Black Mount, Pink Dawn

Your comments on this image are very welcome.

Beautiful shot.

AS REAL AS IN A DREAM... 7/7 !!!!!!!!!!!!!

VERRY BEAUTIFUL AND MILD COLOURS ... :):):)

Brian, spectacular work...all of it. Sevens all around.

wow!

Wonderful Image of a very unusual scene... Excellent Capture!!

Was there in November and very cold then with only a light dusting of snow. Fantastic shot, still one of the best scenes in Scotland. Well done!

The superb foreground up's the originality of a well photographed location and the pink light is the perfect companion to the snow. The ice bites at the skin, but the light warms the soul. A very good morning to be out...

Thanks for all your comments. This is one of my favourite shots of 2004. Glad you like it too.

Best regards,

Brian

I have a feeling that I would really like this photograph if it weren't so velveeta.

To me, this would be interesting in B&W, but with the color it is facinating!

Magical lighting and delicious textures. Superb composition that takes the eyes deep into the picture space. Fantastic shot!

Brian, This one is a winner even if you crop out the mountains. (not a suggestion, just an observation) Excellent use of the WA to emphasize the very interesting foregound elements. Not suprised that it's your 2004 favorite. Great reward for all your efforts. Best, LM.

WOW!!!!!

 

Stunning image Brian, a magical scene indeed. Strongest in your folders imo.

very strong composition with amazing details. congrats. Geo

Brrrr... so cold here! :)

Very impressive!

 

LV

'Near foregrounds' - aren't those used for making the rule of thirds work properly?

Brian, WOW!

I agree with the others, this is a beautyful shot.

However, I don't think that it is very original.

It looks like an advertisement for graded density filters taken by Galen Rowell.

(Or like an illustration of the use of tilt on a viewcamera.

Only that here the depth of field comes from the short focal length and a small

aperture.

But the picture reminded me more of Galen Rowell.)

Still, well done. Congratulations.

Great photo.

Love the colours.

2X7 for you

Congrats on POW, Brian. To answer somehow the question raised by the Elves in the intro paragraph, it seems to me that these "near foregrounds" often contribute to give the image a greater sense of depth. This picture is indeed a fine example as I get a great feeling of depth.

As far as colors are concerned, I love them. I'm not sure whether there could have been a bit more details in the dark area in front - in fact I doubt it, given the strong contrast of this scene. Works as it is anyway. I think the composition is quite perfect too. Not much to nitpick, I'm affraid...:-)

Reading the previous comment about the originality or lack thereof of this photograph, I would just like to add, that I feel this is as original as a snowy landscape can ever get, because 1) of this sort of "island" at the back with this beautiful tree; 2) of the foreground; 3) of the "fine details on the water surface and the ice" that the Elves are refering to. To me, landscape photography itself tends to be "a genre of lesser originality" in itself, but the originality of a landscape is often no more than the "special" or "unique" beauty of a chosen place seen from an appropriate viewpoint - or it could sometimes be an amazing light, although that's not the case here. And Brian's POW is a very unusual scene for me, captured from a great vintage point. Very well seen, and I get a great feeling of peace from this picture, which is very enjoyable. Regards.

I do really like this image and its composition: putting a pond on the foreground added a *strong* point of interest from where start exploring the picture. While shooting landscapes a strong foreground could be either necessary or disturbing and it depends on the subject taken. Generally I prefer having strong symbolic foregrounds... a stone in a case of a wide spaces landscapes (mountains, sunsets etc), but also an element of local flora or fauna could be really intresting. Greatest DOF possible is essential (to me) in this kind of pictures and also i wouldn't esitate exploring very low angles, shooting directly from the ground.

 

This picture anyway it is great as it is.

Yes, nice looking photo but I'm not breathtaken by the composition.. au contraire.. The risk of having such a near foreground is not to have a link between foreground and background. This is the problem for me here, I look at either the grass(?) and water surface, either the tree and snowy mountain. It's a bit like having the horizon centered, it could almost make two seperate photos and the composition is less powerful. In fact, the colour seperation is bang in the center of the photo, that's maybe what disturbs me. Or maybe it's the form of the foreground that makes me look round and round and not up..

 

Cheers !

Very nice image. I think it would be stronger if the sky was cropped to very near the

mountain top. The 2 main subjects would then be the big black shape (Main focus of

attention) in the foreground and the tree in the background(secondary focus).

I agree with Giuseppe: the foreground and background don't work together well. I found myself looking at one or the other in a disjointed way. I'd cut it into two pictures. I think there are other shots in your excellent Scottish Landscapes folder that are more compelling.