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[doublepost=1496275504][/doublepost]Some Autumn colours from down under.

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One from Bracklinn Falls, Callander, Scotland at the weekend. For a smile, when I took this shot I had just climbed Ben A'an. 6 and a quarter mile round trip. My thigh muscles were cramped up horrendously and I was on the verge of tears kneeling down to get this shot off of the bridge. I hope it was worth it! :)

DSC02586.jpg by Ken OHagan, on Flickr
 
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kenoh said:
One from Bracklinn Falls, Callander, Scotland at the weekend. For a smile, when I took this shot I had just climbed Ben A'an. 6 and a quarter mile round trip. My thigh muscles were cramped up horrendously and I was on the verge of tears kneeling down to get this shot off of the bridge. I hope it was worth it! :)

DSC02586.jpg by Ken OHagan, on Flickr
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Any sign of Dr. Finlay or his Casebook? Nice shot ...
 
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kenoh said:
One from Bracklinn Falls, Callander, Scotland at the weekend. For a smile, when I took this shot I had just climbed Ben A'an. 6 and a quarter mile round trip. My thigh muscles were cramped up horrendously and I was on the verge of tears kneeling down to get this shot off of the bridge. I hope it was worth it! :)

DSC02586.jpg by Ken OHagan, on Flickr
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Your pain seems worthwhile to me.
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stillcrazyman said:
From a recent walk....

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Nice! I'd have to go to the butterfly farm for shots like that.
 
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Apple fanboy said:
Your pain seems worthwhile to me.
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Nice! I'd have to go to the butterfly farm for shots like that.
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Thanks mate, I really was in agony and if it makes you smile again, the girls said I was walking like a cowboy so they decided to imitate my walk all the way back to the car... could have cried.
 
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Thanks mate, I really was in agony and if it makes you smile again, the girls said I was walking like a cowboy so they decided to imitate my walk all the way back to the car... could have cried.
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They did the walk with you? That's impressive!

I walk like an old man on the way to the kitchen some days. When I went to the Brecon Beacons last year I was so unfit compared to the other 4. I wasn't even the oldest!
 
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They did the walk with you? That's impressive!

I walk like an old man on the way to the kitchen some days. When I went to the Brecon Beacons last year I was so unfit compared to the other 4. I wasn't even the oldest!
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Mate, they shamed me completely... I was knackered and the little ones were bouncing with energy the whole way!
 
kenoh said:
One from Bracklinn Falls, Callander, Scotland at the weekend. For a smile, when I took this shot I had just climbed Ben A'an. 6 and a quarter mile round trip. My thigh muscles were cramped up horrendously and I was on the verge of tears kneeling down to get this shot off of the bridge. I hope it was worth it! :)

DSC02586.jpg by Ken OHagan, on Flickr
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Used to live in Dunblane so Callandar and the Trossachs were virtually on the doorstep. Good fish and chip shop in Callander from memory :) From your flickr shots, looks like a new bridge over the gorge since my last trip there.
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iancheyne said:
Any sign of Dr. Finlay or his Casebook? Nice shot ...
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Dr Snoddy was always portrayed as a bad guy...Finlay was too good to be true:)
 
anotherscotsman said:
Used to live in Dunblane so Callandar and the Trossachs were virtually on the doorstep. Good fish and chip shop in Callander from memory :) From your flickr shots, looks like a new bridge over the gorge since my last trip there.
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Dr Snoddy was always portrayed as a bad guy...Finlay was too good to be true:)
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It's a pretty unique looking bridge too isn't it? Worth a picture at least.
 
Ailsa Craig
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I recently received a hand written letter asking if I had any photos of the famous Scottish landmass Ailsa Craig - a volcanic plug in the Firth of Clyde with the Isle of Arran as the backdrop.
I don't have too many good ones, but really liked this and forgot I had it. I reduced the saturation slightly from the Velvia film simulation. However, I sort of want to maybe reduce it a bit more, but what do you think? For reference, it was a particularly vivid scene as I'd zoomed in with my 50-140mm with 1.4x TC (nearly 300mm in FF) which got me closer to the subject and into the colour bands but I think the pinks may be a tad strong. Let me know what you think...

***Edit, I've just checked and this shot didn't use the 1.4x TC, just the 50-140mm at 140mm so roughly 210mm in FF terms.
1/4s / f14 / ISO 200

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Ailsa Craig
November 2016

I recently received a hand written letter asking if I had any photos of the famous Scottish landmass Ailsa Craig - a volcanic plug in the Firth of Clyde with the Isle of Arran as the backdrop.
I don't have too many good ones, but really liked this and forgot I had it. I reduced the saturation slightly from the Velvia film simulation. However, I sort of want to maybe reduce it a bit more, but what do you think? For reference, it was a particularly vivid scene as I'd zoomed in with my 50-140mm with 1.4x TC (nearly 300mm in FF) which got me closer to the subject and into the colour bands but I think the pinks may be a tad strong. Let me know what you think...

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I would say leave as is. It is beautiful.
 
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Ailsa Craig
November 2016

I recently received a hand written letter asking if I had any photos of the famous Scottish landmass Ailsa Craig - a volcanic plug in the Firth of Clyde with the Isle of Arran as the backdrop.
I don't have too many good ones, but really liked this and forgot I had it. I reduced the saturation slightly from the Velvia film simulation. However, I sort of want to maybe reduce it a bit more, but what do you think? For reference, it was a particularly vivid scene as I'd zoomed in with my 50-140mm with 1.4x TC (nearly 300mm in FF) which got me closer to the subject and into the colour bands but I think the pinks may be a tad strong. Let me know what you think...

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Stunning!
 
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Ailsa Craig
November 2016

I recently received a hand written letter asking if I had any photos of the famous Scottish landmass Ailsa Craig - a volcanic plug in the Firth of Clyde with the Isle of Arran as the backdrop.
I don't have too many good ones, but really liked this and forgot I had it. I reduced the saturation slightly from the Velvia film simulation. However, I sort of want to maybe reduce it a bit more, but what do you think? For reference, it was a particularly vivid scene as I'd zoomed in with my 50-140mm with 1.4x TC (nearly 300mm in FF) which got me closer to the subject and into the colour bands but I think the pinks may be a tad strong. Let me know what you think...

***Edit, I've just checked and this shot didn't use the 1.4x TC, just the 50-140mm at 140mm so roughly 210mm in FF terms.
1/4s / f14 / ISO 200

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Lovely. I personally don't think it's overdone - leave as is.
 
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