From Doon to Troon...

[Dimitri_V]

Hi everyone

We had a fantastic day here in southwest of Scotland , the forcast was for a sunny day after 10am , (no complaints from the fellow Scotts i hope) so early up to catch a good sunrise.

Not as good as i was hoping it to be but i`m not complaining , it did the trick.;)

Ofcourse with the clear sky comes the frost and the cold , early in the morning it was around -3 C , but later on it warmed up,,,,around 1C.:lol:

After a long day out walking and driving (yes i enjoyed it,it was lovely,i even had the car rooftop open for some fresh air) i finished in my hometown trying to catch what it looked like a superb sunset , i could see the sun from the distance changing to red but i didn`t have enough time to prepair anything , so i took a quick snapshot from the roadside.

1.
Sunrise at Loch (lake) Doon

http://www.dvattika.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/Sunrise%20at%20Loch%20Doon.jpg


2.
Sunset at Troon
This one is a Pano crop and its straight out of the cameras jpeg , camera setting was....Landscape.
You can see the other snapper at the right bottom of the picture , (he was there already , well prepaired you see).

http://www.dvattika.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/Sunset%20at%20Troon.jpg


Please enjoy them...........

[Buggbairn]

I knew it, I knew it !!

Stuck in work 12 hours Filling Crude Oil into a ship the day became nicer and nicer.

I thought.......... I bet Dimitri's out and about catching some nice shots :D

I was right eh ;)

Nice shots Buddy !!

I'm off work till Wed night now so I'm gonna head out tomorrow & Tuesday, hopefully I'll return with some nice shots

By the way, I bought those filters today :)

Beans on Toast for Dinner for a few weeks now :( ;)

[sparker1]

Nice work as always, Dimitri.

[wrphhi]

Beautiful as always Dimitri. I like the colors of the second one the best, but the composition of the first.

[John Trogdon]

Your typical quick snapshot eh? ;)

Stunning shots Dimitri. As always, I love your work.

[EOSAddict]

Was just looking through the new posts and saw a new thread by Dimitri, and yes, not disappointed. No 1 is very much you - trademark dv! The second one is fantastic and slightly different - thanks!

[EOS_JD]

Superb again Dimitri. I almost went to Ayrshire today. Ended up doing some work around the house..... !

Knew should have looked at the weather forecast!

[Michaelmjc]

Very nice shots, number one is really great!

[MuffYz]

as usual i love your works!

[Dimitri_V]

I knew it, I knew it !![/quote

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[quote]Stuck in work 12 hours Filling Crude Oil into a ship the day became nicer and nicer.

And i thought you would be out there today , shooting.:(

I thought.......... I bet Dimitri's out and about catching some nice shots :D

I was right eh ;)

You were darn right there buddy , i kept an eye on the weather forcast last night and it was suppose to be sunny all the way after 10am.
So , got up at 6.30 am and the car was covered in frost , then the head went up the way and the sky was clear , BINGO .
If you don`t catch these kind of weekends in Scotland , you`ve had it , you know that.

Nice shots Buddy !!

Thank you Scottie , always a pleassure to hear from you.:D

I'm off work till Wed night now so I'm gonna head out tomorrow & Tuesday, hopefully I'll return with some nice shots

Well , the weather is for very bright and sunny day , monday and tuesday , enjoy them as much as you can , looking forward for the results.;)

By the way, I bought those filters today :)

Well , don`t tell me , use them darnit...:lol::lol:

Beans on Toast for Dinner for a few weeks now :( ;)

ha ha ha :lol::lol::lol:,yea right...

[Dimitri_V]

Nice work as always, Dimitri.

Thank you Stan , always a pleassure to share them.

[Dimitri_V]

Beautiful as always Dimitri. I like the colors of the second one the best, but the composition of the first.


Chears Randy,i think thats the only thing i like from #2,the colours.
It was just a quicky,i wish i was there earlyer.

[Dimitri_V]

Your typical quick snapshot eh? ;)

It was John,i had to run,i could see the sun going down so fast and i had a slow driver in front of me.
By the time i got there,i sun was nearly touching the water,so it was a matter of panic.
By the time i got all the gear out of the boot (i thought i had finished for the day),i nearly droped the Lee CP,i had only 2-3 min to spear,everything happened so fast.

Stunning shots Dimitri. As always, I love your work.

And i love your comments John , and also sharing my work with you.

