*** This Week Through Your Eyes 2024.12.14 ***

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ArvoJ
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Dec. 14, 2024, 4:57 p.m. Dec. 14, 2024, 4:57 p.m.
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@NCV has written:

At least one image from you, which does not [need to] use perspective correction :) My favourite!
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NCV
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Dec. 14, 2024, 5:12 p.m. Dec. 14, 2024, 5:12 p.m.
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@ArvoJ has written:

@NCV has written:

At least one image from you, which does not [need to] use perspective correction :) My favourite!

I was waiting for that comment from sombody!!!!

Yes it was the best of the set I took, including one that I corrected.
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Wormsmeat
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Dec. 14, 2024, 5:51 p.m. Dec. 14, 2024, 5:51 p.m.
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@FloridaNature has written:

@Wormsmeat has written:

@FloridaNature has written:

Photos I took during 2024 and just got around to processing recently.

The third is a dramatic picture but, like the first, it's a little blurred. Would have been nice to see the exif.
Nice colours in the first but I prefer the third's gloomy palette.

Here is the straight out of camera RAW. Where do you see blur? It was taken on a tripod and I re-examined with zoom and couldn't fine any.

EDIT: I still don't see the exif. How do you show it in this new forum?

EDIT: Perhaps the blur you are seeing is in the sky because of the 3-bracket HDR merge?

EDIT EDIT EDIT: The third is a long exposure taken on a tripod so that may be what you are seeing in the waves?

This entire area is blurry.
Is it because of narrow DOF? Mist? I don't know but it seems we need more of the pier in focus.

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PNG, 3.4 MB, uploaded by Wormsmeat on Dec. 14, 2024.
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Daneland
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Dec. 14, 2024, 6:32 p.m. Dec. 14, 2024, 6:32 p.m.
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@FloridaNature has written:

@Daneland has written:

Golden Horn

Very nice! Love the light. Is this a pano?

Thanks, no it isn't.
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NCV
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Dec. 14, 2024, 7:59 p.m. Dec. 14, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
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@Woodsider79 has written:

Moonrise

Last night this scene caught my eye from the kitchen window as I started cooking dinner, so out into the garden... There are some characterful Scots pines on the field boundary beyond. The moon appeared just briefly through the fog, which resulted in interesting halo effects.
Both taken with the old 'plastic fantastic' and run through Lightroom's denoise.

Lovely "dark" atmosphere in these two shots. I think I like the second the most.
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NCV
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Dec. 14, 2024, 8:01 p.m. Dec. 14, 2024, 8:01 p.m.
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@ChrisOly has written:

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Quite a daring composition, with that grill in the foreground. My eye flicks between that and the background.
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Woodsider79
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Dec. 14, 2024, 8:06 p.m. Dec. 14, 2024, 8:06 p.m.
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@SteveMonks has written:

@Woodsider79 has written:

Moonrise

A terrifically moody pair of images. I love the subtle tones you've captured here. What lens is the plastic fantastic? Would that be the old Oly 75-300?

Thanks.
No, it's the Olympus 40-150 R - under £100 new, and weighs nothing. 😀
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Woodsider79
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Dec. 14, 2024, 8:08 p.m. Dec. 14, 2024, 8:08 p.m.
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@FloridaNature has written:

Photos I took during 2024 and just got around to processing recently.

These are all rather nice. Well done!
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Woodsider79
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Dec. 14, 2024, 8:15 p.m. Dec. 14, 2024, 8:15 p.m.
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@SteveMonks has written:

Return To Rivington

Release The Kraken

...I turned to see this terrifying apparition looming out of the water.

Sad Reflection

This was taken later in the week when I had a day off. The weather was really miserable and I dithered about going out for a walk all day, but eventually managed to drag myself out with just a couple of hours of extremely dull daylight remaining for a short walk around Anglezarke.

I took a handful of shots, but this tree in particular caught my eye. The only problem was getting a clear shot of it as I could only really view it through a gap in the trees at the opposite shore of the reservoir and I was behind a wall, with a sheer drop into the reservoir on the other side, so I couldn't even cheekily climb over the wall without serious danger of death, something I'm not a fan of. So, instead I had to settle for draping one leg of the tripod over the wall and precariously balance it on a small stone ledge that poked out on the other side (the camera was secured by a strap around my neck in case the whole lot slipped as I didn't fancy the idea of it disappearing into the murky depths of Liverpool's drinking water).

I've still got the CPL on here, adjusted for best balance between reducing what glare there was on the fallen leaves and pull out what was left of the fading colours, but also not annihilating the reflection of the tree in the water.

The following shots were taken in the woods on the far side of the woods shown in the previous shot one Saturday morning a few weeks ago. I think I posted some of them on DPR, but forgot to post them here. These are still with the GFX setup described above.

The Last Gasp Of Autumn

This was right on the tail end of Autumn here in the UK and the autumnal colours are really on their last legs at this point. This particular shot was taken near the highest point of Spen Cob woods, having scrambled up a crazy steep and slippery embankment to get there rather than using the main path like most sane people.

