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* Krafla ' s caldera hiking path *


* Krafla ' s caldera hiking path *
Photo Information
Copyright: Carol Dorion (CAROL50) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 474 W: 57 N: 1104] (4743)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-09-03
Categories: Nature, Mood
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/80 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Iceland...magical beauty on the planet Earth.. [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-10-18 11:31
Viewed: 410
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a view ( a partial view of a larger geothermal area named Krafla -this is the caldera of an active volcano )from the Leirhnjukur rim path . Rather than a cone-shaped peak Krafla is a largely level system of north-south trending fissure underlaid by a great magma chamber, at present the ground is rising indicating possible future activity , the Nordic Volcanological Center monitors and keeps tracks of the most recent developments As is the case here hiking is always dangerous , the earth's crust is thin and the ground is ferociously hot so hikers are well advised not to stray from the marked path at any time !
1/80, ISO 100, F/5 applied extra contrast to bring out more details ,USM , a small frame ,
Thank you for looking ,
Carol
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To Ber: Thank you BernardaCAROL50 1 11-21 10:12
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  • AndroK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1503 W: 23 N: 0] (11854)
  • [2008-10-18 11:36]

Hi Carol...
Beautiful shot with nice scene...
Nice composition...
Regards...
Andro

A dramatic and exciting landscape, the rising steam is great! Very good placement of the hikers aross the lower quarter of the frame.
Rew

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  • dareco Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1717 W: 16 N: 840] (15143)
  • [2008-10-18 12:09]

A very interesting post!! Perfect pov and wonderful timing to capture these people walking, a nice addition. TFS

Good story. And a great picture in a not real environment with real people.

Best regards Ben

Bonjour Carol,
Superbe ambiance avec une belle réussite pour capter la lumière de manière équilibrée, pas facile à faire dans cette situation. Le format carré convient fort bien ici. Super !
Amicalement
Jean

Nice landscape shot.. The figures give a good sense of scale and stand out nicely against the barren rock..

If anything I'd crop a fraction off the top - as there's a hint of horizon in the distance and brings an 'end' (boundary) to the scene if you know what I mean. Nice to imagine that this landscape goes on and on..

Cheers
DAvid

Hi Carol,
Another typical Icelandic view - an active volcano. Well captured moment as the walking people show contrast to the black lava. Great sharpness and representation of smoke. Like it was taken on the Moon. :) Fantastic image! Keep it up!
Greetings,
Kristof

An amazing scene. Great composition, although I agree with whiteknight about cropping the top of. The walkers red really stands out. well done.

Phil

IMO " almost " Carol : you should have waited till they went up and you should, in the mean time, went down.
For me it's a shame that those people are on the photo :
what a landscape !! Rough, smoking, ...
I'm seeking by going down a wider view, depth.

In short :
Now you have people in bright red jackets in front of a smoking background.
Do you get my ... " regret " :-)

Oh well, I can filter them out

TFS Carol
Jan

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  • Ber Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 298 W: 67 N: 67] (4660)
  • [2008-11-21 9:33]
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krajobraz ksiezycowy... prawie jak wersja czarnobiala, ale spacerujace kolorowe ludziki oddaja rzeczywisty wymiar
pozdrawiam

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  • k-2 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 632 W: 13 N: 491] (3541)
  • [2009-03-01 10:21]
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Hello Carol.
I like the sense of scale that you have brought to the picture by including the people. The bright jackets just happen to add.
Positioning them in the corner is a good idea here. Thanks for posting. Karin

PS. May I ask you if you have any photographic advice for me when I go to Iceland this coming August. I will bring a tripod and some neutral density filters and of course a warming polarizer. What are your thoughts?? Would you do anything differently?
Thanks in advance. Karin

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  • hama Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 164 W: 0 N: 68] (1257)
  • [2009-03-02 9:30]

Hi Carol my friend,
An interesting shot with good narration. Wonderful placement of elements. Seeing an active volcano is good. TFS.

Sarwar

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