Rest and be thankfull: The rest and be thankfull is a part of the main road from glasgow heading to argyll in scotland. I shot this handheld f9 ,1/60 at 38mm iso 100. I often look at...

colin64 Loc: lsle of islay Scotland

The rest and be thankfull is a part of the main road from glasgow heading to argyll in scotland. I shot this handheld f9 ,1/60 at 38mm iso 100. I often look at and think its to vast and should have zoomed into parts of it rather than the whole scene.
What do you think??

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newnanphoto Loc: Atlanta, GA

I like the shot at 38mm. Hard to go wrong with this incredible scene. Great focal point created by the sunlight, leading road and angry clouds. If shot in raw I might consider opening the shadows on the ridge in the back right- maybe in ACR or in PS with a levels adjustment. Just a thought to reduce the amount of dark space. Great shot as is.

Rich2236 Loc: E. Hampstead, New Hampshire

colin64 wrote:

The rest and be thankfull is a part of the main road from glasgow heading to argyll in scotland. I shot this handheld f9 ,1/60 at 38mm iso 100. I often look at and think its to vast and should have zoomed into parts of it rather than the whole scene.
What do you think??

NO! Colin, you did the right thing. This image crys out for the vastness. If you wanted, you could take closeups after this shot. But, in its present state it is immensely beautiful!
Rich...

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

I love the photo as-is. It is the lighting and enormity of the scene that makes the picture a winner.

Well done,

Dennis

Rineal Loc: Copake NY

It’s a great shot as is!

Joe Blow

colin64 wrote:

The rest and be thankfull is a part of the main road from glasgow heading to argyll in scotland. I shot this handheld f9 ,1/60 at 38mm iso 100. I often look at and think its to vast and should have zoomed into parts of it rather than the whole scene.
What do you think??

I'd leave it as is. There seems to be some fog / haze in the valley so any closer-up shots could lose some of that crispness in the wide view. This is a quality keeper as it is.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Vast is what the scene's all about. And the bright patch in the distance was a gift.

When I was there, roadworks were causing traffic cues and it was raining, so I didn't get much. Did you take any from further to the left? I contemplated moving over in that direction to put the old road (the lower one) closer to the centre of the frame giving a central leading line, but it turned even cloudier as I thought about it so I ended up not bothering.

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

colin64 wrote:

The rest and be thankfull is a part of the main road from glasgow heading to argyll in scotland. I shot this handheld f9 ,1/60 at 38mm iso 100. I often look at and think its to vast and should have zoomed into parts of it rather than the whole scene.
What do you think??

Hi, Colin,
You saw vast...and duly captured “vast”! I would not second guess your initial impulse!
This image offers many opportunities for interpretation via: cooling the color temperature to different degrees, lightening shadows (locally or globally), enhancing cloud detail with “clarity”..., varying “haze” effects.

(By the bye, there are a few sensor dust spots)

Oops...should have read ahead...I emphasized “vast” almost as RG did! “Great minds, ....?”

It’s a great image as is, and still should be fun to play with in post processing!

Dave

colin64 Loc: lsle of islay Scotland

I didnt R.G it was pretty wet that day as well, the black cloud in shot had just dumped a load of the wet stuff on us, then a gap in the sky let that light pour through, l shot it handheld as bye the time l dug my tripod out the boot, the light would have been gone.

nanaval Loc: Cornwall

If you had closed in then you would not have the same effect of the sun coming through the clouds which to me makes the picture...

magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK

As everyone is saying, it’s right as it is in terms of zoom, after all, it is a landscape of Scotland, and what we want to see. A lovely shot, I’d try the things Dave Uuglypher is suggesting - there does seem to be a slight colour cast to the whole thing. Are you happy with level? The sloping cloud makes me feel I’d straighten to that and accept the image may not be 100% accurate in real terms.

neilds37 Loc: Port Angeles, WA

Why do you have doubts? I can't imagine you could do any better to this scene than you have here. The spot of sun turned a "hoe-hum" into a stunner.

big-guy Loc: Peterborough Ontario Canada

I would agree with all the previous comments but, in my opinion, I think the reason for your second guessing yourself is this shot is screaming to be shot in panoramic mode showing even more vastness. As is, it's (choosing my words carefully) just another good shot that we have seen several times before. While it's a good shot, it does not show that extra something special. I think this would have made a killer panorama. Sometimes a different format can make a normal photo into something extraordinary.

colin64 Loc: lsle of islay Scotland

Cheers folks, looks like my 1st instinct was the right one. Perhaps l could have drawn out more detail on the left, shadows etc...
It was a grab shot, still learning pp so could have done more l suppose.
Again thank you for comments👍

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

I really like the vastness. I call it spacious, and I love space. Here, I think it's all about the light and the atmosphere. I recall in my early days being advised to "shoot what first drew you in." In this case it's the light, for me. Someone mentioned the shadows off to the left. When I look at the download, they are nicely opened up, in my opinion.