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    Hello guys Seascape taken from boat around Svalbard (Norway)

    Canon EOS 1D Mark II
    Ef 17-40 at 17 mm
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    F16 / 1/500sec / ISO 200

    Processed in Canon DPP + PS CS6 tryout NR,Levels,Curves (lum mask ),LCE ,Vibrance ,Sharpening Slight crop + CR

    Hope you like it,comments good or bad please

    Cheers Andreas

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    Hi Andreas, yep captivates the scene well, and good use of the % split between land & sky, although I'm sure the landscape guys will add a truck load more. Like the icy blue of the water coming through in the water, did you slightly darken the sky? Obviously this was taken from the bow as it cut through the ice, were you with Norbert Rosing (but not on HM Stockholm), only because of the linkage of locations? It certainly is a magical location for both landscapes and the wildlife.

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    Hi Steve
    Yes for sky darkening,yes slightly on the left of the bow,no i did not go with NR ,i went with a dutch guy (forgot his name) on the Prof Molchanov.Excellent trip i can ,even if we saw only 4 polar bears in far distance. I could not manage to get a decent shot of the bears.But that`s nature.The boat was small and i met only nice people.

    Thanx for watching Andreas

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    Andreas - nice exposure and detail in the ice. I too like the vastness of the iceflow and the colors of the water and nearest ice.

    TFS,
    Rachel

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    I really like the composition here, Andreas, as well as the depth.
    I wish there were some "blue ice" tones though? Did you tone down the blue/cyan channels at all?
    This could work well in B&W too!
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    Andreas, love the vast icy seascape. A little more blue tones would be nice, but only a touch if you add some. Too much might look unatural due to the overcast conditions. Agree with morkel on the B&W...that was my first thought when I viewed the image..great subject for B&W. Nice work!

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    I agree with the above and add the FG cut int he ice acts strongly as a leading line - so good composition from that perspective.

    Like I did in the post previous to this I would make the following suggestions:

    1) Local Contrast enhancement using USM on a BG Copy at 20/50/0 and change to taste. This will enhance detail in the ice and clouds.
    2) Sharpen it some more after the LCE.

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    Great crit and advice above. Maybe a slight clockwise rotation? Maybe just my eyes :) Lines and composition are magic , TFS

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