Castlerigg Stones

This is a beautiful picture with great colours, but I have to agree with what Robert said. After my first look, I felt a bit like being hit by all these stone. I would also like to see some space that give my eye a rest. This would further increase the peaceful atmosphere you achieved here.

 

Well done,

Anthony

The color in this photograph is beyond my ability to describe. The composition is wonderful. I would have cropped the left edge to remove the boulder being cut in half. Wonderful photograph! Regards.

I can only join the majority opinion about either including all or cropping away the left hand stone, but I understand you dislike the idea of not-in-camera cropping, and I respect this.

 

On a minor point, was it intentional to have the top of the tallest stone aligned with the ridge? I am not so fond of these effects, and usually avoid contacts of vertical and horizontal driving lines, as I find they suddenly -but it might be just me- become too dominant in the picture.

 

Cheers,

nice photo,nice background,nice colours,excellent work!!!

I like the colors and sharpness of the stones. The tones are just right. Regards.

Out of curiosity, I removed the overall yellow cast. I AM NOT SAYING THIS IS BETTER! I was interested in what people had to say about the change, and how it relates to the "personal color balance" issue.

 

This is an absolutely wonderful shot, and I do not mean to denigrate it in ANY way.

 

Les

I prefer the original post. It more strongly exemplifies the "golden light" of the setting sun during the ephemeral moments of the magic hour. The strength of the composition is such that even in B&W this would be a fine photograph. But Ian's original color post is best. Regards.

I cannot find any fault in this photo; even the partiality of the leftmost stone lends more interest.

 

Maybe this should be the cover photo for Ian Cameron's "Images of Scotland".

Sorry.....I should have written "Images of Britain".

 

This shows that even parts of England are beautiful!

Thankyou Robert, you are very kind. I think with your frequent encouragement I should at least make a few tentative investigations in this direction. Also thanks to Les, I do appreciate the time people spend forwarding their interpretations of my pictures. It is after all the reason that I ask for critique. I personally prefer my original version as it matches my transparency, but even more important, the golden light matches my perception and memories of that beautiful evening light. Thank you for your efforts.

The rocks are perfect.

I find it amazing how you managed to make such a powerful image of such a mundane subject! Well done!