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ian cameron

By ian cameron

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I don't usually take pano pictures as I tend to see images that work front to back rather than left to right. However there are always exceptions and this one is surely one of them. A little bit of depth comes about from the presence of a sunlit partially submerged tree. I think it is a welcome addition, rather than a distraction, but I would be very pleased to hear your views. The mountains are part of the Inverpolly Reserve in Scotland and they are mirrored in pristine crystal clear morning light at Loch Drumrunie. Central portion of Pentax 67II, 55-100 zoom, polariser, 0.45ND grad, F16 at 1/4 sec on Velvia. Please take a look at the other images in this series. Transient Light and Timecatcher.

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ian cameron

Please view LARGER A pristine morning at Loch Drumrunie. Interested

to know do you like the sunlit snag in the front or prefer it to be

absent. I think it adds necessary depth, but others may prefer the

reflection only, needless to say I've got both versions.

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jfrey43
I love the shot but my personal opinion is to leave the snag out. Others may agree with you that it lends to the DOF but I like it without.
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jeff.grant
Ian, the tree works for me. Without it, you end up with just another reflection shot. I know what you mean about panos. They don't come naturally to me either.
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The snag works as a foreground subject and adds depth to the image but it also seems to add chaos to a peaceful scene. It would be better with something like floating autum leaves but many times we work with what is available. It does fight with the mountain and the reflection for attention. In the end, I'd do the same and take the two photos that you already have and maybe take a third with a stone thrown into the water for foreground ripple subjects. Nicely done.
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satishnair
That's an excellent panorama, perfectly balanced. I like the idea of a foreground object to add a touch of assymetry, but in this case I feel that the snag is a bit of a distraction, because of its relatively large size and its position right below the focal point of the image. I would have preferred a smaller object maybe to towards the right side, where the sky is blank. Great work, nevertheless.
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whinterberger
Ian , I tend to agree with Satish about the position of the snag directly under the focal point of the shot. It also seems to crowd the reflected cloud a little. It may have been better to have placed it in the right third. But, what a magnificent shot all the same ...
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deozmac

I like the snag Ian. Without it, you still would not have symmetry, unless you digitally removed the snag. incidentally 'snag' is Aussie slang for sausage.

 

Your landscapes are so evocative of Scotland's beauty - makes me pine for the place.

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