The northern lands: Fjords map

[Francissimo]

Hello
I've once visited Norway and the beautifull landscape makes me want to try a map of those places.
Here is a small attempt to map a part of the coasts of Norways. As usual i worked with QGIS, photoshop and illustrator. To show relief on this one, i tried to mix shades and contour lines to show altitude.
fjords.jpg

[Mateus090985]

Another beautifull and interessing map!

[Ilanthar]

Good map. I visited Norway too (a long time ago), and I fully agree : the landscapes are stunning.
I really like the way you did the lands : contour lines + shadings and colors are perfectly balanced and the render is great. I think the effect on the water is a bit strong and/or not following the coastlines enough. And I'm a bit bothered by the cities icons, dots or symbols would have been more in the style of the map imho.
That being said, a very good and pleasant map!

[GreatWhiteNorth]

This map is a stunner. The colors are beautiful. Unfortunately I've never been, but it seems like your map captures Norway well. I agree with Ilanthar though, the city symbols are a bit dominant. And there are a couple areas where the contour line labeling is tough to read, either due to a darker background color or odd label placement. Hard to quibble with too much though, this looks great!