The Waterfall Diaries Part 6

[Davie Hudson]

Here we are again with number 6 of The Waterfall Diaries and today we are in deepest Perthshire(though officially now Stirling due to boundary changes) in the little village of Killin…

The Waterfall Diaries,The Falls of Dochart | Holiday Scotland

 

[adrian jordin]

I hate to say this after all your other excellent waterfall pictures...but there is something about this that doesn't quite work for me!
The trees look artifical, somehow, almost flat.

I'll have a play, if thats Ok, and see if I can put my finger on it..

Or am I going completely mad?

 

[Davie Hudson]

no your not going mad lol, it was taken aaaaaages ago and it's not the easiest falls to get a good shot of as the water is so fast moving that you can't 'really' get to water level without fear of death

 

[Davie Hudson]

here is an updated one taken yesterday

 

[Pete Askew]

But the second one in the article is superb Davie. Another interesting episode. I was to quick and the new image arrived after I first posed my reply. Now that is spectacular and the figures really give a sense of scale. Raging is the word that springs to mind.

 

[Davie Hudson]

Thanks Pete, the second one in the article is the dangerous one, over the bridge much to the shock of the tourists lol

 

[adrian jordin]

Ah yes, I see the problem. And this is likely to get worse with the rain and snow melt I presume.

I found the problem I was having with the first picture. It was the flatness of the trees. I used Topaz to bring out a bit more detail in the picture and everything looked a lot better. It wasn't even a big change.

 

[Davie Hudson]

i like that , i've never used topaz before and to be honest i'm not sure what it is is it is plug in ?

 

[Pete Askew]

Topaz Labs - Video and Image Enhancement Software

 

[adrian jordin]

Its a photoshop compatible plugin (that will work with other software) that can do a whole host of wonderful and sometimes bizarre and unecessary things to your images.

It can however at time give just that little tweak that lifts an image.
Its not to everyones taste, but I enjoy it...

 

[Kev Pugh]

I can see why you are so drawn to these locations Davie, I have to admit to seeing that Adrian has made a good PP to it...the second is just awesome and the folks give a true sense of scale something that is often missed or lost in some landscapes...Good work again mate

 

[Davie Hudson]

Cheers Kev, I'm enjoying writing these articles and have the next one written waiting to go lol . I like Adrian's PP as well admit helped bring up the trees. I don't really like the most recent picture because its not what I usually do if you know what I mean, it's more photo-journalist type than something I would print ... Does that make any sense ?

 

[Kev Pugh]

Sure does but sometimes what we normally DON'T do is good too You'll be getting a name for yourself soon as the waterfall guy. hope it goes well the effort you put in to getting these shots is enough on it's own

 

[Davie Hudson]

That's a double edged sword I think, in one way I don't mind in another I think to myself that I don't only do landscapes lol . I might turn the whole lot into an eBook or something when I eventually finish them

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Bloody hell, that second shot is nuts - talk about a small stream in the front yard!

 

[Davie Hudson]

Yeah the houses do kinda put it in perspective lol

 

[Andy Boardman]

waterfalls

here is an updated one taken yesterday

I can not belive there were no canoeist in the shot LOL

 

[Davie Hudson]

it would have been great lolol