Highland landscape with Mamiya 7, and request for criticism

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Here is a wide angle landscape photo I took with my Mamiya 7 with 43mm lens, Velvia film and circular polariser I took standing on the ice of the frozen river a few days ago, just scanned and with some photoshop processing. I personally like it a lot..



but my partner says the following crop is much better



He prefers this crop because of the greater balance between the ice crystals and the mountain
I prefer the first crop (which is how I framed and saw he shot) because I like the shape of the break in the ice that leads the eye in to to the mountain
We have been arguing for too long about it, so I wondered what others thought...
 
Great picture! I like the first one better. The details on the bottom are intriguing, and can be seen as a sort of symbolsm. Like, the mountains are leading to heaven, yet in your path is this cavern leading to the underworld.
 
First of all, great shot! I'd love to see the rest of the series. I think the first lacks a strong foreground, and the crop gets rid of the weak foreground. I don't really mind the 50/50 horizon. Either is good, and I think you have to think how you're going to present the work, eg with other 6x7 or other square formats.
 
Nice shot! I like 2 better because I think the break in the ice (#!) leads the eye over to the left side and out of the picture, rather than to the mountain peak.

Rick
 
I like the first one better. I think the foreground adds interest, without which I'm not particularly drawn to the photo.
 
In my opinion, both are good. I prefer the 1st because it emphacises the verticle peak and gives it more strength for being in portrait format. As noted, others have a different "eye."
 
Probably the first, since it emphasizes the foreground, which adds more depth to the subject. In the first, the exciting foreground textures are displayed, while in the second, a more conventional hill dominates.
 
First, the images are both spectacular. But for my tastes I prefer the second one. I understand the opinions expressed about the foreground in #1 providing a vehicle for leading the eye into the image (taking my eye to the left, as previously mentioned), but the tighter view of #2 seems more complete and gives more prominence to the mountain itself. All just my opinion, of course.

Second, I really want a Mamiya 7! Or maybe a 6, but I think they're terrific cameras, and eventually will find one in good shape at a reasonable price - I hope. I'll keep saving my $$$. In the meantime I can live vicariously through work such as this.

Thanks for sharing,

Mark (Anybody have a good 6 or 7 for sale?)
 
I find the emphasis on the foreground seen in the first image to be more interesting than the background emphasis in the second. A problem with both images is the hill in the midground: it obscures the more majestic peak in the background thus taking away from the overall impact. I can imagine a greater impact image if that midground hill were 'gone'!
 
I like the first one a LOT more than the second. The patterns in the ice lead my eyes in the direction of the ice, and then I look up at the mountains. The first one for sure!
 
Great shot! I like the first since the peak suggests height while the multitude of crevices/holes at layered base suggest a hidden depth.
 
I agree with Bill that there are two subjects/photos in the first one. But if I have to pick, I'll pick number one, even though initially the lack of sharpness in the lower right foreground bothered me a lot upon first view.
 
No.2 for me.

Certainly looks like Glencoe, close to the Devils staircase at Altnafae, but I could be wrong as its 10 years since I was home...
 
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