A trip to Loch Ard in less than stellar conditions

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I couldnt pass up the opertunity to go to Loch Ard this morning however the light was not favourable, very dull skies. Would like to know what you do on occassions like this? I still took some images and made the most of the conditions. Let me know what you think.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/127507724@N04/15506308462/sizes/c/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127507724@N04/15503543811/sizes/c/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127507724@N04/15503459321/sizes/c/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127507724@N04/15503424461/sizes/c/
 
Ickle97116084 said:
Would like to know what you do on occasions like this?
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Choices are fairly stark.

Don't bother going if the light is not good. i.e. if you want a good photograph but the available light is not allowing you to make one, you need to come back on another day when it will.

Or, try black and white if youve got moody clouds in the sky maybe.

I havent clicked on your links, I'm one of those people that if there aren't images in the thread I just move on (usually) :)
 
DorsetDude said:
Choices are fairly stark.

Don't bother going if the light is not good. i.e. if you want a good photograph but the available light is not allowing you to make one, you need to come back on another day when it will.

Or, try black and white if youve got moody clouds in the sky maybe.

I havent clicked on your links, I'm one of those people that if there aren't images in the thread I just move on (usually) :)
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stay at home or do some fine art portrait shoot if the light is not good for landscape

BW conversion doesn't fix bad light.
 
I have looked at your links and like the first photo especially because it demonstrates the light is good enough to achieve a good picture. I am of the opinion that the very best shots will often occur when conditions are least favourable and you have to work with what you have.

The landscape photographs that excite me the most are the ones which turn a very ordinary, mundane scene into something interesting. I think it's relatively easy to achieve a great shot of (say) Bamburgh Castle during twilight in October compared to one in Slough on a wet Tuesday in February, if you get my drift.

I'd much rather see the Slough photo which may well be harder to achieve than the Bamburgh one but unless the weather is very bad, I would go in the hope you'll be lucky o_O
 
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Having taken the time to look I must say they are rather good i think. If they are what you can take in poor light, the ones you take in favourable light are going to be something else! (y)
 
I think there is room to tweak the boathouse (3rd?) shot without making it too overdone. Possibly try a combination of contrast and a little bit of saturation?
 
Thanks for all your comments. I have attempted to adjust the boathouse image (3rd image) as suggested to hopefully lift the image a little. Hopefully this is what you meant. I did not want to push it too far as the result may seem a little out of place. The original is below the processed image.


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This certainly works for me Richard, as I think the boost in colour on the boathouse roof and walls makes this a big improvement. Well done!
 
Thanks Peter I hope to return to loch ard again in the next few weeks and take an image from the same spot and see how the foliage has changed. I like this time of year, colours are splendid as are the times we need to get up to catch the golden hour! Compared to summer at least. Hopefully snow and frost will change this scene completely.
 
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