Posted by John Robinson on November 17, 2010 at 4:10 PM
Nice and sharp. As I keep saying - I am not into landscapes, but looks ok to me.
JohnR
Posted by Paul Rosser on November 17, 2010 at 4:13 PM
Seeing a potential image is not always straight forward to some people Maggie, if that sounds right, I know, I'm one of those people. I think you're on the right lines, but the 'stream' is taking a back seat in the image instead ot the forefront. The rocks make for decent FG, but I think the sky doesn't need to be included. A bigger sream, and a slower S/Speed would improve things, I think. If any of this makes sense!
Kind regards,
Paul Rosser.
Posted by Ian Haskell on November 17, 2010 at 5:16 PM
Hi Maggie
I think you just need a different perspective. Definately recommend you try different views. I like the inclusion of the sky and the slope from the top left leading right but overall it doesn't 'zing' together for whatever reason for me. I quite like the browns of the bracken too. Keep going at it...not every shot works first time and I find myself going back to the same shots/locations several times to get the end shot that I want.
Ian
Posted by Andrew Mason on November 18, 2010 at 5:52 AM
Maggie, well done for trying differenet views and perspectives. Unfrotunately, for the reasons already set out above, it does not quite work for me. Sorry, Andrew.
Posted by Kim Connolly on November 18, 2010 at 10:54 AM
I like this, I like the sky too - it works for me - lovely shot, and it reminds me of the walks I used to do - too long ago - in the Peak District.
Posted by David Taylor on November 18, 2010 at 2:19 PM
Maggie this is excellent. You have captured it to perfection, IMO. Forget the 'arty-farty' slow shutter speeds for the stream. (I hate slow shutter speed waterfalls with a passion.) Your image is presenting the scene as it would appear to the viewer if he/she was actually there. Excellent.
Great detail and I don't have a problem with the 'speed' of the water but overall I find the composition a bit unbalanced. The foreground is great but the strong diagonal formed by the hill on the left pulled my eye into the upper corner of the image. When it got there my eye then started examining the tree which is cut in half by the distant horizon.
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8 repliesI am trying (some would say very trying)
JohnR
Kind regards,
Paul Rosser.
I think you just need a different perspective. Definately recommend you try different views. I like the inclusion of the sky and the slope from the top left leading right but overall it doesn't 'zing' together for whatever reason for me. I quite like the browns of the bracken too. Keep going at it...not every shot works first time and I find myself going back to the same shots/locations several times to get the end shot that I want.
Ian