Uummannaq! Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Harbour of Uummannaq seen as the ferry boat is leaving it at the low light of 22:00h. on its southbound journey. We were able to disembark during the northbound leg for a few hours in mid morning to explore the village. It is built on typical solid granite found all over Greenland. It is very difficult to dig anything, so buildings are constructed on stilts, and all pipes are above ground. Pasted below is information on Uummannaq taken from the Uummannaq Tourist Service:
Uummannaq is situated 590 km north of the Polar Circle at 70° 40'N and 58° 08' W on an island which covers 12 square km, and is dominated by the 1175 m high mountain "Hjertefjeldet", which means "Heart-shaped Mountain", after which the city is named.
Up where the sun does not set for 2 months every year, but on the other hand does not rise from December to February!

Uummannaq is what you would call the "real" Greenland. A majestic and harsh landscape with tall mountains, rare vegetation, many glaciers and icebergs, and a population to whom fishing and hunting by dog sledge and boat is a natural part of daily life.

The district of Uummannaq has 7 settlements and is a very typical dog sledging district. The 2784 inhabitants live mainly by hunting and fishing.

Uummannaq is one of Greenland's northernmost municipalities. 2,800 people live here. Approx. half of them in one of the 7 settlements.

The town is surrounded by islands and peninsulas, up to 2,000 meters high.
The sea around Uummannaq is rich in whales, and impressive icebergs can be seen everywhere, ice mountains in shades of blue and white, with fantastic shapes. They stem from the world's fastest moving glacier, originating from the inland ice.

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Zepi (22848) 2005-03-16 8:31

Whooooooooooo !
Hello Tan !
Mais quel ciel hallucinant !
Magnifique paysage, c’est techniquement irréprochable !
J’adore les couleurs et ce cadrage rigoureux, c’est fantastique !
Bon travail !
Amicalement
Sébastien

Galmeida (12559) 2005-03-16 8:33

First of all thanks for your good guidelines. What a excelent quality capture of this wonderful place. Great enquadrement, angle of view, colors, light and contrast. So many precious details in this fantastic nature landscape and composition.!!!

Very well done and thanks for sharing with us this moment.
Regards

naxius (16679) 2005-03-16 8:35

Hello Tan,
That's really a beautiful view. What I like the most is the depth-of-field which is excellent.
We can see a lot of details.
I like also this light that gives nice colors.
Bravo!

Alexandre

alainh (35363) 2005-03-16 8:36

Hello Than.
what a splendid light. a vey nice composition well framed. a excelent work.
congrats
alain

Jazator (900) 2005-03-16 8:40

Îôèãåòü êàêèå öâåòà è êîìïîçèöèÿ, ïîçäðàâëÿþ !!! Ñïàñèáî, ÷òî ïîêàçàëè íàì !!!

jjbach (9101) 2005-03-16 8:45

Wonderful light here Tan! Good depth and great clarity. Very well done!!

Regards John

Albrecht (11034) 2005-03-16 8:47

Great picture. Wonderful colours and a good composition: That sky and the mountains in the background. Very well done. greetings.

devimeuxbe (55865) 2005-03-16 8:49

Hi Tan
TRès belle image qui met en scèene exactement ce que l'on pense être le Danemark.
La comosition est parfaite et la luminosté aussi.
Bravo
Bertrand

agnieszqa (954) 2005-03-16 8:53

beatiful picture!!!!!! wonderful colours and a good composition

Kolyamour (1760) 2005-03-16 9:03

Your Greenland picture is so colourful and beautiful! Rocks, icebergs, hoeses, boat - great composition and fantastic colours. You had very nice weather.
Thanks for share.
Nikolay

Guenther (6837) 2005-03-16 9:04

Great composition, Tan! The light and the sky are really magic ... a quite exotic view for me, thanks for sharing!

zhubenov (137) 2005-03-16 9:12

great composition... and the light is incredible

pezb (166) 2005-03-16 9:19

Spectacular!!!!

gilad33 (14094) 2005-03-16 9:25

Beautiful and breathtaking.
Colours and clarity, and of course.. location.
G

emanuela (1257) 2005-03-16 9:31

unreal magic and incredibilmente bella
Bravo

Haymotion (1793) 2005-03-16 9:31

Très belle photo !!
Netteté extrême et couleur magnifique...
La composition de la photo me plait également beaucoup
Bravo
Vince

keribar (42748) 2005-03-16 9:33

Hello Tan,

Thank to you we can all see a pretty view of what Greenland looks like. By looking carefully at your picture
I can see many other tiny pictures to be. It's a real pleasure to look around. Thanks for sending it.

