Greetings from the Arctic Circle

[Foxx]

Not even going to bother with a real introduction, my threads never get replies anyways.

Here are a few from Abisko, Sweden -- about 200 km north of the arctic circle. Any tips on landscape/mountain photography would be supreme as I am hiking a mountain tomorrow. Any C&C on these would be nice too.

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

 

[Infinite_Day]

That's a beautiful area you're in. I wish I were somewhere that gorgeous right now. Your threads will get replies if you're persistent.

1. I like this shot but would have included less of the steram in the foreground and a bit more of the sky instead. I have always been a fan of a good, stark winter mountain shot with a lot of contrast and an almost B&W feel.

2. I like this shot as well but the sky is very nosiy on my laptop monitor. It might not actually be but it looks fake as a result I looks like you may have had a bit of camera motion during the exposure as well. I realize it was probably quite a long exposure but perhaps more aperture and a faster shutter?

3. This is my least favorite. I think it's because you used a slower shutter speed to get the silky flow look in the water. I personally feel this shot would have been better with a fast shutter speed to freeze the water movement.

4. Pretty neat shot. We have a place like where people stack stone like that in a state park. I like this one and it's well executed.

5. Probably my favorite of the set. Good coloration, good layering, good composition. I think this is a nice landscape shot.

 

[Ron Evers]

All but #2 have a blue colour cast.

#2 is very interesting but spoiled by the light trails.

 

[Infinite_Day]

I noticed that, Ron, but I always felt that a little blue cast to evening/low light winter shots helps to add to the feeling of "coldness". That's all personal preference, though.

 

[Foxx]

That's a beautiful area you're in. I wish I were somewhere that gorgeous right now. Your threads will get replies if you're persistent.

1. I like this shot but would have included less of the steram in the foreground and a bit more of the sky instead. I have always been a fan of a good, stark winter mountain shot with a lot of contrast and an almost B&W feel.

2. I like this shot as well but the sky is very nosiy on my laptop monitor. It might not actually be but it looks fake as a result I looks like you may have had a bit of camera motion during the exposure as well. I realize it was probably quite a long exposure but perhaps more aperture and a faster shutter?

3. This is my least favorite. I think it's because you used a slower shutter speed to get the silky flow look in the water. I personally feel this shot would have been better with a fast shutter speed to freeze the water movement.

4. Pretty neat shot. We have a place like where people stack stone like that in a state park. I like this one and it's well executed.

5. Probably my favorite of the set. Good coloration, good layering, good composition. I think this is a nice landscape shot.

Thanks for the comments!
For #1 -- I find it hard to find an appropriate ratio of sky/land. I can never get a feel for what works best...I'll just start taking multiple versions of the same shot with different ratios I guess

#2 -- it was about 100 seconds I believe. Largest aperture I had! I should look into composites..

#3 -- HDR shot. I totally see what you are talking about with the water flow though.

@Ron --Polar night causes almost all natural light to be blue in this environment(coupled with the snow). I tried my best to fix the temperature, guess I didn't get warm enough

(#1 unedited)

Thanks again for the comments and tips!

 

[shootermcgavin]

Pretty cool, I like the stacked stones shot the best. You're a long way from Georgia...

 

[lolondar]

kewl pics bro
i like them all!!!!!

 

[Ron Evers]

Foxx, a skylight 1-A filter would help tone down the blue.

 

[Big Mike]

Many of these look a bit underexposed.

Keep in mind that your camera's meter (like all camera meters) is calibrated to get proper exposure for a middle grey subject/scene. So when you scene has a lot of snow (which is brighter than middle grey), you need to increase your exposure (from the camera's recommendation) to get proper exposure.
It can be a little tricky trying to figure out just how much you need to adjust the exposure, but the important part is that you remember that you need positive exposure compensation (plus side of the scale) when your scene is brighter than middle grey and negative when your scene is darker (than middle grey).
Or just use a grey card.

 

[Foxx]

Excellent, thanks Big Mike! I will keep this in mind tomorrow.

 

[Pau1]

Not even going to bother with a real introduction, my threads never get replies anyways.

Reverse psychology, I'll have to try that too.

I liked all your photos, even if they are blue. I mean its cold there.

 

[Foxx]

Not even going to bother with a real introduction, my threads never get replies anyways.

Reverse psychology, I'll have to try that too.

I liked all your photos, even if they are blue. I mean its cold there.

first time it's ever worked :er: haha

and here's a bonus shot I took this evening