Loch Drunkie

[strax]

Another shot from last weeks trip to Aberfoyle. This is Loch Drunkie which is in Achray Forest, accessible along a very dusty forest road:D

Loch Drunkie

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C+C Welcome:D:D

[sugarzebra]

Very nice...I really like how the transparency of the foreground blends into a great reflection. Beautiful scene.

[saravrose]

that reflection is perfect. absolutely beautiful..

sari

[lomond]

As Scott says, a very nice blend of foreground to reflection.
I like the idea of using the loch bed as a foreground attraction and you've done a marvelous job of exposing the loch and the trees whilst at the same time keeping good sky detail.

C&C ?
Well, I might be tempted to clone out whatever it is coming in from the lower left of the frame. Slightly distracting.

Super image of Loch Drunkie, Rab.
Loch Drunkie.....now there's a name for a Scottish loch.

[Dimitri_V]

Aaaah,lovely calm loch waters.
Did you by any chance have a word with Eolos , my Greek God of wind?

Nice one Robert,good circular framing of the loch`s trees,and good expossure of the sky too.

[joekr]

Great shot! The reflection is beautiful and crystal clear.

[rudgej]

Lovely Rab, and the underwater foreground interest works really well - a CP I presume?

[strax]

posted by Sugarzebra I really like how the transparency of the foreground blends into a great reflection

Thanks, the water was so shallow that it was easy using the loch bed for foreground interest.

Posted by Savarose that reflection is perfect.

It was one of the ones I was lucky with. I visited a few Lochs that day and most had ripples even though there was hardly any wind.

Posted by Lomond I might be tempted to clone out whatever it is coming in from the lower left of the frame. Slightly distracting.

It looks like an old tree branch. I dont think my CS2 skills would be good enough to clone it out convincingly. Of course I should have just waded in and moved it:D ;)

Posted by DV2004 Aaaah,lovely calm loch waters.
Did you by any chance have a word with Eolos , my Greek God of wind?

No, but I used that sachet of 'reflectacalm' that you gave me:lol: :lol: ;)

Posted by rudgej the underwater foreground interest works really well - a CP I presume?

Thanks John, I used a CP filter and a 3 stop ND grad.

[timsphoto]

Really like this picture. Wonder what it would look like in infrared.
Tim

[Rich Brown Photography]

what a gorgeous shot

[J T]

That's a very nice shot, strax. Too bad the sky wasn't blue with some scattered clouds. But it's still a great one. Did you get your feet wet?

[weemannie]

A great shot, strax. I love the sense of depth it gives :)

[rachel_ashling]

Wow! What a shot. That water is so still and the reflection is beautiful!

[dewmuw]

I wouldn't alter it at all - just looks great the way it is. Where are the shots of the dusty road! :)

[nation]

Wow that's a great shot. Excellent use of reflections.

[Buggbairn]

Lovely shot Rab :)

Although I've been in Achray forest a few times I've never ventured down there, did you see anyone fishing while you were there ?

[ArcticEOS]

This would make a brilliant HDR image :) Nice shot!

[strax]

Posted by JT Did you get your feet wet?

no, I was perched precariously on the edge of the bank though:D


Posted by weemannie A great shot, strax. I love the sense of depth it gives

Thanks Trevor for the comments.

posted by rachel_ashling That water is so still and the reflection is beautiful!

Thanks Rachel, shallow water foregrounds seems to be my favourite at the moment:D ;)

Posted by Dewmuw Where are the shots of the dusty road!

No shots of the dusty road I'm afraid, though I did take around a bucketfull of dust home on top of the car:D

Posted by Buggbairn Lovely shot Rab, although I've been in Achray forest a few times I've never ventured down there, did you see anyone fishing while you were there ?

Thanks Scott, I did see some people just packing up their fishing gear when I got there, but they were round the other side of the Loch from where this was taken.