Izzet Keribar

Carma (2440) 2005-03-16 10:10

What breathless scene!!! Wha a great wiev!¨You made perfect photo with briliant colours, nice POV and great exposition give us chance to see clear all parts of this beautiful part of world.
Congratulation!

carper (64784) 2005-03-16 10:35

I like the shot a lot, Tan
The light is in this shot super, the composition is a nice succes,Personal I think I had cropp it just a little of the left side, but thats personal, very good job

greg64g (11193) 2005-03-16 10:57

Hello Tan,

with all the compliments i don't know what to say more ! but anyway i appreciate your picture who is so beautiful.

cheers
greg

tars (808) 2005-03-16 11:25

Very beautiful and sharp picture.
Good colors and composition. Very well done.I like it.
Grts.... Tars

summersun (4964) 2005-03-16 11:46

beautiful landscape ! everything looks like it's drowning into the sky. strange feeling. the colors are beautiful and the photo is very sharp. bravo.
Vanessa

fayeulle (26543) 2005-03-16 11:59

Its's very nice, but I would like a border between sea and montains at lower level (1/3 of the picture height (more sky). It's a great. Congratulations.

Paker (2636) 2005-03-16 12:30

Fantastic image, color, detail, sharpness, light.... great shot!
regards,
Krzysztof

lukie (0) 2005-03-16 12:34

Well done for a scanned photo. Very clear, sharp and nice colours.

olopez (4870) 2005-03-16 12:58

What a beautiful light!
Very good compo and note.
Congratulations Tan

fiedziu (1762) 2005-03-16 13:10

fine postcard Colorfulland ;o)

Leonie (8647) 2005-03-16 16:37

Hi Tan! Even in Grönland you were! And I think it is actually the first time I see rock there and not ice everywhere!! Great pic! Congrats,

Léonie

robiuk (10763) 2005-03-16 18:00

Bravo Tan!
Excellent everything (not to count all qualities of this photo as the page would need to be 5 times longer than it's by default, lol).
But the composition and your POV really stand out.
Congrats on this fine work,
Robi

kabe (1998) 2005-03-16 18:29 [Comment]

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mumek (17468) 2005-03-17 3:58

Tan!
Very colorful, artistic like a painting scenery. Very good composition, excellent details.Super.
regards
ziggy

PixelTerror (86060) 2005-03-17 4:02

Hi Tan,
It's gonna be difficult to write something meaningful after so much (fully justified) praising. This photo is one of the best I've ever seen here, much has already been written about excellent composition, light, sharpness, colors etc... I'd like to add that I'm bluffed by the great clarity and knowing from your intro it's a scan I find it even more impressive !
May I ask which scanner you use and what PP you do ?
Thanks for posting this jewel and have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

AmiBe (6042) 2005-03-17 4:25

Another very nice picture Tan !
The compo is very good, the boat and the mountain are well placed.
The sky and the colors are wonderful. Very good sharpness !
A nice place, thank's for sharing !

anakin (2775) 2005-03-17 12:48

Waooooowww really good perspective it is lovely Tan ! Great colours and view, superb work
well done

dolin (15647) 2005-03-17 14:52

Whaouuuuu, excellent shot.
That's simply perfect.
Superb sky, perfect clearness, good and sharp colors, good light, nice POV, great framing,.... absolutely beautifull.
GREAT PIC !
Thank's for this sharing
Fred

Tue (25608) 2005-03-17 19:39

Very well composed shot! I like the light and the colours! The rough nature looks great, well done! :-D

joergen115 (2244) 2005-03-17 19:53 [Comment]

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Jeppe (18623) 2005-03-18 15:10

Wow - You captured a very fine and special image from our northern most state of Denmark - I like the way the landscape very fine and sharp from the front to the horizon and the composition with ice and a ship arriving - thanks Tan for this fine work and the note to give us the life of Greenland.

jpages (1670) 2005-03-20 13:32

What a beautiful view you have captured here. It is very unusual for almost all of us to see this combination of nature elements, the high mountain so close to the sea, the colourful village at the edge of this blue water, little icebergs, and all that covered with an impressive sky that seems goes by very quickly. Great colours and composition. The entire boat also adds more infrmation about their lives. TFS it is a very good shot. brgds Tan

photosettle (1505) 2005-04-04 16:32

I'm not much for landscape photography unless it is really well done. this is one of those shots that shows the beauty of the place along w/ some cultural aspect. Not only that, it is very well composed and tecnically great. My only very small critique would be to darken the boat a bit w/ a leves or curves adjustment and then erase back the rest of the image so it stays the same?

