• Members 861 posts
    Oct. 29, 2023, 1:36 a.m.

    If the colors are manipulated, but not false, is that the same thing? This is not a spectrum based image.

  • Members 942 posts
    Oct. 29, 2023, 7:11 a.m.

    Well I'd say that's up to you to decide.
    If you were to make a book with the type of images you often post here then it would be your choice what techniques to include in such a book.
    You could concentrate on just one particular method or include several different methods, as the fancy takes you.

  • Members 390 posts
    Oct. 29, 2023, 11:38 a.m.

    Seems like neighbour got roof cleaned up...
    Good to see that this is practice, not real action. But we shouldn't be surprised, fireplace and Feuerwehr, aren't they supposed to go one after another? :P

  • Members 390 posts
    Oct. 29, 2023, 11:46 a.m.

    It's this time of year...
    Second image is my pick, this water stream adds nice contrast and accent to foreground.

    Yesterday when I stepped out of door I was greeted with this view. Ca. 25 meters above sea level :D , first snow here, but it won't last.
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  • Members 390 posts
    Oct. 29, 2023, 11:50 a.m.

    Aww, I'm gonna miss your sunset photos...
    This #8 is my pick, very nice framing and colours, excellent!

  • Members 390 posts
    Oct. 29, 2023, 12:01 p.m.

    I intend to visit this place in future and then maybe shoot with more relaxed framing to fix perspective distortion in post, I think it's worthwhile. And I didn't want to go too much into processing with these colour shots, I think that BW can more suitable for dramatic processing, like below.

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  • Members 390 posts
    Oct. 29, 2023, 12:04 p.m.

    Well, I made these shots on October, 8th, so it was rather start of October. And we had exceptionally warm autumn so some plants survived until this time quite well.

  • Members 942 posts
    Oct. 29, 2023, 2:13 p.m.

    Roof clean up? Yes definitely, but that roof is completely new, this year.
    Maybe they should have waited with the practice for a few years until it was needing a good clean ;-)
    I also thought my "Fireplace" logo fitted well on these ;-)

  • Members 942 posts
    Oct. 29, 2023, 2:15 p.m.

    Wow, that is a dramatic sunset

  • Members 861 posts
    Oct. 29, 2023, 3:36 p.m.

    "Against the wind. Still running against the wind."

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  • Members 942 posts
    Oct. 29, 2023, 7:19 p.m.

    Cool shot!
    In the high res version I can see the very thin spider's thread that has caught this leaf. I'm just assuming here, but I can imagine how that must have looked for you hanging in the air, in front of you, and dancing in the wind; turning around and around on its own axis and making circles like a pendulum. I saw one like that once, and was absolutely fascinated by it. It was somehow quite an uplifting moment.

  • Members 1662 posts
    Oct. 29, 2023, 8:51 p.m.

    Of course - totally get that.

    These two B&W shots are superb by the way - excellent work!

  • Members 942 posts
    Oct. 31, 2023, 12:57 p.m.

    Out of the cold fog
    ... onto the warm and sunny path**

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  • Members 1812 posts
    Nov. 1, 2023, 7:01 a.m.

    What a wonderful place. Catching the bilberry bushes red carpet effect, means being in the right place at the right time. The first snow was an added bonus to this lovely set, that makes me quite envious.

  • Members 1812 posts
    Nov. 1, 2023, 7:04 a.m.

    Good to see these old massive industrial complexes repurposed and preserved to some extent. An interesting documentation.

  • Members 1812 posts
    Nov. 1, 2023, 7:11 a.m.

    I always enjoy your posts with the details of your walks. As usual some good stuff, particularly the first one when seen big and the winter trees.

    They love putting up those awful information panels that blight many of our interesting places here in Italy too. The good news is most of them soon fall prey to the elements and quickly fade and rot away.

  • Members 1812 posts
    Nov. 1, 2023, 7:19 a.m.

    Nearly Autumn

    Late posting this week, as I have just got back from a trip to Scotland. Before I went, I was hoping to find some Autumn colours around Lake Pranda in the Tosco Emilian Apennines, but I was a bit early and bad weather was fighting to get in from Tuscany.

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    A little lake next to the main lake. One of my favourite spots.

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    The main lake

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  • Members 668 posts
    Nov. 1, 2023, 8:02 a.m.

    Autumn colour seems to have been late or non-existant this year. Larches in the French alps were only just turning as we left last week. Back in UK leaves are just withering and falling off without much colour at all. It does seem a bit better here in the north - I think there was a touch of frost while we were away, which seems to trigger a reaction. I hope we're going to see some pictures from Scotland.
    The first one of this set is my pick, nice textural contrast.