Ian Bramham's Photoblog
Loweswater, The Lake District
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 3 July 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
Over the next 4 days what I thought I'd do for a bit of fun is post both the colour then the B&W version of a couple of the landscape photos from Sunday's trip to The Lake District.
Tomorrow will be the B&W conversion of this shot....let me know what you think!
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Shun from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
Good morning, Ian. Even if I am really impressed with your black & white works, this shot comes just brilliant. The colors are so beautiful. You seem to have had a great trip... Still, I am really curious for tomorrow's version now... Again: Great pic!
3 Jul 2008 6:24am
@Shun: Good evening Mirko!...I enjoy colour photos as well and the light on this one was particularly suited to colour. I hope you like tomorrow's B&W version of this as much as this one!
yz from Budapest, Hungary
Perfect landscape. The branches on the top even follow the lines of the hills in the background. Perfectly balanced, amazing work!
3 Jul 2008 7:42am
@yz: Thanks yz!....we had such an amazing variety of weather and light last Sunday!
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
A superlative composition, Ian. I'm so used to your b/w work it was very different to have color!
3 Jul 2008 9:57am
@Michael Skorulski: Thanks Michael....I enjoy colour photos too but since getting Photoshop CS3 I've been doing a lot in B&W because the CS3 B&W converter is such a pleasure to use.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
This is one of my all time favourites...Ian, you're fabulous!
3 Jul 2008 10:00am
@Lorraine: Hi Lorraine....I'll be posting another colour shot on Saturday!
@Paolo: Hi Paolo...I hope you like the B&W version of this tomorrow!
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
Classical composition. May I add "hence, a good one"? May be not, but it's a good one, nevertheless.
3 Jul 2008 10:24am
@António Pires: Thanks Antonio....well who could resist that lovely view especially with such nice light and clouds!
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
This is wonderfully enjoyable Ian... can't wait to see the b&w version!:-)
Take care,
Hugo
PS. Regarding the 16-85VR we discussed yesterday, I'm gonna post a couple of cityscapes taken with it, starting from today... Check them out.:-)
3 Jul 2008 11:27am
@hugo poon: Thanks Hugo...I liked your photo very much!
Cheryl from Texas, United States
this is a very nice image, looking forward to seeing it in b&w!
3 Jul 2008 12:12pm
@Cheryl: Thanks Cheryl...I hope you like that one too!
@Anthony Lambert: Thanks Anthony!
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Really lovely colours of a serene landscape, wonderful!
3 Jul 2008 12:38pm
@MadScientist: Thanks very much!
@ordinaryimages: I'm not sure what the qustion was but I'm pleased you got an answer to it :-)
@Marie Le Corre: That's very kind of you...thanks!
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States
yes -- i agree w/ marie -- simplement magnifique!!!
3 Jul 2008 4:58pm
@dj.tigersprout: Thanks....I'm realy pleased that you like it!
Marcie from United States
I think I like this better in color! Beautiful lake setting. Very idyllic and serene. Lovely capture.
3 Jul 2008 6:01pm
@Marcie: Well it's such a lovely part of the countryside that I think this view looks good in both colour and B&W but see what you think tomorrow.
@drum: Thanks...I hope you like it!
Helma from Tehran, Iran
WOW ... wonderful compo with best frame !! really beautiful mood , neat & fresh !
3 Jul 2008 7:56pm
@Helma: Thanks very much Helma!
tom from Frankfurt, Germany
Beautiful landscape. I like the composition, how you integrated the tree in the foreground.
3 Jul 2008 8:40pm
@tom: Thanks Tom!
eddy from tehran, Iran
excellent landscape, compo colors and light, all of them are very good
3 Jul 2008 9:04pm
@eddy: Thanks Eddy...we were very lucky on Sunday and the sky was very interesting so I got an unusually high proportion of photos that I was happy with!
Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada
First, I love the way you shot and processed it. Second, what a wonderful landscape. England is such a beautiful country.
4 Jul 2008 4:26am
@Michael Rawluk: Thanks Michael....anyone who is into photography is very lucky to live here as we have such a huge variety of scenery (and weather) in such a small area. This spot is about as remote as it gets in England yet it's only half an hour's drive from Barrow In Furness which is a busy town with large naval dockyards.
@Pouhou: Hi Pouhou...thanks for looking at these!
Nikon D40
1/640 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
15 mm (35mm equiv.)