2 Years on TN

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2 Years on TN
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Copyright: Emma Taylor (Aramok) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 925 W: 99 N: 1395] (4789)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-26
Categories: Flowers, Sky
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Canon EF 75-300mm F/4-5.6 III USM, Digital ISO 100
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
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Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: Scotland July 2007
Theme(s): Milestones, My Sunsets and Sunrises [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-08-22 4:47
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Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 70
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Well that 2nd anniversary has turned up... so here I am 2 years on, how things have changed. I'm not able to get out to post a 'here's a photo I took today picture' because the weather is foul, my health is poor and the reserve I live on is still closed because of the foot and mouth outbreak. I live in one of the 3km exclusion zones.

So holiday pictures it is. This is my first upload from the Orkney Islands... It is also only the 3rd picture for the Orkney's and the first landscape from there.

BUT, I might have to describe this landscape shot to you... I needed something to make that setting sun look great.

So working down we have the open sky,

then the setting sun is peeping between a gap in the layers of the cloud at the back... Being out of focus, the sun is larger than the whole and the blurred clouds have filled in this whole...

Down another layer to the silvery layer, well this is water, specifically Loch of Harray.

Down to the darker bottom we have the foreground vegetation from which this seed head was isolated.

The seed head is from the wild angelica (Angelica archangelica) which is found throughout the Orkney Islands.

The area is stunning and well worth a visit, but insect life is high in this salt marsh and when I say high, I mean very high. To drive through it one evening I had to use my windscreen wipers constantly just to see through the car windscreen. It was worse than torrential rain when you can't see anything... and it went on for 8kn like this. If you had opened a car window you would have been eaten alive.

A few nights later, we went back (don't ask why) and luckily there were not as many biters that night. It was one of those nights where we wanted to revisit a certain area because it was the last night on the island before we had to head home and we had decided to enjoy it to the last ray of sunshine.

It was a really great place to visit and well worth it, but if you do go there, even 2 weeks will not be long enough to get everything in...

The picture is almost full frame, taken in RAW, underexposed by -1.333EV, converted to jpeg with no adjustments and resized for TN. It was taken at F/5.6 to get the fastest possible shutter speed whilst keeping ISO 100 because there was a breeze and the seed head did not want to stop moving around. I was also against time, so no tripod. We had just arrived at where we were going to and within a few moments, the sun popped out of the gap in the clouds and then was gone again inside a minute or two... I literally snatched a few shots off and it was all over.

Enjoy.
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Hi Emma.
Congrats on 2 years. The colour tones throughout the image are beautiful and great subject to put in front, well seen, wonderful image.

Kathleen

Congratulations Emma for this so nice picture and your great contribution to this site. I was sad to read that you are not feeling well. I sincerely hope that everything will goes for the best soon.

This is a superb picture with great colors, exposure, composition and mood. I wish you many more lovely pictures and fast recovery :) Thanks,
Claudine

Hi Emma
Congratulations on 2 years! You show us always very nice nature photos from arround you. And your comments always welcome us, they are vey kind, helpful and useful. I do like to read your notes.

I wish all the best for you.
Greetings.

Well done on 2 yrs Emma.
quite a nice landscape, very different and well thought out. The warm tones work quite well to make this and attractive artistic shot.

Chris

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 980 W: 17 N: 2559] (9440)
  • [2007-08-22 5:05]
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Hi Emma,
congrats on the 2 years, a beautiful image to celebrate with. I love the change in tone and colour that flows down the frame behind this seed head. Hope you're feeling better today :o)
Paul

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  • jesst Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 353 W: 0 N: 160] (2012)
  • [2007-08-22 5:07]

Beautiful colors!
I wish you many interesting pictures of nature in future!

hello emma,
congratulations on completing 2 years here on TN, this is the right shot for the ocassion, i loved the colour tones in the shot, the gradual change in the bg colours looks really very beautiful, nice point of view, excellent composition,
well done,
hope that everything will be fine soon,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2765 W: 75 N: 7513] (25121)
  • [2007-08-22 5:16]

Hello Emma!

