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Posted by Ian Haskell on September 22, 2010 at 5:42 PM
Big Sky
A panoramic join of three images, but compositionally I have chosen this time to keep more sky (so it is really a sky scape) as this is where the inherent beauty was for me...luckily a small rainbow formed underneath the lower cloud.

This is a view into Coigach-Assynt from higher up on the North West Coast (I think the small peak on the left is Stac Pollaidh) on a mid May evening.

1DM2, 70-200f2.8, three shots joined in CS4.
Posted by Des Ong on September 22, 2010 at 5:51 PM
Looks good Ian. And although I appreciate where you're coming from with this shot, I think just a tiny bit more land would add more balance to the image, without diminishing the effect of the sky. This is just a personal preference/opinion, and I'm no expert at land/sky-scape! Still like the beautiful atmosphere you've capture here.

Regards,

Des :toast: :toast:
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on September 22, 2010 at 6:03 PM
While I kind of agree with Des about more land, the more I look at the shot the more effective it becomes. Seen large, I'm sure that beautiful light comes into its own.

Cheers,
Chris
Posted by john macpherson on September 22, 2010 at 6:08 PM
Very nice indeed. Undecided about more/less land at bottom - would need to see and compare. Love this though!
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on September 22, 2010 at 6:41 PM
That's one heck of a sky you have there Ian :smile:
A bit more land would be better IMO but it looks good as it is.
Well done.

Geoff.
Posted by John Robinson on September 22, 2010 at 7:14 PM
Love it !
JR
Posted by Dale Sutton on September 23, 2010 at 2:34 AM
Im with the rest of them on this one Ian a tad more land would set this off a treat.

Dale
Posted by Scott Tilley on September 23, 2010 at 2:55 AM
What a fantastic sky and super colours. I really like it as it is! :toast:

Scott
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on September 23, 2010 at 2:59 AM
I agree with Des about more land, but other than that a beautiful image.
Posted by Craig Jones on September 23, 2010 at 3:05 AM
A tad more land, not alot as Paul Dainels use to say :mad: :mad: Beautiful colours and patterns formed in the sky, I really love cloud shapes,beautiful image Ian :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Shaun Boycott-Tayl on September 23, 2010 at 3:38 AM
A tad more more land would balance, what is a super image of a stunnig sky. But sometimes beauty may be in the eye of the beholder. :wink:

Shaun :wavey:
Posted by Jeff Harrison on September 23, 2010 at 4:40 AM
A superb sky with beautiful colours and the rainbow is a bonus but I'm inclined to agree that a little more land (or would that perhaps be sea?) along the bottom edge might improve the balance of what is already an excellent image :toast: :toast:
Posted by Neil Burton on September 23, 2010 at 5:33 AM
Like a good sky, and that there is a damn good sky!
Posted by Karen Summers on September 23, 2010 at 6:18 AM
The colours are stunning in this image very nice
Posted by David Taylor on September 23, 2010 at 3:35 PM
Big indeed. :eek: :smile: :wink: Excellent.

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Mark Davies on September 24, 2010 at 4:44 AM
An impressive image :toast: