Innri Njarðvíkur Kirkja

One the most beautiful churches in Iceland. This is a HDR amalgam of 3 handheld exposures.

Edit: Handheld exposure for HDR: When under daylight conditions I think it's ok to take handheld exposures as long as the camera is in burst mode and you hold really still and lean against a wall or something. Photomatix has an automatic align feature wich can correct minor movement between shots.

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Sergio_One says:

amazing...
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Joe Malone says:

wow!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Dean Forbes says:

spooky mood
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Stewart Leiwakabessy says:

Gorgeous!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Rod Monkey says:

love it, especially the two white graves in the foreground
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Kpals says:

rosaleg mynd hjá þér!! wow alveg ótrúlega flott! absolut fav ;)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Oebele says:

Surreal!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

InFiNiLud [deleted] says:

apocalyptic !
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

magic fly paula says:

I'm speechless...this is amazing...
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

AnDy631 says:

Oh wow, this is amazing!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

dmviews says:

Amazing picture!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Maciej Zytniewski says:

awesome!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

fuguito says:

great, i also do like espec. the white graves, they are somehow lovely.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Ryan Brenizer says:

Great processing, and good job aligning three hand-held shots.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Trillian McMillan [deleted] says:

Wow, it looks great. The dark clouds are very cool!!
Ingenious!! It looks like in the musicvideo of "Soundgarden" with the title "black hole sun".
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Mace2000 says:

Stunning! Well done.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

ojaipatrick says:

Beautiful work!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

CarlosBravo says:

Hand-held? who are you? C3pO? Robocop? incredible...

This is a masterpiece.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

asmundur says:

Thank you all. I'm really flattered.

@Carlos: I leaned against a tombstone :|
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

CarlosBravo says:

Aja!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

iliasnikon says:

Extremely nice picture

Well done!!!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Photography in my "spare time" says:

This is truly stunning!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

TheMarkR says:

Very nice work, I love it. A fav.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

original_ann says:

I love, love, love this! You are truly one to watch.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

N. Mexico says:

You did an awesome job with this!!! :)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Bluepeony says:

Very dramatic sky! Looks like a watercolour painting!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

jon fobes says:

wonderfully accomplished!!!!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

heavenuphere says:

Great work!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

*Perikita says:

Amazing effect!
Love those colors :)
You are getting better and better.
Congrats :)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Roselea says:

Amazing - great work!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

lobo2005busy says:

You picture is full of atmosphere, luv the strong clouds in this.

Thanks for your kinds words!

I wish you a nice day!!!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Lazy B says:

What a powerful image!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Smite says:

Interesting shot, a little too dark for my liking. I really enjoy a lot of your work. This conveys such a sense of depression, darkness and death. If that was the effect you were after then it's wonderful.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

grnidlady says:

stunning shot!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

asmundur says:

@Smite: Thank you for you observation, I really appreciate it. I agree with you. Now I'm looking at the photo on a different monitor and it does seem too dark. I think I will to have look at the calibration on my other monitor.

I think this has a strong sense of darkness, even terror or fear and I tried to bring out those characteristic in processing.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

yualbert says:

3 handheld exposures? How were you able to do that? Great shot!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

AnnaK:) [deleted] says:

wow- this is very fantastic
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Gronson says:

Awe-inspiring work!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Frengo2.0 says:

Oh yes, this is great.
And you leaned against a tombstone.
I'll listen to Ry Cooder now.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Michael Hainsworth says:

Great shot!! I've posted this as Photo of the Day on HAINSWORTH.COM!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

destinatio says:

Dramatic sky, wonderful church building - very nice composition!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Nekominn says:

Þú ert alveg að hranna inn stórkostlegum myndum :)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

farfuglinn says:

Vá!. Geti eiginlega ekki bætt við neinu sem ekki er búið að segja nú þegar, en þetta er mynd sem ætti heima í bók. :)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

konaboy says:

That sky is quite spooky! I'm still trying to get used to this "photomatix" look -- it's very striking, but sometimes comes off a bit too unreal for me. This one's right on the edge, I think ;-)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Janet Leadbeater says:

beautiful colours
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

adrians_art says:

this is fantastic, the dramatic light gives this a very eerie atmosphere!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

ASUG says:

Perfect photo and very nice clouds. You are invited to I LOVE CLOUDS Group with this your photo.

www.flickr.com/groups/75086161@N00/
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

eqqman says:

Stunning light! What an incredible picture.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Jeff Clow says:

This one is absolutely superb. I've faved it and tagged it BRAVO.....so you can add it to The Best: BRAVO group where it will get the extra recognition it so richly deserves.

