Big Storm At Black Rock

I wiped the lens for the fourteenth time in as many seconds, as the rain

started to hammer down, this was one of the scenes I had come to

Scotland to capture and the rain wasn't going to stop me this time! The

storm finally hit me full on, and It was a long wet walk back to the car.

Your thoughts and comments are always appreciated. Thank You.

We have a typhoon approaching here, so I identified with this image. For that reason and because it could almost be somewhere in the South Island of NZ, although the stones would probably be less colourful. I like the way the colours and tones of the stones match those of the hills and sky, with the only break being the white cottage. I have lots of Scottish ancestors - farmers - who probably lived in cottages like these! I have traced the locations, I 'd love to see them someday. Cheers, Adrienne

Excellent moody shot Alf! Classic Scotland! Lovely soft focus look compliments of the rain, superbly composed with nice leading lines. Beautiful work. I really have to get to Scotland one of these fine days.

All the best,
Neil

Worth the weather. Fantastic shot. Love the way the rain is moving in behind the mountains. The lighting on the house is perfect. Well seen.

Alf, your tenacity paid off well.   The colorful f/g river stones play off so well against the more muted distance.  Though the white farmhouse is nice, I particularly like the quick water flowing down the ravine U/L.  A marvelous capture.  Best regards...

-Dave

I would have done the same thing, Alf. This is a great shot. I love the stark white house sitting alone among the rugged landscape. I enjoy thinking about this.

Very nice shot , beautiful composition , great details and colors ................... Best regards.

Exquisite arrangement of foreground & background, the crisp sharpness, great contrast & perspective, nice muted tone makes such a fascinating atmosphere, Alf, wonderful rendering!     Best regards 7!

Sometimes you have to endure hardship to accieve something extra. This is a wonderful exampel. A very beautiful scenery even if the rain and the bad weather challenged you. I appreciate your fine true range of naturell colours, the way you have composed the image and the brillant sharpness. The white houses really stands out in this rought and beautiful landscape. Well done!

Take good care Alf and all the best to you and your family 

Jannica

Nice work Alf, you captured the atmosphere in this shot. The air seems heavy with humidity.  The lonely white house really gives a sense of perspective and dimension to this shot.  I would have been tempted to add a bit more vibrance and contrast particularly in the stones in the foreground to make them pop, but that's a personal choice (see my editing not better but different).  Cheers - michel

Splendid, Alf !

Splendid !

Congrats !

A really beautiful composition with very nice details, Alf!

Strong composition with diagonals and triangles, very effective contrast of landscape and white house, love the dramatic mood. Lots of depth created by super wide FOV. For a more chilly feeling I would prefer a cooler color temperature, but thats a matter of taste. Very good !

A perfect example of shelter and protection in a home. Great capture with warm earthy color even in a storm. Hope you didn't catch a cold. Take care, Deanna

Alf,

  Beautiful image with wonderful composition & powerful darken sky. Great job!!  Take care, Patsy

"No pain no Gain", Alf. A bright sunny day here would not have portrayed the atmosphere that you have captured. All that is missing is Spencer Tracy in the foreground:-)).....Regards

Excelente toma y punto de vista, con una magnifica atmosfera asi como una estupenda luz, tonos y detalle.

Un cordial saludo -Tolo.

Another fine landscape Alf.  Extraordinary light and weather conditions are what sets a true landscape photograph apart from a tourist snapshot.  Add to this your excellent composition, with foreground interest, leading lines and a well defined subject and you have a real winner.  Beautifully done!

Jim

A portend to quite a storm   --  I love the perspective we come from just above those wet rocks and mushy mud -- squamp...I can imagine my sneakers sinking in and my feet becoming soaked and dirty.   Heavy fog and mist falling on the top of the mountain remind me of walks I took.  The white house on the other side of the stream is quite striking.  ... I enjoyed your narrative!

Your know how make composition and multiplied on your technical skills make this work outstanding! With all my best, Grigoriy

 

Amazing, work, beautiful composition, details and color, I like it.

 

ADRIENNE

Many thanks for your interest and thoughts. I have never visited New Zealand, it remains on list of places I must visit, as I believe the scenery is spectacular.

Your ancestors must have been a hardy race of people Adrienne, as the remote locations and harsh climate would have been a serious test of mans ability to survive. Though with that harsh terrain and inclement weather comes a beauty that I found to be quite remarkable. I don't know if it was the pure air, or maybe something in the soil, but the vegetation almost glowed with colour, so much so that on the way back to England, I asked one of my friends if he thought that things looked noticeably duller the further from Scotland we travelled, he replied "Yeah... I was just thinking that too" Thanks again Adrienne.

