A Perfect Day Out (pic heavy)

Resin42 · Jul 29, 2008

I went out with my other half on Sunday with the sole porpuse of driving around and stoppig anywhere we thought was interesting and taking photos. I'd just had an ND filter delivered and wanted to try some waterfall shots so we headed into the hills north of Glasgow then kept going as the mood took us. We saw some amazing scenery, had a wonderful lunch, spent a fortune in petrol, got some drastic sunburn and generally had the perfect summer Sunday.

I didn't want to stick multiple posts up with different shots of the same day so I've put the best of them here. C&C is welcome but don't feel compelled to crit them all, just any you particularly like or think need significant rescuing.

In chronological order, hope you enjoy.

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maytay20 · Jul 29, 2008

Very good job! I am not sure about #2 though maybe if you had the whole frame of the window in the shot.

K_Pugh · Jul 29, 2008

Good stuff.. i like them all.

I love number 7.. i knew it was Scotland somewhere as soon as i seen it (actually thought it was Arran) but i'm guessing Loch Lomond (ish) - Just that old phone box and the telepohne pole next to it with loads of lines going everywhere!

Only critique is #1 looks like the highlights are slightly blownout? hard to tell on a downsized JPEG though. #8 i like, maybe a tad more sky?.. nothing serious!

nice work though, look forward to seeing more.

anubis404 · Jul 29, 2008

Man, I wish I lived where you did!

Great shots, however #2 is a little centered for my liking.

Resin42 · Jul 30, 2008

Cheers folks.

maytay20 said:
Very good job! I am not sure about #2 though maybe if you had the whole frame of the window in the shot.

anubis404 said:
Man, I wish I lived where you did!

Great shots, however #2 is a little centered for my liking.

On reflection (boom boom) it's probably my least favourite of the set. I probably should have got more of the surround in there and I'm no longer sure about that patch of blue sky but it was all about that reflection, I chose symmetry over thirds.

And yes it's a great place to live when you get the weather, that's usually three days a year.

K_Pugh said:
Good stuff.. i like them all.

I love number 7.. i knew it was Scotland somewhere as soon as i seen it (actually thought it was Arran) but i'm guessing Loch Lomond (ish) - Just that old phone box and the telepohne pole next to it with loads of lines going everywhere!

Not far away, it's Carrick Castle on Loch Goil. It does have that "Local Hero" feel to it. Number 8 was taken at Luss on Loch Lomond.

K_Pugh said:
Only critique is #1 looks like the highlights are slightly blownout? hard to tell on a downsized JPEG though. #8 i like, maybe a tad more sky?.. nothing serious!

1 was taken quite deep in the valley (I almost broke my neck getting there) so there was little sky to be had, even so the cloud cover was murder at that time so it wouldn't have helped. Not sure about the blown highlights but it was one of my first attempts, I think 6 works better. A fair point on 8 though.

Thanks for looking.

crimson_angel · Jul 30, 2008

good stuff

I should really get out more and explore cos im sure the places you took these at arent too far away from me lol

bullitt453 · Jul 30, 2008

Some great shots in there Resin. I really like #3 & #6. #1 does seem a bit blown out in certain areas, but is still a great shot. Really like that perspective.

anubis404 · Jul 30, 2008

Resin42 said:
On reflection (boom boom) it's probably my least favourite of the set. I probably should have got more of the surround in there and I'm no longer sure about that patch of blue sky but it was all about that reflection, I chose symmetry over thirds.

And yes it's a great place to live when you get the weather, that's usually three days a year.

That's why I live in California

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Resin42 · Jul 30, 2008

crimson_angel said:
good stuff I should really get out more and explore cos im sure the places you took these at arent too far away from me lol

All within a pleasant, short drive. That first fall is in the Campsie Fells near the "Carpark in the Sky". Definitely worth an afternoon. Unfortunately you do get edjits camping up there who can't be arsed taking their litter away with them. It should be a shooting offence to sully somewhere so beautiful.

anubis404 said:
That's why I live in California .

Good call, until the forest fires start at least

Thanks again folks.

snoword · Jul 30, 2008

was there any pp on three. i really like that one.

Resin42 · Jul 31, 2008

Yeah a little bit, I kicked up the contrast really high and increased the colour saturatation to give me more control over the mono conversion which is how I got the sky to look so black. I love CS3's b+w tool.