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p.2 #1Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
Love the entire series, even with the coma in the wide field astro stuff!
The lights in the cemetery, do you know if that is an Icelandic tradition?
The lights in the cemetery, do you know if that is an Icelandic tradition?
Feb 07, 2016 at 01:06 PM
p.2 #2Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
Wow very nice work. Thanks for sharing.
Feb 07, 2016 at 01:10 PM
p.2 #3Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
Please, please do NOT listen to those "nice shots" guys.
God, I hate "nice shots" comments. Boris posted an incredible series and all you can say
is "nice shots"? Seriously?
And please, do not limit it to 5 pictures, you are an inspiration to me
and when I will go to Iceland I want to plan my trip around your pictures. So keep everything here as is.
Thank you!
God, I hate "nice shots" comments. Boris posted an incredible series and all you can say
is "nice shots"? Seriously?
And please, do not limit it to 5 pictures, you are an inspiration to me
and when I will go to Iceland I want to plan my trip around your pictures. So keep everything here as is.
Thank you!
Feb 07, 2016 at 01:17 PM
p.2 #4Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
#27 was my favorite. Thanks for posting them.
Feb 07, 2016 at 01:43 PM
p.2 #5Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
6,7,27,and 36....great work in general!
Will be making second trip to Iceland in May, thanks for the inspiration.
Will be making second trip to Iceland in May, thanks for the inspiration.
Feb 07, 2016 at 01:52 PM
p.2 #6Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
Thanks Jan, Steve, Andrew, Sean and ceblaum!
@jancohen: I don't think it's an Icelandic tradition, but today nearly every graveyard and many houses look like this. The availability of cheap LED lights probably changed a lot. And in some kind it makes sense. In wintertime it's dark from 3pm until 10am (sunrise is at 11 am and sunset is at 3pm).
Boris
@jancohen: I don't think it's an Icelandic tradition, but today nearly every graveyard and many houses look like this. The availability of cheap LED lights probably changed a lot. And in some kind it makes sense. In wintertime it's dark from 3pm until 10am (sunrise is at 11 am and sunset is at 3pm).
Boris
Feb 07, 2016 at 02:00 PM
p.2 #8Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
Lovely series Boris. Brings back many memories and further fuels my desire to go back in Winter !
I'd have preferred 2-3 threads with 10-15 shots per thread. This would have made C&C easier - as I noticed no-one has added any critique at all (bar the waterfall comment). My main criticism would be overuse of the Clarity & sharpening sliders in some shots. e.g. I love the Vestrahorn shots - but most exhibit that overuse.
Personally I like smoothed falls/clouds/sea however I always take at least 2 (frozen and smoothed) and usually more ! For the Ice Caves I think you need a body in the shots to give a sense of scale.
Favs : 1, 3, 5, 12, 19, 22, 26, 29, 38 ...... and 27 would have been my overall favourite but those clarity/sharpening sliders have spoilt a great shot for me (the positive to that is of course you could, if you felt like it, re-process and deliver a stunner).
I'd have preferred 2-3 threads with 10-15 shots per thread. This would have made C&C easier - as I noticed no-one has added any critique at all (bar the waterfall comment). My main criticism would be overuse of the Clarity & sharpening sliders in some shots. e.g. I love the Vestrahorn shots - but most exhibit that overuse.
Personally I like smoothed falls/clouds/sea however I always take at least 2 (frozen and smoothed) and usually more ! For the Ice Caves I think you need a body in the shots to give a sense of scale.
Favs : 1, 3, 5, 12, 19, 22, 26, 29, 38 ...... and 27 would have been my overall favourite but those clarity/sharpening sliders have spoilt a great shot for me (the positive to that is of course you could, if you felt like it, re-process and deliver a stunner).
Feb 07, 2016 at 02:35 PM
p.2 #9Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
Thanks Toothwalker and Kevin!
@Frogfish: I agree that #27 looks a bit oversharpened in that image size. In LR it looks much smoother. Part of the problem is that I use no good output sharpening script but only the standard export function of LR. With some images you get nevertheless good results, but sometimes you either loose details or the image looks oversharpenend. I'm just not willing to install PS just for sharpening images for the web.
What's possible with a good sharpening script show for example the web images from Luca (Denoir), Samuli and Phillip Reeve.
Boris
@Frogfish: I agree that #27 looks a bit oversharpened in that image size. In LR it looks much smoother. Part of the problem is that I use no good output sharpening script but only the standard export function of LR. With some images you get nevertheless good results, but sometimes you either loose details or the image looks oversharpenend. I'm just not willing to install PS just for sharpening images for the web.
What's possible with a good sharpening script show for example the web images from Luca (Denoir), Samuli and Phillip Reeve.
