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David Paterson

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In the Strath of Kildonan.
« on: January 18, 2016, 11:11:55 »
Reviewing some b/w work shot on film about 15 years ago - trying to decide if I should spend time and energy scanning some of it - I came across this and scanned it because I remembered being quite excited when shooting it.
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Re: In the Strath of Kildonan.
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2016, 11:21:53 »
Mongo really likes this image. It has real mood and character. The light is doing all the right things to give it a sparkle of extra life and depth. Great shooting.
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Bjørn Rørslett

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Re: In the Strath of Kildonan.
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2016, 11:22:14 »
The mood is endearing and the curious sheep in front makes the overall composition complete. Perhaps snipping off a little of the "empty" foreground will heighten the impact ever so slightly?
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Re: In the Strath of Kildonan.
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2016, 11:27:53 »
Wonderful.
Backlit sheep with trees!
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Re: In the Strath of Kildonan.
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2016, 11:50:31 »
Many thanks, Mongo, Bjørn and Frank.

I really wasn't sure how others might respond to this image - I have a big emotional connection with that region, its history and the book project I was working on (The Highland Clearances). Sometimes those feelings can give you a false idea of how good an image is.

The project, a b/w book on the Clearances, became a colour project and was later published as "The Glens of Silence". The b/w work has lain in its folders ever since, completely untouched and unseen.
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Re: In the Strath of Kildonan.
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2016, 11:55:27 »
I hope you now are encouraged to process this b/w capture to its fullest potential, Dave.
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Re: In the Strath of Kildonan.
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2016, 15:51:46 »
Quote from: Bjørn Rørslett on January 18, 2016, 11:55:27
I hope you now are encouraged to process this b/w capture to its fullest potential, Dave.

I've made a couple of biggish prints but they are not quite "there" and I'm not sure right now which direction to take with the image. Perhaps I'll go back and re-scan the neg, but yesterday my scanning software (Vuescan) caused an almost catastrophic crash. I've emailed the software company and won't use that software again until I'm sure it's safe to do so.
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Re: In the Strath of Kildonan.
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2016, 16:22:57 »
What a beautiful backlit shot and the sheep look so curious. Reminded me of "Shaun the Sheep" instantly.
It will be our pleasure if you please scan and share your other older shots.
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Re: In the Strath of Kildonan.
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2016, 18:17:54 »
Thank you for scanning.  This is beautiful.
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Re: In the Strath of Kildonan.
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2016, 18:31:40 »
looks much better on the big screen. Originally only saw it on my phone...
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Re: In the Strath of Kildonan.
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2016, 21:29:57 »
Well worth the scanning effort ;-)

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Re: In the Strath of Kildonan.
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2016, 23:05:59 »
Wow, I love this idyllic image!
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Re: In the Strath of Kildonan.
« Reply #12 on: January 19, 2016, 00:19:16 »
Thanks, everyone  - I'm very pleased that you like this picture.

Frank - look at my images on a phone - go to jail -  it's the law! Well, it should be!   ;D ;D
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Re: In the Strath of Kildonan.
« Reply #13 on: January 19, 2016, 00:23:40 »
Really like this -- the composition and B&W treatment.  Cropped?
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Re: In the Strath of Kildonan.
« Reply #14 on: January 19, 2016, 01:12:37 »
You were very well inspired to scan this one, Dave !

Congrats !

A master piece. :)

I love these sheep. is ''Kildonian'' the name of this specie ? 
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