Landscape 2014

[Birma]

I've wanted to photograph a field of lavender for some some time and I got the chance last week. This is a commercially grown field in the Cotwolds, Uk.


Purple Waves by Birm, on Flickr

a99 and Sigma 12-24 (I think)

[sury]

Just fabulous Andy, just fabulous.

Sury

[Birma]

Thanks Sury

[Greg Beetham]

That’s a pretty view Birma, the light looks just about the right, nice work.
Greg

[Juanito200]

Love the lavender Andy. The lighting is perfect, and the subtle crepuscular rays in the sky really add to the image.

A couple from Big Bend again
Tuff Canyon II by JohnLeBlancII, on Flickr

Scrub Brush and Shadow by JohnLeBlancII, on Flickr

[sury]

Nice set John. The first one gives a nice impression of scale with the hikers.

Sury

[Birma]

Thanks Greg and John

A nice set John - phew it looks hot! I love those deep blue skies and fluffy clouds, with the arid landscapes. I really like the shadows over the hills in the second one.

[Birma]

Something to cool us down after the desert

Here is a small brook that I often visit. At this point it flows through thick woodland in a steep sided valley. This was a cloudy day which meant I wasn't too plagued with huge dynamic range between bright sunlight on water and shady woods. I like the colours the the Polariser drew out. It may be a tad over-cooked perhaps?

url=https://flic.kr/p/ohtLzT][/url]2014 The Knapp - Colour In The Brook by Birm, on Flickr

A99 and SAL 28-75

[Juanito200]

Thanks for the cool relief Andy!
I like the composition, and it may be a bit overcooked... But.. I've been guilty of over-using the clarity slider myself....
John

[Marcell Nikolausz]

I've wanted to photograph a field of lavender for some some time and I got the chance last week. This is a commercially grown field in the Cotwolds, Uk.


Purple Waves by Birm, on Flickr

a99 and Sigma 12-24 (I think)

Great photo with the various colors of blue. There are lavender fields also in my home country (Hungary) close to Tihany, but I always missed the opportunity to take photos.

Best

Marcell

[Birma]

Thank you John and Marcell

Marcell. You have to be quick as they harvest the fields as soon as they are at their peak. A few days after this shot every bloom had gone!

[the_hefay]

Andy, that lavender field is stunning. I'd love to see a field like that in person some day. The brook shot is nice as well.

John, I like the shots you've shared of Big Bend. It's on my list of places to visit. Hopefully, I'll make it there someday.

I've been wanting to try a photograph of moving water at night for some time. With the full moon coming up as I was getting ready to leave the mountains last night, I decided to give it a go. I hiked back into this waterfall after sundown and took several shots. This particular one was 10 minutes, iso 200, f/8, at 11mm with the Tokina 11-16.

[sury]

Just fantastic the_hefay. I wonder if you had 10 1min exposures stacked would have given you
stars without trails. Or a longer exposure where the trails become part of the scene
conveying motion. Just curious. Did I say how fantastic the capture was?

Sury

[bakubo]

I agree, very nice!

[the_hefay]

Thanks guys. I'm sure there are different ways to stack photos. One way in which stacking is used to create star trails. Whether or not there is a way to stack and not have star trails, I'm not sure. As far as a longer exposure goes, I was running out of time and still needed to hike back out and make the 60 min. drive back home. I forgot two things on this little hike. One was my intervalometer so, I was either counting to myself (which got tedious for longer exposures) or just guessing on exposure times. I also would like to go back with the intervalometer and a couple of lanterns during a new moon and try to get a time-lapse video. The other item I forgot was a flashlight to aid in getting the focus set. All in all it was an enjoyable evening.