Northgrain

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Welcome Arno

K7- nice

Comment by Northgrain posted on Another newbie signing in at 17/06/2011 - 17:14

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Welcome Tony!

Comment by Northgrain posted on Newbie at 17/06/2011 - 17:13

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Arrived . Very excited...

Beautifully packed - many thanks Tony.

Comment by Northgrain posted on Sigma 105mm Macro for Sale at 17/06/2011 - 11:50

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Welcome Steve! Folk here rave about the K5 , and the DA15 is a wonderful lens. Enjoy the new kit

Comment by Northgrain posted on Hello from a new Pentaxian! at 14/06/2011 - 07:51

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Welcome. Dive in... the natives are extremely friendly and helpful

Comment by Northgrain posted on Hello from a lurker at 14/06/2011 - 07:49

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I can see why - stunning image.

But really annoying to have the flaw having shelled out. Are you sending it back??

Comment by Northgrain posted on Jessops Photo at 13/06/2011 - 19:42

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Many thanks all for the comments. As usual, some really thoughtful and useful criticism. Particularly grateful for the comments/suggestions on cropping - I was becoming aware I needed to work/think more on this, but practical examples help hugely.

Comment by Northgrain posted on Dawn at Merkland Point at 13/06/2011 - 13:35

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Made my first proper attempts last week to rise before the larks and catch dawn/sunrise light for landscapes. Mixed results ("another partial success from Professor Piehead", as those of a certain age and cultural leaning would say), but I think I've learned much.

C&C very welcome


Taken at Merkland Point on the Isle of Arran. Got back to where we were staying before the rest of the family woke up

#1
[IMG]http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/Northgrain/Arran%202011/MerklandDawn2.jpg[/IMG]


#2
[IMG]http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/Northgrain/Arran%202011/MerklandDawn3.jpg[/IMG]

#3
[IMG]http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/Northgrain/Arran%202011/MerklandDawn4.jpg[/IMG]


#4
[IMG]http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/Northgrain/Arran%202011/MerklandDawn6.jpg[/IMG]


#5
[IMG]http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/Northgrain/Arran%202011/MerklandDawn5.jpg[/IMG]


Dealing with the dynamic range is tough... #1 and #5 were helped by lightroom fill light, but won't bear close scrutiny and I'm going to have to brush up on grad filter/image combination/HDR techniques to get better images of this kind of thing. I suspect a scouting mission of the location would also have helped. Blundering around in the pre-dawn looking for the best compositions, beset by midges, is not the best approach. But heh, it was great fun!

Comment by Northgrain posted on Dawn at Merkland Point at 12/06/2011 - 23:35

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Like that. Really takes something to catch the pre-dawn at this time of the year

Comment by Northgrain posted on Saltwick Nab at 12/06/2011 - 23:18

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thoramay wrote:
Puma. I follow your pictures on the gallery and aim to be as good as you are.
Does that tell you something?
There are those better than you, there are those who strive to be as good as you.
We all have something to learn, we all have something to show others.
That is the strength of this Forum.
By all means strive to be better but in doing so do not be over modest.
Yoy have nothing to be modest about.
+1

Just what I was thinking !

Comment by Northgrain posted on It’s a bit embarrassing but at 12/06/2011 - 23:15

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