Softvark Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 A couple taken last weekend at our local country park The sun was setting illuminating only the very tops of the trees next to the lake Julian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Aft'noon all, Stunning Autumn sunshine today presented the opportunity for a few minutes outside in the garden with the camera Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Softvark, what made the shadows on the trees? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Softvark Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 what made the shadows on the trees? Hi Jaz The lake is in a small valley so the shadow is due to the hill behind me. You can get an idea of it here https://plus.google.com/102044442174848858455/about?gl=uk&hl=en or search on Google for Colchester Country Park. Julian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Well the effect is very unusual, and eye catching. A nice picture, thank you for sharing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Softvark Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Thanks for your comments and I'm glad you like it - I was in two minds whether to post it as it is a bit unconventional. Julian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Hi Julian, I like the calm water, so seldom seen in the UK. I have a couple of pictures of some DofEd kids against a Welsh Lake, which has not a single ripple to be seen. I told the kids to turn round and look at a sight they might never see again ..... got some quizzical looks until I asked them how often they had been in Wales, with no wind. Sure enough, about a minute later the ripples very gently spread again. It isn't Autumn so not really fr posting here though. J Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Softvark Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I can relate to that. I was in Scotland around the West Coast in late February this year. The weather was exceptionally good for the time of year - bright sunshine, snow on the hills and not a cloud in the sky. Whilst driving across Rannoch Moor one of the lochs was as calm as a mirror with a fantastic reflection of the snow capped hills perfectly displayed on the water. I had my camera with me but alas there was nowhere safe to stop the car Julian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_S Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Or, as we are talking photography, you can always cheat and shoot a long exposure. Most of the time a few seconds will be enough to freeze the water and give it an almost glass plate or mirror like feel. Of course, you need an ND filter (dark piece of glass) to do this during the day time, as in some of my photos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 OOooooohhh!!! A_S ........ Can I have you as an Expert Witness when I next trigger one of those ******* speed camera thingies ..... with my brick shaped car, that reflects more radar pulses than the ones the Guns are calibrated for .. J Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted November 23, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 23, 2013 Autumnal Berries DSC04394_s.jpg After the birds have eaten all the berries, those'll make excellent model trees! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted November 23, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 23, 2013 Very frosty here this morning so we (me and the pups) climbed up 1500' or more where the frost was not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Sasquatch Not only is your new home lovely so is the view....lucky devil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted November 24, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 24, 2013 Thanks. I love this time of year. The best day is when we get our tree cutting permit and a flask of Glen Levit then go on the anual family christmas tree hunt in the snow! Our house is down there just left of center! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted November 24, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 24, 2013 This is Emegrent lake to the east of Ashland where we used to live. The pic is looking west towards Ashland taken end October 2010 on the top of Songer butte in the center of the lake. The snow capped mountain is Grissley Peak, Where Mrs. Sasquatch and I tied the knot! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Wow how romantic, I hope she was warm enough Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I am sure Mr Sasquatch will have found some means to ensure that it was warm enough .......... J Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted November 24, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 24, 2013 Yeah....... I picked June! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_S Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 OOooooohhh!!! A_S ........ Can I have you as an Expert Witness when I next trigger one of those ******* speed camera thingies ..... with my brick shaped car, that reflects more radar pulses than the ones the Guns are calibrated for .. J You've totally lost me on your post up there J! I can honestly say I have no idea what you mean..! Anyway - Wales last weekend and this I was back up north to see family. The oportunity presented itself to go back to the Bridges and try and improve on my previous attempt(s) a couple of months back. One of which was posted here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/76468-autumn-pictures/?p=1167520 I also took one with the Anchor seen below (Its on my flickr if you want to have a look) and missed the focus on the bridge a little which despite some nice clouds, i felt ruined the photo a bit. This was during a period where I was questioning the quality of my Canon EFS 10-22mm lens. In the intervening period