p.1 #1 · Four of Risin og Kellingin, on the Faroe Islands
When I go around photographing, I always love to learn about the myths and legends attached to the places I shoot. I find them to be very inspiring, and when I can't find any, I always make up stories of my own instead.
Risin og Kellingin, or The Giant and The Witch, are two sea stacks off the coasts of Eysturoy, on the Faroe Islands. Legends tell that the two of them went from Iceland to Faroe to reclaim the islands, and bring them back. However, their nighttime attempts to pull the Faroes back to Iceland failed, and as morning's first light shone on them, it turned them into stone, and there they stood since.
Here's four different images of Risin og Kellingin, taken on four different days from three different viewpoints:
Phase One IQ4, XT - Rodenstock 90mm, 2 minutes Frame Averaging at f/11
Phase One IQ4, XT - Rodenstock 23mm, 4 minutes Frame Averaging at f/13
Phase One IQ4, Hasselblad 180mm V, 1/20 seconds exposure at f/11
Phase One IQ4, Hasselblad 180mm V, 1/30 seconds exposure at f/11
Can't wait to be back there in March! Thank you for viewing & commenting, best regards
p.1 #2 · Four of Risin og Kellingin, on the Faroe Islands
Vieri, I as a viewer always love reading the backstory when images are presented. These are beautiful images and the BW images are stunning. Thanks for sharing images from seldom seen location. 👍🏻
p.1 #3 · Four of Risin og Kellingin, on the Faroe Islands
Fantastic and dreamy image set from Vieri as expected. World class photography.
Hue and composition are great and impressive B+W image pair.
Spelling mistake og -> of
p.1 #5 · Four of Risin og Kellingin, on the Faroe Islands
keepclicking wrote:
Vieri, I as a viewer always love reading the backstory when images are presented. These are beautiful images and the BW images are stunning. Thanks for sharing images from seldom seen location. 👍🏻
Thank you very much for your kind comment, glad you enjoyed the stories behind the images!
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junglialoh wrote:
Fantastic and dreamy image set from Vieri as expected. World class photography.
Hue and composition are great and impressive B+W image pair.
Spelling mistake og -> of
Thank you very much indeed, that is truly much appreciated and very kind of you, so glad you enjoyed both the colour and the B&W work!
About the spelling, "Risin og Kellingin" is actually correct; in Faroese - "og" means "and".
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volhoosier wrote:
awesome pictures. your skill is evident. thanks for sharing with us.
Thank you very much indeed for your kind words, much appreciated!
p.1 #6 · Four of Risin og Kellingin, on the Faroe Islands
Nice images (as usual) Vieri. Covid cancelled my Faroes trip a couple of years back, but it remains on my "to-do" list. Nice to see that using the Cambo and IQ4150 will be fine in the Faroes!
p.1 #10 · Four of Risin og Kellingin, on the Faroe Islands
kdphotography wrote:
Nice images (as usual) Vieri. Covid cancelled my Faroes trip a couple of years back, but it remains on my "to-do" list. Nice to see that using the Cambo and IQ4150 will be fine in the Faroes!
ken
Hey Ken, so sorry to hear that you had to pospone your Faroe trip due to Covid, and I hope you'll be able to get there soon! I loved using my XT first, and my Arca-Swiss Rm3di then, on my Faroe trips and I am looking forward to using my Arca-Swiss some more in March - no problems at all, you'll be fine with your Cambo!
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LovePG wrote:
Beautiful set, love the one in GOLD.
Thank you very muchi indeed!
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Mark Metternich wrote:
Phenomenal images from a wonder of a location!
Hey Mark, thank you so much for your comment, truly much appreciated, happy you liked them!
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Twells wrote:
#1 & #2 are stunning images Vieri!
Tom
Thank you very much Tom, that's truly much appreciated!
p.1 #15 · Four of Risin og Kellingin, on the Faroe Islands
Wonderful photos. Very pleasing to the eye.
How did you accomplish the "frame averaging?" I am assuming if the frame average was 2 minutes, you had four 30 second photos or eight 15 second photos, etc. and they combined in some way.
How did you accomplish the blend? Lightroom? Photoshop? Other software? Thank you in advance.
FullFrame wrote:
Wonderful photos. Very pleasing to the eye.
How did you accomplish the "frame averaging?" I am assuming if the frame average was 2 minutes, you had four 30 second photos or eight 15 second photos, etc. and they combined in some way.
How did you accomplish the blend? Lightroom? Photoshop? Other software? Thank you in advance.
Frame Averaging is a feature built-in PhaseOne IQ4 digital backs: you establish your "base exposure", e.g. 1/50 second, and then you simply input in a menu your desired exposure length, say 10 minutes, and the camera takes as many shots at 1/50th of a second as it needs and combines them in a single file - magic!
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StevenWrites wrote:
love the sunset pic! So dreamy. Tell a story.
Thank you so much Steven, so glad you enjoyed them and the sunset one in particular!