'Lady of the lake'

Celtic SnapperCeltic Snapper Registered Users Posts: 277 Major grins
edited April 18, 2015 in Landscapes
Legendary location of the 'Lady of the lake'.
Llynyfan fach, Carmarthen Fans, Brecon Beacons, South Wales
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2015
    Heaven! Love the mood! Fantastic comp for keeping that big rock in foreground.....adds to it....most people would have tried to get lake clean and it would be different shot!clap.gif
  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2015
    Great composition and colors. Nicely done.
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  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2015
    Awesome! The mood, the color, the comp. wow! iloveyou.gif
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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2015
    This is pretty awesome. Only nit pick is there seems to be an issue around the top edge of the foreground rock. It could be due to compression or it could be if you did some selecting is post process.
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2015
    anwmn1 wrote: »
    This is pretty awesome. Only nit pick is there seems to be an issue around the top edge of the foreground rock. It could be due to compression or it could be if you did some selecting is post process.

    I think it is the watermark.
  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2015
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    I think it is the watermark.

    Haha..no I see the watermark. Talking about the edge of the rock. It does not have a natural looking edge. Over sharpen, quick selections, and other editing can cause these types of edges. The shoreline of the lake has a little bit of it as well.
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited March 31, 2015
    Beautiful. thumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • Celtic SnapperCeltic Snapper Registered Users Posts: 277 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2015
    anwmn1 wrote: »
    Haha..no I see the watermark. Talking about the edge of the rock. It does not have a natural looking edge. Over sharpen, quick selections, and other editing can cause these types of edges. The shoreline of the lake has a little bit of it as well.

    Yeah your right, I think its over sharpened. I did notice when I posted it on here. Funny thing is, it looked ok in Lightroom! I probably haven't accounted for the Smugmug auto screen sharpening which I get when I upload the shots. I either need to tone down the auto sharpening, or not be so aggressive in Lightroom. Thanks for your very valid observation, I'll revisit and repost! thumb.gif
  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2015
    OK, I'm not really seeing the "sharpening" issue here. Someone help me out so that I might learn something. There are some sharp edges to the rock but I thought that was secondary to the contrast between the rock's position and the distance to the lake and the terrain below the rock that surrounds the lake. Looks like a great shot to my eye. Are you referring to the "top" edges of the rock going clockwise in direction?
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  • MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2015
    Lovely!!
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  • JCJC Registered Users Posts: 768 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2015
    This is gorgeous. Love the range you got out of a subdued color palette.
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  • roaddog52roaddog52 Registered Users Posts: 1,323 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2015
    Very nice capture. Great storm light, mood and composition thumb.gifthumb

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  • JonaBeth RussellJonaBeth Russell Registered Users Posts: 1,065 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2015
    Soooo pretty!!!! Like Taz, I prefer the rock in the foreground. Great work!
  • Celtic SnapperCeltic Snapper Registered Users Posts: 277 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2015
    Thanks all. I like the possibilities of this location, so I dragged myself out of bed at 03:40 yesterday, to climb to the top for 06:30 sunrise. Sadly, the sky was totally clear and a little hazy, so I didn't get the sunrise I hoped for, but still got a decent shot, and one that should inspire me again perhaps in a few weeks when the sun moves further North. I will upload later. :-)
  • Celtic SnapperCeltic Snapper Registered Users Posts: 277 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2015
    Llynyfanfach%20Sunrise-M.jpg
  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2015
    Pretty sweet!
  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2015
    I really like this. Can you post a larger one?
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  • fool4thecityfool4thecity Registered Users Posts: 632 Major grins
    edited April 16, 2015
    Grabs your attention, for sure! Love the one with the sun, too! Foreground, mid and back... Check, Check and Check. Nicely done.
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  • CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2015
    I very much like both of these, but particularly the first. The sun in the second tends to upstage the subtleties in the scene. Really fine work.
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  • SeefutlungSeefutlung Registered Users Posts: 2,781 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2015
    celtic snapper wrote: »
    llynyfanfach%20sunrise-m.jpg

    wow!
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