Adrian Binney, PPSA, LRPS  


Bend in Prins Christiansund by Adrian Binney, PPSA, LRPS

October 2024 - Bend in Prins Christiansund

October 2024 - Adrian Binney, PPSA, LRPS

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October 2024 - Adrian Binney, PPSA, LRPS

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I thought I would field a landscape this month. Having had 5 days recently in Greenland, I wanted to use an image from our time there - we loved it!

At the very south of Greenland there is a west-to-east passage where ships can pass enjoying incredible landscapes (often with amazing geological natural formations) with cliffs either side up to 1,200 metres. We were scheduled to sail slowly through this from 6:00 am, reaching the eastern side by mid afternoon, allowing time to stop and rotate to just enjoy being close to glaciers reaching the sea etc.

The warming sea around north east Greenland has been in the past couple of summers been some 5 degrees warmer than the long term average, with this playing havoc where glaciers reach the sea. The quantum of ice caving off the glaciers is creating vast ice-flows circulating first south down the east and then circulating west past south Greenland and on towards the Labrador coast of Canada. Very worrying this! Every ship of any type sailing in Greenland waters, now has to have qualified Ice Pilots to guide the Ship’s captain around the ice and the Prins Christiansund had been closed due to ice flows until 6 days before our intended passage (which was on 10 August).

Anyway, sorry to bore you! This picture was taken from our ship as we went round a significant bend. I used my iPhone to automate a panorama. I introduced it to my computer as a Tiff and processed it through Lightroom in three areas, Sky, hills and water/ice.

I’ve included an extra image to showcase the dramatic scenery of the area.


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6 comments posted




Bruce Benson   Bruce Benson
Adrian, two amazing images showing what a beautiful place Greenland is. Both are awesome, I might suggest increasing the contrast on the first one to make the shadows and dark areas of the water stand out. Wish these were my images. Bruce   Posted: 10/04/2024 23:53:31
Adrian Binney   Adrian Binney
Thanks Bruce - I agree and Isaac is on a similar wavelength.   Posted: 10/09/2024 14:23:13



Dr Isaac Vaisman   Dr Isaac Vaisman
Adrian, the landscapes images of this area of the world are just great. Nice composition with the floating ice in the front. It is interesting as how the country was named Greenland, there is very little green there. I did work on the Luminance, contrast and white/black points improving those areas.   Posted: 10/09/2024 13:52:08
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Adrian Binney   Adrian Binney
Thanks Isaac. Apparently Erik the Red named it Greenland around 980 in the hope that by so doing, settlers from Iceland and Norway would be attracted.

I do like some of what you have done, particularly the blue sea area, but when I change my master, I won't lighten more the bright sea area to the left.   Posted: 10/09/2024 14:19:11



Maria Mazo   Maria Mazo
Hi Adrian, your image conveys a powerful story that showcases climate change effectively. Placing the block of ice in the foreground reinforces that idea. The composition is strong, and the light is well managed.   Posted: 10/26/2024 08:43:26



Barbara Gore   Barbara Gore
Adrian, I appreciate you sharing this photo and the insights on the ice flows. Navigating those waters must be quite challenging. The composition, featuring the steep mountain together with the well-placed floating ice, is visually appealing. The image is sharp and combined with the clouds that enhance the lighting adds to its appeal. Very nice.   Posted: 10/26/2024 12:57:51