Best Regards

Alf

NEIL

Sincere thanks for your very kind words and feedback. I can thoroughly recommmend a trip to Scotland Neil, I know your country has excellent scenery as is well displayed in your fantastic images, but I'm willing to bet you'd be impressed with Scotland.

Cheers Neil

Alf

MARGARET

Thank you for taking the time to look and comment. I really do appreciate the feedback and I'm really pleased you liked it.

Kind Regards

Alf

DAVE

Many thanks for your thoughts and positive feedback. It's a remakable place, the amount of water it can produce is astonishing, as the rain increased, water cascaded from every rock and crag, and the stream you notice don the upper left was repeated everywhere, the rivers filled to bursting and the already waterlogged moorlands became puddles. Great to look at........if only it would stop for a minute to get a few shots

: - ) ......I'm pleased to say it did....but not for very long.

Best Regards

Alf

LIZ

Sincere thanks for your thoughts and comments, very much appreciated. I know just what you mean about the house in such a desolate place. Black Rock Cottage is a well photographed little abode, and I knew before I went to Scotland I wanted to photograph it. The tiny cottage in such a vast landcsape really appealed to me too, I have more images that show this with the cottage in the far distance, that really emphasises it's isolation. (I'll post more soon)

Cheers Liz

Alf

FALAK

Many thanks for your kind words and feedback, much appreciated.

Kind Regards

Alf

RICHARD

Many thanks for your thoughts and feedback, it really is appreciated. I took quite a few shots of the cottage and this is oen of my favourites. I'm really pleased you liked it.

Best Regards

Alf

HEJ JANNICA

Thank you, I always enjoy reading your comments, as you always seem to touch on the things I am trying to achieve. It was worth every soggy footstep, every wet hair on my head, and every wipe of the camera lens. The rain didn't detract from the beauty of the area, or indeed my enjoyment of it.

All my best wishes to you and your family Jannica

Hej Da

Alf  

MICHEL

Sincere thanks for your feedback and imput, very much appreciated! The air was indeed heavy with moisture, any more and I'd have needed an aqualung to breath : - ) I like your edited version the colours do stand out more. On this occaision I was trying show the image as it looked without too much in the way processing. The colours of the vegetation etc seemed already to be quite vivid, so I was afraid of making it look unrealistic, but perhaps selective processing of the stones may have been an option. Thanks again Michel.

Best Regards

Alf

FLORIN

Many thanks for your interest and kind words, much appreciated.

Kind Regards

Alf

RUUD

Good to hear from you I hope you are keeping well, Thank you for your interest and supportive comments.

Best Regards

Alf

CARSTEN

Sincere Thanks for your thoughts and invaluable feedback. I can see where your coming from with the "cooler colour temp" comment, and I suppose I could have made those alterations to suit. But in this case I tried to keep it as much as the camera saw it as possible. Depite the heavy rain it was quite unusual to find the daytime tempratures at around 16c.

Kind Regards

Alf

DEANNA

Many thanks for your visit and kind words. I think you summed it up very nicely with your comment "warm earthy colour even in a storm" because thats exactly how it looked.

Best Regards

Alf

PATSY

Sincere thanks for your visit and feedback, very much appreciated and I'm pleased you liked it.

Kind Regards

Alf

KEITH

Many thanks for your visit and kind words. "No pain no gain" that's a fair analogy, a couple of weeks before however it more like "All pain No gain" I got stuck in a bog, and swam 2 rivers to get back to my intended destination, and at the end of it, I can't say I had a photo that I liked. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.

Cheers Keith

Alf

TOLO

Sincere thanks for your visit and positive feedback , very much appreciated.

Best Regards

Alf 

JIM

Many thanks for your interest and in depth feedback, it really is appreciated, some people might have concluded I was unlucky with the weather, but I guess you see what I did, a great photo opportunity.

Cheers Jim

Alf

DONNA

It's always a pleasure to read your comnents, your thoughts come alive and fully allow me to see the impression the image has had on you. In this case it's just the one I wanted.

Sincere Thanks.

Alf

GRIGORIY

Many thanks for your interest and invaluable feedback, much appreciated.

Best Regards

Alf

ALBERTO

Sincere thanks for your visit and kind words, I am really pleased you like it.

Kind Regards

Alf

The rainy mood is in your picture, I like a lot the colors. The ripples on the water seem to me to evoke the wind too. The big storm however was only on it's way but not there yet when you took the picture. Good work.

Regards, Tibi

That is a quite and peaceful place...or lonely place especially in a storm or deep snow! Well seen and good of you to brave the elements to show us your talent. Hopefully you didn't start sneezing and coughing the next day  ;) Seriously this is beautiful and a classic "Scotland" landscape.

Warmest regards, Pamela

Well balanced image with great tones, note the clarity of the water. Hope you managed a dram or two to keep the damp out

Regards Terry