White sea
by otto22

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

White sea
by otto22

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 otto22

Comment by bmartuch:
From out of the sea.

Sun house
by otto22

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).

The photographer
by otto22

Comment by Jules1x:
Hi from the Critique Club.

This is a beauty of an image, and it scored very well so the DPC community obviously agreed with me.

For me that curve in the northern lights balanced with the curve of the water made this image really special. I also liked being able to see the detail and color in the grass and the surrounding area. That gave the shot lots of context. I did not particularly like the red light from the other camera in the image, that distracted me a bit from the overall beauty of the scene. But I still gave this a 7 during voting, so I still thought it was a pretty spectacular capture. (Plus I liked the person in the scene, and that person came with the red light so I kind of overlooked it.)

Thanks for sharing! Looks like you had a nice evening.

Fall
by otto22

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An attractive image that comes close to meeting the challenge.

There are a few specular highlights that are starting to form bokeh but I feel that the image as a whole is more soft focus than true bokeh, though it is definitely not far off. I think this could have been more effective if you had, for example, some sunlit water in the background then those highlights would be a lot better defined and much more effective than what you have here.

In terms of exposure I feel you have a little too much of it, there are some severely blown highlights on the leaves of the focused plant in the foreground which are detrimental to the image as a whole. The composition is good with the foreground plant occupying a RoT hotspot and coming in from the corner with diagonals of colour running through the background, it works well.

A good attempt thanks for your submission, Sid

Fall
by otto22

Comment by posthumous:
spectacular in its way

The photographer
by otto22

Comment by illini75:
I hope he got some good shots

Sun house
by otto22

Comment by Pangurban:
Love the light effects.

The photographer
by otto22

Comment by Pangurban:
Beautiful!