A couple recent shots in the Lakes

alfbranch · 15 Oct 2016

Here are a couple of shots taken in different mornings that were not the best for different reasons

This is Crummock water

Crummock water sunrise by Alf Branch, on Flickr

This High Stile as the morning sun catches the summit

First light on high stile by Alf Branch, on Flickr

What do you think?

69Bonni · 15 Oct 2016

I like No1 Alf I take it the foreground is a water run off, interesting effect, but it's the water in this one for me, looks really interesting almost like chrome (or Mercury flowing) the angle and the way the lights hitting it. Nice light but can't make my mind up on the con trails that leading one is always drawing my eye.
No2 lovely light! That's my pick, I really love this one Alf and the cloud really balances it off nicely imho Great Shot!

Mark twiglet · 15 Oct 2016

Shot 2 is fantastic! Shot 1 the bottom draws my eye and I can't see past it! What's in the background ? Oh it's mountains

Stuart Mc · 15 Oct 2016

I like the second one Alf, nice and simple, always a nice moment watching the light hit the top of that ridge. Not as struck on the second it's maybe a touch too dark?

Cartus · 15 Oct 2016

Both nice but had you not featured the dark foreground in the first and made more of the hills, it would have been a winner I think.

posiview · 15 Oct 2016

Evening, Alf, #1 is a very interesting take on Crummock. Looks like it was photographed partially submerged.

Cheers.

alan72 · 15 Oct 2016

I think the first should t is really interesting, but I'm distracted by the dark lower left corner, a letterbox crop might make this much more impacting. I love the light on 2, but the foreground goes almost to black in areas. If this could be pulled back a little it would be super.

Munkey · 15 Oct 2016

the sky in the first one is outstanding. not a fan of the foreground, but thats just my opinion. if it were cut out, the shot would be quality

alfbranch · 18 Oct 2016

69Bonni said:
I like No1 Alf I take it the foreground is a water run off, interesting effect, but it's the water in this one for me, looks really interesting almost like chrome (or Mercury flowing) the angle and the way the lights hitting it. Nice light but can't make my mind up on the con trails that leading one is always drawing my eye.
No2 lovely light! That's my pick, I really love this one Alf and the cloud really balances it off nicely imho Great Shot!

Thanks Steve

Mark twiglet said:
Shot 2 is fantastic! Shot 1 the bottom draws my eye and I can't see past it! What's in the background ? Oh it's mountains

Thanks Mark

Stuart Mc said:
I like the second one Alf, nice and simple, always a nice moment watching the light hit the top of that ridge. Not as struck on the second it's maybe a touch too dark?

Thanks Stuart

posiview said:
Evening, Alf, #1 is a very interesting take on Crummock. Looks like it was photographed partially submerged.

Cheers.

Thanks Andy

alan72 said:
I think the first should t is really interesting, but I'm distracted by the dark lower left corner, a letterbox crop might make this much more impacting. I love the light on 2, but the foreground goes almost to black in areas. If this could be pulled back a little it would be super.

Alan
There are no almost black areas visible to me but I havent calibrated my monitor in a couple of weeks.

Munkey said:
the sky in the first one is outstanding. not a fan of the foreground, but thats just my opinion. if it were cut out, the shot would be quality

Pete
Thanks for the comment

About the first shot it was taken from just above (amybe 15cm) the water as it flows over the weir on its way to the river cocker not an angle I have had good reviews of before but I like it.