Thanks for sharing.

dodic (706) 2005-04-23 14:36

What can I say after all these critique...
Just brilliant photo.I hope one day to make like this one.

shirgold (2439) 2005-05-06 16:54

Tan, this is so beautiful it looks unreal.
The low sun gives amazing colors to a perfect composition.
Well Done and TFS

ChrisJ (70171) 2005-05-15 5:25

Hi Tan

Fantastic landscape with excellent sharpness, lighting, color, saturation, & pov. I like the golden sheen on the water near the boat, & the iceberg. Well done!

hajle (1087) 2005-05-26 14:38

beautiful, just perfect! i'm totally knock out because of this shot high level:>
greetings!
slawek

bliard (1116) 2005-07-17 10:26

Hi! I've just add you to my favorite. Your picture are just incredible and for this one. It's so perfect!

quelquepart (802) 2005-10-01 11:33

Quelle invitation au voyage...

richtersl (3544) 2005-12-06 11:39

The sun hitting the boat and mountain was wonderfully captured! WOW!

martou (1672) 2006-01-21 22:14

bonjour Tan,
beautifull composition on this shot, perfect light condition, I like the many different colors, good work,
bravo Martin

milosz (192) 2006-03-13 13:39

all your photos are perfect, but this just took my breath away,this place is a magnificent and wonderfull, so peacefull to live there,

jafadabret (39557) 2006-03-28 10:30

Tan, merci pour le voyage. C'est une merveille de lumière et de reflets dans cette eau glacée. Ce rocher qui semble protéger les habitations semble avoir des traces d'érosion. Le bateau tout en couleur fait un point d'équilibre.
Jacques

jbweasle (9294) 2006-05-29 5:33

Hello Tan, it's always fun to have a random stroll through your gallery - I know I will find lots of interesting stuff. Here the low light on the mountain and the boat bring out the colours well with good saturation. The composition of the boat entering the frome from the right heading towards the town on the left is pleasing. But most of all it's a fascinating picture and note.

bescy (47) 2006-07-24 10:36

air is so nitide there... great great shot, and wonderful place!

francesco
http://bescia.fotki.com/

cyberdog (97) 2006-07-24 10:38

unbelieveble sky.

cong.

Regards,

Can

Ladycroquette1 (112) 2006-08-24 16:21

WOW!!!! That's really a nice picture! Congratulation! Fabulous landscape and really nice colors!

Budapestman (41836) 2006-08-25 12:12

Dear Tan!
Gorgeous mood! Expressive and fascinating photo! Very nice details and very spectacular composition! Amazing lights!
Great shot!
Thank you, nice days
George

Eridan (423) 2006-10-14 16:39

Beautiful pic.

dauntless111 (537) 2006-10-14 16:47

Superb Composition! colous and detail make a perfect photo!

ahmetgedikli (21877) 2007-01-22 18:37

Bir iki yıl öncesinden bu fotoğrafı görünce birşeyler yazmadan geçemedim. İnanılmaz bir manzara, olağanüstü bir güzellik. Eline sağlık, saygılar.
Ahmet

abulafia (4802) 2007-04-14 4:59

Hi Tan
I haven't been there myself, but i have always heard about the stunning scenery on greenland, The one you have caught here must most definately be one of those.
Wonderful depth and details.
Regards
Harry

jirivrobel (534) 2007-05-10 11:14

Excellent light and composition. Thank you for sharing.

belido (16421) 2007-05-10 11:59

Hi Tan,

This is a splendid landscape. How did you get those colors? Really nice POV. Well done!
Regards,
Carlos

jemaflor (39323) 2007-07-06 2:44

Hi Tan,
It's a so lovely place, i was not so lucky as you in this village, for me the weather was cloudy ... Perfect composition with the boat, great light to give an excellent result, bravo !

banyanman (7716) 2008-02-15 7:24

Hi Tan. This was labelled 'Denmark' on your front page, but I just knew it had to be Greenland with the clear air that you can just feel in this - and see for miles. Perfectly composed and lovely light, although I do think you might have tweaked the sharpening a touch too hard on this one as I can see the start of some halo effect around the mountain just above the houses. But it's very minor and certainly doesn't detract from the overall impact of this image. Cheers . . . David

npecanhuk (13845) 2008-04-21 7:00

Hi Tan!
Greenland... my goodness! Will I ever be able to see this!

Anyways... through your eyes and pictures... that's for sure!
Great scenery... wonderful shot!
TFS
Neyvan Peçanhuk - Brazil

PS. here you have the points!