Castlerigg Stone Circle

[bigfatbadger]

Hey everyone,

I've just got back from a weeks holiday in the Lake District, in the UK. It has stunning scenery and is well worth a visit for any budding landscape photographer. I thought I'd share some photos of an acnient stone circle near Keswick, one of the main towns. I got up at 5:00AM to drive there and catch the sunrise. Then I came back and fell asleep again! Any constructive criticism would be much appreciated

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You can see all of the Lake District gallery here: http://www.jonrouston.co.uk/Gallery/Lake%20District/index.html

 

[Arch]

These are nice :thumbup: ..... i would be tempted to add a touch more contrast to them, especially the last..... but well taken shots :thumbup:

 

[steviesixx]

Really nice esp the 2nd one. I've never seen the uk look like that!!

 

[JTHphoto]

they seem a little dark, but it probably was a little dark. i always find these type of shots (sunrise/sunset) challenging. Especially when you are trying to capture detail in the foreground, but not have the sky overexposed... i think that's where split or grad. ND filters come into play...

i love the second one, seems like such an interesting spot... nice series :thumbup:

 

[bigfatbadger]

Yeah, I thought about loosing the detail, I'm not really sure whether I've made a bit of a compromise, but it hasn't really worked. I might try creting two jpegs and then merging them! Wish me luck!

 

[melcooney]

Number three is my fav...
Maybe a little work in PS to lighten it up a bit?

 

[bigfatbadger]

How's this?

If I hadn't asked, would you have seen a halo around the rock?

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

I like 2nd shot, this reminds me of the movie Arthur! nice.

 

[nvr2low]

great colors, i really like the clouds in the last shot.

 

[willpops]

Even after retreating, you should try to give more consistance (contrast and saturation) to the green from grass, without touching the other colors (use a Saturation layer, with the green channel only)