The Fairy pools, Isle of Skye

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I can't remember the last time I posted a photo on here, Don't do much landscape stuff
Had a week on the Isle of Skye last month, such a stunning place.......This is one from a walk up to the Fairy pools near Glenbrittle
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Pete
 
To me you've caught two photographs in one there. As I scrolled down I was only expecting the mountains and fog but then the stream and pool opened up. wonderful image. :)
 
I'm not sure I do like it. There's a colour cast in the clouds and probably due to the contrast being pushed the water pools are blown.

Compositionally it's hard to do bad here but there seems to be a lot if Soave between the small pools and the mountains. Other images I've seen make a bigger feature of each
 
Sorry to say so, but I find the overlaid copyright notice so annoyingly distracting that I cannot enjoy the photo much at all:(
 
Thanks Top Cat
As I said, I don't do much landscape stuff, so I'm no expert at this, lol
I have seen far better images of this area myself, that's probably what made me visit the place
I'm happy enough with my effort
Pete
 
doggel said:
Sorry to say so, but I find the overlaid copyright notice so annoyingly distracting that I cannot enjoy the photo much at all:(
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Ok doggel
Sorry about the copyright, is it really that bad?
Pete
 
For me I'd have got down into the water, made more of a feature of the falls, which would also have removed the path to the left which catches my eye.
Purple colour cast is a shame, is that from filters?
Not a bad shot by any means, water flow looks good, but a bit blown in the whites.
This is my shot from the same pool, if you're interested - https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaketurner92/9623481744/in/set-72157635290339912
 
Apologies, maybe I was a bit grumpy:grumpy: when I posted that comment:(, but it is a bit too prominent imo. That is such a lovely scene, and you have captured it in such lovely light & colour, and with such nice depth of field- just seems a shame to impose such a large message on it:rolleyes:
 
JakeT1992 said:
For me I'd have got down into the water, made more of a feature of the falls, which would also have removed the path to the left which catches my eye.
Purple colour cast is a shame, is that from filters?
Not a bad shot by any means, water flow looks good, but a bit blown in the whites.
This is my shot from the same pool, if you're interested - https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaketurner92/9623481744/in/set-72157635290339912
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Hi Jake
Thanks for commenting, The colour cast probably is from the filters, they were only cheap ones I bought off Ebay last minute before the trip up to Skye, maybe I should invest some decent ones
That's a lovely shot Jake, If I hadn't been with my girlfriend & the dog I would have got closer to water, lol
Cheers
Pete
 
Pete Owen said:
Hi Jake
Thanks for commenting, The colour cast probably is from the filters, they were only cheap ones I bought off Ebay last minute before the trip up to Skye, maybe I should invest some decent ones
That's a lovely shot Jake, If I hadn't been with my girlfriend & the dog I would have got closer to water, lol
Cheers
Pete
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Yeah I thought that may be the case. If you do decide to carry on landscaping I can highly recommend Lee filters! The Hitechs are supposed to be good also!
Photographers girlfriends should always know photography comes first. Mine waits at the side while I wade through the water :p :LOL:
 
doggel said:
Apologies, maybe I was a bit grumpy:grumpy: when I posted that comment:(, but it is a bit too prominent imo. That is such a lovely scene, and you have captured it in such lovely light & colour, and with such nice depth of field- just seems a shame to impose such a large message on it:rolleyes:
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It's fine doggel, I'm not offended :)
I'd much rather not have a copyright on any of my shots, but if I don't they seem to turn up all over the place :-(
Thanks for the comments
Pete
 
Just a question about the sky, it's more of a purple than a hue I would expect from a sunset/rise. Was this added in post processing using the gradient tool? Other than the sky colour I like the image a lot.
 
Richard Hoskins said:
Just a question about the sky, it's more of a purple than a hue I would expect from a sunset/rise. Was this added in post processing using the gradient tool? Other than the sky colour I like the image a lot.
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No Richard, I think it's due to the dodgy cheap filters that bought just before my trip to Skye sadly :-(
It's not that noticeable on my monitor.....but everyone else seems to be able to see it, lol
Thanks
Pete
 
I'd definitely (and politely) suggest a monitor calibration then... it's very purple where I'm sitting! The saturation throughout is pretty heavy on my screen.

Don't get me wrong, it's a better photo than I could take but I feel it's suffered because of the processing rather than having been improved by it.
 
pjm1 said:
I'd definitely (and politely) suggest a monitor calibration then... it's very purple where I'm sitting! The saturation throughout is pretty heavy on my screen.

Don't get me wrong, it's a better photo than I could take but I feel it's suffered because of the processing rather than having been improved by it.
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Sorry pjm1, I didn't realise the colour was that bad :-(
Is this version any better?
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Definitely on my screen, Peter. The sky is still really quite purple, but at least it's not jumping out at me screaming "DAIRY MILK, DAIRY MILK" any more. :p

And the river is now river coloured, rather than Thomson Holiday Brochure "Aqua" ;)

In all seriousness though, I think you've taken a good photo and a lot of the time good photos need a gentle nudge rather than anything more substantial. Yours is good enough to stand on its own, for me!
 
pjm1 said:
Definitely on my screen, Peter. The sky is still really quite purple, but at least it's not jumping out at me screaming "DAIRY MILK, DAIRY MILK" any more. :p

And the river is now river coloured, rather than Thomson Holiday Brochure "Aqua" ;)

In all seriousness though, I think you've taken a good photo and a lot of the time good photos need a gentle nudge rather than anything more substantial. Yours is good enough to stand on its own, for me!
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Lol
Thanks for the input, I think I definitely need to tweak my monitor then as the whole scene just looks very dull on it :-(
If the sky is still purple, then it must be down to the cheap filters I bought off Ebay
 
Pete Owen said:
Sorry pjm1, I didn't realise the colour was that bad :-(
Is this version any better?
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still a bit purple in the sky (is it really that hard to see?!!!) and now it is pretty washed out. Maybe a new monitor is needed, don't know what else to suggest?
 
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