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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Chairman Bill on December 30, 2012, 01:35:54 pm

Title: Dartmoor
Post by: Chairman Bill on December 30, 2012, 01:35:54 pm
Inspired by Simon's sets of photographs from Snowdonia, I thought I'd offer a couple from my local stomping ground, Dartmoor.

Title: Re: Dartmoor
Post by: Chris Calohan on December 30, 2012, 01:58:14 pm
Love the second one. Did you do any artificial blurring on the middle section or was there a bit of a breeze blowing across the ridge? Either or, the effect really sets the shot.
Title: Re: Dartmoor
Post by: Chairman Bill on December 30, 2012, 02:23:15 pm
A bit of a breeze is close. Howling gale would be closer. 'Twas a cold, windy day, with lots of weather

Title: Re: Dartmoor
Post by: shaunw on December 30, 2012, 03:29:57 pm
I can feel the cold and wind...the light in the last image particularly good.

Shaun
Title: Re: Dartmoor
Post by: pegelli on December 30, 2012, 03:44:36 pm
The third has a bit of an unpleasant atmosphere (by design I think) but the others are quite pleasant and inviting (despite the wind and cold)
Colours and light are very nice, especially 1 and 4.
Title: Re: Dartmoor
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on December 31, 2012, 07:41:10 am
A bit of a breeze is close. Howling gale would be closer. 'Twas a cold, windy day, with lots of weather

Fantastic light in the second one, Bill.

Jeremy
Title: Re: Dartmoor
Post by: MTGFender on December 31, 2012, 10:14:23 am
Bill,
The 1st and 3rd ones are so beautiful!
Thanks for sharing.
Pramote
Title: Re: Dartmoor
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 31, 2012, 11:53:38 am
Bill,

A fine set!

One thing bothered me, though, never having been to Dartmoor (this is my problem, not yours). All I have read about Dartmoor (Conan Doyle, etc.) has led me always to imagine it in Black and White! So seeing colors there really startled me. So I'd love to see these converted to B&W.

Cheers,

Eric
Title: Re: Dartmoor
Post by: Chairman Bill on December 31, 2012, 12:12:01 pm
Eric - some B&W shots from the same day's wander over the Moor. A conversion of one of the ones already posted, and a few more besides.

Title: Re: Dartmoor
Post by: Chairman Bill on December 31, 2012, 12:12:50 pm
And a couple more
Title: Re: Dartmoor
Post by: Rajan Parrikar on December 31, 2012, 12:13:08 pm
The second set for me.  Brings out the mood.
Title: Re: Dartmoor
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on December 31, 2012, 12:38:25 pm
And a couple more


The cloud explosion in the second is spectacular!

Jeremy
Title: Re: Dartmoor
Post by: Tony Jay on December 31, 2012, 03:12:15 pm
I'm with Jeremy!

Tony Jay
Title: Re: Dartmoor
Post by: Jaffy on December 31, 2012, 05:02:36 pm
I like B&W4 with the jaggedy cloud reflected in the clitter below, and Beliver in the evening is nice viewed large.
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Post by: sdwilsonsct on December 31, 2012, 05:30:54 pm
All good but the B&W are stronger. Makes one think...
Title: Re: Dartmoor
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 31, 2012, 07:24:08 pm
I love the BW ones. To me they express beautifully the terrors I associate (from literature) with wandering on Dartmoor.

Thanks for posting those, Bill!
Title: Re: Dartmoor
Post by: francois on January 03, 2013, 06:43:00 am
The cloud explosion in the second is spectacular!

Jeremy

Yes, fantastic shot!
Title: Re: Dartmoor
Post by: Chris Calohan on January 03, 2013, 03:42:48 pm
I'll second, third and fourth that on the cloud explosion, not that any of them are the least bit shabby.