Hill Walking pictures
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The original plan was to take the camera and grab a few dramatic landscapes and perhaps some deer. However the great Scottish climate meant I got mist, mist and some ice. So here is a few unusual shots that i grabbed whilst on the move. There was no way of convincing my 3 climbing partners to hang around as it was a tad chilly.
Flying fencepost!!
1600ft up, what a view!
Icy fencepost!
Flying fencepost!!
1600ft up, what a view!
Icy fencepost!
speedychrissie said:
the last one would be a very nice pic if there was just a tad less mist so that the fence dissapeared slightly further away.
note to self: make more time for photography!
It would have made for a nice Sunday afternoon hillclimb had their been a tad (load) less mist
Very nice! You've captured the essence of hill walking in the UK! Another effective composition: two dark stones dripping rain water with a partially decomposed banana skin wedged between them and some suspect tissue paper. Title could be "Summit of Ben Nevis".
p.s. whereabouts were you?
>> Edited by ATG on Wednesday 22 February 16:06
p.s. whereabouts were you?
>> Edited by ATG on Wednesday 22 February 16:06
the last one would be a very nice pic if there was just a tad less mist so that the fence dissapeared slightly further away.
note to self: make more time for photography!
well to me, in a world of dissapearing fences,
It looks pretty good to me.
S'pose next the Mona lisa's not enigmaticcy, enough
sheesh, some people
>> Edited by rich 36 on Wednesday 22 February 16:07
>> Edited by rich 36 on Wednesday 22 February 16:08
note to self: make more time for photography!
well to me, in a world of dissapearing fences,
It looks pretty good to me.
S'pose next the Mona lisa's not enigmaticcy, enough
sheesh, some people
>> Edited by rich 36 on Wednesday 22 February 16:07
>> Edited by rich 36 on Wednesday 22 February 16:08
The weather really was rubbish, even more annoying as it was great when we left the house 20 mins earlier.
The last one I do quite like but it is frustrating as had there been just a little sunshine on it all the ice would have been highlighted. It was too cold to hang about though, we reckoned around -5 celcius with a fair breeze as well.
Even more annoying was the fact that as we made our way down I decide to just put the camera away for lack of light and visibility only to miss the oppurtunity of getting a shot of a ptarmigan. By the time I got the camera out it flew about 10m of the path, and that was enough to make it invisible.
The last one I do quite like but it is frustrating as had there been just a little sunshine on it all the ice would have been highlighted. It was too cold to hang about though, we reckoned around -5 celcius with a fair breeze as well.
Even more annoying was the fact that as we made our way down I decide to just put the camera away for lack of light and visibility only to miss the oppurtunity of getting a shot of a ptarmigan. By the time I got the camera out it flew about 10m of the path, and that was enough to make it invisible.
rich 36 said:
well to me, in a world of dissapearing fences,
It looks pretty good to me.
S'pose next the Mona lisa's not enigmaticcy, enough
sheesh, some people
>> Edited by rich 36 on Wednesday 22 February 16:08
dont get me wrong, i like the picture. its just that i believe (with my very limited knowledge) that it would have been a lot nicer in slightly better conditions, thats all!
In the spirit of posting more pics, I think misty days can result in some nice shots.
Photobuckit (or whatever) resizing them down doesn't help much.. in any case, I reckon a bit of whizzy post processing can rescue an otherwise dull shot. This one looked like nothing when it came out of the camera:
Bit of shadows and contrast enhancement and I'm well pleased with it
Photobuckit (or whatever) resizing them down doesn't help much.. in any case, I reckon a bit of whizzy post processing can rescue an otherwise dull shot. This one looked like nothing when it came out of the camera:
Bit of shadows and contrast enhancement and I'm well pleased with it
ATG said:
Very nice! You've captured the essence of hill walking in the UK! Another effective composition: two dark stones dripping rain water with a partially decomposed banana skin wedged between them and some suspect tissue paper. Title could be "Summit of Ben Nevis".
p.s. whereabouts were you?
>> Edited by ATG on Wednesday 22 February 16:06
Tinto hill, just west of Biggar.
Nice place but guarded by a dragon who runs a cafe!!!
KB_S1 said:Great views when the weather is clear. The joke wears pretty thin, but often good to have a postcard of the view in your pocket to show to walking companions when you reach the top in the pissing rain.
Tinto hill, just west of Biggar.
Nice place but guarded by a dragon who runs a cafe!!!
ATG said:
Tinto hill, just west of Biggar.
Nice place but guarded by a dragon who runs a cafe!!!
A bit like our walk in El Chorro gorge in Spain, eh Andrew?
Martin.
Ok, wasn't too sure about the B+W but I could see the thinking. A bit limited in processing here, only got iphoto so this is about my limit.
would like to be able to provide more contrast arond the ground area but it messes up the sunlight effect when I do it in iphoto as there is no way to split elements in the frame.
would like to be able to provide more contrast arond the ground area but it messes up the sunlight effect when I do it in iphoto as there is no way to split elements in the frame.
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