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loch Earn
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Copyright: Martin Jordan (sticks) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 28 W: 24 N: 35] (2881)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-01-01
Categories: Nature, Mood
Camera: Canon 20D, Canon 10-22
Exposure: f/8, 1/50 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Lollies favorites. [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-01-10 10:48
Viewed: 1068
Favorites: 6 [view]
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
First photo of the year....Just

My Girlfriend and I were up from London to join the Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh, and for me to take some photos of the Scottish Landscape.

On New Years Day our Hogmanay hangovers were lifted by a bright morning and the prospect of a day exploring the beautiful Countryside by car. Unfortunately the Hire co. had other plans, I handed over my plastic driving licence to be asked ' have you got the paper section?'
I didn’t have, which meant 'sorry no car', damn!

So plan B swung into action, we caught a train to Stirling, and an hour later we pulled in. The weather was like our heads thick, foggy and gloomy. We were tempted to get straight back on the train and return to Edinburgh. However not to be deterred we tried the bus station and there lonely amongst all the empty bays was one Stagecoach bus, one driver and no passengers.

We explained to the driver about the car fiasco, and he suggested we went to a place called Crieff where the bus terminated and he happened to live. We suspected he moonlighted for the tourist board, he was certainly very proud, and did a great selling job. He even assured us it would be sunny there!

Convinced, an hour later we arrived in Crieff. As we chatted with the driver who we now knew as Tom, he suggested we visit the local distillery, but it was 2 miles or so out of Town. 'I know' he said
'why don’t you borrow my car?'

We had already been struck by the friendliness of everyone we had met in Scotland, but this was amazing. After getting over the shock, I said 'are you sure?'
'Your going to let us borrow your car to drive to a distillery, are you mad?
'I don't need it until eight o'clock when I finish work, take it'

Needless to say I didn’t have to produce a driving licence, paper or otherwise, and ten minutes later we were driving Tom's pride and joy through the beautiful scenery, and the sun was shining!

Later we drove alongside Loch Earn and made various stops so I could take photos, the light had turned very atmospheric and I was in photographic heaven. Without Tom's generousity I would have missed out on some great shots.

That evening I was quite relieved to get the car back in one piece, and we caught Tom's last bus returning to sterling. We handed back the keys and recounted our day to him.

Back in London, I have processed my photographic efforts and am thrilled with a moody shot of Loch Earn. I have entered it in a competition and hope it will do well.

If Tom ever reads this I would like to thank him for his hospitality over and above the call of duty! which made this photo possible, lifted our sprits and made the first day of the year very memorable. Thank you Tom.

Martin Jordan
See attached photo;shot @10mm ISO 800 I love my new wide angle lens!
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  • dada Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 909 W: 46 N: 382] (6560)
  • [2006-01-10 10:53]

wow! great first shot! amaizing lanscape, so pure...

welcome to TL!
anca:)

Welcome to TL - your photo captured my eye with its incredible lighting. Your note makes it very easy to imagine how this place must feel...

Wow. Amazingly beautiful. Amazing. Perfect. Bravo.

I love the reflections, colors, dramatic feel to the shot. Well done.

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  • OWO Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 169 W: 68 N: 327] (2335)
  • [2006-01-10 10:59]

Welcome to TL.
This is an amazing first posting. Brilliant photo!
No futher words needed here, just keep on posting...please.
Regards,
OWO

Hello Martin, Wow what a brilliant shot! Congrats. What I really miss is some info about the shot. (lens, exposure, F-stop etc..)
cheeers and Welcome to TL! :)
ToM

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  • tsumeb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 308 W: 58 N: 269] (2130)
  • [2006-01-10 11:03]

Great composition. Beautiful picture. Welcome to TL

  • Great 
  • fox- Gold Star Critiquer [C: 73 W: 8 N: 6] (537)
  • [2006-01-10 11:10]

So mystical !
Perfect compo, you could perhaps add a little lightening in the clouds... But it's really nice.
TFS

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  • Mitra Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1254 W: 75 N: 902] (7908)
  • [2006-01-10 11:25]

Well done.
Mitra

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  • frogfot (595)
  • [2006-01-10 11:27]

Hi Martin!
Beautiful photo. Composition good.