Boris
Feb 07, 2016 at 03:19 PM
p.2 #10Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
Boris,
Exceedingly nice images! Thank you for sharing.
It's hard to pick a clear winner as most are well composed and processed, but 6, 9, 10, 13, 23, 25 & 28 definitely make me wanna be there.
My guess is that the use of ND and CPL filters was a factor in applying specific PP settings. Could you please elaborate on your post processing, specifically on colour balance and saturation?
Exceedingly nice images! Thank you for sharing.
It's hard to pick a clear winner as most are well composed and processed, but 6, 9, 10, 13, 23, 25 & 28 definitely make me wanna be there.
My guess is that the use of ND and CPL filters was a factor in applying specific PP settings. Could you please elaborate on your post processing, specifically on colour balance and saturation?
Feb 07, 2016 at 03:23 PM
p.2 #11Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
Thanks JaKo!
Each image is processed individually. But they have some things in common. Everything is done in LR. Contrast is often adjusted to +50, but sometimes even to +80, clarity is somewhere between 0 and +30 (in some rare cases up to +50), satuation is in most cases around +20 (but sometimes 0 or up to +30), often the darker parts are adjusted to +20 (I don't know the english name of this slider in LR). My default sharpening setting is 50/0.7/100/0, but I often adjust details and mask settings individually.
What I probably use more than other people are the graduated filter tools to adjust contrast and lightness/darkness locally in the image. WB is always adjusted manually and subjectively.
Boris
Each image is processed individually. But they have some things in common. Everything is done in LR. Contrast is often adjusted to +50, but sometimes even to +80, clarity is somewhere between 0 and +30 (in some rare cases up to +50), satuation is in most cases around +20 (but sometimes 0 or up to +30), often the darker parts are adjusted to +20 (I don't know the english name of this slider in LR). My default sharpening setting is 50/0.7/100/0, but I often adjust details and mask settings individually.
What I probably use more than other people are the graduated filter tools to adjust contrast and lightness/darkness locally in the image. WB is always adjusted manually and subjectively.
Boris
Feb 07, 2016 at 03:40 PM
p.2 #12Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
Amazing the blue inside the ice cave is so intense so surreal
Feb 07, 2016 at 04:34 PM
p.2 #13Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
1,2, 16, 17, 19, 20,25 and 26 are my favorites. However they all are stunning. Beautiful work.
Birdie
Birdie
Feb 07, 2016 at 04:35 PM
p.2 #14Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
Thank you very much for sharing. My favorites are #1, ,9, 12, 27, and 36. But all these are beautiful and inspiring images!
Feb 07, 2016 at 05:17 PM
p.2 #15Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
Very Impressive.Too many great shots to even narrow down a favorite.Your planning,dedication and skill paid off with so many shots to be proud of. Doug M
Feb 07, 2016 at 05:59 PM
p.2 #16Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
snowboarder wrote:
Please, please do NOT listen to those "nice shots" guys.
God, I hate "nice shots" comments. Boris posted an incredible series and all you can say
is "nice shots"? Seriously?
And please, do not limit it to 5 pictures, you are an inspiration to me
and when I will go to Iceland I want to plan my trip around your pictures. So keep everything here as is.
Thank you!
Wel, at least people said nice shots...what exactly did you say?
Like I said, if someone wants constructive feedback, limit the number posted and then possibly they would get something more in-depth than nice shots.
Your comment "incredible" really does nothing more than "nice shots".
Please, please do NOT listen to those "nice shots" guys.
God, I hate "nice shots" comments. Boris posted an incredible series and all you can say
is "nice shots"? Seriously?
And please, do not limit it to 5 pictures, you are an inspiration to me
and when I will go to Iceland I want to plan my trip around your pictures. So keep everything here as is.
Thank you!
Wel, at least people said nice shots...what exactly did you say?
Like I said, if someone wants constructive feedback, limit the number posted and then possibly they would get something more in-depth than nice shots.
Your comment "incredible" really does nothing more than "nice shots".
Feb 07, 2016 at 06:18 PM
p.2 #17Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
After more than 20 shots I go to sleep, regardless of whether they are nice shots or incredible shots.
Feb 07, 2016 at 08:52 PM
p.2 #18Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
I'd probably barf after 20 shots, then pass out. If that's what you meant, that is.
Feb 07, 2016 at 09:27 PM
p.2 #19Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
What a great set Boris! Looks like Zeiss and the D800E are a match made in heaven. I'm curious if you focus stacked many of these. The depth of field seems so huge. I must get over there some day on a photography trip... 
Feb 07, 2016 at 09:38 PM
p.2 #20Iceland in winter with Nikon D800E + Zeiss lenses
Superb series Boris !!! My favorites are 3, 5 and 24
Feb 07, 2016 at 10:16 PM