The Road to Linfoots & Talla

Critiques [Translate]

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• rewshearer (20821)
• [2009-08-21 13:23]
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Nice spot. Good use of the road as lead-in from the lower right and nce placement of the sign, drawing the eye up and into the distance. Light, colours, and depth of field are all well managed.
Rew

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• caledonia (7083)
• [2009-08-21 13:50]
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Hi John,

Lovely clarity in this shot,as Rew said the road sign gives a good lead in,I hope I get a week of this weather,heading for a week on Skye tomorrow.
Douglas

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• iderverg (747)
• [2009-08-21 14:02]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhh,

I hope to have never to take up this terrible wall by pedalling or... then I throw my bike....sic

Excellent shot !!!

iderverg

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• luckybry (6664)
• [2009-08-21 14:02]
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hi John another excellent shot from one the best scenic roads in the borderland you certainley caught the weather to capture a realy nice photograph

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• bri (2259)
• [2009-08-21 14:18]

Hi Jon,
Great shot down the Talla, the colours in this pic are superb, I like the wall and road lead you into the picture and the rolling hills down to the reservoir. Nice calming image. Cheers
Bri

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• john1 (1490)
• [2009-08-21 14:26]

hi john,

excellent shot , good perspective.
light and colors are beautifull.
Details and sharpness great.
Best regards
John

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• graffer (805)
• [2009-08-22 3:00]
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Hello John,

Well, you’ve achieved two vital elements of composition here at a single stroke – a triangle, and a red object in the foreground!

Back to one of your favourite haunts, and a fine day for photography with that lovely sky.

The narrow road and the rocky wall and the green verges make a strong lead in from the bottom left, and the opposing slopes of the mountains on either side draw the eye gently down to the wind-ruffled water of the lake. And not a person in sight! Your Tamron lens at widest focal length has produced its usual marvellous sharpness from near to far.

An excellent picture.

Kind regards,

Peter.

PS: I know the signpost appears to be vertical, but somehow the appearance of the surface of the water and the base of the lowest clouds, makes me want to rotate the image clockwise a smidgeon. And isn't a 20% hill 1 in 5 in old money?

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• korbee (13551)
• [2009-08-22 3:01]

a perfect spot to enjoy your self John,well captured with a fine looking sky.

jan

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• Derona (4866)
• [2009-08-22 5:38]

Hi John

Have to agree with graffer's critique about the slight rotation.
Now if I was to take this same view I would have stood behind the sign so that it was not in the image but it gives real interest here.
As ever a beautifully sharp image from that tamron lens.
Very nice.

Regards Derek

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• Unicorn1 (1004)
• [2009-08-24 6:21]

Hello John
Great pov here, the road sign raelly is a good lead-in to this view. Very sharp and clear as ever, and as others have said it looks like an amazing place - not only for taking pictures. The hill sounds as if it's not for the faint hearted!
Regards, Les