Congratulations! You chose just lovely pictures for your anniversary! It is full of emotions, nostalgic, beautifull. Colours, silhouette of dried flower, Sun on BG... Everything on this picture is perfect and all pieces made perfect composition. Superb!

Hi Emma,
First of all I do wish you all the best I can concerning your health and hope they will enclose the reserve soon so you will be able to go around.
Hopefully things will turn better soon again.

Congratulations, from a new-commer who is here for les than three months :), ofcourse with your second full year on TN.
There is qiute a big difference between your first upload and this one indeed I saw.
Just love this image with the most wonderful silhouette in the foreground and the very beautiful soft colors in the background.
A real joy to look at.
Keep them coming and I wish you all the best.
Kindest regards,
Harry

Dear Emma

I do not know you, but felt in my heart to encourage, and wish you all the best with your ill health. I am sure many Trek Nature members will have the same thoughts.

You ended your very interesting note with Enjoy. Thank you, I thoroughly enjoyed the story that accompanied your 2nd Birthday posting.

I am a sucker for a good story, and has told many people when I start looking at photos to critique and I see effort is done with the preparation of the notes, I immediately award the smiley no matter how good or bad the photo is.

Congratulations on being on Trek Nature for 2 years, and the photo you have chosen deserves a round of applause. This is a picture filled with warmth and magnetism. It is a striking capture of nature, which you managed to snap just at the right moment.

Thank you for sharing and all my good wishes for the future.
Aaltjie

Dear Emma,

CONGRATS..!!!

As one of the finest landscape contributors to this site...

Regards,
Pablo -

Hola Emma.
En primer lugar enhorabuena por tus preciosos trabajos en todo el tiempo que los conozco.
Este es estupendo, equilibrado en sus colores...
Muy agradable de contemplar.
Un saludo y hasta otra nueva oportunidad, JL.

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1555 W: 233 N: 5087] (17953)
  • [2007-08-22 6:52]

Hello Emma,
an exceptional shot for your 2nd anniversary on TN.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Excellent POV with the silhouette.
Sharp and and crisp.
Lovely lighting.
Very well done,
Joe

Hello Emma,
happy birthday and congratulation for your fantastic shot, wonderfull colors and lovely composition,
a great cheer,
friendly,
Pat

Hello Emma.
And a lovely fitting image to mark your 2 years. Great composition and colour. Nice use of the silhouettes. Congratulations. Well done.
Best regards, Steve.

Hi Emma,
Sorry to hear that your health isn't going well. I really hope that you will get better soon. I can understand how frustrating it must be for you to not be able to go out into nature.

Ofcourse I need to congratulate you with your 2nd year on TN. I am very glad to have seen so many wonderful photos from you and to actually meet you in your playground as well. You learning cruve is clearly visable thoughout your gallery. But more important, my learning curve has partially been formed by you.

This is truly a wonderful and surprising photo where the mood of the colors and strong simple composition makes for a very pleasant view. The different layers of colors going from light to dark are very well seen. The details in the angelica are perfectly captured. The slight blurr of the wind is actually a pleasant one as well.
TFS,
Niek

Hello Emma,
My heartiest congratulation 2 years with TN!
thank you so much for your wonderful works and sharing with us!
this photo is really great with awesome colour and details
cheers and take care
Tony

Hi Emma,
a fantastic shot and worth to celebrate 2 years here. I'm happy I met you here, thanks for all the kind words and wonderful shots, bye
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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  • Necipp Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1151 W: 15 N: 2073] (12390)
  • [2007-08-22 11:17]

Very creative photography excellent light and coluors good sharp silouettes nicely composed very well done tfs rgds Necip.

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 745 W: 107 N: 1682] (5274)
  • [2007-08-22 13:31]

Congratulations on your anniversary!
And this is a marvellous way to celebrate with all of us. The composition is simply outstanding! And the colours are matchless
TFS
silke

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1898 W: 94 N: 2375] (8394)
  • [2007-08-22 14:14]

Hi Emma,
Congratulation for your 2nd. anniversary among us! Your landscape are always most appreciated.
I hope your health get better as soon as possible.
This is really intimate photo with warm and tender colours.
Best regards and thank you for sharing your pictures with us!
TFS, José M.