At The Side of Higher Bullough Reservoir

Higher Bullough reservoir is a relatively tiny body of water tucked away in the woods uphill from the vast Anglezarke reservoir. Considering the heavy rain we've had up here over the past few months the levels are very low, which I suspect is deliberate for some reason, although I couldn't say why. This is a crop from a much wider shot, I particularly liked how the main tree on the right contrasted against those surrounding it in terms of tone and colour. The original shot contains a lot more of the upper part of the tree, but also a lot more of the sky, which never looks right, hence the crop on what I think is the more interesting part, even though it loses quite a lot of its context. Another one of those cases where I could have benefitted from carry an 8ft stepladder to get a bit more elevation, but as I'm currently struggling carrying just the camera, lenses and tripod, that's not an option. Besides, who takes an 8ft stepladder for a walk in the woods? Photographers, that's who, photographers, with much stronger backs than I've got. Also mad people. Erm, moving on...

A Splash of Colour

This was my favourite shot from that particular walk. The sun hadn't quite set at this point, but at this location it might as well have as there was no direct light falling on anything, just a bit of blue diffuse light from the dense clouds about and yet, the bright yellow leaves still clinging to this tree further down the path beside the reservoir really stood out, just asking to be photographed.

Sunset At Anglezarke

At this point it really was on the cusp of sunset and we were heading back to the car, parked on the East side of The Nab.

My picks. I love the subtle colours you capture in the late autumn woods.
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Daneland
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Dec. 14, 2024, 8:36 p.m. Dec. 14, 2024, 8:36 p.m.
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@NCV has written:

@Daneland has written:

Golden Horn

This has to be seen big, to enjoy all that detail.

Thanks, that's why I uploaded it full res.
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Daneland
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Dec. 14, 2024, 8:40 p.m. Dec. 14, 2024, 8:40 p.m.
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@Vahur has written:

Crappy weather

Nice snow falling down when I went out was turned into treacherously slippery slush 6 hours later. Crap...

I like snow when it stays as snow. Nice geometry in your photo.
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Daneland
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Dec. 14, 2024, 8:42 p.m. Dec. 14, 2024, 8:42 p.m.
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@Woodsider79 has written:

Moonrise

Last night this scene caught my eye from the kitchen window as I started cooking dinner, so out into the garden... There are some characterful Scots pines on the field boundary beyond. The moon appeared just briefly through the fog, which resulted in interesting halo effects.
Both taken with the old 'plastic fantastic' and run through Lightroom's denoise.

Very peaceful. mFT has wonderful, lightweight, small inexpensive lenses.
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MikeFewster
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Dec. 14, 2024, 8:44 p.m. Dec. 14, 2024, 8:44 p.m.
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@NCV has written:

I was in Bologna for a Professional CPD course, that I have to do to keep my Engineering licence, which wastes my time and is a nice little earner for University Professors. On the way back to the car, I made a few pictures of Bologna getting ready for Christmas. Nothing artistic. But at least I did something useful in that afternoon.

Torre degli Asinelli

One of my favourite cities. I'd love to see it like this in winter. There's a warmth coming through these shots that is very appealing. As I remember Simonis, there are signs asking that photos not be taken. I assumed they meant inside so I sneaked some outside too.
I like the angle you managed of the tower with the famous colonnaded walks included. The illumination picks up the internal features and the arches. My shots were in the daylight and didn't get those internal details.
I respectfully disagree with your "nothing artistic" disclaimer.
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ChrisOly
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Dec. 14, 2024, 9:21 p.m. Dec. 14, 2024, 9:21 p.m.
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@SteveMonks has written:

Return To Rivington

You have a number of absolutely amazing shots and it's very difficult to select just one, but...

This one is truly "forest bathing " type, particularly with a human figures at the end.
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ChrisOly
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Dec. 14, 2024, 9:24 p.m. Dec. 14, 2024, 9:24 p.m.
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@FloridaNature has written:

Photo I took during 2024

Great atmosphere here.
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Vahur
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Dec. 15, 2024, 4:03 p.m. Dec. 15, 2024, 4:03 p.m.
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@NCV has written:

I was in Bologna for a Professional CPD course, that I have to do to keep my Engineering licence, which wastes my time and is a nice little earner for University Professors. On the way back to the car, I made a few pictures of Bologna getting ready for Christmas. Nothing artistic. But at least I did something useful in that afternoon.

Torre degli Asinelli

Interesting colour chosen to light up this tower, looks like it's molten hot.
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Vahur
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Dec. 15, 2024, 4:08 p.m. Dec. 15, 2024, 4:08 p.m.
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@Fireplace33 has written:

Yet another trip into the winterwonderland

The same place can look a bit different on every trip!
My sister came to visit me, so a trip into the mountains, to show off their new coat of snow, and enjoy the "winter wonderland feeling" was of course on the agenda. We had some foggy days and then the sun came out for a while too :-)

I envy such locations, all we get is some snow, then it half-melts and turns into bone-breaking ice... I miss proper winters.'
4th shot is my favorite, blue sky and fresh snow with some powder tracks, perfect.
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Vahur
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Dec. 15, 2024, 4:13 p.m. Dec. 15, 2024, 4:13 p.m.
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@Woodsider79 has written:

Moonrise

Last night this scene caught my eye from the kitchen window as I started cooking dinner, so out into the garden... There are some characterful Scots pines on the field boundary beyond. The moon appeared just briefly through the fog, which resulted in interesting halo effects.
Both taken with the old 'plastic fantastic' and run through Lightroom's denoise.

I have tried similar shots but had not much success, you managed to keep both moon and trees in reasonable focus, that what seems to fail for me most of the time.
I almost can hear howl of wolf or hoot of owl.

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