Back in the Lake District

[digitalfingers]

The first image is by far the winner, you have it nailed with the lines and angles in my opinion with not too much sky and the water leading the eye down the path. The 2nd one is blurred completley from kicking the tripod and it would need a slight rotation to the right to bring the waters edge and the reflections level. The Tree image does nothing for me. The subject doesn't have anything interesting to draw the eye in so maybe getting closer to bring out the textures would have been better. Keep it up though, I love to see your progression.

[singingsnapper]

The first image is by far the winner, you have it nailed with the lines and angles in my opinion with not too much sky and the water leading the eye down the path. The 2nd one is blurred completley from kicking the tripod and it would need a slight rotation to the right to bring the waters edge and the reflections level. The Tree image does nothing for me. The subject doesn't have anything interesting to draw the eye in so maybe getting closer to bring out the textures would have been better. Keep it up though, I love to see your progression.

Thank you - hopefully the weather will dry enough for my next trip so I can use flash to isolate the tree on a moonless night to get a star trail. Was hoping to get one before the moon rose, but once the moon started to come through I Was looking to get something interesting. I definitely think the location has great potential, I just need the right conditions - and to not be so clumsy as to kick the tripod!

[Troy]

I have to agree to an extent Paul. The tree would benefit from maybe being more seperated from the foreground grass, as this takes the attention away from the main subject.

The first photo though is excellent. Everything about it is just right, and you should be very proud. If i was being reall picky, i'd have said it would have been great to get another shot with the correct exposure for the reflections in the water. Combining the two would then give some great reflective details as another point of interest. Obviously this wouldn't be easy to do, and no one in their right mind would think to do it at the time

[Chris Humphreys]

First photo is very nice, though for f/16 it looks quite soft in the foreground. Did you focus on the hyperfocal distance?

[singingsnapper]

First photo is very nice, though for f/16 it looks quite soft in the foreground. Did you focus on the hyperfocal distance?

I use 1 of my 11 AF points selected a third way into the scene.

[singingsnapper]

A disappointingly damp day in the Lakes today. So not much walking or phototaking done today. This is the main route through Ambleside at dusk:

pentax 645D FA 33-55 f/16 30 seconds ISO 100


Market cross ambleside bw by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[Rosie]

Great night shot Paul! Love the light trails and starbursts. I think the vibrant colours work really well in this shot

[Troy]

I think the dampness has worked in your favour here Paul, those reflections are fantastic.

[singingsnapper]

Thanks guys Ironically as I sit waiting for my connecting flight to London in Manchester airport the sky is blue and the sun is out.

[singingsnapper]

Revisiting some old photos that were on a different laptop. These were taken in 2010.

I find these oak trees majestic in the winter, but they tend to be a little messy in the summer:

Canon 5D mkII EF 24 - 70 L @25mm f/10 1/40 ISO 400


rydal oaks by singingsnapper, on Flickr

This is a view from the slopes of Wansfell Pike as I climb it:

Canon 5D mkII EF 24 - 70L @ 70mm f/16 1/30 ISO 50 - I don't know why I decided to shoot at 50 ISO at this time 100 would have been perfect!


Langdale valley from wansfell by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Elterwater in the snow and ice of 2010

Canon 5D mkII EF 24 - 70L @51mm f/14 1/50 ISO 200


elterwater 2010 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[Rosie]

Some great landscapes here. I think you should trying taking two images and blend them together to give you more depth in both the foreground and background.

[singingsnapper]

Another one from winter 2010 - I've reduced the saturation of the blues in CS5 to make the snow more white. Pity no nice combination of sunny blue skies and snow on the ground. Weather really dreary at the moment...

Canon 5D MkII EF 24 - 70 at 59mm f/14 1/50 ISO 200


The snowman's view of Great Langdale by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

Back up in the lakes again and the weather has been fantastic today, just need to be more organised and get out earlier but there was some nice light late afternoon and as the evening fell, a swan family came to the edge of Grasmere...

This is the view of Grasmere from the end of the path from Rydal when the weather is calm it's always a good spot.

Pentax 645D FA 33-55 at 39mm f/11 1/200 ISO 250


Sunny Grasmere by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Teatime (although I had no tea!) and the moon is just over half full

Pentax 645D FA 400 f/8 1/60 ISO 100


teatime moon by singingsnapper, on Flickr

This was taken right at the end of the day as the light completely faded alongside Rydal water

Pentax 645D FA120 macro f/11 30 secs ISO 125


rydal cottage by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Just at the end of Grasmere some Swans came to look after their gosling who had been exploring the Rothay:

Pentax 645D FA 120 f/8 1/160 ISO 500


grasmere swans by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Pentax 645D FA 120 f/8 1/100 ISO 640


I'm watching you! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Pentax 645D FA 120 f/6.7 1/100 ISO 640


swan mother by singingsnapper, on Flickr

and the Gosling:

Pentax 645D FA 120 f/8 1/60 ISO 640


Grasmere gosling by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[HayleyEPaterek]

Great shot of the moon! I love the tones in some of the swan shots too. This thread is fantastic, you can really see how far you have come with your photography

[singingsnapper]

Great shot of the moon! I love the tones in some of the swan shots too. This thread is fantastic, you can really see how far you have come with your photography

Thanks Hayley! Here are several from today. Wasdale and Wast water are always awkward for me to get to as I don't drive so with the assistance of a Lake District based friend I finally managed to see the majestic Wasdale Valley (after a hair=raising trip over icy Wrynose pass, and then we turned back on Hardnott Pass as was completely iced over - but a breathtaking drive nonetheless). The scenery in this valley is breathtaking!

Pentax 645D FA 33-55 at 55mm f/16 1/60


Wast Water and the Lake District trio by singingsnapper, on Flickr

a wider view:

Pentax 645D FA33-55 at 33mm f/11 1/100 ISO 200


Wast Water in morning-2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

We heard that there was good beer t be found at the Wasdale Head inn so headed in that direction (the prediction was accurate - and worth the 8 mile round trip) here are a few shots on the way

Pentax 645D FA 33-55mm at 33mm f/11 1/125 ISO 200


Wasdale Head by singingsnapper, on Flickr

closer to the small village:

FA33-55 at f/11 1/100 ISO 200


Wasdale Head Village by singingsnapper, on Flickr

After a pint and a packet of crisps we headed back, and I tool this shot of a cottage at the head of te valley with Great Gable behind it

Pentax 645D FA33-55 at 43mm f/11 1/100 ISO 200


Great Gable and cottage by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Then the evening started to fall

Pentax 645D FA 33-55 at f/11 1/125 ISO 400


Wasdale evening by singingsnapper, on Flickr