rudgej Couch-potato photographer 5,613 posts Joined Jul 2005 More info | Jun 17, 2006 14:07 | #1 This was taken last year on my Canon P&S, and is of Marwick Head in Orkney. The tower in the background is the memorial to Kitchener who died on June 5, 1916 when the Navy vessel "Hampshire" sunk just off Marwick Head. Kitchener was the British Secretary of State for War during WW1, and is perhaps most famous for the "Your Country needs YOU" posters.
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weemannie Goldmember 2,530 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Scottish Highlands More info | Jun 17, 2006 14:39 | #2 Love the colours, John and a beautiful looking spot. Must get there someday. Regards, Trevor
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Dimitri_V Cream of the Crop  9,221 posts Joined Nov 2004 Location: Scotland More info | Jun 17, 2006 14:57 | #3  Permanent banIf it was intentional to keep the sky out of frame because of the P&S , it was a very clever move John. My site
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sparker1 Cream of the Crop  29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Jun 17, 2006 15:14 | #4 Very dramatic composition, John, and the color is outstanding. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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weemannie wrote: Love the colours, John and a beautiful looking spot. Must get there someday.  Definitely worth a visit Trevor, and thanks. dv2004 wrote: If it was intentional to keep the sky out of frame because of the P&S , it was a very clever move John. Thats exactly what is needed here to avoid burning out the skies. Good colours and....what a gorgeous place. Thanks Dimitri. I didn't deliberately keep the sky out of the photo, but rather felt that the sea and cliffs were more interesting, but I dare say that removed the blow out problem. sparker1 wrote: Very dramatic composition, John, and the color is outstanding. Thank you Stan. I really enjoyed my Orkney trip for this sort of scenery.
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JT Goldmember  2,224 posts Likes: 17 Joined Jan 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI More info | Jun 17, 2006 22:02 | #6 Awesome, John. This is proof that even a P&S can produce images as good as a professional camera when a good photographer is behind the lens. - 5D & 60D (x2), EFS 10-22, EF 17-40L, EF 50 f1.4, EF 24-105L, EF 100-400 L IS
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baldybaldstock Senior Member 606 posts Joined Oct 2005 Location: Sheffield UK More info | Jun 18, 2006 03:19 | #7 Really stunning. I love the colurs and composition of this pic. What a lovely place Canon EOS 40D
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Raindancer Goldmember  1,055 posts Joined Oct 2005 Location: East Anglia More info | An absolute cracker John, love the colour. Roger
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anamorph Senior Member 253 posts Joined Jan 2006 Location: Edinburgh, UK More info | That's as good as it gets! Really like the shot, everything about it feels right to look at! Captures the area very well. EOS 450D
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AlbertHarrison,Jr. Member 220 posts Joined Dec 2005 Location: Louisiana, USA More info | Jun 18, 2006 06:58 | #10 The rock formation (just above the flowers on the lower left) forms the shape of a camel. Just wondered if anybody else saw that too. If not, I'm wierd, have been up all night working at the paper mill and am delusional. Albert Harrison, Jr.
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anamorph Senior Member 253 posts Joined Jan 2006 Location: Edinburgh, UK More info |
Albert Harrison, Jr. wrote: The rock formation (just above the flowers on the lower left) forms the shape of a camel. Just wondered if anybody else saw that too. If not, I'm wierd, have been up all night working at the paper mill and am delusional.  No, you aren't delusional! The perspective, and the poistion of the water hitting the rocks at the time of capture, does indeed make us 'see' a camel! EOS 450D
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Behzad Member 230 posts Joined Nov 2005 Location: near Atlanta, Georgia More info | Jun 18, 2006 10:20 | #12 lovely shot, worth a visit ! Behzad
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J T wrote: Awesome, John. This is proof that even a P&S can produce images as good as a professional camera when a good photographer is behind the lens. Thanks JT. Albert Harrison, Jr. wrote: The rock formation (just above the flowers on the lower left) forms the shape of a camel. Just wondered if anybody else saw that too. If not, I'm wierd, have been up all night working at the paper mill and am delusional. I wandered what you were meaning, and what narcotic substance you had recently inhaled, until I saw the camel in the water. Well spotted!
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JT Goldmember 2,224 posts Likes: 17 Joined Jan 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI More info | Jun 18, 2006 13:06 | #14 I see the camel, too...and all I've had today is a pizza. - 5D & 60D (x2), EFS 10-22, EF 17-40L, EF 50 f1.4, EF 24-105L, EF 100-400 L IS
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I must admit though that while I liked a lot of the photos that I had taken at the time, a year and a DSLR's worth of experience later, and I cringe at some of them.