Post Your Best Landscapes

Sporgon · Jul 3, 2014

Northstar said:
Sporgon said:

Great Stookan on the North coast of Ireland, taken from Giant's Causeway. Although I have thrown focus out in the distance you can see make out Grandmother Rock on the original - looks like a bent over old woman climbing the hill.

Canon 5D + 40mm pancake

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I can't see Grandma?

@ Northstar; just for you. This is a crop from the unfinished pano; the picture I posted was a single frame shot ( but multiple exposure of course). The pano of this is being a real pain as there are so many bracketed frames, and the whole thing is blended by hand.

You can just make out Grandma climbing the hill. On this pano I have held focus in the distance but still not sure which one I am going to go with.

candyman · Jul 3, 2014

Sporgon said:
candyman said:

Sporgon said:

Great Stookan on the North coast of Ireland, taken from Giant's Causeway. Although I have thrown focus out in the distance you can see make out Grandmother Rock on the original - looks like a bent over old woman climbing the hill.

Canon 5D + 40mm pancake

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That is very special.
Did you use some extra light in front on the rocks?

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Thanks candyman, very pleased with your comment. I'll be giving my techniques away, but yes I carry a very light weight lasolite, five foot across but folds really small and hangs from my belt. Used the gold foil side.

Very kind of you to share some of your techniques. Thanks

Dylan777 · Jul 3, 2014

Northstar said:
Dylan777 said:

Sporgon said:

Great Stookan on the North coast of Ireland, taken from Giant's Causeway. Although I have thrown focus out in the distance you can see make out Grandmother Rock on the original - looks like a bent over old woman climbing the hill.

Canon 5D + 40mm pancake

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Feel like I'm in the "300" movie. Very nice Sporgon.

The 40mm pancake is a small lens. However, this little guy plays big role in Canon lineup. I'm thinking selling my a7r + FE 55mm and replace with 5D III + pancake.

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Dylan...your signature line shows that you already have a 5d3 and 40mm?

Yes, indeed. I have this combo 2-3yrs now. I meant, once I sold a7r and 55mm, the 5D III + 40mm pancake will become my compact system.

dpc · Jul 3, 2014

Badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park in south-western Alberta. Unfortunately there's a bit of banding that I've only been successful in partially correcting.

dpc · Jul 4, 2014

Overlooking the Okanagan Valley in south-central British Columbia

mrsfotografie · Jul 4, 2014

Here's an oldie with my first DSLR, 40D + EF-S 17-85 IS USM.

Kinderdijk in the Netherlands.

mrsfotografie · Jul 4, 2014

And this was shot on the same day; 40D + Tokina 12-24 f/4.

Delft Railway station area, the Netherlands. Note that most of what can be seen in this picture no longer exists as they have almost completely demolished the station area due to construction of a new train tunnel.

Sporgon · Jul 4, 2014

mrsfotografie said:
Here's an oldie with my first DSLR, 40D + EF-S 17-85 IS USM.

Kinderdijk in the Netherlands.

That's rather nice. I do find that is scenes with low contrast the older cameras ( ie 20-40D 5D etc) do give a pleasing tonal quality.

dpc · Jul 4, 2014

mrsfotografie said:
Here's an oldie with my first DSLR, 40D + EF-S 17-85 IS USM.

Kinderdijk in the Netherlands.

Very nice picture. I like the composition and general tonal qualities.

mrsfotografie · Jul 4, 2014

dpc said:
Very nice picture. I like the composition and general tonal qualities.

Sporgon said:
That's rather nice. I do find that is scenes with low contrast the older cameras ( ie 20-40D 5D etc) do give a pleasing tonal quality.

Thank you! I'm happy this picture brings out such positive responses. I remember being rather stunned at the time when this appeared on my computer screen. The color of the bushes shows through the snow and the sky has really nice streaks that helps give this one an almost painted look

It's an absolute highlight from my first few months into digital photography.

mrsfotografie · Jul 6, 2014

The less touristy area of Shirakawago, Japan.

Sporgon · Jul 18, 2014

A recent picture of Richmond Castle in the Yorkshire Dales, Northern England.

5DII + 28/1.8 @ about f5.6

Click · Jul 18, 2014

Sporgon said:
A recent picture of Richmond Castle in the Yorkshire Dales, Northern England.

5DII + 28/1.8 @ about f5.6

Beautiful shot. I really like your picture. Well done.

niteclicks · Jul 18, 2014

Sporgon said:
A recent picture of Richmond Castle in the Yorkshire Dales, Northern England.

5DII + 28/1.8 @ about f5.6

Now that's one I would like to have on my wall.

Sporgon · Jul 18, 2014

Click said:
Sporgon said:

A recent picture of Richmond Castle in the Yorkshire Dales, Northern England.

5DII + 28/1.8 @ about f5.6

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Beautiful shot. I really like your picture. Well done.

Click and niteclicks; many thanks for your kind comments.

petach · Jul 18, 2014

radim said:
A few shots from our recent trip in Nevada, Utah and Arizona. From the top:
- Alstrom Point at Lake Powell, the last sunrays. This one costed us a punctured tire on our Nissan XTerra
- False Kiva, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands NP, not even in the official park map, but worth every penny to visit
- Mesa Arch, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands NP, well, you just have to come very early to get a reasonable spot
- Wahweap Hoodoos,Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, at sunrise, it costed as 8 km hike in the dark in a dry wash, lamp and GPS were our best friends
- Lower Antelope Canyon, we came at 8 am, when they open, bought photographer pass and started from the end of the canyon. This way, we had the whole canyon only for ourselves for the whole hour.
- House on Fire ruin, Mule Canyon

I hope you enjoy the shots

stone....the........flipping......crows! Wonderful.......Epic!