Dry Rocks Wet Rocks

[Rob MacKillop]

River Tay. Mamiya C330s with red filter 25A. SFX and GG.

Dry Rocks by Rob MacKillop



Wet Rocks by Rob MacKillop
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[Beth Carter]

is this from your square pete period? the second photo has a wonderful comp., i like the line of rock leading from the corner to the larger rock in the water.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

These cameras are square format, and that's what I like about them. Pete's not the only one

 

[Beth Carter]

excuses, excuses. [ner]

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

The first is a stunner for atmosphere, for me it's that desert island emptiness with the distant land on the horizon.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I used to climb on those rocks when I was a toddler. Seemed mountainous then...

 

[Pete Askew]

These are superb Rob (even the downhill one! ). I especially like the composition of the first and the way that one cloud echoes the shapes in the rocks. The glistening in the second really evokes a feeling of summer as well. Nice.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Pete. I've been noticing how clouds often echo features in the landscape - not solely in my images, of course. Once you start noticing it, they keep popping up, so to speak.

 

[Pete Askew]

My theory is that they form around 'thought particles'. You see a pattern in the landscape. Glance up and, before you know, there they are! I'm sure the same happens when you look out the window in the morning and think, "Hmm, nice blue sky. I won't need that umbrella after all!". To me it's obvious. I can't believe no one has detected them yet.

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I bet if you wrap tin foil around your head they wouldn't form. Now, where is that box...

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Just what you need on a blazingly hot day - a tin foil hat!

 

[Pete Askew]

Speak up, I can't quite hear you with all this tin foil wrapped round my head!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

Both are beatifuly composed, Rob.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Nihat! Appreciated.