All of you have some really nice work lately, great job!
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I love the multiple horizontals, and seeing the two images in conjunction with perpendicular angles, I am reminded of Frank Lloyd Wrightâs âFallingwaterâ house.
And the one you donât care for is my favorite of the bunch.
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Who said you canât get subject separation with Micro Four Thirds!
(I know no one here did)
And a more classic landscape shot
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Hi, what a great set of images. Big fan of panoramics.
Top image
- lose the flying bird, its upsetting, pulls the view right out of frame. Iâd leave the crop alone and retouch it
- the sitting bird is kinda lost against the dark water. In exposure put a parametric mask on the blacks, invert it and brighten everything else.
- the choppy waters not bad but its not as serene as in the image below. Nothing to be done with it now but for future reference that time of day shouldnât need an ND filter. Base ISO and your smallest aperture will lengthen your shutter enough to smooth out the water some.
Middle
- Pretty much there. Though minimalist right? Lose the beach. Crop it out and while youâre at it drop the horizon into the bottom 3rd. Banger!
Bottom
- Log on a beach. Choppy sea. Distraction top right. See where Iâm going?
I do like the reflection though. Not much colour going on, have you thought about black & white?
Have a look at Gary Gough on yt and see what he does with his âfine artâ seascapes (tldr (w?) he blends sea & sky)
RHS
Colourful kite in a big sky. 'Nuff said, pretty minimal.
Welll, there is one thing. Just the one. Grass cuts into the horizonâŚ
Hope you find something useful in all that.
Nite nite.
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This was some sort of group that came in. I go to that spot because there are usually ony a handful of people for sunrise. When I got there it was normal, but then 25-30 people flocked, literally, in front of where I set up about 15min before sunrise.
Instead of getting irritated at the people who would walk directly in front of my camera (and stop to talk to friends) as I was trying to shoot, I moved to the other end of the lake (1/4mile or so), where there was another group of 25-30.
At one point I counted 6 drones. 2 of which were flying low over the waterfowl and then chasing as they took flight to get away. The operators were excitedly sharing the photos they got from this. For my own sanity I felt that it was time to leave.
Today was the only morning I had to shoot foliage before we get rain and wind. Fingers crossed the weather doesnt knock all the leaves down before next friday.
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You nailed the âHogwartâs expressâ perfectly! I was there a couple of years ago, wonderful area.
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Yeah, itâs amazing. I was surprised at the amount of people there, quite the crowd. I wonder if itâs always like that? The weather was cloudy with occasional rain and sun, so it gave everything a really dramatic look, even if very difficult to capture due to the insane DR.
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It is
So basically, normal Scottish weather 
Actually, you do seem to have had some bad luck with the weather, but it doesnât seem to have put you off.
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Yes 
I was expecting something like this, but maybe a little less wind. Especially on the road through Glencoe and Argyll it was intense!
In Edinburgh I had the strongest sunlight 2 out of 3 days that I was there. A bit disappointing, it was like being at home weather wise
Scotland Trip #3
Afternoon of Day 2, Drive through Glencoe and Argyll
Day 3 Glasgow, the invasive grey squirrel. They were everywhere and I didnât see a single red squirrel.
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Thank you so much for this great feedback. I think that I was not brave enough about the minimalism idea. Fortunately, I had some similar images which were closer to what you (and the yt recommendation) said. So, here is my revised version of 4 minimalism seascapes.
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Reds prefer forested areas a bit further north. We see them around here, but given the amount of tree cover, they are difficult to spot.
There is an active programme to push greys further south.
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there are lots of red squirrels on the isle of wight, I think they kill the grey ones
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I always find it amusing when someone posts a pic of a grey squirrel on social media and various Brits, who normally favour any other mammal above humans, jump in and say âkill it, stamp on its head, slaughter its babiesâ.
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The trouble with killing them is that it leaves areas open for others to move in.
One method of control is to trap them, sterilise them, and then release them again. This means that they remain in charge of their own territories, which discourages other squirrels from moving in.
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Iâm basing this on a comment I made to a friend from IOW, I asked if the greys were forbidden, she said âforbidden is a high minded way of putting it, killed is more accurateâ
