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Post by nickr on Jun 3, 2023 14:48:10 GMT
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Post by peterob on Jun 3, 2023 14:53:09 GMT
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Post by kate on Jun 3, 2023 18:40:45 GMT
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Post by stevewmh on Jun 3, 2023 19:04:57 GMT
Some woodland near by. I find woodland very hard to photograph, it ends up messy, cluttered or just too dark. Tried a little over exposure and doubled in camera just to see the results.....not too bad, I guess, now too find something a little more interesting  |
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Post by zx9 on Jun 3, 2023 20:09:44 GMT
Right, back in London... not that I should comment as it is not a critique forum and I have admitted to my landscape failings... But I'd take about a third of the bottom of both those shots making them 9:16 ish.
For the stereotype landscapes you may remember a AP forum member who regularly posted very good pictures of the lake district, my thoughts were so mixed they were great pictures of water and hills but it was thoughts of I know these are text book and they are great, but its not for me.
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Post by peterob on Jun 3, 2023 20:59:45 GMT
For the stereotype landscapes you may remember a AP forum member who regularly posted very good pictures of the lake district, my thoughts were so mixed they were great pictures of water and hills but it was thoughts of I know these are text book and they are great, but its not for me. Alf's landscapes and natural history photography are brilliant and far from stereotypes! |
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Post by zx9 on Jun 4, 2023 8:14:16 GMT
For the stereotype landscapes you may remember a AP forum member who regularly posted very good pictures of the lake district, my thoughts were so mixed they were great pictures of water and hills but it was thoughts of I know these are text book and they are great, but its not for me. Alf's landscapes and natural history photography are brilliant and far from stereotypes! I can agree with you on the first part, they are brilliantly executed but we will have to disagree on the last part.
Edit: More controversial examples - Ansel Adams, absolutely brilliant photographs and ground breaking at the time but not my thing. Robert Adams is much more to my liking.
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Post by kate on Jun 4, 2023 10:14:51 GMT
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Post by kate on Jun 4, 2023 10:15:41 GMT
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Post by dreampolice on Jun 4, 2023 19:03:28 GMT
Is a landscape in portrait mode alternative enough?All I had was my iPhone, and this was taken at some distance! Felt like I was walking in peterob footsteps today (you may recognise where it is)  Deckchairs by Nigel G, on Flickr |
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Post by peterob on Jun 4, 2023 19:33:58 GMT
Is a landscape in portrait mode alternative enough?All I had was my iPhone, and this was taken at some distance! Felt like I was walking in peterob footsteps today (you may recognise where it is) Deckchairs by Nigel G, on Flickr I'm guessing that they moved them a bit since 2018  274A6183.jpg by Pete, on Flickr Microscope needed  274A6193.jpg by Pete, on Flickr |
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Post by dreampolice on Jun 4, 2023 19:41:18 GMT
And made them pink!
It was our first time at the gardens today (took my mum out) We really enjoyed it. Probably a bit too late as all of the rhododendron's were almost finished and a bit too early maybe for more summer flowers. Gorgeous day for it though.
If it wasn't for you, we probably would never have driven over that way.
Edit, they do look pink in your second shot.
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Post by peterob on Jun 4, 2023 20:12:16 GMT
And made them pink! It was our first time at the gardens today (took my mum out) We really enjoyed it. Probably a bit too late as all of the rhododendron's were almost finished and a bit too early maybe for more summer flowers. Gorgeous day for it though. If it wasn't for you, we probably would never have driven over that way. Edit, they do look pink in your second shot. It is a long hike if you included going up to the top there. That meadow and the whole hill behind the mill was only opened in, I think 2018. At 100 % view the deckchairs in that second shot looked more blue than pink but only the tops show over the grasses. I think these deckchairs (below) were lower down on the meadow. I kinda wonder if those chairs have a 5 year life span (covers at least) as they are left out in all weathers. I get the impression that they change a lot. Was the laburnum arch in good show? It must have been very busy. I don't know why but a few years ago the attendance went crazy. We were there March 30th and May 2nd and I was quite staggered. Each time we had to park up in the overspill area.  274A6188.jpg by Pete, on Flickr |
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Post by dreampolice on Jun 4, 2023 20:22:59 GMT
Yes the arch was lovely, but yes, it was quite busy, the car park was heaving, but the place is quite big, so it absorbed the visitors well. We did around 6 KM walking around there and spent around 4 hrs. Mum is a bit unsteady on her feet and uses a stick, so we took it nice and easy.
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Post by peterob on Jun 4, 2023 21:09:07 GMT
Yes the arch was lovely, but yes, it was quite busy, the car park was heaving, but the place is quite big, so it absorbed the visitors well. We did around 6 KM walking around there and spent around 4 hrs. Mum is a bit unsteady on her feet and uses a stick, so we took it nice and easy. Wow, long way. Hard work because it is nearly all "hill" and not the easiest of walking. Still a long drive for you but you and she might like Ness Gardens. Although they are the botanic gardens of Liverpool University they are decoratively planted and outside the wilderness area (a bit like the meadow at Bodnant) there is lots and lots of seating. Good café too. Edit: to bring this into line. A mini landscape from Ness Gardens, not sure that this is an alternate landscape or not. Taken on May 9th.  DSCF0578.jpg by Pete, on Flickr and April 26th  DSCF0537-Pano.jpg by Pete, on Flickr |
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20230603125149_5T0A9020 by Nick Roberts, on Flickr
20230603121139_5T0A9019 by Nick Roberts, on Flickr
