Waiting for winter

[David Paterson]

Autumn was kind; winter less so - rainy and miserable. But now in March we are getting something which is a little like a winter.

All these pictures shot in the hills around Killin, about a week ago. #1 and #2 (Beinn Ghlas/Ben Lawers) were taken within moments of each other. The change in lighting is almost total.
#3, 4, 6 & 7 - the range of hill south of Loch Tay; #5 shows the Tarmachans by moonlight.

A bit of mis-judgement by me has been improved, thanks to Ølvind. who correctly called my error, and the position of the image in question is now #7. Still not that great.   

[Andrew]

As usual-very well done!

[PeterN]

+1.
The differences between #1 and #2 are indeed striking.
I had to think hard what my favorite photo is, but it is probably #7. There is a great harmony between the elements and the lines match perfectly.
Thanks for sharing!

[Akira]

I am enjoy and overwhelmed by the dynamic landscapes at the same time.  #5 is so beautiful, but I wonder how could the starry sky and the well lit mountain could be captured simultaneously at this ISO, even with the several seconds of exposure.

[Øivind Tøien]

Very nice landscapes as usual, looks more like late fall!

The clouds in #6 tends little to much towards an unnatural green tone. Perhaps if the moonlit (?) starry landscape also had been slightly colder in color tone, it would be more recognizable as bright moonlight and had not spurred Akira's comment?

[David Paterson]

Thank you, Andrew, Peter, Akira and Ølvind.

Akira - all I can say is, no "trickery" was involved, nor any particularly difficult or lengthy processing. The camera was on a tripod, of course. There was a very bright and almost full moon, strongly coloured by the atmosphere that evening which made exposure rather easy. Stars are very small but actually very bright, and the exposure - dictated by the large are pf bright snow, was short enough to keep the sky dark - this makes the stars more visible, of course. So I didn't have to do much, exposure-wise. Processing  - I selected the whole area of sky and played with contrast a little; then I selected the snowy area and did something similar with that. A little noise suppression and gentle sharpening and it was finished.

Ølvind  - you are right - something wrong with that one.

[Akira]

Thank you, Andrew, Peter, Akira and Ølvind.

Akira - all I can say is, no "trickery" was involved, nor any particularly difficult or lengthy processing. The camera was on a tripod, of course. There was a very bright and almost full moon, strongly coloured by the atmosphere that evening which made exposure rather easy. Stars are very small but actually very bright, and the exposure - dictated by the large are pf bright snow, was short enough to keep the sky dark - this makes the stars more visible, of course. So I didn't have to do much, exposure-wise. Processing  - I selected the whole area of sky and played with contrast a little; then I selected the snowy area and did something similar with that. A little noise suppression and gentle sharpening and it was finished.

Ølvind  - you are right - something wrong with that one.

Dave, thank you for the detailed explanation of the situation.  Compared to Tokyo, the absence of the light pollution could also be one of the key factors for the "success" of this kind of shooting.

[Jakov Minić]

Fantastic stuff, thanks Dave!

[Bent Hjarbo]

Amazing images, lovely contrast and vivid colours.
I could add “as always” 

[David Paterson]

Thank you again Akira, and also Bent and Jakov (nice to hear from you,  J.)

[Luc]

I’m a big fan of your landscapes, David. This set is once again beautiful!

[John Geerts]

Like especially the light, beautiful, indeed.

[Erik Lund]

Breathtaking renderings!
Takes me back many hundred years - undisturbed open landscapes

[David Paterson]

Thank you, Luc, John and Erik - you cheer me up in these strange days. Good luck and good health to everyone.