The Frozen Throne Photo

Photographer’s Note

Hello again after a very, very long break :)

I was quite busy with my other stuff that I completely forgot about posting on this site.

Few days ago I found my old login details and decided to show you some new shots I've done in the meantime

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Ok - let's start with a first one
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A brilliant (and very cold) morning in the Scottish Highlands.

After a long time of a completely hopeless weather there was a chance for some long awaiting change. I was quite fortunate to be in the field when it happened.

In the background you can see one of the most recognisable peaks here - famous Buachaille Etive Mor.

I know that this composition is very popular and not at all unique, but the geography of this place and its amazing popularity makes it really hard to create something extraordinary. In my opinion, however it is all about light and weather that makes a particular shot unique, so the possibilities are almost endless.

Hope you'll like it

Cheers, Piotr

tyro, atsouth, robinlawr, tomszat, derek3755 has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

pablosawers (19) 2008-04-22 5:11

I love this photo, the colour is so vibrant and crisp. Well done.

marion44 (4278) 2008-04-22 5:23

Waow... this is sublime... I agree that the light make your photo unique but for me the composition is perfect to guide the sight to the mountain, enjoying the icy river. This is awesome.

D-16 for us before going there... Your photo make us even more excited !!! Cheers !!!

Have a good day,

Marion

tyro (2666) 2008-04-22 7:15

Hello, Piotr.

This is just wonderful. It is perfectly exposed and sharp as a pin. The colours are fabulous and the composition is perfect.

I like the fact that you have exercised some restraint here. We see lots and lots of pictures of this particular scene (Buachaille Etive Mor) and similar scenes where the saturation and contrast have been wildly over-done. We see lots of HDR pictures too and I'm not that keen on them either. Unfortunately, these very artificial-looking pictures seem to attract a lot of attention and points.

For my part, I much prefer a picture such as this one - totally believable and just, well, beautiful - the way God made it.

Excellent!

Best Wishes,

John.

wolf38 (12859) 2008-04-22 7:37

Hello Piotr. A fantastic landscape. The photo is wonderful. Composition, colors, light etc. are in the best way. A worth seeing picture. Best regards, Wolfgang.

atsouth (253) 2008-04-22 7:41

hi, v nice composition and lighting, great details and sharpness. the soft sunlight on parts of the image looks great as well as those clouds .

rgds
Allen

ollie59 (776) 2008-04-22 10:37

good to see you back piotr,i'm the same here there and ?.So very nice to come on and view one of your images ,great image ,composition colours and that perfect light
all the best
ollie

robinlawr (898) 2008-04-22 12:57

I stood in the very same spot during my 1st visit to the highlands some years ago but you got better image by far than I was able to capture. Great shot, excellent clarity, exposure and composition! Well done!

Regards

Robin

pazufferey (2490) 2008-04-22 13:01

Bonsoir Piotr

Très belle composition. La profondeur de champs est approprié et les couleurs sont superbes.
Bonne soirée
Patrick

lucinka (9902) 2008-04-22 23:18

Wow, it is simply stunning shot of famous Buachaille Etive Mor. Even it is not the most unique composition, the ice and frost over the river makes it very special and original shot. Great work.Cheers, Lucie

fallan (1854) 2008-04-23 7:08

The details in the ice, the stream leading to the peak and the clouds all contribute to a very nice composition.

subim (0) 2008-04-23 12:09

jak zwykle pięknie uchwycone, szczegóły, kolory, kompozycja

pzdr
Arek

chawax (6015) 2008-04-24 12:06

Hi Piotr,
Great shot ! The composition drives our look to the mountains and gives a great DOF. The sharpness is perfect and I love the clouds around the mountains.
Regards,
Olivier

tomszat (1135) 2008-04-27 13:58

Hej Piotr,
Milo Cie znow widziec na TE!
Bardzo fajne swiatlo, doskonale kolory, ostrosc i kompozycja, czekam na wiecej,
pozdrawiam,
Tomek

janneman (1214) 2008-04-30 3:48

Wonderful shot in a great winterly atmosphere! I like it very much.
Hope you will be online and posting again in future!

Signal-Womb (11699) 2008-05-09 15:10

Fantastic composition and beautiful weather situation with this ice Piotr. I was thinking of a trip to Scotland this year but I may try to get across in the winter time to capture scene like this in the Highland. Excellent work.

derek3755 (2341) 2008-05-09 15:43

Hi Piotr

wonderful landscape, nice composed & lovely light!

Regards
Derek

Asiulus (1066) 2008-05-10 9:58

Aż powiało rześkim chłodem...
Pięknie pokazujesz ten kraj - wyciągasz z niego, co najlepsze i potrafisz uchwycić to tak naturalnie, że mogę poczuć się, jakbym tam była. A nie, zaraza - przecież ja w domu siedzę...
Zwiedzając Twoją galerię mam wrażenie, że w Szkocji złota godzina trwa wiecznie. A z tego co pamiętam, pogoda ma tam naprawdę szybki refleks ;-)Tak wścibsko zapytam: ile czasu poświęcasz na jedną taką fotowyprawę? Dojazd + czatowanie na Ten Właściwy Moment?
Pozdrawiam
Asia
Ale nie dawaj tak długo czekać na nowe kadry, proszę!