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Across The Moor



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Trying to capture the intense rich browns of Rannoch Moor and the peaks beyond with the first dusting of snow

Trying to capture the intense rich browns of Rannoch Moor and the peaks beyond with the first dusting of snow
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cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark III

settings Aperture f/18.0 ISO 100 

upload_dateFeb, 2014

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5 Comments |
running56horses
 
running56horses March 16, 2014
I'd say you got it. Superb composition and contrast. Amazing color. Excellent!
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel November 13, 2014
Heaven on Earth. A beauty.
KarlWilliamsPhotography
 
KarlWilliamsPhotography February 24, 2015
I know the spot well, Paul - this is as good as I've seen of it. The sky enhances the brown barrenness of the moorland.
vojce
 
vojce August 05, 2016
excellent
Beegirl
 
Beegirl September 22, 2016
Very Nice capture

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Behind The Lens

Location

This is the view across Rannoch Moor as you approach Glen Coe from the south. This shot is from the edge of the main road the A82 the small loch is Lochan na h-Achlaise

Time

Taken at 14:30 in November

Lighting

A typical autumn day in Scotland - a lot of cloud cover but with quite a wind that keeps it moving allowing short busts of sun. The light that was breaking through really bounced with cloud and slight snow fall acting as giant reflectors

Equipment

I was using a Canon 5D3 with a 17-40mm on a tripod

Inspiration

This is the first spectacular view of the Glen Coe range you see when travelling into the highlands - so everybody knows it and I have rarely been lucky with the light when passing here. No chance I was going to pass on the opportunity!

Editing

This is 7 shots blended to get the full dynamic range, with some tonal optimisation and colour balancing in Lightroom and Photoshop

In my camera bag

I carry Canon 5D3 an 7D, Sigma -70-200 2.8, 120-300 2.8, 1.4 tele-converter Canon 17-40, TSE 24, 50 1.8 Tamron 90 2.8, 17-50 2.8 Tokina 11-16 2.8 Manfrotto 55XPROB 498RC2 Head HiTech filters

Feedback

I think you need to be aware of how the light is moving across the whole landscape and try to build up a picture of how the blended images will work together to get what your eyes can see. I also try to work out what the key colours in a scene are and try to bring these out to balance the composition

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