# Into the West

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/into-the-west/31555>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** weekly-challenge\
**Created:** [November 9, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/into-the-west/31555 "2022-11-09T16:09:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Andrzej\_Muzaj](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/andrzej_muzaj/32/15508_2.png) [@Andrzej\_Muzaj](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Andrzej_Muzaj)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/into-the-west/31555/1 "2022-11-09T16:09:28Z")

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![Into the West](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/0/7/073a92779b9baf87de5c9b6003073536d2a65025.jpeg)

Since we already had an image from Faroe Islands in this weekly challenge, I’m gonna say this is the ultimate hero-shot spot for me in whole Faroes. This location really ask for a human figure there, but since I was there completely alone I had to do it myself. The conditions were on the less epic side that Faroe Islands are famous for, but I still decided to give it a go. Title is a song reference, but more of a pun. 😉

### Specific Feedback Requested

None, really. This was more fun / memory type of shot, rather than an artistic endeavor. If you, however, have something to say - feel free. 🙂

### Technical Details

Shot on a tripod with a countdown timer.

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**Author:** ![AndreDonawa](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/andredonawa/32/44452_2.png) [@AndreDonawa](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/AndreDonawa)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/into-the-west/31555/2 "2022-11-10T13:06:21Z")

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Love the mood Andrzej. Beautiful tones and colours. Great comp.

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**Author:** ![Kris\_Smith](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/kris_smith/32/59826_2.png) [@Kris\_Smith](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Kris_Smith)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/into-the-west/31555/3 "2022-11-10T13:22:26Z")

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You’re right that a person was needed here and I like the immediacy you brought by putting yourself there. I’m not sure I’d be so brave. The image has a dual quality as well - the ominous clouds but the sense of clearing in the foreground and the brightness of the water. Seems a bit too much of a vignette to me. I’ve never been to the Faroes, but this is a nice way to get me to think about them.

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/into-the-west/31555/4 "2022-11-10T15:05:05Z")

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The gentle fading of colors, bottom to top, look great. The big S curve of the water makes the sense of depth very strong. I think this would also look great without the human, since the bit of land that you’re standing on points right at the big S. The human figure makes the “story” a bit different, but works well also.