Weird

A weir with workmans shed. I would love to know what you think. All

comments appreciated. Critique only.

nice work again simon, great caption too.

Great photo, always amazed how you get every aspect of the image perfect. No dark shadows to be seen and the slight tingue of blue from the water flowing is very subtle but so eye-catching. No grad lines to be seen on the horison, do you take multiple exposures or do any dodging? Another 2 thumbs up from me. Well done!

Gorgeous scene and so well captured! I'm continually impressed with your ability to make the everyday landscape so special... Mike

 

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

Stuart, this is just a straight exposure with some dodging and burning (not much), I do sometimes blend images and I did take some multiple exposures of this scene but in the end the RAW converter did a lovely job on the single exposure. I often try to place grad lines in places you wouldn't always expect to see them or use two lesser ones staggered.

 

Simon

Another excellent work. Outstanding colours,details and sharpness. Congratulations Simon.

Wierd and wonderful another classic from your talents. Highest regards rek.

Tiene un excelente juego con las diferentes lineas, ademas de la belleza habitual.

Saludos.

Very nice shot, congrats!

but for me the motion blur on the water doesn't serve any purpose except to make the image look cool. that may be enough to justify doing it, but the danger is that it may start to look like an inspirational poster. i just saw some motion blurred water that i really liked ->

 

 

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7688034

I have more or less twenty photographs like "favorites", but most of them are yours. This is another one.

 

Great composition and lights.

Thanks for the feedback folks.

Hi Jamie, this was the fastest shutter speed I could manage (to safely get the DoF and keep a low iso) so in a way the water and cloud blur is product of the low light conditions, having said that though I like the effects of long exposures so I would probably have tried to achieve the same effect even if the light was brighter and I had a choice.

 

Simon

Its not Weird,its peaceful!

I like the movement of water , slow shutter makes it so calm.I like the environment of this remote area. it makes me feel so eager to live there,so peaceful land,lovely! where is it actually?I think you live in a wonderful place ,Simon!

Hu Hu, thanks for the comment.

This is the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is a very wild and remote area with only a tiny population. I find it very difficult to photograph here successfully because of the lack of features in the landscape though the big round rolling hills catch the light beautifully especially in the winter. I live about thirty minutes drive from this place.

 

Simon

i don't buy it. i have four leicas and three canons and the whole mess probably didn't cost as much as the technological monolith that you use. my 5D will go effortlessly to 800, can't you work at 1600 with the 1DsIII?

Hi Jamie,

Yes my camera does have higher iso's but I use iso 100 for this kind of image because I may well want to make a very large print of it at some point in the future. The slightest decrease in quality can make a big difference to a large print.

 

Simon

i'm very careful about raising iso, myself.

 

the 5D is REALLY good at 800 if you expose properly and don't use extreme curves. it would make a relatively small difference in a big print, in my experience.

Wonderful image - Technically perfect and lovely composition. The moving water provides a sense of movement and elevates this from a record shot to a work of art.

As for using anything higher than ISO100 for landscape work - I think not! Thats why tripods were invented!

 

Keep up the good work.

Hi Jamie,

 

I have the highest regard for the 5D and its ability to produce amazing quality at high iso numbers (95% of my current PF was shot with one).

The only reason I bought my 'technological monolith' was for its ability to produce large prints, I feel I must do everything I can to wring every ounce of quality from it otherwise all that expense has been for nothing.

I see you work for the BBC, check out some of my work for them using the 5D at high iso numbers, I think the whole gallery was shot at iso1600!

 

www.bbc.co.uk/music/playitagain/galleries/1528/

 

Simon

 

P.S. I didn't crop them!

those are really awesome.

Very nice, well done!

I am one who strives to acheive the silky motion of flowing water, the silkier the better. At the same time, many prefer moving water frozen by a faster shutter because it looks more natural. I guess it is all in how you view a waterfall, following the movement or looking at the scene with static eyes. To me, the motion here gives the water's surface a sheen, not neccesarily natural, but attractive indeed. All in all, this is a rich, luxurious image Simon and well rendered.

Wonderful light simon ^^^ Framing is perfect

 

***Ali***

As always Simon, a well composed and processed image!

You are the king of the slow shoots. Best regards. Eugenio.