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Rog Tallbloke
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Thanks Marcus and Peter, the light was very special just for a few moments. I had to mess with EV to try to get the right balance to capture just a little of the colour in the foreground, but a shift in the cloud cover suddenly made 0EV the best option. Very dynamic situation, which is what I love about landscape shooting in the mountains. Getting a nice shot is often not a matter of careful setup on a tripod, but of seizing the moment as the light changes.
Like with this shot from a boat on the Lake on Saturday afternoon after we came off the hill:
Like with this shot from a boat on the Lake on Saturday afternoon after we came off the hill:
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Rog Tallbloke
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Though on reflection the wider angle shot I got a few moments later adds some colour to the washed out sky, even though the foreground composition is a bit fussy:
Maybe the 'shaft of light' is a bit lost in the second shot - what do you think?
I think I 'missed the moment' and should have widened the first shot to get some of the blue sky. But then I'd have lost more of the colour of the trees. The Lumix TZ7 is a bit limited on dynamic range I think. Oh well.
Maybe the 'shaft of light' is a bit lost in the second shot - what do you think?
I think I 'missed the moment' and should have widened the first shot to get some of the blue sky. But then I'd have lost more of the colour of the trees. The Lumix TZ7 is a bit limited on dynamic range I think. Oh well.
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Rog Tallbloke
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Very gratifying gentlemen, thank you for your kind words. Nature provided the beauty, I just recorded it.
Good suggestion to try B&W Andy but there's too much colour aberation on the skyline. The Lumix TZ7 is handy for it's big zoom, but not really the best tool for contrasty edges.
I liked this shot: I wouldn't mind the house either! A bit out of my bracket unfortunately.
And this is a great view too. The low wooded hill in the mid-ground is castle crag, one of my favourite wild camping spots:
Good suggestion to try B&W Andy but there's too much colour aberation on the skyline. The Lumix TZ7 is handy for it's big zoom, but not really the best tool for contrasty edges.
I liked this shot: I wouldn't mind the house either! A bit out of my bracket unfortunately.
And this is a great view too. The low wooded hill in the mid-ground is castle crag, one of my favourite wild camping spots:
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Paul Jenkin
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Really nice photos and it's lovely to see my old stomping ground again. Must get up there in the spring. The one of Blencathra through the trees is really nice but, just as a suggestion, might it work even better as a square crop?
I've also spent a few wet and wild nights on Castle Crag (as well as a few balmy ones as well....)
I've also spent a few wet and wild nights on Castle Crag (as well as a few balmy ones as well....)
Rog Tallbloke
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Hi Paul,
Whereabouts would you make the square crop? Lose a bit of the dark foreground? If so, I think we'd need a bt of the dark bulk on the right removing too. Feel free to download the image and crop it to show me what you have in mind. If you use the 'post reply' rather than the 'quick reply' you can upload direct to the forum. Thanks for your input.
Whereabouts would you make the square crop? Lose a bit of the dark foreground? If so, I think we'd need a bt of the dark bulk on the right removing too. Feel free to download the image and crop it to show me what you have in mind. If you use the 'post reply' rather than the 'quick reply' you can upload direct to the forum. Thanks for your input.
Paul Jenkin
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Hi Rog,
It's a really lovely capture as it stands but, as a long-time 6x6 user, I tend to see a lot of photos in square format - hence my suggestion. I've downloaded it and had a bit of a play with it in Nikon Capture NX2 (which I generally find a bit easier than CS3) and here's what I came up with.
Incidentally, there is a LOT of detail to be had in the shadow areas at the bottom of the photo. I've pulled a bit of it out and increased contrast very slightly overall.
I've teetered up Sharp Edge a couple of times (never again now that my knees have had it, though...) As I said, my crop is just a suggestion but it's such a classic shot of Saddleback that it deserves to be in a book.
Hope you don't think I've ruined it :shock:
Regards, Paul.
It's a really lovely capture as it stands but, as a long-time 6x6 user, I tend to see a lot of photos in square format - hence my suggestion. I've downloaded it and had a bit of a play with it in Nikon Capture NX2 (which I generally find a bit easier than CS3) and here's what I came up with.
Incidentally, there is a LOT of detail to be had in the shadow areas at the bottom of the photo. I've pulled a bit of it out and increased contrast very slightly overall.
I've teetered up Sharp Edge a couple of times (never again now that my knees have had it, though...) As I said, my crop is just a suggestion but it's such a classic shot of Saddleback that it deserves to be in a book.
Hope you don't think I've ruined it :shock:
Regards, Paul.
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Rog Tallbloke
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Paul,
Nice post-processing work. I think accentuating the greens in the foreground is appropriate for your reframing, as the 'continuity' is no longer an issue with the dark lower near-ground removed by the crop. Your reframing has a different 'half open curtains' feel to my original 'through a gap' conceptualization and it's fine, just different.
Thanks for the compliment and your time, it seems I got one of those 'once in a while with a bit of luck' shots which has broad appeal.
Nice post-processing work. I think accentuating the greens in the foreground is appropriate for your reframing, as the 'continuity' is no longer an issue with the dark lower near-ground removed by the crop. Your reframing has a different 'half open curtains' feel to my original 'through a gap' conceptualization and it's fine, just different.
Thanks for the compliment and your time, it seems I got one of those 'once in a while with a bit of luck' shots which has broad appeal.