Landscape Icelandic coast

Nicolas514 · 11-30-2014, 12:19 PM

I do a lot of landscapes and because I love nordic countries, it is often grey. Just wanted to know if you guys had some advice on a picture like this?

Thanks a million!

Last edited by Nicolas514; 11-30-2014 at 02:26 PM. Reason: Spelling mistake

ZoeB · 11-30-2014, 12:37 PM

This sums up what it's like on nordic coastlines most of the time very well! I feel like... Wait. Like I haven't moved an inch :P
The flat light when it's grey like this can be kinda hard to work with-- photos can sometimes end up looking a little dull. Increasing the clarity (in lightroom) may bring out some definition in the clouds and give the shot a slightly more mystic look. It may also have been smart to stop down so that the whole shot was in focus, the distant coastline is lacking a little in clarity.

DeadJohn · 12-02-2014, 03:52 PM

There's a lot of sky in the composition. Maybe play with the Lightroom clarity slider to get some extra definition to the clouds. The left sky looks overexposed. Try to adjust highlights, and if it's completely blown next time expose for the sky then brighten the ground during processing.

Not much color in the scene. Try boosting saturation or maybe go with a B&W conversion.

Macario · 12-04-2014, 06:27 AM

I would go for moody black and white, should suit the shot very well

tromboads · 12-04-2014, 10:52 PM

What are you trying to show us with that coast line though? The desolation? the bleak horizon? the warn cliff face? I suppose I love a narrative in an image, so a coast line for a coast lines sake doesn't do much for me. The narrative will help you focus what it is you need to change / you are trying to show us?

There a a trillion different ways that image could be edited for a different story each time. What story do you want to choose?

Nicolas514 · 12-08-2014, 05:39 AM

Originally posted by tromboads

What are you trying to show us with that coast line though? The desolation? the bleak horizon? the warn cliff face? I suppose I love a narrative in an image, so a coast line for a coast lines sake doesn't do much for me. The narrative will help you focus what it is you need to change / you are trying to show us?

There a a trillion different ways that image could be edited for a different story each time. What story do you want to choose?

I was trying to show the the solitude and the isolaton of that specific place. On one side you have this barren land, void of any other car and then the vastness of the ocean on the other side (that's why there is more ocean than land, to create a sens of isolation.

**dadipentak** · 12-08-2014, 06:47 AM

Maybe some palm trees & parrots?

I like it.

11-30-2014, 12:19 PM	#1
Nicolas514 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Stockholm Photos: Albums Posts: 87	Icelandic coast Lens: 18-135mm WR Camera: K-5 Photo Location: Snaefjelsness Peninsula, Iceland ISO: 400 Aperture: F5 I do a lot of landscapes and because I love nordic countries, it is often grey. Just wanted to know if you guys had some advice on a picture like this? Thanks a million! Last edited by Nicolas514; 11-30-2014 at 02:26 PM. Reason: Spelling mistake

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11-30-2014, 12:37 PM	#2
ZoeB Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tromsø, Norway Posts: 886	This sums up what it's like on nordic coastlines most of the time very well! I feel like... Wait. Like I haven't moved an inch :P The flat light when it's grey like this can be kinda hard to work with-- photos can sometimes end up looking a little dull. Increasing the clarity (in lightroom) may bring out some definition in the clouds and give the shot a slightly more mystic look. It may also have been smart to stop down so that the whole shot was in focus, the distant coastline is lacking a little in clarity.

12-02-2014, 03:52 PM	#3
DeadJohn Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York Posts: 4,834	There's a lot of sky in the composition. Maybe play with the Lightroom clarity slider to get some extra definition to the clouds. The left sky looks overexposed. Try to adjust highlights, and if it's completely blown next time expose for the sky then brighten the ground during processing. Not much color in the scene. Try boosting saturation or maybe go with a B&W conversion.

12-04-2014, 06:27 AM	#4
Macario Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Hoek van Holland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,393	I would go for moody black and white, should suit the shot very well

12-04-2014, 10:52 PM	#5
tromboads Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Melbs Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,240	What are you trying to show us with that coast line though? The desolation? the bleak horizon? the warn cliff face? I suppose I love a narrative in an image, so a coast line for a coast lines sake doesn't do much for me. The narrative will help you focus what it is you need to change / you are trying to show us? There a a trillion different ways that image could be edited for a different story each time. What story do you want to choose?

12-08-2014, 05:39 AM	#6
Nicolas514 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Stockholm Photos: Albums Posts: 87 Original Poster	Originally posted by tromboads What are you trying to show us with that coast line though? The desolation? the bleak horizon? the warn cliff face? I suppose I love a narrative in an image, so a coast line for a coast lines sake doesn't do much for me. The narrative will help you focus what it is you need to change / you are trying to show us? There a a trillion different ways that image could be edited for a different story each time. What story do you want to choose? I was trying to show the the solitude and the isolaton of that specific place. On one side you have this barren land, void of any other car and then the vastness of the ocean on the other side (that's why there is more ocean than land, to create a sens of isolation.

12-08-2014, 06:47 AM	#7
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Maybe some palm trees & parrots? I like it.