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Photos of Scotland

July 14th, 2008

scotland

Back a little restorative week in Scotland I propose a small set loose with mainly landscape menu.

The landscape is an area that I have too little explored until now. Level equipment I took with the D3 as optical: 16mm, 12/24 Dx, 50mm, 85mm and 80/200 all housed in one of CompuTrekker in lowepro.

avec de petites ouvertures. In the end I realize that my D80 with a 18/200 would have been more appropriate, almost all the images were taken at 200 iso with small openings. Landscape is mainly research the great depth of field and exposure time were rarely of importance (with the tripod).

m'a donc permis d'embraser le plus grand champs possible avec la contrainte de bien respecter les lignes d'horizon pour éviter la déformation inhérente de l'objectif. In this case I did not have a true wide angle, 12/24 is a DX lens and can not be used that from 20mm fisheye has allowed me to engulf the largest possible fields with the constraint observe the horizon lines to avoid the inherent deformation of the lens.

I intend to complete this post in the coming days with a few tips on the trip to Scotland with a few images to illustrate this information.

Feel free to share your comments and questions to me!

40 Responses to "Photos of Scotland"

  1. David Says:

    It's not bad at all, we're feeling actually a little less comfortable in this kind of exercise, but for a start it's still very good.

  2. alain Says:

    : Twisted:

    you're really good at all, you is frustrating : Evil:

    give me your eye : Grin:

  3. Delphine Says:

    When you have good taste, it is good taste and what is your case. In addition you're good, it bothers me - jealousy ;)
    Beautiful series! Some leaves me cold (and the two late or there's too much sky)
    But congratulations anyway!!

  4. MickymX Says:

    Ha yeah great to see Ben in another register. And as David said: you will not feel (yet) in your element. A separate area. But hey it's okay, you're doing well anyway, your pictures are stunning colors (including the lighthouse).
    Question: I've seen pictures ... 25sec gray filter or Exif bug?
    Question subs: Edinburgh?

  5. stephane Says:

    For my part: VIVE LE B & B.

    Beautiful series again.
    Congratulations

  6. skal Says:

    Finally a new picture on one of my favorites! Thank you RSS feeds.
    Another series that demonstrates your mastery of light, contrasts, colors and frames, brief photo : Wink:
    The one with the lighthouse and those with the bridge are those that I like most after a "first reading". All those with whom you have rightly used the reflections are beautiful too.
    We feel your touch so special, especially in colors, contrast, just the right amount of saturation. Thou hast as imported raw in C1 habit?
    Another small question: you do a lot of sorting? Faced with such beautiful scenery with such lights must be difficult not to strafe too?
    It makes you want to go! Once again congratulations!

  7. Alain Says:

    Very nice set, it makes you want to go!

  8. Andy Says:

    Hello Ben,

    Finally, I decided to comment since the time that I visit your website (D70 forum, that date).

    I am always in awe of your series, and then, even the landscape, which is not your specialty, the quality is impressive.

    I have a few questions, if I may:

    1) is that you push the emphasis on first your plans (textures bear squarely perfect)?

    2) for yarns on the water, do you use a neutral density filter ND8 gray kind, or is it that you trigger when the scene is not lit, or two?

    In any case, congratulations!

    @ + + +

  9. Benjamin | Photob Says:

    David: Thank you!

    Alain: No I keep my myopic eyes!

    delphine: Yep, the series (which is not really a) may be a little uneven :)

    MickymX: Actually what is frustrating in this type of roadtrip is that you roll a max and you have little time to ask you and your framing work. It has often happened to me to find beautiful scenery but usable light
    And indeed it has some slow poses (so no bug Exif)

    stephane: Thank you!

    skal: Glad to read that visitors use the flow :) thank you for your comment.

    For raw is C1 but this time with photoshop behind to lead some areas and the mixing layer for Black and White :)

    Alain: :)

    Andy: Thanks for your questions:

    1 - No, but given the openings images everything is very clear!

    2 - I had a ND400 filter, but I realized the picture at the end of the day, the filter was then no longer necessary!

