At the feet of a giant.

Great shot! You must have some wonderful photo oppertunities where you live.
what do you think of the 12- 24 lens? I'm looking for a reasonably priced wide angle lens.

--marie--

Thank you Marie

/span] as you ask
I would prefer to see the water flowing naturally and not so much of it, as it is overpowering in the foreground with such a beautiful background showing behind

I hear you , i have done this shot before but this time my intension was to capture the river as the main part of the image.

I am not mad about water being frozen like this at any time anyway

Alot of people aren`t , its not just you , thats the beauty of individuality Marie , thats what makes us unique.

but as you say you stood in the middle of the river with an umbrella in one hand

Oh yes,i`m still wet.

I think the background hills need to show a little more height , maybe with some sky above them
you say they are huge so maybe that was not possible
but I think it may have been
raising the camera upwards instead of down (I think) would have been better

Well,i do like your idea,however this time would be just a waste,everything was covered in low clouds and thats the reason i wanted to stay low.
That said...the next time it will be clear sky and i`m there , i PROMISE you that i will capture an image of the entire thing,(if the wideness of my 17mm lens allows for all that).

no worries , these are just one opinion and not a general view and you already know the scene is very beautiful
if you like it just like that , then that's all that matters

The beauty of this forum is precisely this...opinions...that​s what i love.
You might not agree with someones opinion , but you need to listen to it if you want to learn how different people see things.
Surprisingly , you might find yourself that you agree in a small percentage (even 5%) and from the rest 95% you might learn something else that you don`t know.

the colours are gorgeous also

--adam*--

adam* wrote:
Great shot, last time I tried to take a picture in a river I fell in good job it wasnt that deep though, just up to my shins got wet!

Thanks Adam , if i had fallen in that day,it would be alot more than my shins.

--Buggbairn--

Buggbairn wrote:
Great Shot Dimitri.

I agree with you about your desire to live in the Highlands.

If I don't emigrate to Canada when I'm older I'd like a wee cottage by a river, away from the roads.

a wee cottage by a river,,,,yea,i hear you mate.

That would be a dream come true,,but first i`ll settle for a couple more lenses.

--Alan B--

Alan B wrote:
Awesome shot.

Love that water

Thank you for looking Alan.

--Reigh Higgins--

Thank you Reigh..." We need the tonic of wildness...we can never have enough of nature..."[SIZE=2],,,you`ve just nailed it mate.

--rudgej--

rudgej wrote:
Lovely Photo (as usual) Dimitri! Did you by any chance adjust the levels of the rock at the front right as it looks a bit like there is a slight halo between the rocks and water.

No John i didn`t,i only adjusted the levels of the upper part of the image a bit by selection my friend.
Now that you mentioned it i noticed it myself,don`t know what it is,could be the water passing but not captured completelly ( slow shutter speed remember).

Anyway , thank you for the comments and for the observation , it means that you have realy looking and that means alot to me.

--Desertraptor]--

Thank you Peter,thanks for the support.

--baldybaldstock--

And a big thank you for looking.

dv2004 wrote:
Thank you for looking Alan.

Just had a look through your gallery aswell.Awesome shots you have in there .

--sparker1--

Never mind the adjectives from you Stan,i know how much you support me and what you think of my photos,i think from the next time it will be a good idea (you just gave it to me) to see different aspects and angles of the photos.
I`ll think of more details later on..and will let you know.

Alan B wrote:
Just had a look through your gallery aswell.Awesome shots you have in there .

I also have some of my older stuff that i nedd to delete Alan.

I really appreciate you taking the time to look into my gallery,it means alot to me.

--Adrian--

Adrian wrote:
I look forward to your post with great eagerness. I had a look around you website and I was completely blown away!

Well now,:o,how to thank you i don`t know Adrian.

Actually Adrian,i had that talk with someone else who insisted that it was a Panther,but i didn`t argue because i wasn`t 100% sure.
So the next time i was at the place i asked and i was told that it is a Jaguar,the reason its black is that something went wrong with the geans and they came out black.
If you get very close to their body (i wouldn`t recomend it though:lol you will be able to see the jaguars marks.

I promise i will try not to disapoint you.

--MuffYz--

Thank you for the comments...
and never mind about your English,its 2 of us.

--26thiboy--

Thanks Kev,always a pleassure.