Independance Day

Just musing... I wonder if the two anonymous cowards that left 3,3 are the same two f--k wits that attacked me on the beach. Probably not..same mentality but not enough brains to vote.

Beautiful image.

Ian, this is an awesome photo! It's very peaceful but powerful at the same time, especially the sun's rays coming through the clouds. I hated hearing about the hoodlums that attacked you though. What is this world coming too? I'm so glad you got away mostly unscathed. And I shudder to think about what might have happened if you were a woman and that happened.

 

 

Take care out there and keep shooting your beautiful photos!

 

 

God Bless ;o)

 

Wonderful shot with an amazing heavenly light. You were able to capture an amazing image where u can see clearly the wonders of GOD 7/7. Exelent capture. Rgrds. I. Feliciano.

An excellent and super tones and colours, Love the rays of sun that are shining so bright. Yours and other middle format photographers her on pnet have inspired me to try it out. I am still in my early stages but I like to look in and see your work. Please you got home with no serious injuries. Regards Carl

An absolutely superb image that is going into my favourites.

It's a pity that one of the above posters is trying to use it for a religious agenda. Personally I like to think of this as an outstanding example of your photography and Scotland's magnificent landscape.

7/7

 

Cheers

 

Rob

 

Why is it that because someone recognizes the beauty of God's creation he is said to have a 'religious agenda'? I frequently comment on my perspective of God having created something of beauty and it being captured in a photo. Someone acknowledging God in what he sees in a photograph doesn't 'promote' an agenda. It's a simple recognition of God and that He does a great job of creating.

 

 

If you can't see God's hand in nature so be it. But please don’t be brash and judgmental as to take a potshot at someone fortunate to be able to.

 

 

God Bless ;o)

 

Joanne, thank you for a your rather condescending response. Whilst I do not want to turn Ian's wonderful creation into a religious debate, you have illustrated my first comment better than I could have possibly done.

If you want to see someone else's picture as an affirmation of the divine, then that's up to you, but we don't need to hear it. If you do feel the need to state it in a post, don't be offended or surprised if occasionally people get irritated about it.

I prefer to see the picture as the skill of the photographer combined with a wonderful combination of the time of day, the cloud cover, and the location.

However, in the unlikely event that you are correct in inferring the supernatural from a photograph, I suppose it gives me someone to blame every time I take a really rubbish picture. Well, on second thoughts maybe that's the devil taking over my camera!

 

This is a photography website and nothing more.

 

Ian, my apologies. I will happily remove this post if you want me to.

 

Regards,

 

Rob

 

Rob,

 

My comment wasn't anymore 'condescending' than what you said about Ignacio's comment. You went out of your way to make a snide comment about his harmless entry. It was indeed you who felt the need to criticize someone for their statement. Surely you must have realized that by doing so you opened it up for someone to ‘air’ their opinion about your judgmental comment.

 

 

If you reread Ignacio’s comment you'll see that he gave ALL the credit for the photo to the photographer. He merely mentioned his admiration for the ‘creator’ of the 'scene'. Reading your retort makes me believe you actually think Ignacio was saying that God set up the actual photograph. How ridiculous.

 

 

Let’s just agree to disagree and to not discuss this any further. Like you said this is a photography website. And since the comments section is open to ALL those participating, comments are only restricted by vulgar, offensive, etc. statements. I read nothing in the rules about not mentioning God.

 

 

God Bless,

 

Joanne

 

Rather than attack your reply, I will agree to stop there. But, please remember, if people have the right to put god (or anything else deemed acceptable by the rules) into a comment, I have every right to reply as do you. I also request that you check the meaning of condescending and snide.

 

Rob

 

 

ian this is beautiful, perfectly captured, loveley area pity about the neds

SNIDE adjective:

expressive of contempt

 

CONDESCENDING adjective:

1. Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.

2. showing that you consider yourself better or more intelligent

 

 

Rob....enough already.

WOW, That's an amazing image Ian! Great title and a crazy story too!

Very beautiful photo!

A very special shot, that has an underlying charm and energy to it, that I feel compelled to try to articulate? I am drawn by the fact that there are no actual physical objects that are making the composition, all the work is being done by factors that are a matter of timing and circumstance. Some may say that Landscape Photography is entirely that, and they'd probably be right. But this image exudes it, in its entirety, the use of these things in a way, that IS the shot and not just PART of it. I suspect the scene is fairly flat in their absence and, and judging by the fact that you've bagged it, you were aware of this, trusting in the heavens to do its thing one day, which of course it has in divine abundance!!! Congratulations on near perfection if not perfection.

Outstanding

Oh Yeah! This is one of those super memorable, knowing this will never happen again scenes. The light beams, the clouds above them, the sinuosity of the water line, the ripples in the uncovered sand, perfectly focused, near to far, enough light to balance the entire scene. Congrats Ian.