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03/19/2009 01:36:26 AM |
| im convinced this would have ribboned if it were sharper... awesome capture nonetheless |
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03/18/2009 07:22:31 AM |
Thanks for all your comments. I've been very busy recently and was absolutely delighted to see such a wealth of comments
This really is my favourite photograph.
Some answers to questions not asked:
This is the west of Ireland (about an hours drive from my house), not Scotland, although I am looking forward to going there next month!
No HDR, this is a single image. I've used a 3 stop Grad ND filter on front of the lens. Needed constant cleaning from the spray, more than one shot was ruined by spray on the filter!
As to saturation, yep probably a little saturated, but that usually helps rather than hinders in competition. Muted tones tend not to do so well (just an observation).
Someone mentioned the image was soft, and I have to say that the preview here does look a little soft. The original isn't, and I resized with Bicubic Sharper, so it should be as sharp here. Maybe it's something in the php conversion.. I'll watch out for it in future.
One final thing.. I never made the connection with the tree and the rainbows end! Thanks! |
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03/17/2009 11:48:34 PM |
| Wow. This is amazing and a great capture. Colors are spectacular and DOF is wonderful. Very impressive. 10 |
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03/17/2009 11:08:20 PM |
| Great DOF and colors of the marsh greens and rocks. How great is it to have the heavens light everything just right. Glad you took the oppourtunity to capture this....and a rainbow!? Too much luck for you and for me, the viewer. |
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03/17/2009 10:58:12 PM |
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03/17/2009 05:18:40 PM |
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03/17/2009 03:21:00 PM |
| great timing! the rainbow is perfect |
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03/17/2009 01:32:02 PM |
| Beautiful rainbow and composition, makes me think of leprechauns today (St. Patty's). |
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03/17/2009 12:55:37 PM |
| once of the better rainbow photos I think I've seen. I really like the sunlit hill in the BG, and the subtle reflection in the foreground stream. |
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03/17/2009 04:45:12 AM |
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03/17/2009 03:01:05 AM |
| man, you got it all in this one... 9 |
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03/17/2009 02:54:06 AM |
| Wonderful colors and lighting. |
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03/16/2009 08:59:50 PM |
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03/16/2009 02:48:51 PM |
| Good shot. Nice full rainbow capture. |
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03/16/2009 11:53:33 AM |
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03/16/2009 11:11:59 AM |
| Timing doesn't get much better than this. |
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03/16/2009 04:13:21 AM |
| Well captured and presented. |
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03/16/2009 04:11:54 AM |
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03/16/2009 12:57:13 AM |
| Amazing rainbow. The colours are outstanding. |
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03/15/2009 10:57:11 PM |
| Wow! Unbelievably beautiful! Love how rich the colors are. |
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03/15/2009 10:40:18 PM |
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03/15/2009 10:24:22 PM |
| Golly, do you have some pull with the guy upstairs? What an awesome capture. |
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03/15/2009 08:55:27 PM |
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03/15/2009 08:03:32 PM |
| This is gorgeous! The colors and textures are just right as is the lighting. |
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03/15/2009 07:19:40 PM |
| Most interresting , but color saturation a bit to much |
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03/15/2009 06:53:22 PM |
| Amazing colors and perspective. |
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03/15/2009 03:36:01 PM |
| Beautiful colors and a great composition make for a great shot that I wish was a bit sharper. |
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03/15/2009 03:34:04 PM |
| Stunning Scottish Highlands scene. Love that rainbow. Think I need a Scotch now. 7 |
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03/15/2009 02:01:04 PM |
| what a moment to catch! very nice landscape and exposure control |
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03/15/2009 01:06:19 PM |
| Stunning... a perfectly placed rainbow over the mountain, rocks in the foreground to mimic the arc, and beautiful colors. |
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03/15/2009 12:53:54 PM |
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03/15/2009 11:53:41 AM |
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03/15/2009 11:04:39 AM |
| great job on the inclusion of the foreground. where waqs this taken? reminds me of Colorado. 9 |
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03/15/2009 10:22:42 AM |
| Such vibrant, bright colours, lovely! |
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03/15/2009 10:16:02 AM |
| Very nice image. It's good to see a few "great" images. This is a perfect reflection of your abilities as a photographer. |
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03/15/2009 09:26:55 AM |
| Such an enchanting photo. You've managed to capture that rainbow moment the rest of us always dream of. Truely a GEM of an image. 9. Well done and good luck for the rest of the challenge. |
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03/15/2009 08:06:11 AM |
| lovely rainbow, perfect colours. |
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03/15/2009 07:41:15 AM |
| The rainbow is obviously a wow factor in this photo, I gave you a 9 (I don't like much the orange tones of the rocks, they look a bit unreal). |
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03/15/2009 06:20:26 AM |
| fantastic.. I expect this is doing quite well for you. |
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03/15/2009 05:08:23 AM |
bit too saturated but I still like it much
;D brano |
