I would agree with Martin, a bit of a crop off the top would work.

And maybe a bit more definition in the dark parts of the lilly ?

Menace and foreboding, images from the 'Dark Side'.

Usual rules apply, pictures taken between 18:00 hours GMT Wed 2nd Sept and Wed 16th Sept 18:00 hours.

( I'm not at home just now, had to borrow some internet time, so the description is a bit brief, but I'm sure you can come up with something ? )

Thanks for the surprise win !!!

There was so many excellent images to choose from, I did like the choco-mud

I'll have a think about the next competition and post later today. I was sure I wouldn't win so didn't prepare

Looking over the wall on to Thurso Bay, I liked the little white stone !






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ISO speed rating : 400
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Date and time of digital data generation : 2009:08:24 20:14:42
Exposure bias : -0.3
Metering mode : Pattern
Lens focal length : 70.0 mm
Color Space : sRGB
Valid image width in pixel : 800
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Good images my friend

I opened the B&W one in 'Safari' and 'Firefox' and the picture seemed a bit flat.

I downloaded it and opened it in Photoshop Elements 6 for the Mac and without doing anything, the contrast was there ???

Probably just shows the limitations of the browsers, but I downloaded the others pictures too, and there was no change in contrast when I opened them in PSE6 ?

Maybe someone smarter than me knows why, but anyway, the pictures are cool

John.

Tim, it was the sky, that suggested B&W to me.

But when I did it, the foreground suited it too !

Very nice capture, and so many options available to you !!!

Good, might be good in B&W too ?





I'll delete this if you want ?

Gwyn, I understand exactly what you say.

I feel the same way a lot of the time, and end up with the same results, 10 good/fair images from a 1000.

So I put the camera away for a week or two.

My saviour, is logging on to this forum.

I look at photographs from some of the members, and knowing they use a Pentax, and have some of the same lenses I have, and can produce some stunning images, I think, "so can I".

So to, Lilly, Malo1961, Daniel B, RR, Darkmunk, Prieni to name just a few, ( in no particular order, by-the-way ! ) thanks for the inspiration.

"alig", thanks for the comments.

I do like to give the subject something, "to look into", so I left a lot of 'space', for that.

As for the yellow rail, it was left in on purpose to go with the beak and eye, I did crop a bit of dark woodwork below it, but I do like the yellow rail in the picture.

Think of it more as an abstract than a wildlife picture .

Lerwick harbour has a lot of luminous paintwork, yellow, orange and green, so I had to include part of it in the image.

Hi John,

The sky's were incredible that evening, ( pic 2 ), I sat near the waters edge, planning on taking a picture or two every 20 minutes or so until the sun set.

Unbelievably, the sky and light changed from minute to minute, 20 or 30 pictures quickly changed to 300 !!!

I love going to Shetland, my next trip is in January, hoping to fit in the "Up Helly-Ah", Viking Fire Festival, just don't tell my boss !!!