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Old man reflection
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Ian Allington on Wed, 17/02/2010 - 13:58
Ian Allington on Wed, 17/02/2010 - 13:58
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Possibly the best picture I've ever taken (imo)
Possibly the best picture I've ever taken (imo)
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wow fantastic Ian.
it's one of the best.
marco.
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FANTASTIC PIC, GREAT SHOT
Kathleen
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Brilliant and clear. How good is that? Not enough stars. Worth 10*

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Fantastic Photo
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Absolutely perfect. [ looks v good as my PC screen background] Was this hand-held or on a tripod?
Sue.P
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Ian
A great shot. I can tell you are chuffed with it and why not!!
Cheers
Steve
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I am getting a little disheartened....this is amazing as are most of the others on here!!
As a novice, I am soooo out of my depth.............
oh well....
.............I can only try xxxx
there go my feathers, well and truly knocked out of me !!!
Amanda
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Ian,
Yet another stunning image. Two on the rolling screen at the same time? Well done! Again, I think the quality is such that many people would want to have this print on a wall in their house.
Dave R
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Absoloutely stunning Ian. Perfect vantage point and perspective. Love the mirror reflection of the gorgeous tranquil and atmospheric scene. Lovely detail and colours. So much to look at in thumbnail and even more when enlarged. Could see this in a tourist brochure or on a scenic calendar or picture postcard. Well deserves to be on the rolling gallery.
Margaret


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And your opinion is right Ian! This is a piece of outstanding work and you must be so chuffed to have taken a shot like this!
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It would certianly be the best pic I have taken
Rohin
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A piece of perfection if ever I saw it Ian.
I would be extremely proud to have taken this. Well done that man!
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What an amazing photo - absolutely stunning.
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Beautiful colour and light, great shot!
Molly
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Świetne zdiecje
andrzej
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Wonderful weather and composition and reflection and,and,and,etc.but I'll be damned if I can see any old men,anywhere in the pic.Am I missing something.LOL.
Yep!jealous again.
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This is as near perfection as I have ever seen in a landscape, the reflections are flawless the light, colours, definition superb. Wondering if you cropped top and bottom or put together a panorama. Fantastic Ian, one to be proud of.
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This is a truly awesome photograph, of a truly beautiful place. Ian, well taken and well spotted. This is now in my favourites.
Josie.
josephine hannah smith
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hi
just one word stunning
take care
Diana
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Just one word, Stunning.
All the best. Sally Ann.
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That is absolutely amazing.
The colour contrast between the white tip of the mountains, to the earthy colours of the hill side, and the tinted blue reflection really make this photo stand out. The relflection is a really nice touch to the photo, it gives the whole view more life, but at the same time a sense of calm; this may be to do with the stillness of the water.. It must have been an amazingly calm day for the lake (?) to not be rippling at all!
How did you get the mountains to be reflected into the water so perfectly?
Regards,
Will
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Congratulations you must be top of the world now ,two fantastic shots in the most commented on shots you have got to be proud of your self ( i would be if i was in your postion )well done Ian all the best Kenny a very jealous Grumpy Granda.
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Cheers kenny, this one actually made the local rag tonight as well!!
Have had to widen the doors so I can get my heed in the hoose.
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Stunning! A perfect Picture. Well done.
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alot of people think this is outstanding i dont i would like to see how this does on ephotozine where the standard is much higher i think it might muster an average sorry
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http://www.ephotozine.com/u92648/gallery/1471804
didn't do too bad on there Olivia... nice comments from people who's work I admire, so will do for me.
Thanks for your cc anyway although it would be nice to back up your statement ass to why you don't like it.
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hi i should have put the cc in my point being this is a good photograph not an outstanding one . it is a very beautiful image to start with and you composed it smack bang in the middle of the picture nothing to lead the eye into the frame no foreground interest everything looks a little distant just a little run of the mill landscape .basically all you had to do to get this photograph was be there (im willing to bet if i picked any ten people off this site and told them to take a photo of this scene nine out of ten would compose it exactly the same)to truly lift this photograph to outstanding more attention should have been paid to composition to make it that little bit different (go back on ephotozine select landscapes and filter editors choice some have 70 plus votes .i hope i didnt offend you i shouldnt really have left that comment because my work isnt what youd call good and its taken too long to try and express what i thought but hope this goes some way bol liv
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No offence taken Olivia, it's just interesting to hear people's ideas and thoughts. Prefer an honest comment rather than a 'nice shot' remark, it makes for more interesting debate, which is why we post images in here, not just to have ego's polished as some think.
This is pretty much straight from the camera with only a tweak in contrast and saturation. I have a few tighter cropped versions of this with just the old man and dow grag in frame. They look ok, but wanted to show the full coniston range and balance the sky and water evenly, so in theory you could flip it with no difference to the image.
Thanks for your honesty, and not following the 'emporers new clothes' syndrome. I have another version of this in which I've processed better and has a lot more vitality to it, which I prefer to this. I've only had the nikon a couple of weeks so still playing around to a degree.
Cheers
feel free to browse my gallery here or on http://www.ephotozine.com/u92648
Ian
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Reflections - one of my favourite subjects. This has all the elements. I bet you were in awe when you saw this and had your camera with you! (imagine if you hadn't). Because I'm very fussy, and I hope you don't take offense, the one tiny thing I would point out is that the horizon is slightly wonky. If I had taken this shot (which enviably I didn't
), I would have to straighten it in Photoshop. Having said that, well done, lovely shot
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Thanks Ed, I actually tried about 3 or 4 different versions with teh horizon adjusted. I even zoomed in and tried to level it using one of the huts in the background as a guide. They all looked ok, I think it's just the curve of the banking which makes it feel unbalanced, just one of those things where some might feel it's off and others dont.
Thanks anyway
Ian
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I like this shot Ian, It captures the scene well, I always find it difficult to compose a landscape shot when there is so much to include, and there just isnt anything in the foreground to make it perfect. Maybe next time you could get a hot air balloon in the top right
DG
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Wow - outstanding. I would be happy taking photos half as good as this - you certainly have an eye for a good shot.
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way beautiul reflection shot
Annette Lopez
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I'm an old man(well,in many respects) and due to many injuries,reflective.I ,once scaled such glorious heights,but,almost certainly won't be there again.I now rely on such photographers as yourself to re-ignite my memories.A wonderful image.One for you to take great pride in.Thanks for sharing.
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very,very NICE !!!!!
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I think everyone has said it all fantastic!!!!!