The View from the Path (Page 2): Ho, Coz, Your composition is exemplary of taking the greatest advantage of what the Cosmos provides. And, yet again, your preference for an elevated...

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

R.G. wrote:

I recently discovered that Glen Muick (don't let the name put you off) is a hub for hillwalkers, and it's an access point for a network of paths leading through some of the hills in the Cairngorm area.

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Ho, Coz,
Your composition is exemplary of taking the greatest advantage of what the Cosmos provides. And, yet again, your preference for an elevated perspective pays of well! I also admire your having resisted (had any resistance been required) my frequent inclination to enhance saturation of such a scene. (One of the first things I do when re-visiting an image from my past is to reduce the over-done saturation)

My one quibble has been mentioned...The small, top-most puddle is tolerable, The larger, and other lower ones are simply distracting.

'Tiz a very pleasant image!

Your Coz' in the Colonies.

magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK

Beautiful country RG, and I understand your approach with the pp but, nevertheless, would like to see a 'pepped-up' version - this just looks a bit too flat for the grandeur that it contains.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Uuglypher wrote:

Ho, Coz,
Your composition is exemplary of taking the greatest advantage of what the Cosmos provides. And, yet again, your preference for an elevated perspective pays of well! I also admire your having resisted (had any resistance been required) my frequent inclination to enhance saturation of such a scene. .....

Hi, New World Coz. You've perfectly summed up my intent for the shot - using nature's props to frame what would otherwise be a fairly run-of-the-mill shot of a loch and a glen. And you're right about the elevated perspective. I shot this perched on a steep, slippery bank with a slide of about 10 ft or so waiting for me if I lost my footing. Using my tripod as a monopod helps in situations like that (I seem to find myself in situations like that quite often

). Thanks for commenting.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

magnetoman wrote:

Beautiful country RG, and I understand your approach with the pp but, nevertheless, would like to see a 'pepped-up' version - this just looks a bit too flat for the grandeur that it contains.

You're not the first to mention that, Magnetoman. If you think that's not pepped up, you should compare it to the original neutral exposure (see below). If I ever get back there when there's grandeur-enhancing weather I'll try what you're suggesting, but as many have pointed out, this is what most people expect of Scottish scenery.

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Neutral, unprocessed exposure.

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R.G. Loc: Scotland

There's probably nobody following by now, but I'll post anyway. I hadn't actually tried doing anything with those puddles and I thought I might be being over-cautious, so I gave it a go.

The main idea that I wanted to try was to add the colour of the path to the puddles. Then I darkened and de-contrasted the puddles a bit and de-contrasted the path as a whole.

The puddles will always be eye-catching, but I didn't want to clone them out.

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Subdued puddles.
Subdued puddles....

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Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

R.G. wrote:

There's probably nobody following by now, but I'll post anyway. I hadn't actually tried doing anything with those puddles and I thought I might be being over-cautious, so I gave it a go.

The main idea that I wanted to try was to add the colour of the path to the puddles. Then I darkened and de-contrasted the puddles a bit and de-contrasted the path as a whole.

The puddles will always be eye-catching, but I didn't want to clone them out.

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Well, I see I checked back in at just the right time! Soooo much better, R.G. Super pp.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Linda From Maine wrote:

Well, I see I checked back in at just the right time! Soooo much better, R.G. Super pp.

Thank you.

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

R.G. wrote:

Thank you.

"What Linda said!" !!!

And I think your fix on the bright puddles is excellent!

Coz (in the hot, dry territories)

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Uuglypher wrote:

"What Linda said!" !!!

And I think your fix on the bright puddles is excellent!

Coz (in the hot, dry territories)

And thank you too.

Old World Coz (in the wet, cold territories

).