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Traveling through Iceland scenery is magical for any photographer. I saw this impressive river from the low tide not the volcanic plain from a hill top. I tried to compose with a split of 1/3rd to have the foreground bushes then the plain and after that the cloud. The rainy conditions helped a lot with the golden lights to bring a gold aura on this photo.
My first thoughts are’; I’m not sure what I’m looking at. Am I missing something? I first for a brief moment thought it might be lava on a beach on a Hawaiian island. But on looking carefully I figured out the white squiggly lines are the top of wave breakers apparently illuminated by the setting sun (I presume), maybe by the moon, too.
Hi George, I can understand that it might not be as clear as I thought it to be since I was there :).
It is a river bed looking toward the ocean but with an extreme low tide only a small river flow.
The weather was a raining in the distance blurring the horizon line possibly making it harder to visualize what it is. It was sunset when I took the picture and thus the golden color reflecting on the wavy stream.
Thank you for your constructive comment. Much appreciated.
Lauric, this looks like a very unusual tide/wave line. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one as irregular. I’m used to the Oregon coast and the tide is not so defined. The light in the foreground really captures the golden hour light and contrasts sharply with the dark gray approaching weather. One of those shots where you stop and just enjoy the sight.
Alice
I can definitely see what attracted you. The light splashing of the river is eye catching. The bridge/road is a cool Easter Egg when viewed large.
Although blooming Scotch Broom is beautiful, here it seems a bit disconnected from the tidal flat beyond. It’s almost like two separate images merged into one. I’m not sure how to make the two parts more cohesive; maybe others have thoughts.
It might be worth playing with the color too. There is some color banding in the sky, and the overall image appears a bit reddish-yellow. Maybe that was an artistic choice.
Hi Lauric,
My first thought is that this is one of those times when a little too much has been included in the image. I have done it myself. Like @John_Williams I am also drawn to the the sections of highlighted water as they snake their way towards the ocean. I think his crop has made them more prominent and the star of the show. I almost missed that bridge in the BG, so that was a nice find in the large version. Nicely done.
Oh, that us actually a river! Now I see it. Duh! I thought it was ocean breakers. How ignorant of me. I hope I didn’t offend. Now that I know what I’m seeing I appreciate the image much more. It’s a very nice capture. Maybe you said it but was it a drone capture?
I like the layering of the image bottom to top and the transition from detail and color at the bottom to the mostly featureless and colorless haze/fog at the top of the image. The light on the foreground is beautiful and the light reflecting off the water really makes the image. Well done!
Lauric, I like the mood here with the darkness (and negative space) setting off the river and the highlights in the foreground. The bridge and road in the large view are the kind of subtle details that I think are important for long term enjoying of an image.
I hope this doesn’t sound confrontational but I would like to know why you took this picture. What were you trying to convey? I’m asking because it’s confusing me.
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