salvatore.mele 1 Posted October 23, 2004 I took this shot at 1am, local time, in Krossfjorden, a fjord in Spitzberg island, a mere thousand kilometers from the North Pole. At these latitudes, in summer, the sun never goes below the horizon, and a copper glow reflects off the mountains in the golden light of the midnight sun. I was just walking out of the cabin and on the deck of our moored sailboat after dinner, for some mundane chore, and I saw this floating iceberg with those three resting birds. It was a zen moment, so to say, I grabbed my camera and shot without thinking too much, completely absorbed by the view. Do you like this shot? Is it too symmetric? Should it be less centered? And what about the colours? Comments very much appreciated. Link to comment
within 0 Posted October 23, 2004 love the shot and I think it must of been some walk don't do a scot on us cos we need great photo,s like this one . well done ! Link to comment
b_b21 0 Posted October 23, 2004 Maybe I would have cropped just below the top most part of the black of the shadow (bottom left) but that is just my personal taste. I find in general the whole isue of the symmetric placement not a bad point. The highlights on the left look balanced by the shadows on the right, making a pleasent efect. About the colors, they are just right. Overall great picture. Greetings B. B. Link to comment
pitman 0 Posted October 24, 2004 It looks like a great moment in time and i can understand the zen feeling. But there somthing that bothers me, could be the colours, it might be because i have not seen what its like over there at 1am and therefore cant imagine what colours should be correct. I also think BB segestion of a lower crop would be good, just to knock it off center and to remove the dark patch. Very nice. Link to comment
anish 0 Posted October 24, 2004 This is a very cool shot. As far as symmetry goes, i think it works for this shot. But i would actually take off from the bottom and top. Something like this... I didn't spend much time, but this is roughly what I had in mind. I give this a 6/6 -Anish Link to comment
sef1664877429 0 Posted October 25, 2004 Think I'm agreeing with Anish's crop. The panaramic format suits the centered nature of the photo, and prhehaps increases the psychological distance between the pair and the single bird. I might make the crop even narrower, actually. Link to comment
johannes_felten 0 Posted October 27, 2004 Very apt title and very peaceful atmosphere. Well done. Link to comment
gornjane 0 Posted June 6, 2005 Nulla dies sine camera obscura! Eu artufex Salvatore - 7! Amicus, S.M. Link to comment
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