  10. lomoseb Says:

    Beautiful shots but I'll do a little boring.
    the # 1: The colors are tops but it looks a bit.
    the # 2: It really looks :) and I would add a bit of vignetting to close in the absence of foreground.
    the # 3,4,5: This is a little tight as frames for my taste.
    the # 6: it lacks a foreground.
    the # 7: Tip top!
    The # 8: nice but nothing more
    the # 9 Geniale! but some of the houses multiply as they draw the eye too.
    the # 10: perfect
    the # 11: I will make a crop on the bottom to move away from the ratio 1/2 1/2 because it is really great.
    the # 12 tones are good but I think lack of horizonlatité.
    the # 13: color textures but too top 1/2 1/2 component
    the # 14: good good.
    the # 15 nice symmetry I retraiterai a bit on the foreground to bring out the stones.
    the # 16 & 17: beautiful symmetry too. I just vignetterai
    the # 18 & 19: the mutton is nice but I think the framing a little tight.
    the # 20 colors are tops, a little dust on the way, a bit more prominent.
    the # 21 nickel although ca looks a pet '
    the # 22 rays not give a lot of power, had to be trying to recover a little matter of the highlights
    the # 23 a little more angle to highlight the maer behind (I guess)
    the # 24: a panoramic crop.
    the # 25: perfect
    the # 26 ditto thank you seagull ;)
    the # 27 a small crop down
    the # 28 frame a little tight for my taste

    That is my subjective review :) and as usual we recognize the vices of the sins he condemns Father!

  11. 50mm Says:

    Fortunately you're feeling is not yet comfortable with the landscape if not what would be?
    Personally, I have nothing particular to add except that the pictures are great and the country is said to be beautiful!

  12. Benjamin | Photob Says:

    lomoseb: No you just say it's still beautiful : Grin: !

    Just kidding, I agree with pretty much your remarks, penchage on some images often stems from the fact that I was a 16mm fisheye and the D3 does not have cadrillage, the lesser degree of side is quite often fatal to fish, the com 50/50 ditto, if your horizon is not right in the center deformation is very present.

    Good will hop over my apology to 5cents passont comments comments

    the # 1: we agree.
    the # 2 personal to the second reading I find it a bit empty without interest.
    the # 3,4,5: I appreciate well the texture of the rock with water that separates good enough volumes.
    the # 6: we agree.
    the # 7: My mask is a bit rough
    The # 8: we agree.
    the # 9: we agree.
    the # 10: we agree.
    the # 11 we agree but I do not like cropper in my pictures
    the # 12: oh no it goes well for me like that!
    the # 13: we agree (my limitation of fish on the horizon)
    the # 14 we agree.
    the # 15 we agree.
    the # 16 & 17: a force see vignetting around (the fault LR) I tend to limit the above :)
    the # 18 & 19: matter of taste :)
    the # 20 on the full version if I type a threshold layer and I push I realize it's time I clean my sensor!.
    the # 21 we agree (my limitation of fish on the horizon)
    the # 22 we agree.
    the # 23: No, I like this little PDC that hints the background :)
    the # 24: The first plan is a little cracra, but I do not like the crops!
    the # 25: we agree.
    the # 26: I actually like the reminder of the seagull
    the # 27: the lower part is actually more interesting
    the # 28: I could not do too much else if I wanted to stay in the graph

    50mm: Thank you! the country is beautiful :)

  13. G Says:

    it changes huh :)
    and it's not bad either, although I have seen either in full color or in black and white ... if ... All color ;)

    Finally, it concerns only me!

    ez,
    G

  14. David Says:

    I return to the problems of all backgrounds who lean : Grin:

    There is not an electronic level on the D3 that could be useful in this situation, right?

  15. Andy Says:

    Ben thank you for your answers. : Smile:

  16. ph @ Zer Says:

    Well I'm probably right audience or perhaps a less sophisticated look, but I found this excellent series, it even made me want to go ... so for me the goal is reached (even if n was not your goal) : Smile:

  17. Klesk Says:

    Glad to see I'm not the only one not loving crops! I finally feel alone on some forums : D .

    Bravo for the rest. The series is uneven effect, but given the quality of the best, the worst is nonetheless nice to watch.

  18. Pingui Says:

    Still a very beautiful series that can escape :) Congratulations

    PS: could you tell me that plugin you use to generate the display of series long horizontal strip? I've seen the process on other sites but I can not find the info.

  19. kapoue Says:

    how do you to have colors like that?

    you have a polarity or is post processing I avous it is several times that I try to have the same output as you with nx succet but can you enlighten me master hoooooooo

  20. Benjamin | Photob Says:

    ph @ Zer: The pictures are good but as noted lomoseb some points for improvement :)

    Klesk: Perso everyone does what he wants, personally I like my images to fit the shooting to build a maxium of the resolution offered by housing :) And then the landscape is not as if I was trying to follow a chevreil theft, I have time to think and ask my framing :)

    Pingui: Thank you for posting this series is simple enough that someone helped me make a script, it is not open source, even if a lot of people have come to retrieve my site

    kapoue: it's just the light, I have other pictures of Scotland with landscapes equally interesting but decidedly flat light which ultimately gives nothing :) , No way to get on the polarity of the fisheye!

  21. Phenri Says:

    I discovered this site, along with this series. Website full of valuable advice, well organized and well written too, which does no harm, and in addition, thank you to be as transparent and let the Exif.

