Kelpie

[kendo1]

The weather was good, and a good time of day for a wander at The Kelpies:
DSC_2550A by kendo1111, on Flickr

 

[jakeblu]

Nice one ken. The juxtaposition of the two sculptures is spot on and contrasts really well worth the blue sky.

 

[kendo1]

Thanks. First visit to them.
It takes a bit of effort to find a place that doesn't show pylons and cables.

 

[Derek_W]

Well captured. I agree with Jake, only he expresses it better than i could. It's well lit and you've got plenty interest, its certainly a place to visit as the sun rises or sets.

I planted a rowan beside the house and because of that I've never had kelpies here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelpie

I also looked up the site and they're huge! http://www.thekelpies.co.uk/

 

[kendo1]

The site is not set up for taking pics of the whole installation, too many distractions- especially the pylons.

DSC_2548A by kendo1111, on Flickr

 

[Peter B]

Thanks. First visit to them.
It takes a bit of effort to find a place that doesn't show pylons and cables.

The power lines are indeed a pest for photographers, but you've done a fine job here Ken. The other advantage of shooting upwards a bit is that it takes out all the other punters from the shot!

 

[kendo1]

The power lines are indeed a pest for photographers, but you've done a fine job here Ken. The other advantage of shooting upwards a bit is that it takes out all the other punters from the shot!

There were surprisingly few punters about last night, considering the weather.
I took a tripod with the thought of taking some longer exposures to blur movement. Virtually everyone there was elderly walking extremely slowly...
I'd have needed to shoot at 4 or 5 seconds to get any movement blur.