[KaplanMultimedia]

As usual, these images are up to your excellent standards. :D

[mrclark321]

Another great shot Dimitri

Dan

[Jello]

"UNBELIEVEABLE PHOTOGRAPHY

[JackieS]

More beauty from you Dimitri. Please send some of that sun across to Fife.

[saravrose]

Dimitri, gorgous as usual.. I find myself checking for your posts. It's always a joy to see what you've been up to. I am now completely and totally jealous of the view you have on the other side of the pond ;) ;)
(now, how do I think up a good excuse to take a vacation to Scotland... any advice on excuses to feed to Prof's, bosses, and overprotective family greatly appreciated)... :D :D :D
Sari.

[Dimitri_V]

As usual, these images are up to your excellent standards. :D


Thank you Joel,doing my best not to dessapoint you.

[Dimitri_V]

Was just looking through the new posts and saw a new thread by Dimitri, and yes, not disappointed. No 1 is very much you - trademark dv! The second one is fantastic and slightly different - thanks!


Thank you Al , always with a smile and a good comment.
Appreciate your support.

[Dimitri_V]

Superb again Dimitri. I almost went to Ayrshire today. Ended up doing some work around the house..... !

Knew should have looked at the weather forecast!


You should know by now , always keep an eye on that forcast , you never know , we live in Scotland.

[Dimitri_V]

Very nice shots, number one is really great!


Thanks for taking the time to look and comment.:)

[Dimitri_V]

as usual i love your works!


Thank you.;)

[Dimitri_V]

Another great shot Dimitri

Dan


Thank you Dan.

[Dimitri_V]

"UNBELIEVEABLE PHOTOGRAPHY


Thanks Dave and Trish.

[Dimitri_V]

More beauty from you Dimitri. Please send some of that sun across to Fife.


Why Jackie , was it not sunny there with you on sunday?

[Dimitri_V]

Dimitri, gorgous as usual.. I find myself checking for your posts. It's always a joy to see what you've been up to. I am now completely and totally jealous of the view you have on the other side of the pond ;) ;)
(now, how do I think up a good excuse to take a vacation to Scotland... any advice on excuses to feed to Prof's, bosses, and overprotective family greatly appreciated)... :D :D :D
Sari.


An old reletive of yours died and left you a fortune,how`s that for an excuse?:lol::lol::lol:

They will buy you the ticket,;),and when you go back just tell them it was a joke.

[EOSAddict]

Now I see how your post count is so high Dimitri ;)

[Dimitri_V]

Now I see how your post count is so high Dimitri ;)


How is that ?

[EOSAddict]

How is that ?

You make the effort to reply to everyone Dimitri, thats cool! :lol:

[Dimitri_V]

You make the effort to reply to everyone Dimitri, thats cool! :lol:


When there are people here who support my work and reply to my post every time , the least i can do from my side is a small thank you.
I find it completelly rude when i comment on someones post and i don`t get a reply back , at least a dry thanks.

I know that costs the forum more time with bumping , and thats the reason i reply to as many as i can at the same time.
If you notice my replys , they are close together , within a matter of minutes.

Whenever you (or anyone else) comment to my post , i see it as a matter of respect and obligation to answer back , maybe not right away , but as soon as i have the time.

[EOSAddict]

Well said Dimitri... and I appreciate your comments back on the (very few) pics I have posted.

As a matter of technique, do you use a CPol on any of your pics??

[Dimitri_V]

Well said Dimitri... and I appreciate your comments back on the (very few) pics I have posted.

As a matter of technique, do you use a CPol on any of your pics??


Al , if you have a bright sky and its blue,its good to use the CP as it enhances the bly of the sky and also it darkens it down,gaining some light for the forground.

You can achive the same with a ND grad,wich some times i find better for that job.
Some times i use them both,for intanse....

If i`m shooting a lovely blue sky above water,i use them both.
The nd grad to darken the sky and the CP to get rid of the glare/reflection on the water (unless you want that reflection as part of an effect).

Another time i use the CP is in spring where you have all these lovely and vibrant natural colours , they look great when enhanced by the CP.

To cut a long story short , its on my Lee filter holder all the time because it also gives me a slower shutter speed (subject of my next post) to work with , with is something i really love (working with slow s/s i mean:lol:).

Is that any help?

[EOSAddict]

Thanks..

