The Three Sisters.
Sep 18, 2021 10:50:44 #
The Three Sisters of Glencoe plus a stream.
If you ever get the urge to paint this scene, be sure to take your midge repellent with you
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If you ever get the urge to paint this scene, be sure to take your midge repellent with you
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Sep 18, 2021 10:59:48 #
Sep 18, 2021 11:22:02 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Three?
There are actually four peaks in that area side by side but only three of them are referred to as sisters. The closest one in my shot is more clearly defined than is apparent in the shot, mainly because it's so close to the camera.
Sep 18, 2021 13:14:10 #
Sep 18, 2021 13:21:25 #
UTMike wrote:
Wonderful shot, R.G. Sorry that you had to suffer for your art.
Thank you Mike. I did have to suffer but not as much as if I'd painted the scene myself. I post scenic type photos in the Landscape section but whenever I get a shot that looks like it would make a good painting I post it in FYC.
Sep 18, 2021 14:19:13 #
R.G. wrote:
The Three Sisters of Glencoe plus a stream.
If you ever get the urge to paint this scene, be sure to take your midge repellent with you .
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If you ever get the urge to paint this scene, be sure to take your midge repellent with you
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The mist that is on, but not obscuring, the peaks is a real plus. I think the stream adds a huge amount of impact to this dramatic scene. Your exposure is spot on. This is one of the very best of your many outstanding landscapes. I think this one wins the prize.
As far as the midges are concerned, I watch a lot of Youtube videos from photographers that shoot in Scotland. Those little beasties must really be a plague! Everyone mentions them usually with descriptors like: nightmare!
Erich
Sep 18, 2021 15:27:23 #
ebrunner wrote:
The mist that is on, but not obscuring, the peaks ... (show quote)
Wow, thanks for the various compliments. I came back from my break thinking that it was mostly a disaster because of the mist and overcast weather. It turns out that the best shots were mainly due to the mist and overcast weather
. I stand in awe of my bare-legged, kilt-wearing ancestors. What they must have suffered doesn't bear thinking about
. Despite being tiny, midges evoke descriptions such as "vicious" and "ravenous". They're very small so they're difficult to see and they attack in large numbers. Resistance is futile. The best tactic is to keep moving and don't stand in the same place for too long. Swiping at them only makes them angry.....Sep 19, 2021 07:59:51 #
Sep 19, 2021 08:35:14 #
Sep 19, 2021 09:27:12 #
Well now I’m in two minds about Scotland - your superb shot urges me to make the long-anticipated journey to see these things for myself, but the midges say stay away. Perhaps I’ll just continue to rely upon your photo skills RG. Or would a winter foray solve the problem?
Sep 19, 2021 10:00:19 #
magnetoman wrote:
Well now I’m in two minds about Scotland - your superb shot urges me to make the long-anticipated journey to see these things for myself, but the midges say stay away. Perhaps I’ll just continue to rely upon your photo skills RG. Or would a winter foray solve the problem?
Ooops! Maybe I've exaggerated the midge problem. First of all, it's not a continuous problem, even in summer. A gentle breeze can be enough to keep them down. And come the colder weather they'll be completely out of sight. Plus midge repellents will keep the worst of them at bay. Walking through damp vegetation on a warm, humid, windless day and getting hot and sweaty is probably the worst scenario but it didn't stop me from getting my shots.
Photos can only convey so much. There's nothing quite like driving through mountainous country and having to lift your gaze almost vertically to look up at the mountains as you pass by.
Sep 19, 2021 10:07:30 #
Sep 19, 2021 10:09:41 #
Sep 19, 2021 11:44:33 #
R.G. wrote:
Ooops! Maybe I've exaggerated the midge problem. ... (show quote)
Mosquitos are the official air force of New Jersey; but, like you said, we don't let it keep us from doing what we enjoy. I agree with driving through mountains. One of my favorite things to do.
Erich
Sep 19, 2021 11:57:08 #
R.G. wrote:
Ooops! Maybe I've exaggerated the midge problem. ... (show quote)
Yes, I enjoy the lakes for the mountains as much as the lakes - and they’re really only big hills compared with what you have. I must get up there!
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