Hmm...still can't see it. Maybe I need new specs or perhaps I'm just a lousy photographer.

birdwall Wrote: (Nov 2, 2013, 05:56) -- James Tate Wrote: (Oct 31, 2013, 10:00) -- Thanks Ed. I shoot RAW most of the time but there are a couple of useful reminders here. -- I very occasionally sho...

MrB Wrote: (Nov 2, 2013, 04:41) -- It is a very nice image, James, and the B&W is very dramatic - good conversion. Both seem a little on the soft side - is that intentional, or have they lost a b...

Thanks for the kind comments. This is the original image http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a570/jamespix2013/KiltRock1200_zps0adb30b2.jpg

Kilt Rock on the Isle of Skye (with a bit of drama added) http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a570/jamespix2013/KiltRockbw1200_zps02488153.jpg

Yes, I got it up full screen and it really does make for a great composition. Even the overhanging foliage at the top adds to the overall effect. It might be interesting to others if there was some te...

Intriguing - looks like you've incorporated your own shadow and that of maybe one other (child?) and, if you're paying attention, you then find the two people walking along the lane on the left. That ...

That has to be a sure-fire recipe for indigestion. Brilliant capture.

Thanks for the punch Ed. I can see the potential there but, to be frank, I've lost the will to live with this one. I'll maybe come back to it in the future. In the meantime I'm searching for some imag...

Thanks all for confirming what I suspected - no punch and the panorama just doesn't do the job. I'm thinking of chopping it down the middle and working with the left half. MrB, no lake around here I'...

I keep going back to this image and wondering what's not quite right. Looks kind of weak to me. It's probably staring me in the face but I can't put my finger on it. Any suggestions? http://i1284.p...

Thanks Ed. I shoot RAW most of the time but there are a couple of useful reminders here.

Great image and treatment. This is moving into the area of abstract art.

Two very well composed images. The first one is a great capture and definitely a, "You lookin' at me?" I'd go with Dean on the second. It's a great scene but, at the moment, it's a photographic recor...

Yes, interesting...but we don't dare ask what the red staining is :huh:

I came across a CD of photos I'd taken back in 2004. I think I was using an inexpensive compact camera but I can't recall any details. This image stood out from the others and I tweaked it a little in...

Ouch! That almost hurts...:s

Beautiful images and full marks for patience. Sometimes you feel like nailing the little blighters down, don't you?

MrB Wrote: (Oct 27, 2013, 05:16) -- Thank you, James. As I wrote before - MrB Wrote: (Oct 26, 2013, 20:36) -- I prefer the monochrome, but I think it looks an even more dramatic and timeless shot...

I prefer the colour version. The archway provides a nice frame but there's little of interest within. Even a plastic garden gnome would have provided a focal point of sorts. :D Maybe give it some hea...