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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: simato73 on March 19, 2016, 23:56:28

Title: Yesterday on Schiehallion, today on Creagh Meagaidh
Post by: simato73 on March 19, 2016, 23:56:28
Light winds and a temperature inversion on both days :)

Title: Re: Yesterday on Schiehallion, today on Creagh Meagaidh
Post by: simato73 on March 24, 2016, 23:55:44
Pano of the cloud inversion from Creagh Meagaidh.

The highest mountain in the distance is Ben Nevis, about 40 km distant.
In the full resolution version the summit cairn is clearly visible.
Title: Re: Yesterday on Schiehallion, today on Creagh Meagaidh
Post by: Jakov Minić on March 25, 2016, 00:16:13
Simone, thank you so much for getting up there and making these photos for me because I never see myself doing it!  :o
Spectacular!
Title: Re: Yesterday on Schiehallion, today on Creagh Meagaidh
Post by: Frank Fremerey on March 25, 2016, 00:28:58
I love the scale pieces.

I do not have to go there but you transport the effort to get there very well.
Title: Re: Yesterday on Schiehallion, today on Creagh Meagaidh
Post by: Mongo on March 25, 2016, 01:45:40
thank you Simato for taking Mongo on a journey to another world he could never make himself. We often live vicariously through the lens and images of other photographers.

Mongo particularly likes #3. It is like the subject is emerging from the vortex of another mysterious world.

TFS these images.
Title: Re: Yesterday on Schiehallion, today on Creagh Meagaidh
Post by: simato73 on March 25, 2016, 10:22:49
Simone, thank you so much for getting up there and making these photos for me because I never see myself doing it!  :o
Spectacular!

You are a young fit man, I am sure you could do it. :)
Thanks for the comment though.
Title: Re: Yesterday on Schiehallion, today on Creagh Meagaidh
Post by: simato73 on March 25, 2016, 10:27:18
I love the scale pieces.

I do not have to go there but you transport the effort to get there very well.

Thanks Frank.
Conjugating mountaineering and photography is my ideal goal, although it is difficult to do it well.
You may get a taste if you do the hike up Ben Lawers (weather permitting).
Title: Re: Yesterday on Schiehallion, today on Creagh Meagaidh
Post by: simato73 on March 25, 2016, 10:32:38
thank you Simato for taking Mongo on a journey to another world he could never make himself. We often live vicariously through the lens and images of other photographers.

Mongo particularly likes #3. It is like the subject is emerging from the vortex of another mysterious world.

TFS these images.

I also do dream looking at other people's images, especially when I know I won't be able to visit the place. For me it happens mostly about natural places in far off places.

Regarding hiking, anyone in relatively good health and the desire to do so could do it; there are plenty of places in the world to do it if you feel that Scotland is too far.
I find hiking a very good way to reset, it wipes away my worries and stress.
Title: Re: Yesterday on Schiehallion, today on Creagh Meagaidh
Post by: BW on March 25, 2016, 10:35:38
Lovely pano from the highlands! You certainly have some impressive mountains :)
Title: Re: Yesterday on Schiehallion, today on Creagh Meagaidh
Post by: Anthony on March 25, 2016, 13:53:36
Beautiful, these images really take me there in my imagination.
Title: Re: Yesterday on Schiehallion, today on Creagh Meagaidh
Post by: simato73 on March 25, 2016, 22:48:00
Thank you both, Børge and Anthony.
Title: Re: Yesterday on Schiehallion, today on Creagh Meagaidh
Post by: Jørgen Ramskov on April 01, 2016, 12:37:55
These are great. I particularly like #3 and the pano, wonderful.
Title: Re: Yesterday on Schiehallion, today on Creagh Meagaidh
Post by: simato73 on April 01, 2016, 13:26:32
These are great. I particularly like #3 and the pano, wonderful.

Thanks, they are my favourites too.
Title: Re: Yesterday on Schiehallion, today on Creagh Meagaidh
Post by: Lars Hansen on April 01, 2016, 13:33:48
Great shots of a fascinating landscape! It seems you've used the 18-55 zoom .. or 18-135 .. for these shots - it's pretty good. 
Title: Re: Yesterday on Schiehallion, today on Creagh Meagaidh
Post by: simato73 on April 01, 2016, 13:40:15
Great shots of a fascinating landscape! It seems you've used the 18-55 zoom .. or 18-135 .. for these shots - it's pretty good.

Thank you Lars.
I take the 18-135 hiking, for several reasons:

1) weather resistance. Important in the mountains in the UK, part of the hike can often be in rain/snow conditions. I want the camera always out ready to shoot.
2) minimize lens changes. Same reasons as above, plus speed constraints, as I normally hike with non-photographers and "steal" shots as we go
3) IQ penalty is not that great because I tend to operate at fairly closed down apertures. For the type of photography I do in those conditions shallow DOF is not that important