I used to use a CPol pretty much all the time on my old EOS 100 but have not yet with my DReb. I love the Pol effect and how it improves saturation without overdoing it. Just bought a 82mm CPol today (off a fellow POTN!) for use with my new lenses this year (hopefully including a trip to Egypt in April!). Was just curious as your images have that CPol saturated look (I like it) that rmeinds me of Velvia/Cpol in combination.

[viczig]

A couple of winners as usual, nice work.

Vic

[saravrose]

An old reletive of yours died and left you a fortune,how`s that for an excuse?:lol::lol::lol:

They will buy you the ticket,;),and when you go back just tell them it was a joke.

What a thought.... that would work on bosses and teachers but my family??? Honestly though, i've wanted to go backpacking in europe since I was in highschool.... and as soon as I finish my degree's there's going to be even less time to consider it. I really should steal a couple of months, save up some money and do it. Scotland would be first on the list though... I imagine I'd have to spend several days there, your weather is kind of comparable to here and you just can't guarantee what the day is gonna bring... i'm rambling, sorry.
Sari.

[Olli]

Dimitri, there is nothing more I can say about the style and quality of your work.

I also liked very much your description of the use of filters. I noticed that when I moved from film to digital I almost completely gave up using filters, and have trusted on postprosessing only. What a mistake! Now I have to back to my 'old gear warehouse' and take them back to active use.

- olli

[Dimitri_V]

Dimitri, there is nothing more I can say about the style and quality of your work.
Thanks Olli , highly appreciated.

I also liked very much your description of the use of filters. I noticed that when I moved from film to digital I almost completely gave up using filters, and have trusted on postprosessing only. What a mistake! Now I have to back to my 'old gear warehouse' and take them back to active use.

- olli
I was the same in the start with digital,my atetude was...ah,i`ll get it in photoshop.
What a big mistake,use the filters,get the shot at its best,and then if it needs some extra work you can finnish it in PS.

There is no way to add a digital filter and have exactly the same effect with the normal one,NO WAY.

At least a nd grad and a CP are a must.
Better get your sky at home with you by using filter , than try to repair it in PS.

[CousinMadness]

Hi Dimitri:


As I gaze upon that red fireball dunking itself into the sea... I says to myself I says... that is a fine sunset in Tenerife...

.. then I read further down...


TROON???????

What the....

You make an Ayrshire man sulk for home Dimitri.



Yer favourite mad cousin.

[Dimitri_V]

Hi Dimitri:


As I gaze upon that red fireball dunking itself into the sea... I says to myself I says... that is a fine sunset in Tenerife...

.. then I read further down...


TROON???????

What the....

You make an Ayrshire man sulk for home Dimitri.



Yer favourite mad cousin.

I like to bring Tenerife home , stick around and i have plenty of Ayrshire (and other parts of Scotland) pictures coming up , just be patient.

If you check my other posts you will find plenty to remind you of home.

Where about Ayrshire ?

[CousinMadness]

http://www.dvattika.com/coppermine/index.php


OMG....

Those are amazing photos... Buachaille Etive Mor I have climbed when I was 16... hmmmp... which wasn't that long ago.

Unbelievable... this is a veritable gold mine of Scottish shots... please please consider posting some to our Scottish site.

Amazin....


Cuz... the mad version.

[graykita]

Beautiful work as always !

[Dimitri_V]

http://www.dvattika.com/coppermine/index.php


OMG....

Those are amazing photos... Buachaille Etive Mor I have climbed when I was 16... hmmmp... which wasn't that long ago.

Unbelievable... this is a veritable gold mine of Scottish shots... please please consider posting some to our Scottish site.

Amazin....


Cuz... the mad version.

Its already happening.:D

[Dimitri_V]

Beautiful work as always !


Thanks for the support graykita.:)

[CousinMadness]

Its already happening.:D


Thanks dv:


Don't stop at just 100... hahahahaha.

Watch out for those black borders though, it's possible the software might think it's an embedded item with so many pixels the same.

Lovely shot, I just saw it... woo hoo.



Cousin Happy.

[futura]

Lovely first shot, there is nothing to beat that glow of warmth you get as the sun peers over the horizon (even after waiting 1 hour for it to pop up)

[Dimitri_V]

Lovely first shot, there is nothing to beat that glow of warmth you get as the sun peers over the horizon (even after waiting 1 hour for it to pop up)


Very wise words i would say.
Thanks for droping in.;)