Just seen these, a bit late. Lovely symmetrical reflections, and the pine colours are gorgeous. There's very flat light, and I don't usually like landscapes shot in these conditions, but here there's plenty of depth and variety in the tones to pull in attention.

My favourite is actually 6a, a very enticing scene, makes me want to get out there and walk into it!

Good choice of apertures, white balance looks accurate, but the sky is blown out on the last one!

It does have impact! As a bold dramatic statement that coveys a feeling for the place it works really well. Its not at all realistic I guess, but the sheer audacity of the extreme contrast within it pulls it off

Personally I'd try and pull down the blown highs on the water just a little. I love the fact that we get a tantalising taster of the detail in the shadows .... perhaps just as well its only a taster, who knows the noisy horrors that might lurk there ?! ... (MrB no doubt may well find some .... )

It brings it to life, for sure! It may have just been contrast /levels sort of issue.

Good to see it all finally in action! Is this P-TTL or Manual Chris?

I like the scenario it's a great location and the tones of the building really enhance your model and her outfit.

I would probably prefer a tighter framing, perhaps removing the area below. Otherwise I think it would have to be lit.

What's unusual I find is that all the drama, the interesting light, is behind that door! I think that's where the model should be ! I really mean, perhaps a stronger directional main light (maybe looking like it's beaming out from the doorway) with more contrast across her, would bring a lift to it. As it is it does seem a little dim and flat.

But it's a great idea and I really hope you get more chances to try things out there.

Hey! Come on all you "natural light photographers" ... See if you can do what Coker has done here so beautifully .... Make natural light so good that it looks just like flash!

Thanks David. This Guide goes back a while now, and the software has moved on somewhat, but you're right, using DNGs gives us the most potential and flexibility to get the most out of our digital files. The Guide was written with a practical, hands on slant, particularly because people had complained about it's user unfriendliness, and I aimed to provide a solution to the workflow that would yield quick and positive results.

Even though many will choose Photoshop and Lightroom by default, there are some strong arguments in favour of PDCU, not least the PixelShift capability . But also it is a great way to play around and get a good insight into the way our cameras are processing the JPEGs ..... If you can control PDCU and get exactly what you want from it then you will also be able to control the camera custom settings and get exactly what you want from your camera JPEGs.

You're welcome, I'm glad it was helpful. It really needs some updating for the latest versions .... PIxelShift is the main reason for a small surge in interest for this software as it appears to be best at dealing with those files. Unfortunately I haven't yet got a camera that does PS, so my attention has not been on it

Excellent creativity and planning with the light for these. .... The lighting is so natural looking it could easily be flash 😉

I'm only on a phone at the moment but it does look a little better ....perhaps someone with a decent larger screen could zoom in on some of the stonework for another opinion. Certainly it has not gone too far .... that hill must be a steep one .... 😉