I've had a bit of GAS (Gear acquisition syndrome). The theory of which is that your heart says you want a new peice of kit and your head justifies it by suggesting it will significantly improve your photography, it rarely does. However in this case the replacement (Canon 16-35 F2.8L II) definitely has the x-factor, despite a few typical post GAS doubts whether I did the right thing (and that is one expensive peice of glass..). I'm really pleased how these came out but not sure whether I like the long exposure water (as described above, glass plate effect) or whether the natural calmness with a little ripple in my initial exposure test shot gives a better effect: The lens produces some really nice sun star effects: P.s Fingers crossed these work ok. I'm a big fan of the new flickr as some of you may remember from that discussion but one thing has really hacked me off tonight - the way they have changed it these last few days, there is a massive bug when trying to pull out the BB code (with link to photostream etc). its all pretty icons but it isnt clear whih icon i need, no roll over tips either to help me find out to get the bb code which puts your photostream details and picture in... and I cant see the options for resolution as the drop down hides itself behind the photo..! edit: looks like I failed. not what you want at 23.55.... ffs flickr. It also doesnt help that this forum sw shows me the pictures and not the code... I'm editing it, what logic is it to show me the picture?! :s i want to edit the link... grrr. Good Job I know how to manipuate the flickr source code to download photos which the author has blocked downloads on..! Managed to fix it that way without the need for the buggy interface. /rant over! Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 You've totally lost me on your post up there J! I can honestly say I have no idea what you mean..! Anyway - Wales last weekend and this I was back up north to see family. The oportunity presented itself to go back to the Bridges and try and improve on my previous attempt(s) a couple of months back. One of which was posted here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/76468-autumn-pictures/?p=1167520 I also took one with the Anchor seen below (Its on my flickr if you want to have a look) and missed the focus on the bridge a little which despite some nice clouds, i felt ruined the photo a bit. This was during a period where I was questioning the quality of my Canon EFS 10-22mm lens. In the intervening period I've had a bit of GAS (Gear acquisition syndrome). The theory of which is that your heart says you want a new peice of kit and your head justifies it by suggesting it will significantly improve your photography, it rarely does. However in this case the replacement (Canon 16-35 F2.8L II) definitely has the x-factor, despite a few typical post GAS doubts whether I did the right thing (and that is one expensive peice of glass..). I'm really pleased how these came out but not sure whether I like the long exposure water (as described above, glass plate effect) or whether the natural calmness with a little ripple in my initial exposure test shot gives a better effect: The lens produces some really nice sun star effects: P.s Fingers crossed these work ok. I'm a big fan of the new flickr as some of you may remember from that discussion but one thing has really hacked me off tonight - the way they have changed it these last few days, there is a massive bug when trying to pull out the BB code (with link to photostream etc). its all pretty icons but it isnt clear whih icon i need, no roll over tips either to help me find out to get the bb code which puts your photostream details and picture in... and I cant see the options for resolution as the drop down hides itself behind the photo..! edit: looks like I failed. not what you want at 23.55.... ffs flickr. It also doesnt help that this forum sw shows me the pictures and not the code... I'm editing it, what logic is it to show me the picture?! :s i want to edit the link... grrr. Good Job I know how to manipuate the flickr source code to download photos which the author has blocked downloads on..! Managed to fix it that way without the need for the buggy interface. /rant over! Andy Simply..... stunning! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_S Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Thank you - I posted them on Talkphotography and got a bit of a pasting (well not quite but some criteque) that the horizon's werent perfect so I have reuploaded and corrected these. Plus I added a slighty different perspective shot without the anchor as people said it took away from the bridge! They can be harsh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Well I thought the juxtaposiotn of the red smooth bridge (3rd version) reflected in the water and the fact it picks up black which draws your eye to the anchor at the front and its textured surface which takes your eye nicely across the whole picture instead of focusing you onto only one area. in fact the different textures give it complexity. The grey in the cloud goes nicely with the pavement in the foreground, and the orangey tones on the land to the left echo the highlights of the bridge. Theres echoes and more echoes beyond the reflection / echo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Let's start the ball rolling with 2014 Autumn pictures. Taken early this morning from the South Downs near Washington, Sussex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Autumn moon over the fields near Canford Magna. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
T J Halberton Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Feasting on a fly to see it through the winter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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