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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: David Paterson on March 02, 2016, 21:47:51

Title: Pure again
Post by: David Paterson on March 02, 2016, 21:47:51

An overnight covering of snow has cleansed and brightened the landscape. Three images made this morning, within a few metres of each other.

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Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on March 02, 2016, 22:11:03

Can you ask the weather gods to keep the landscape in this manner until the NG enthusiasts arrive in May?

Title: Re: Pure again
Post by: David Paterson on March 02, 2016, 23:06:06

I can certainly ask, but one has to careful about exactly what is wanted - the weather gods do like to play little tricks; like the time I was in the Cairngorm mountains for some early summer hiking - it was the 1st week of June - we woke to find 15cm of fresh snow at the low-valley campsite; up on the heights it was nearly 50cm.

Such occurrences are not frequent but they are not all that rare, either. On an other occasion I was walking from Fort William in the west Highlands to Cape Wrath (Wross - the turning point), the n.w. tip of the Scottish mainland. It is a 330km walk and I set off on 1st May. Twelve days later I walked through 3 days of northerly blizzards (and it was a wilderness walk - no roads!).

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Post by: Frank Fremerey on March 03, 2016, 00:04:17

Love the mood and the weather and the tones.

But in the first you chose to make the tree a matte for the mountain.

Good choice.

Title: Re: Pure again
Post by: David Paterson on March 03, 2016, 00:32:19

Thanks, Frank - I'm glad you approve!

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Post by: pluton on March 03, 2016, 06:34:55

Once again, strong compositions of subjects that are, at least to me, worth looking at.  Can't get better than that.  Thanks for posting.

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Post by: elsa hoffmann on March 03, 2016, 06:38:04

its beautiful!

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Post by: Andrew on March 03, 2016, 10:39:12

I miss Scotland...

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Post by: Erik Lund on March 03, 2016, 10:58:17

Classic landscape photography! Very admirable you can nail that so skillfully time after time,,,

Title: Re: Pure again
Post by: David Paterson on March 03, 2016, 13:06:02

Many thanks, Erik, Andrew, Keith and Elsa - your comments are greatly appreciated. (I know everyone says that, but *I* mean it  ;)  ;D )

Erik - you are very kind to say so, but I sometimes feel that I'm becoming a bit of a one-trick pony. I can do decent landscapes in my sleep, almost, and I'm starting to feel a little dissatisfied. This is the reason that, when I go to very different places - like Japan, I try to shoot very different subject-matter, not just Japanese landscapes.

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Post by: Erik Lund on March 03, 2016, 13:23:05

We will shake you by your roots when we arrive for the workshop  :D

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Post by: Mike G on March 03, 2016, 14:33:15

No ! for me Dave and thanks for your kind wishes.

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Post by: Mikes on March 03, 2016, 17:18:36

Beautifully captured, Dave. The snow/frost really does enhance the landscape, especially in #2 where it etches the fallen tree. My favorite.

Title: Re: Pure again
Post by: David Paterson on March 03, 2016, 19:37:42

Thanks for your kind comments, Mike G. and Mike S.

I'm happy that we don't all have the same favourite - my own favourite is #3, and I've photographed that lightning-struck stump many times.

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Post by: Thomas G on March 03, 2016, 19:45:47

Very appealing landscape, beautifully captured!

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Post by: simato73 on March 04, 2016, 13:29:13

Hi Dave, inspiring images, as usual from you :)
Are these taken at the end of the loch near Killin?
I look forward to my two trips to Scotland this spring, the first one coming in a fortnight.

Title: Re: Pure again
Post by: David Paterson on March 04, 2016, 21:18:33

Thanks, Thomas and Simone.

Somone  - yes, all three were taken at "The Head o' the Loch".