Edens Garden

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted October 12, 20132,566 views17 comments

Quiraing, Skye, Scotland.

First I promise you that this is not showing a grad line it is however a very unfortunate line up of cloud and sky and prevailing light that gives that appearance. There are few places that I would describe as jaw droppingly beautiful but in the right light the Quiraing on the Isle of Skye is just that and on an almost biblical garden of Eden scale. I almost expect to see Moses sitting cross legged on a rock waiting to receive the Ten Commandments. That I was here to witness light of this quality let alone photograph it was an honour I am unlikely to ever forget. Hope you like it as much as I clearly do.

Please view LARGE...

0.6ND hard Grad (hand held and rotated during exposure, polariser and 2 stop ND filter (to lengthen exposure for rotating filter), f/22 at 4 Seconds.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on October 12, 2013 at 9:25 AM

Excellent

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on October 12, 2013 at 10:11 AM

Wonderful green tones in this Ian and the sky looks wonderful. The large view is just great. Wonderful job.

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Comment posted by Grant Collier on October 12, 2013 at 11:45 AM

Stunning shot! The tree really makes this image. You could try some dodging and burning to lessen the illusion of there being a grad line. There also appears to be a halo or an illusion of a halo above the cliffs on the middle right. And better clone out that sliver of a road before this gets moved to M&N.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on October 12, 2013 at 12:46 PM

Ian if you don't make it rich selling gallery prints, no one could! You work always stands out to me!!! Love the scene!

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on October 12, 2013 at 12:53 PM

wonderful scene, love it

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Comment posted by Todd Caudle on October 12, 2013 at 12:58 PM

Incredible!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 12, 2013 at 3:43 PM

Outstanding light. Epic landscape image with excellent mood from the storm clouds.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 12, 2013 at 7:37 PM

"jaw dropping beautiful" is exactly the right description. Very nice

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on October 12, 2013 at 9:09 PM

I am always left slacked jaw staring at your work Ian. Fantastic light you've captured.

However, in this one instance of all that I have seen from you, the ND grad is very apparent and I think takes away from the image's impact. I do realize it was a difficult horizon to deal with, but maybe there is some post work you could do to lessen its appearance.

As always looking forward for more of your work.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on October 12, 2013 at 10:59 PM

Ian,

Just as you've described it - jaw dropping beautiful! Great description and quite appropriate. A stunning landscape.

Normally I might be distracted by the bright highlight on the left, but somehow that reflected sun seems to be what is illuminating the entire landscape. Gorgeous.

Hope you understand, but trying to be consistent here and I'm going to move this to the Man & Nature Gallery after posting my comment. Honestly, the curved road is the one thing that takes away from this otherwise gorgeous landscape.

Lon

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 12, 2013 at 11:25 PM

I never get tired of your views of this place Ian. It is a truly magical landscape and hope I can get back there at some point. I remember the sideways rain and strong wind but more so that amazing, astonishing light and color.

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Comment posted by Todd Liotine on October 12, 2013 at 11:49 PM

Beautiful scene, excellent comp, stunning overall scene. This is on my list of locations I need to get to for the photography and the scotch.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 13, 2013 at 2:53 PM

Beautiful!! I love the look and mood of this scene. The light is fantastic!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on October 14, 2013 at 8:55 AM

Incredible shot Ian, the rich colour in this is just beautiful. Great light too.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on October 16, 2013 at 7:25 PM

Incredible, Ian. Just an amazing view and i love your processing. Congrats on WP

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on October 17, 2013 at 5:26 PM

Love the luxurious, vibrant greens and the incredible depth you have conveyed, not to mention that wondrous light. Stunning. Glad it was awarded a weekly pick.

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on November 23, 2013 at 9:16 PM

Marvellous photo. The perfectly lit hill slope is an excellent focal point of this photo. There is a great use of depth of field to hold the viewer in the foreground tree as well as mountains in BG, and the excellent lighting conditions have allowed for very good color saturation. The overall impact is very strong. Very well done Ian.

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