This is a superb image Emma. Beautiful work. It is an anniversary present for all of us. Congratulations on this two year milestone.

TFS and take care,
Evelynn : )

From an Irishman...may the wind be at your back...and on it goes..Thsu spake Shannon.

Good Shot Emma-to 2 more plus!
Bob

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2726 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-08-22 21:41]

Hello Emma

Congratulations on 2 years.Very sorry to hear of your predicament over there.I hope things will right themselves soon.Your image reminds me of something 'out of Africa".A lovely composition with beautiful colours.The way the colours fade from light to dark is superbly done.A very artistic shot.TFS

Rob

Congratulations!!!
The sense of peacefullness is very nice. like this photo.
Best wishes,
Achim

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1864 W: 2 N: 4738] (18250)
  • [2007-08-23 11:54]

Hi Emma. congrats on 2 years. And a very good picture too. beautiful colours .i like the way the shot starts at the top with gold then down to dark grey and black.. very good notes too.
Nick..
I hope all went ok today.

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2295 W: 163 N: 6692] (21138)
  • [2007-08-24 2:29]

Hello Emma,
Congratulation on your 2 year anniversary! You've contributed with some splendid landscapes on this site. I'm sure I've missed many but members are increasing in numbers all the time and I do think I miss a lot!
Anyway, this is a very fine capture of a beautiful sunset over the Orkneys. Well composed and in beautiful colours.
Many thanks and best wishes, Ulla

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2073 W: 6 N: 1848] (12714)
  • [2007-08-24 4:04]

Hola Emma,
muchas felicidades por estos años de imágenes...
bellos detalles, y hermosos tonos cálidos,
saludos
PT

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2413 W: 132 N: 6649] (20861)
  • [2007-08-24 6:27]

Hello Emma,
You celebrate your two years on TN with an exquisite shot of a wild Angelica against a sunset, that makes it look like a tree in the tropics!
Beautifully composed and excecuted shot.
Our paths have not crossed on TN up to now but may I take this opportunity to congratulate you on you second anniversary, wish you a speedy recovery, and thank you for your kind words on my 250th post.
Best wishes,
Ivan

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1497 W: 18 N: 2924] (10762)
  • [2007-08-25 13:25]

Hi Emma

This is such an artistic shot. It really is stunning. I love the layers of colour and the fabulous silhouette. Congratulations on two years - may there be many, many more

TFS

Karan

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2935 W: 142 N: 4217] (13775)
  • [2007-08-28 9:35]

Hi, dear Emma.
Warm congratulations on the happy for you and all of us event. Your amazing, poetic pictures decorate the TN gallery, your comments are desired and touching. I hope your will be together with us many years and we will get a lot of pleasure watching your new pictured. Bravo for all you have done.

Wonderful tender by subject and execution art picture. TFS and kind regards.
Alexei.

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1265 W: 103 N: 4302] (19435)
  • [2007-08-28 15:04]

Hello Emma ! Great idea ! You've seen it well and you captured it well. That flower really looks like a tree. The composition is very good and the technique is A1 !

Thanks !

Mario

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  • mlines Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 493 W: 14 N: 528] (2378)
  • [2007-12-16 16:38]

Hi Emma. A well created and very artistic composition of nature coming together to form this photograph. Excellent presentation. TFS. Murray.

Hi Emma !!
I was really overwhelmed to read your wonderful explanations of the shot,before and after which unfolds so many things,and beside that,it was simply a great capture with the perfect timing and eerything.
Thanks a lot for the share
Regards
Paul

Witaj Emma,
Zdjecie jest sliczne. Tlo wyglada jak gradient. Wspaniala kompozycje. Masz dobre oko!
Gratuluje i pozdrawiam serdecznie - Roma

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