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Clisham


Clisham
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Copyright: David Chapman (chapman) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 43 W: 5 N: 93] (793)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-15
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon D50, Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 Super Macro II
Exposure: f/8, 1/250 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-01 9:28
Viewed: 882
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I have tried to get this picture for almost a year, and now, less than a week before we leave the island, I've finally managed it. If I walk across the road from our house and look south, this is view that I see. These are the mountains of Harris, the tallest of which is An Clisham, the highest point in the western isles. Because they are so far away and the air is so wet, they usually appear as little more than an outline on the horizon, so to get such good lighting has taken alot of trying and patience.

I took 13 separate images, which have been stitched together and then cropped down. However, the contrast was too low and so I had to make two sets of conversions from the original raw files, then two panoramas, one developed for the mountains, the other for the foreground. These were then blended together from two layers using a layer mask in the gimp. Finally, I adjusted the levels and sharpened.

Once we move house, this one is being printed and put on the wall of my office!
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This is really great landscape. You captured it very well. Beautiful atmosphere and wonderful work.
greeting,

figen

hello David,

Well, your patience was finally rewarded with a stunning landscape. Good PP work.
Great lighting and atmosphere.
Best of luck on the move.
Joni

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  • Derona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 233 W: 146 N: 810] (4842)
  • [2008-07-01 10:43]

Hi David

No wonder you are going to print this off, it is a beautiful landscape.
Never tried stiching images together, read quite a bit about doing it, this image realy makes me want to try.
Great PP work.
Well done.

Regards Derek

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  • eBirdy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 206 W: 1 N: 61] (1546)
  • [2008-07-01 12:27]

Hi David,
Excellent scenery! A pity leaving such wonderful views...TFS, Marta

Beautiful landscape, what a splendid view from your street. Great lighting and very good pp work to get the exposure right.
Regards
David

Beautal papanorama landscape.

Nicely executed David and well done on the stitching. Good colour and light and nice detail. The larger version may have benefitted from a bit of noise reduction but still wonderful work.
David

wonderful panorama photo, great light and colors! well done!
tfs

A very lovley panorama! This one is going into my favorites! Thanks for sharing! Cheers Josh Lewis.

Bonjour David,

Magnifique paysage, j'adore les couleurs chaudes que dégagent la photo.
Félicitations,
Seb

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