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Loch Leven, Scotland. All comments/critiques very appreciated.

Please see the larger version.

Pete - it was taken from a hill deep further into the moor (and far, far away from the road) - so you could hear silence without any problems :)

Cheers - Piotr

Doug

It was a main point to have this tree in the centre. I wanted this composition to look like an actor playing on a scene with audience looking at him - but this is just my idea of it. Thanks for your comment.

Cheers - Piotr

I know, I know - you must be really bored seeing that tree again,

but when I first saw this scene in real, this rocks location and

clouds formation - pointing directly at the ?soloist? ? then I knew

what picture title and composition would be. You may not believe

about colours ? but it?s truly pure nature. Please see the larger

version.

Mroczny klimat - fajowe :)

Black Mount, Rannoch Moor, Scotland. Only large version please :)

Very nice photo. I love the rock texture in the foreground and the sun position in the upper right corner works really good here. The only thing that worries me is the horizon line. It looks a bit distorted and tilted to the right.

Hmm - honestly I don't know what is so exciting about this shot to rate it 7/7. I agree that the the composition is nice but the overall quality is far from excellent. First of all it has some weird dark regions - looks like the photo has been stitched from several shots, taken at different exposures, and stitching program screw up the matching process. The sky is also underexposured with some nasty vignetting visible (that I personally hate). The Moon is a nice addition but it's hardly visible and there's not enough space around it. Besides it's a good composition with pleasant light.

 

Don't take this critique as an attack - it's just some advice how to improve your work.

 

Cheers,

 

Piotr

Amazing spectacle Martin. I wish I could see such an amazing thing some day. My compliments.

Black Mount, Rannoch Moor, Scotland.

Simply amazing shot David - everything is superb here.

I can't stop looking at it :)

 

Just a quick question - is it a HDR image or you managed to pull it all out from one (mentioned) single exposure ? I guess it must have been some kind of HDR/DRI as the Moon with 10secs of exposure would have been totally overexposed.

 

PS. What kind of a RAW processing software do you use ?

Glen Etive, Scotland. Taken on a really frosty morning last weekend.

I decided to express the mood of that day by using some really cold

colours. The colour version simply doesn't work for me. Feel free to

express your opinions.

Highlands, Scotland.

Please see the large version.

Is that a HDR image ?

The composition is really nice but the contrast (shadows) is quite washed out to my taste.

Great one Chris.

One time I found similar rocks on Isle of Skye, Scotland.

Like those very much too :)

The clouds are indeed very interesting but you didn't have to exaggerate with saturation and post-processing here. Now it doesn't look much real to me, but apparently people on this site like fairy-tale images :)

I know it's a very typical view of one of the most recognisable

mountains in UK, but even though I think that every scene here can

be unique ﾖ and everything depends on the most crucial thing -

light. On my way to this place I encountered some snow flurries. The

visibility was really poor, but eventually it cleared for a while

and sun reflected the mountain top, covered with snow clouds. I

chose this split-tone conversion as in my opinion it represents the

mood of that place much better than the colour version. Technical

information: the photo was made of 3 exposures (with 2EV step), as

my tries with graduated filters simply didnﾒt look good enough.

Finally - conversion to split-tone, sharpening and simple framing at

the end. Hope you'll like it.

It's been said that the mood of the Scottish landscape depends on

the weather more than anywhere else on Earth. And Rannoch Moor is

probably the most extreme example of that. There is no doubt that

Rannoch Moor is one of my favourite locations in Scotland. It gives

so many photographic opportunities that every single time I'm there

is unique. This time the weather was really great - not even a

single cloud on the sky. Honestly - I prefer more "dramatic"

conditions, but I can't complain :) People usually take photos from

around nearby A82. I wanted something else - that's why I went much

further into the moor this time. I found this place, with a nice

frozen water in the foreground. Immediately I knew I wanted it in a

square format. I took two vertical shots with a longer focal length

(to emphasise the distant mountain) and stitched them together. I

used 0.6 GND HE filter, CPL and a tripod. Virtually no post-

processing was done here (just a minor level adjustment). Please see

the Larger version. Your comments much appreciated.

Shira River, Glen Kinglas, Scotland. View east towards Bridge of

Orchy hills, reflected with an evening sun. Please see the larger

version.

Loch Leven, Glen Coe Village, Scotland

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Swietna scena - tylko pozazdroscic.

Loch Scavaig with majestic Black Cuillins in the distance. Taken

early in the morning, when first rays of Sun illuminated mountain

slopes. Stitched from 5 photos. Please see the larger version !!!

Your comments/critiques much appreciated.

Henri

 

I know it may sound a bit weird,

but my exif information clearly says :

 

2006-07-14 23:47:06

 

and I'm sure about the clock settings :)

 

This is the beauty of far-north places (in the summer-time of course)

 

Regards - Piotr

Great place and a great image David. Very nice post-processing and those mountains (island) in the bacground add some great interest into the picture. Congrats

Cold winter evening in Glen Coe valley. A sun is setting down behind

the mountains with another snow-storm approaching from behind.