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Very nice work!

Did you drive around on your own or did you get help from local guides?

In Iceland (and the other Nordic countries) you can never trust the weather, but I think that these rugged landscapes can look really nice even in so called "bad" photography weather.
Thanks!
Everything about the organization of trip is only my task (as always).
After booking the accommodation, I divided the pre-prepared list of locations according to the distance from stay.
Finding photo locations if you're well prepared is no problem on Iceland. Each photo spot location I had a pre-allocated note for sunrise, sunset, cloudy or combination.
The weather at the time of our visit (me and my wife) was mostly cloudy and a bit rainy (need some luck in timing as per itinerary).
Some waterfalls, canyons in my opinion, look best for the cloudy - misty weather that gives the necessary drama and spooky mood.
For most photo spots (beaches, wetlands, crossings over watercourses, etc.) I strongly recommend - gumboots.
Every single piece of clothing, camera, lenses should be waterproof...

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I thought the choice of music was perfect for the presentation. For those of you who are looking for good background music for this style of imagery you might also consider the Windham Hill collection.

Rasica's editing skills are also a good example of "movement" when you watch the presentation. Zooming in, zooming out and tilting were all done with purpose. The timing and the movement for individual images are well chosen. For those of you who want to create a presentation using your images - you might want to study Rasica's presentation for reference.
Thank you!
I'm glad you recognized my effort and experience of making at first glance simple presentation of photography works.
This kind of presentation can be very effective if it is well produced and of course if the content is effective too.
     This is my tenth such presentation and I can say that it's probably the most difficult task to choose the appropriate music background that matches the sensibility of the selected photos. The selected music background should not be primary as in a music video (here is a focus on photography), but it should increase the emotion of the viewer and unite all the photos as a whole.
     The second part of the task is the appropriate selection of photographs (less is better), as well as their layout by sections according to the rhythm and pace of the music (introduction, development, finale).
     The third task (my choice is in After Effect) is to best possible, seamlessly balance the movement through the frame,
and everything be in line with the music rhythm/pace and the composition of the each photo.
This would be the basis of my workflow in post production, if someone is interested.

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Nice work!  8)

I hope you make a return on the time and investment.
I hope so too! Thanks so much!

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Visual poetry
Bravissimo!

(Some Sigur Ros music maybe?)
Thanks a lot! An yes, he was as the option too.

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Beautifully done. A tough assignment finding distinction and uniqueness when you're limited with rock and water as principal subjects. In my opinion, you succeeded wonderfully. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much!

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Twelve days, 6 accommodations, 4000 km by car, over 50 km hiking, over 2000 raw files. It can be said that there were adventures. Weather in Iceland - lots of winds, clouds and rain, and therefore many missed opportunities and locations planned for photography. I hope that all the effort is paid off...

https://youtu.be/ueYvOxVruH0

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My ageing and well used Canon 5D Mk 2 has developed a nasty habit of occasionally altering the exposure settings without my help.
The annoying thing is that the top screen shows my normal setting but checking in the menu settings usually reveals it has set to overexpose by a stop or two.
Weird situation, check exposure compensation may not be included. Otherwise I do not know what that could be and I also have 5D mark II.

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Adobe Stock / Re: Poor $ week on fotolia
« on: May 22, 2018, 09:05 »
Does account syncing influence sales in some way?
Yes,
if not synced, your files won't appear at Adobe site.
Are you sure about it?

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General Photography Discussion / Re: Wemark
« on: May 22, 2018, 02:27 »
"We're currently reviewing your personal ID. We'll let you know when we're done."

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Almost the same as March.
Somewhat better compared to April 2017, but far worse compared to April 2016 and 2015.

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Shutterstock.com / Re: very slow april start...
« on: April 05, 2018, 16:07 »
Very erratic and weird sales (some rush of old files), not just in this month, but since January...

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General Stock Discussion / Re: New Cameras
« on: April 05, 2018, 15:55 »
I might buy 5d mark IV when 5d mark V appears on market.
Now I'm on the mark II and not see the need for upgrade.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Just to introduce myself
« on: March 24, 2018, 06:17 »
Really nice images.
Have you tried Stocksy?
Thank you! Yes, I tried and rejected.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Just to introduce myself
« on: March 23, 2018, 05:15 »
LOVE your work! Too good for micro.

Arcangel is another one. You are committed to a 3 year contract.

Thanks a lot Angela for compliments and useful input. Your work is so beautiful and artistically inspired...

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Just to introduce myself
« on: March 22, 2018, 09:21 »
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Which specialized midstock agencies would recommend for my travel, lifestyle and landscape photos?

You're welcome. :)

I would recommend looking into:

- 4Corners (for travel)
- Addictive Stock for lifestyle (just wrote a detailed review of them on my blog, link below)
- Blend Images (lifestyle and travel)
- Robert Harding (for travel)
- Trevillion for lifestyle

Most of the above are exclusive, so it becomes tricky playing favourites if you do decide to sign up to more than one of them. It's more about whether they fit into your style and if you're happy with the royalty rates.

Then there's some more generic images which you can decide to put on micros, everywhere and RF.

Good luck

Yes, your blog has very useful information and thank you Alex for the quick and comprehensive response!

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Just to introduce myself
« on: March 22, 2018, 08:31 »
Thanks again for the helpful instructions Alex.
Which specialized midstock agencies would recommend for my travel, lifestyle and landscape photos?

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Just to introduce myself
« on: March 20, 2018, 10:20 »
I prefer more high-quality, landscape photography, while these surreal works come in the order when I have the time and inspiration.
My exclusive works are on the RM page.
Thanks for the information and nice words...

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: January earnings
« on: March 20, 2018, 09:52 »
Suddenly my new photos from last year have begun to somehow come to the surface.
Twice higher earnings than in January.  :)

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General Stock Discussion / Just to introduce myself
« on: March 20, 2018, 09:46 »
Hello.
I'm here a newcomer, but I've been in stock waters for more than four years. I am currently looking for a place to try to sell my best works.
Probably the link will not work, but here more about me:
https://www.rasicaphoto.com/

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Newbie Discussion / Re: why can't I start a new thread?
« on: March 19, 2018, 12:03 »
Thanks for info!

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