Sunset on a (scottish) Plain

[David Crosbie]

A deceptive one. Looks like it could be taken somewhere exotic no doubt. Sadly, it was taken about 5 miles from my house just outside Edinburgh on a pleasant summers evening.

I took this on the way home from spending 6 hours shooting a wedding. Almost couldnt face holding a camera at that stage, but it was a shot too good to miss.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Taken in the Masai mara

 

[Hamish Gill]

I prefer yours ... Buy I like the eagle in the tree in mine

 

[David Crosbie]

im off to photoshop an eagle

 

[Hamish Gill]

you can steal my eagle if you like

 

[David Crosbie]

i'd never steal another mans eagle

 

[Glen Roberts]

im off to photoshop an eagle

And I thought you didn't do digital manipulation.

 

[David Crosbie]

hehe, i'd certainly never go as far as to add/remove elements of a photo (beyond cropping obviously) but then in the old days, you could crop, with a pair of scissors

 

[Tim Pindar]

David, I took a nice picture of a stately home last year, and in Photoshop I airbrushed out some bits of litter on the lawn in front to make a better picture. Couldn't be cropped out due to positioning. Would you frown on that?

 

[David Crosbie]

its not my place to frown on what makes others happy mate. It's just not my cup of tea. I think when you tamper too much, its no longer a photograph. Instead its a piece of digital art you have created.

That's fine, but at heart, I like to think of myself as a photographer. So try as hard as possible to leave adjustments to a bare minimum. typical workflow for me would be boost sharpness (due to anti aliasing filters) probably depending on the shot, use the recovery slider and fill light to bring back some low and highlight detail that digital seems happy to clip and then off it goes to be uploaded.

 

[Laurie Parker]

fabulous sunset and a solitary tree what more can you want, lovely shot

 

[David Crosbie]

thank you