  • Great 
  • lukdm Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 381 W: 3 N: 21] (1350)
  • [2006-01-10 11:34]

very nice view martin

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  • mwebr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 450 W: 141 N: 666] (3402)
  • [2006-01-10 11:40]

Hello Martine,
Most excellent photo with such a great story to move along with its beauty.
Great mood and mystery with a small bit of fantasy!
Love the point of view with the rocks....beautiful!
Welcome to the land of TL.

~M~

What an incredible start at TL :-) This photo is just superb. Lighting, composition, mood - everything matches each other perfectly.

rgds
Dagmara

Hi Martin,
I quit the note (honestly! not an english reader... having sometimes probs with understanding...) and concentrated on the photo. What can I say? Perfect one - great foreground against stunning background. Shifting all to blue tones adds a lot to the photo. I love the sharpness of the foreground compared with softness of bg. tfs and awaiting your next works!

Marek

Wow, superb shot, Martin ! Well composed, good lighting and tones, with a great mood, excellent !
So welcome on TL :) I hope that you have others pics of Scotland to share with us, it's a real wonderful country, I love it.
Take care,
Martine

Supurb stuff- you know one you put that 10-22 on the front of the camera it is possible to take it off LOL
Good to see you here and what a cracking start.
Chris

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  • Tintin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2198 W: 267 N: 345] (1982)
  • [2006-01-10 20:51]

Beautiful picture of one of my favourite country in the world, Scotland. This is beautifully composed with wonderful colours & great light (like you only get in Scotland). The water looks so pure and calm that it makes me want to look at this picture for ever maybe thinking that I can get to this place travelling through my screen. Excellent & welcome to TL!

Wonderfull! Impressive view! and great angle! The light is remarquable to give an aspect like if that land was visited for the first time! Purity apparence :)

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  • seanf Gold Star Critiquer [C: 134 W: 9 N: 176] (1436)
  • [2006-01-11 6:18]
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hi martin

welcome to TL!

this is just stunning, brilliant light, brilliant composition with the rocks in the foreground. it goes straight into my favourites!

sean

Brilliant Martin,

Scotland truly has a beauty all of its own and you captured it so well. Good luck in the competition, TFS, Bobbi

Wonderful shot, Martin! Love the tonal range and good use of the wide angle lens. Very dynamic composition with rocks pointing in the same direction. Great job and welcome to TL!

Such a great story. It left with with goosebumps. Great scenic shot. Love the blue tones.

Lovely capture, very moody lighting and nicely composed.
Vassilis

Oh my Lord Martin, this is a very beautiful photo... very special too me, and I just had to add it too my favourites. I plan on traveling through Scotland/Ireland and England and this photo just put an ache to my heart, becuase now I yearn to see those places even more! This is nothing less than perfect, just fantastic. It's so beautiful it's almost simple... I don't know how else to say it. Just true beauty, thanks for capturing such a real beauty. :)

P.S. I loved the in-depth note, very detailed and this fellow Tom still gives me hope, that kindness will one day prevail! :)

Biance.

hi Martin! Great photograph. really good exposure control with the light in the sky casting light on the mountains and water but at the same time seeing the rocks under the water too. very delicate balance and you got it. and thank yoou for taking the time to write the story. all good photographs have an equally engaging story about the photographer and what he/she went through to get the image. And you got to meet an angel in the process. How wonderful is that? and yes, that's a great lens indeed. good luck on the contest entry. its already a winner for many here i can see. tfs, jing

I'm speechless.....
Real candy for the eyes.....
Silence....
Claude

Great picture. Very wel done. Congratulations. Clanyi

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