Critique Welcomed Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags - Edinburgh

[Rob MacKillop]

Here are a few shots from my 'Wish I Was Ansel' file...

X-S1 and Nik Software in Elements 8

Arthurs Seat 10a by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Arthurs Seat 8a by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Crags 1 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Arthurs Seat 6 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Salisbury Crags Edinburgh by RobMacKillop, on Flickr​

 

[Pete Askew]

What a great series Ansell, er, I mean Rob. I like the figure in the first shot as well as the zigzagging lines within the main composition itself. The re-working of that last shot is lovely - a bit more subtlety to it. And the two shots of Arthur's seat are very nice, especially the one with the figure again.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Pete. I'm really pleased about the two figures, as I saw them coming, and waited for the right moment. Doesn't always happen so simply.

 

[Lesley Jones]

These are very nice Rob. I too like the lines in the first one. The second to last is amazing with that figure. It feels as though you are there, almost on top of the world and with those dramatic clouds

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks. It's amazing to have all this right in the heart of Edinburgh.

 

[Brian Moore]

Great set, Rob. I think my personal favorite is Arthur's Seat 6 with the hiker in the foreground. I like too that the water and town in the distance is visible. (Leith, I suppose that would be?) I like the clouds and the dark sky in that one also.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Like them all, but really like the first one - tone, comp, lens flare and the person - fantastic!

So where's this place compared to your gaff then Rob?

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Yes, Brian, that is sunny Leith in the distance. I like that shot too. The girl really brings something different to what would have been a very nice image anyway. As with the figure in the first one, she seems to be leading your eye into the scenery.

Thanks, Chris. I used to live two minutes away from the area, but these days it takes a 20 minute bus ride across the centre of town. Looks like it would be miles away, up in the Highlands, but no, it's just a few hundred yards away from Edinburgh's historic Old Town. I used to go there a lot, but haven't been for a few years, which is crazy, really, as it is still very close.

Lens flare - at first I thought, " Oh no, what is that!?" - but now I quite like it.

 

[Davie Hudson]

liking these a lot Rob, nice tone to them

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Davie.

 

[Andy Boardman]

Arthurs seat

Nice selection of shots, can not help but think that they would be just a tad nicer if shot with real black & white film,I think it is the way folage comes out in digital,never bben happy with it myself,but makes me want to dust off the old film gear & have a go myself after seeing those, great set of fine art photography prints.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Cheers, Andy. I'd like to do them with the new black-and-white-only Leica, but I don't have a spare 6 grand lying around...

 

[Pete Askew]

Some people have no sense of dedication to their craft! Didn't you take a picture of a nice pile of cash a while back. I bet it's still lying around doing nothing!!

 

[Andy Boardman]

Cheers, Andy. I'd like to do them with the new black-and-white-only Leica, but I don't have a spare 6 grand lying around...

But just think about all the film & dev gear you could buy with that figure of money LOL I do think that Leica have employed someone from the sports car world as have Nikon, you get a D800 for £2600 call it a D800E take some bits off it then charge more LOL Same with the Leica & I bet it will still not touch film.
We have a very good friend in the States who shoots fine art type photography, tried digital & the collectors bought them for $300, he switched to film & hand printed, noe gets $3500 per shots, it seems they are not keen on digital prints.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Am I going crazy? I followed a link to this about converting your camera to B&W-only, but can't find my way back. I'm sure it was from here. Anyway, it still costs a lot of money. I have to admit, the closeups of the full-size Leica monochrome shots are really stunning, like my eyes were drinking black liquid - OK, that didn't make much sense, but they are really beautiful shots!