Sossusvlei,Namibia - Trym Espeseth






Camera:   Contax G2
Lens:   Carl Zeiss Planar 45mm f/2
Film:   Kodak Gold 100
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Posted:   16-Jan-2004

Rating: 7.86 (7 ratings)

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Stunning location and well observed. I think it would be improved by cropping out quite a lot of the sky though as there is nothing much going on in it.

James Symington     16-Jan-2004 at 08:19

Polariser

A nice composition, but it (and the other Namibia images) would be significantly improved if the sky were not quite so bleached -- a polarising filter would make a big difference. [Trouble is that the easiest way to fit a polarising filter to a G2 lens is to use the fantastically expensive Leica version.]

Philip Hurst-Moscoso     16-Jan-2004 at 14:05

Not sure about the need to crop

which might be a bit drastic - maybe just some selective ps work on the sky?.... I also notice you might have some lens flare... This aside, its a lovely image and composition which just maybe needs a bit of touching up....

mike wing     16-Jan-2004 at 21:52

More saturation. .

A crop perhaps is a drastic measure; there is subtle but significant information in all areas of the frame. James, would you eliminate the all but a slime slice of sky above the moon? Selective saturation of the sky would be appropriate. The rich orange of the sands are visually pleasing and nicely rendered, Trym.

Jerome Belthrop     18-Jan-2004 at 23:38