Brilliant image....BRAVO....!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

owenburridge says:

Amazing. This is one of your best, both visually and psychologically. There's a great contrast both between the harsh clouds and the vibrant colors of the ground. There's also a great psychological link between the sky and the graves.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Kelly Cheng says:

Impressive work!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Beaman Photos says:

Nice! Thanks for adding #20 to the Top20HDR.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Lucid Nightmare says:

I love what HDR can do with cemeteries. This is a wonderful compsition.
Excellent blending!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Tenacity 23 says:

Stunning and Fantastic!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

LucaPicciau says:

Wonderful lighting and detail! I love the very original composition, my compliments!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Amery Carlson says:

I think this is one of my favorite HDR's on flickr. The white tombstones with red flowers are a perfect contrast to the dark sky and church. Awesome jon on handholding as well.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Amery Carlson says:

I think this is one of my favorite HDR's on flickr. The white tombstones with red flowers are a perfect contrast to the dark sky and church. Awesome job on handholding as well.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Felixe says:

This is a really powerful and meaningful image. Well done.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

iJohn says:

Powerful !
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Яick Harris says:

Nice, powerful image. HDR really gives this a spooky appeal. Well done.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Tex Flix says:

This is one of the finest examples of HDR as a form of art. Considering this photograph it is easy to understand that you also are a painter as well.

Please submit this to the new group;

HDaRt
www.flickr.com/groups/54603826@N00/

For excellence in artistic HDR photography!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

!Toshio! says:

really beautiful
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Gale Franey says:

Sooooo wonderful!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

mliebenberg says:

Brilliant! What Settings do you use on photomatix for this shot?
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

The Church Collector says:

Great picture, this was selected as "Church of the week" in the Churches group - without even being in the group!!

I would love to install it as the winner if you would do the honour of posting it. Part of the honour is choosing next weeks winner from the pool.

Please see this link for further details
www.flickr.com/groups/churches_of_the_world/d iscuss/141450/
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

1dudetknpix [deleted] says:

………………………………................................. .................
You have been invited to post this great image in hdr,
(and any other photo having hdr ) in the new group
kule Hdr dude. www.flickr.com/groups/kuleHdRdude/
………………………………............................... ...................
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Photo2217 says:

so beautiful
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Gandolfo says:

Great shot. Skyward Shutterbugs would be glad to have this in the pool.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

lastchapterphoto says:

Definately a new fav for me!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

wild.doug says:

You are one of my favorite photographers on Flickr and I would be honoured if you join Flickr Favorite Photographers
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

jagmohan.s@yahoo.com says:

A
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Dimitri Depaepe says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Golden Mermaid (Invite Only) Nightshots, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

manganite says:

Seen in: The Golden Mermaid (Invite Only / Comment and FAVE 2)

--
Seen in The Golden Mermaid (Invite Only) Nightshots (?)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

j@son. says:

Seen in: The Golden Mermaid (Invite Only / Comment and FAVE 2)

Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

wild.doug says:

Your Photo is superb ! please post this beautiful picture at
Aller à Experimentation Group .
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Rodrigo_Soldon says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Wonderful photos for the world - Please comment on Three (3), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

sigfus.sigmundsson says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Exploring Iceland, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

saattalcamp says:

Sexygals
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

L Geof says:

Beautiful Capture. Well Done.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Through Your Eyes To Ours, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Awesome shot!!
Please add this cool image to :

"Photographer's Gone Wild" Post 1 Award 3

This Great Photographic Art was made by a Diamond Class Photographer!
Please add your photo to Flickr Diamond: The Diamond Class Photographer
Read the group rules please and tag your photo DiamondClassPhotographer
You may tag your photo again as flickrdiamond
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

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