 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club.

First impressions are the bright spots on the rocks and the star trails.

Technically it seems like you had a trade-off between such a long exposure (282 seconds, wow) for the star trails and exposing the water correctly. In the end you went with the star trails. I think that was a mistake as the bright spots in the rocks are quite attention grabbing. Composition is good but maybe crop a little off the right as the darkness doesn't add much.

Artistically there are some good "lines" for our eyes to follow that all converge on the waterfall. Overall though the shot lacks a bit of punch, I'm not sure what to suggest to get that though - maybe duotoning?

In summary this is an ok long exposure water shot but they are common at DPC so you need to nail it to score well. Having zero comments during a challenge is quite an achievement - I've still not managed that! Keep submitting!

Feel free to PM me if you have any queries.
Gerry


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