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03/15/2009 03:22:13 AM |
| nice HDR , but a tad soft. 6 |
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03/15/2009 12:51:50 AM |
| Stunning capture, looks like a completely beautiful scene. Best of luck. |
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03/14/2009 08:08:48 PM |
| The golden house.You may have increase sat too much. |
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03/14/2009 05:43:44 PM |
| i like that you included the foreground to give the viewer a sense of place. great timing and great handling of the colors. DOF perfect for subject. well done! |
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03/14/2009 01:46:34 PM |
| Lucky you. Fortunate and wonderful capture. 7. |
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03/14/2009 11:04:16 AM |
| so very pretty, rich tones and colors |
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03/14/2009 06:28:42 AM |
| Beautiful! like how the arc is repeated in the mountain and the rocks |
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03/14/2009 05:35:54 AM |
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03/13/2009 10:45:42 PM |
| Very cool. The stream does a great job leading my eye into the photo, underneath the rainbow, and up the mountain. Well seen and nicely captured. |
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03/13/2009 10:44:51 PM |
| right place at the right time, beautiful capture, love how the sun is lighting up the mountain side |
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03/13/2009 08:36:58 PM |
| Must be a pot of gold at the end of that rainbow! |
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03/13/2009 07:50:14 PM |
| Amazing capture. The colors are great along with the light change. |
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03/13/2009 06:44:17 PM |
| wow, it's like something out of a fairy tale! |
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03/13/2009 04:39:15 PM |
| What fortunate timing-- love the colors! |
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03/13/2009 03:25:48 PM |
| Wonderful combination of shapes and colors! 8 |
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03/13/2009 12:42:15 PM |
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03/13/2009 08:20:30 AM |
| That's a special light under the wonderful rainbow. Nice PoV. |
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03/13/2009 06:46:13 AM |
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03/13/2009 03:56:49 AM |
| Um...landscapes generally are not my thing...but ok, well taken rocks, stream, lake, fields, mountain, clouds, breaking light .... and a rainbow all in one pic...mercy, you got me. |
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03/12/2009 10:44:57 PM |
| Okay, you are my 100th comment. I think I'll rest now! This is a really fantastic capture of a great moment. I didn't rate it highly enough first time around, so I'm going to bump you up two numbers :) Good luck! |
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03/12/2009 10:17:25 PM |
| Nice catch - wonderful colors! |
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03/12/2009 09:20:25 PM |
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03/12/2009 09:06:33 PM |
| Right spot. Right moment! |
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03/12/2009 08:10:41 PM |
| A little over saturated for me but a great find and capture. What a lovely place to have a rainbow form. Breathtaking. |
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03/12/2009 06:51:57 PM |
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03/12/2009 06:09:13 PM |
| I love how the rainbow ends on a tree. Wonderful colors, good use of HDR, not too heavy handed. |
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03/12/2009 04:29:35 PM |
| Great shot. Wonderful colors. |
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03/12/2009 03:50:13 PM |
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03/12/2009 02:59:49 PM |
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03/12/2009 12:32:18 PM |
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03/12/2009 12:26:53 PM |
| I am glad you captured this beautiful moment. 10 |
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03/12/2009 05:34:33 AM |
| well done except for the slight tilt and oversaturation |
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03/12/2009 01:33:04 AM |
| Now, THAT's a landscape that has it all... The little white cap on the rock is a trifle disconcerting to me, but that's a nit. |
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03/11/2009 11:57:57 PM |
| some photographers have all the luck.. where's your pot of gold? haha 9 |
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03/11/2009 08:11:52 PM |
How lucky were you to be in the right place at the right time? VERY!
The rest is all talent. |
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03/11/2009 04:05:27 PM |
| Very lovely! Love how you captured this full rainbow that arcs over the landscape. The composition is great because you have it composed such that the bow seems to enclose that middle mountain range I see here. I also like how you included the stones that cut across the water in the forground. They are like stepping stones that beckon one to skip across them to get closet to the rainbow. Also the way the rocks are arranged is in a slight curved arc that subtly mimics the arc of the rainbow - a mirroring of patterns that adds visual interest to the overall scene. The colors of the rainbow are very lovely and vibrant, but the greens of the landscape seem a tad too oversaturated. Mayhap you boosted the color/saturation levels? If so maybe you could tone down just the greens a tad to appear less oversaturated. Other than than a lovely scene and great capture. |
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03/11/2009 01:14:49 PM |
| Did you find any gold?! I like the combination of the light and the rain clouds |
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03/11/2009 11:25:56 AM |
| Wow, that rainbow frames the mountain very well. Great capture. |
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03/11/2009 10:52:39 AM |
| just gorgeous! Fantastic capture. |
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03/11/2009 07:58:37 AM |
| what a bummer clouds are whole rainbow would have really kicked this |
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03/11/2009 12:57:18 AM |
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