The Loch
Posted 15/07/2010 - 15:40
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Good, bad, indifferent? Just wondering...
K.
K.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 15/07/2010 - 16:21
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It's a fab location Kris, would certainly rather be there than sitting here in my office!
There seems to be a slight tilt to everything, but it could be an optical illusion caused by those trees on the right side. I think you could probably crop a bit off the bottom to tighten up the composition somewhat.
Having said that it's nice and sharp, and exposure looks good - I'm sure that snow hasn't made things easier! And I'm a sucker for those deep blue skies
There seems to be a slight tilt to everything, but it could be an optical illusion caused by those trees on the right side. I think you could probably crop a bit off the bottom to tighten up the composition somewhat.
Having said that it's nice and sharp, and exposure looks good - I'm sure that snow hasn't made things easier! And I'm a sucker for those deep blue skies
Tim
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Posted 15/07/2010 - 17:04
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Ahem, Ansell Adams .....omg just stopped myself.
Above indifferent but not awesome.
What Tim says but no need to crop, the lower part provides a solid base and balances with the sky.
Above indifferent but not awesome.
What Tim says but no need to crop, the lower part provides a solid base and balances with the sky.
Lurking is shirking.!
Posted 15/07/2010 - 17:36
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Gentlemen, please. The last time Ansel Adams was mentioned on these pages it caused an outbreak of apoplexy and gratuitous abuse by PM!
Let us just say, Kris, that it's a fine photograph of a wonderful spot. Nice lead-in lines with the snow and right bank and a classic (careful Andrew) reverse "S" curve formed by the lake. As Tim, I love the deep, deep blue of the sky and the rugged mountains.
I bet it would convert to mono then it would be just like...um...
Let us just say, Kris, that it's a fine photograph of a wonderful spot. Nice lead-in lines with the snow and right bank and a classic (careful Andrew) reverse "S" curve formed by the lake. As Tim, I love the deep, deep blue of the sky and the rugged mountains.
I bet it would convert to mono then it would be just like...um...
Best wishes,
Andrew
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
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Posted 15/07/2010 - 18:12
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Much better, IMHO...
K.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 15/07/2010 - 18:15
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BTW, the tilt is definitely the trees because if you get them straight the surface of the lake becomes ideal for unassisted water skiing...
K.
K.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 15/07/2010 - 18:20
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The mono version does it for me. It's in the style of He Who Must Remain Nameless.
David
David
Posted 15/07/2010 - 18:31
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+1 for mono, Ansell......stop stop,
Maybe a little lighter on the sky.
Perfecto.
Maybe a little lighter on the sky.
Perfecto.
Lurking is shirking.!
Posted 15/07/2010 - 18:55
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aliengrove wrote:
When I first saw the colour version, I thoughtthe sky looks too uniformly blue, if that makes sense. It never occurred to me it might look better in mono, but it certainly does!
Sadly all the white fluffy clouds were behind me and refused to drift into shot! When I first saw the colour version, I thoughtthe sky looks too uniformly blue, if that makes sense. It never occurred to me it might look better in mono, but it certainly does!
Glad everyone likes the mono as I do too. I should have taken the 5x4...
K.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 15/07/2010 - 19:06
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I like them both, but the mono version adds, as so often, a lind of gravitas, if that makes sense, Kris.
Perhaps the fluffy white clouds would have played ball had you taken the Horseman...
Perhaps the fluffy white clouds would have played ball had you taken the Horseman...
Best wishes,
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Posted 15/07/2010 - 21:39
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The man who shall not be named used a donkey to carry his LF gear up the mountains. I was carting my gear on my back and boy was I tired at the end of the day. Mind you, I only have two LF lenses so quite a weight saving there, but the tripod, ohh the tripod. Definitely need a donkey...
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
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It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.