Glen Lochay - Perthshire - Scotland

Buggbairn wrote in post #2103879
My wee tripod is doing just fine Mr !!

That day I lost a screw of my old tripod

I think i remember that day...,i told you to buy a good one.:p

So this is the weather you were having a little buggie about..?? Well I think the weather makes these photos,,,beautiful and dynamic !Some country you live in...is this far from where you live?

Well, Scottie, the first is spectacular, and the second is good, too. You must be getting good coaching these days.

Beautiful shots Scottie. I like the composition better in the second though it does seem to lack contrast or something. I'm sure it's like you said, down to the weather. Very good job regardless.

Buggbairn wrote in post #2103578
Nice one Scott, Aye it'll get cold at night now, I love the Rannoch Area, If you get the chance be sure to visit the Rannoch station area and take the 10 minute walk down to Loch Laidon

Looking forward to you putting down your can of beer for a second or two and taking some shots for us

That's pretty much where i'm headed, as i figured there would be parking at the station. We're staying at Loch Rannoch (hopefully, i haven't phoned to check if they're still open this time of year lol).

My camera will probably be on a tri-pod most of the time, so no need to put the beer down at all!!

#1 is stunning! I really like the gloomy sky!

HrcRacing wrote in post #2104358
Beautiful shots Scottie. I like the composition better in the second though it does seem to lack contrast or something. I'm sure it's like you said, down to the weather. Very good job regardless.

J T wrote in post #2103533
#2 looks like it could be tweaked a little more, but I still prefer it over the 1st one. The rocks do a good job of leading the eye into the main subject in the background. Very nice image, Scottie.

Like HrcRacing and JT, I actually preferred the second but felt it needed some extra work.

I hope you don't mind me putting up this modified version - I tweaked the Levels, Curves and Blues in Hue/Saturation - mainly to improve contrast and make that lovely snow on the mountain shine out. Then I made a tighter crop to make the rocks lead to the mountain even more. Of course I could be talking through my a**e and you may hate what I have done. If you do just say so!

PEACHMAN wrote in post #2104015
So this is the weather you were having a little buggie about..?? Well I think the weather makes these photos,,,beautiful and dynamic !Some country you live in...is this far from where you live?

No Peach, I can handle this type of weather during the day, as long as the sky has some defenition I'll happily shoot away, my aim last night was to catch the last light of the sky for some nice costal shots, 100% cloud cover put and end to that.

Glen Lochay is about 1 1/2 hours drive from where I live, That's the thing about Bonnie Scotland, there's beauty almost on your front door

sparker1 wrote in post #2104342
Well, Scottie, the first is spectacular, and the second is good, too. You must be getting good coaching these days.

Thanks Stan To be honest, other than the great advice and ideas I get on this very forum I'd consider myself self taught, however I'll definately be bombarding Dimitri with 101 questions when we visit Skye next year

HrcRacing wrote in post #2104358
Beautiful shots Scottie. I like the composition better in the second though it does seem to lack contrast or something. I'm sure it's like you said, down to the weather. Very good job regardless.

Thanks Robert The 2nd shot does look a little flat but I'm quite happy to leave it that way, you can't PP mother nature too much

beano wrote in post #2106603
That's pretty much where i'm headed, as i figured there would be parking at the station. We're staying at Loch Rannoch (hopefully, i haven't phoned to check if they're still open this time of year lol).

My camera will probably be on a tri-pod most of the time, so no need to put the beer down at all!!

Scott, feel free to PM me with any questions that you might have with regards to the whole area, and if your considerring consuming copious amounts of Ale then may I suggest leaving your camera on Autofocus

CarolP wrote in post #2106643
#1 is stunning! I really like the gloomy sky!

Thanks Carol, Us Scots have to put up with these gloomy skies to the point where we're used to them

Mike Bell wrote in post #2107448
Like HrcRacing and JT, I actually preferred the second but felt it needed some extra work.

I hope you don't mind me putting up this modified version - I tweaked the Levels, Curves and Blues in Hue/Saturation - mainly to improve contrast and make that lovely snow on the mountain shine out. Then I made a tighter crop to make the rocks lead to the mountain even more. Of course I could be talking through my a**e and you may hate what I have done. If you do just say so!

Of course I don't mind your Edit Mike, hell I tried giving the shot more punch too before I gave up and accepted what I had

The shot was taken last Feb, my only possible answer to why it came out dull was possibly that I had the NDG pushed down too far.

Yes It has

Buggbairn wrote in post #2107488
Of course I don't mind your Edit Mike, hell I tried giving the shot more punch too before I gave up and accepted what I had

You were right ............... < slinks away with tail between legs >

beautiful shots, and i like the gloomy sky!

Mike Bell wrote in post #2107750
You were right ............... < slinks away with tail between legs >

Hey !! Chin up !!

I'd much rather you and everyone else chipped in and helped me with this stuff than tell fibs or just ignore my post

catsith wrote in post #2107863
beautiful shots, and i like the gloomy sky!

Thanks Tina Gloomy it may be but thats the beauty of Scotland

They are both lovely captures, Scottie. Typical Scottish weather, apart from the fact that there is a patch of blue in both skies! I love the stormy skies we get up here - just as well really

Buggbairn wrote in post #2107469
if your considerring consuming copious amounts of Ale then may I suggest leaving your camera on Autofocus

hehe! Na not really a big drinker to be honest, and certainly not when i have my camera with me. Autofocus WILL be on though, as i have a 350D and can't see well enough through that tiny eyepiece to manual focus anyway lol!

weemannie wrote in post #2110009
They are both lovely captures, Scottie. Typical Scottish weather, apart from the fact that there is a patch of blue in both skies! I love the stormy skies we get up here - just as well really

Thanks Trevor

And yes, we gotta love those gloomy skies, we have no choise

beano wrote in post #2111689
hehe! Na not really a big drinker to be honest, and certainly not when i have my camera with me. Autofocus WILL be on though, as i have a 350D and can't see well enough through that tiny eyepiece to manual focus anyway lol!

Me too, at 32 yrs old my best drinking days are over...............lik​e hell they are

But yeah, I don't mix photography with alcohol, especially clamberring around hills, Lochs and rivers.