    But above all, what already mastered! Hat, and the Scottish series, I will not be picky, it's just beautiful!

    Congratulations again.

  22. XLR8 Says:

    nice set as usual!
    but the sensor of your D3 is full of dust!
    look at the sky on the photo just after the two animals ...
    more like you closed the tone diaph, here sees himself.
    I met here with my D3 return the Alps in April ...
    I cleaned the sensor with Eclipse, and since it's going better ...

  23. Oli Says:

    And this is a wonderful series! I read quite a comment on the fact that you're not comfortable with the landscape photos I found ... Ben "Ben brand." Vignette, clarity, sharpness and explosive colors ...

    Again I'm a fan and if you're not comfortable in the landscape I would love to be as uncomfortable as you : Wink:

  24. gael_nc Says:

    Very interesting series, I find the very successful framing. I'm still very admire your photo sets. Even though I have not practiced enough eye, I think this series, like all the other beautiful. Keep it up. And if you have two minutes, take a walk on the site of a friend, http://www.patricemorin.com . The invitation is valid for everyone. goodbye and good luck.

  25. ksh Says:

    Hi Ben,

    As usual you're doing well :) And, even in an area that you think "you never practiced a lot" :)
    I admire your talent and your ability to adapt very fast ... it leaves dream.
    Development level, I have not read all the comments above but you're still in NX or C1? Are there any editing located?

    I love u Ben : D

    A +

  26. Benjamin | Photob Says:

    Phenri: Thank you! I like it when people leave their ca Exif can sometimes understand a decision :)

    XLR8: Yep the sensor is visibly dirty enough, I get very raremment above 5.6 so most of the time I do not realize :) I would go for a walk in service

    Oli: When I say I am not at ease, I try not to play false to modest 2cents, most of the time I work with low PDC and a fairly tight framework. In this case the problem was for me to do my part and work with this great depth, ca beautiful light begins to return :)

    gael_nc: Thank you, I'd do a little tour on the website of your friend ;)

    ksh: Never NX, too slow (but super good) so C1 complement with photoshop to "mount" my heaven especially in B / W

  27. Benny Says:

    Congratulations Ben,
    it makes you want to go.
    Small question, is how to see the Exif?
    : Sad:

  28. BZH Matt Says:

    Not the usual landscapes? And well, what would have been otherwise? ! : Mrgreen:
    Bravo, I gasped, I honestly want to go for a ride!

  29. Roman Lhuissier Says:

    hi ben and congratulations, great series, the one with the lighthouse surpassing the other ... I have to say I'm jealous : Twisted: I thought back beautiful pictures of Scotland (I go from 26/07 to 02/08), you stole my thunder! I pressure there! bluffing :!:

  30. Phial Says:

    Beautiful photos!
    I just want to know how you do it for the river spun without being over-exposed?

  31. Dati Says:

    "The landscape is an area that I have too little explored until now"

    You're nice, you let us tit something where we can perhaps carton too?
    : Neutral:

  32. bebop Says:

    Bravo for your images!
    I was wondering, since you often mops with your D3, are not you interrese the D700?

  33. Metabisulfide Says:

    : Mrgreen:
    That new discoveries on this site.
    Congratulations and good luck
    ;)

  34. pluc Says:

    Beautiful pictures of a beautiful country! Superb! Congratulations!

  35. Clelia Says:

    beautiful pictures, still a good job. Good luck!

  36. FoB Says:

    "I intend to complete this post in the coming days with a few tips on the trip to Scotland with a few images to illustrate this information."

    : Evil: Well then, where are you Ben? Is that I'm looking forward to read more me! And I must not be alone! : Mrgreen:

  37. Julien boisard Says:

    What has not told you, sir, is that it will soon be published in the next magazine "pictures & Nature" with one of his photos of Scotland. Not bad for a beginner in landscape : Mrgreen:

  38. Guido Says:

    Especially the landscape continues! (Also)

    There is a beautiful exhibition of Josef Hoflehner the Young Gallery in Brussels. To see! http://www.josefhoflehner.com/portfolios.html
    http://www.younggalleryphoto.com/

    There are also a lot of good landscape photographers on "Deviantart" per eg http://lucias-tears.deviantart.com/art/Ancient-Pathways-49768474

  39. photob.be | Benjamin Brolet | photographer Brussels »Blog Archive» Reflection and backstage Says:

    [...] Julien kindly sent me my image of the island of Skye published in the magazine picture and [...]

  40. Cedric Says:

    Hello Benjamin.

    Even if you write you little explored in this area, I take my hat off. Either this is the place that makes your photos are really beautiful, but I rather think it is the photographer who did a good job ;-)
    Congratulations Benjamin.

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