A Panic at the Lakes

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• SunToucher (8606)
• [2006-03-23 8:18]

Hi Paul,
What an amazing photo. I like the wide angle potrait shot. The slow exposure is spot on, not too long and not too short. The sharpness is excellent and I realy like the warm sunlight on the mountains. Great color and POV.
Thanks,
Niek

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• joeydrops (1396)
• [2006-03-23 8:33]

Hi Paul,
Great shot with lovely exposure! The composition is superb. Good colours and fabulous scenery. I especially like the scattered rocks and the good depth of field. The pretty sky and lovely hills also add a lot to the shot. Well captured and framed!
Claudia

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• marhowie (34439)
• [2006-03-23 8:33]
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Hi Paul,
Excellent depth, wonderful effect and light. I'm learning from you..again ;-)
Very well done!
P.S. What was your exposure bias, with the 3 second exposure and these lighting conditions?

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• Runnerduck (1847)
• [2006-03-23 9:09]

What an image! Love the rock in the fg, with the pebbles (small rocks?) just visible under the water, and the colour of the mountains in the bg, stunning.
The portrait comp really works for me as well.
A great shot Paul, thanks for posting.

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-03-23 9:22]

Hello Paul!
Magnificent landscape.Effects of slow shutter speed and wide angle view are amazing.I liked large DOF,POV,framing and composition also.Thanks for sharing this beauty...:-)

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• recepyuksel (1644)
• [2006-03-23 10:03]

I LIKE THE LONG EXPOSURE EFFECT ON WATER AND WARM SUNSET LIGHTS ON MOUNTAINS..
GREAT COMPOSITION
BEST WISHES

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• pvs (11099)
• [2006-03-23 10:21]

Hej Paul,

What a great composition ,like it a lot and thanks for the interesting note,

Paul

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• maurizio50 (819)
• [2006-03-23 11:15]

Great landscape!! Perfect
Maurizio

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• aphoto4you (91)
• [2006-03-23 11:21]

OUTSTANDING....love the composition......its all about long exposure capabilities.....that makes shots like this outstanding...

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• thistle (9152)
• [2006-03-23 11:39]

Hello Paul,
I've already said what I think about this picture. Anyway, nobody can beat Manyee in the critique ;)

This is really something special.
I love it!

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• ramthakur (24051)
• [2006-03-23 11:50]

Hi Paul!
To me, this is one of those rare photographs on this site that make most of us look like rank amateurs.
This is the perfection of photography as an art form. So I will desist from flinging cliches at it.
Thanks for sharing this gem with us.
Deep regards.
Ram

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• coasties (27492)
• [2006-03-23 12:19]

Hi Paul

Well done on a great shot. Everything here looks technically excellent. You have composed it well, with good light, perfect long reaching low POV and beautifully saturated colours. DoF is superb. A valuable contribution to the site. :-)

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• rimas (3795)
• [2006-03-23 13:07]

Great artistic job. Superb composition, beautiful saturated colors, wonderful effect of long exposure,perfect soft lighting. This is the best what is possible to do.
Thanks

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• tinman (2663)
• [2006-03-23 13:09]

Excellent work! Well done

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• CaptiveLight (1121)
• [2006-03-23 13:09]

Nice light and colour... for a hurried shot you did very well Paul.

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• emmari (3093)
• [2006-03-23 13:14]
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Everything is perfect. The wide-angle is perfectly well controlled and so the exposure (did you use a a ND grad?).
Nothing to add.
Regards.
Emmanuel

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• Janice (17183)
• [2006-03-23 14:30]

Hi Paul, stunning shot. Your exposure time has given you excellent results. And so has your POV from the water's edge. You timed the sun just right. Well done, it is beautiful,
Janice

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• wallhalla15 (13787)
• [2006-03-23 15:03]

Hello Paul,
this landscape is brilliant!
Excellent exposure, sharpness and fantastic colours/lighting. This is an excellent composition. Thank you for posting.
Gr.
Heinz

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• aido (4048)
• [2006-03-23 15:30]
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Hi Paul,
"This is the best I could do" :-) It's a truly great shot. An excellent landscape, beautiful colours and details, shutter speed is spot-on, just a fantastic image.
Regards,
Adrian

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• wishnugaruda (13860)
• [2006-03-23 16:06]

Hi Paul,
this is phantastic, I love the silky effect and the warm colours, excellent shot, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• AndyB (3978)
• [2006-03-23 16:32]

Hello Paul,
This is a great shot.
Excellent exposure,very good composition and POV.
The sunlight on the mountains looks superb.
You should send this to the Lakeland tourist board, its worthy as a cover shot for one of their brochures.
Excellent work.
TFS

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• AnimalExplorer (8292)
• [2006-03-23 17:22]

Excellent shot Paul! This one looks like a magazine cover. It's a very pleasant image. Everything is great about this image. :)

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• liquidsunshine (11474)
• [2006-03-23 18:12]

A bit of a late one. So just a quick visit.
Well worth a big smiley.
Thanks for posting, have a great weekend Paul.

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• Xplorator (7604)
• [2006-03-23 18:28]

Wonderful photo, composition and technically wise! Thanks for sharing - Xplorator Radu

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• jossim (11868)
• [2006-03-23 20:35]

Bonsoir Paul,

Excellente photo,j'aime bien l'effet qu'a donné le longue exposition dans leau et le merveilleux éclairage sur les montagne au loin. Félicitation pour cette belle composition très agréable à regarder.


Merci pour l'envoie!



joseph

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• manyee (19602)
• [2006-03-24 0:28]
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A gorgeous scene, Paul.
The light of the setting sun on the mountains is warm and beautiful, a striking balance to the cool mysterious gray of the foreground. Another contrast is the crisp details on the snow-capped peaks and the soft blurriness of the rocks under water created by the long exposure. Then... the strong, shiny, sharp big rocks that stand out from the running water. A brilliant composition. TFS. : )

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• peter_stoeckl (9361)
• [2006-03-24 5:46]

Hi Paul,
excitingly strong depth.
Beautiful colour contrast of warm yellow and red spots against prevalent chilly blues.
Delightfully silent landscape - not a trace of panic to be felt.
Very instructive notes, well told.
Thanks and regards,
Peter

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• scottevers7 (12253)
• [2006-03-24 7:38]

Hi Paul,
A very good landscape shot. Excellent composition in the portrait mode. Great use of the rocks in the foreground. The long exposure has really added a beautiful effect to the water.
Scott

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• luislourobd (2168)
• [2006-03-24 8:43]

Beautiful shot, Paul!!!

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• slrnovice2 (1197)
• [2006-03-24 8:59]

Hi Paul, you really are growing landscape wings :). This is a lovely shot. I like the muted foreground against the strong colours of the BG and the rocks in the foreground give a great sense of perspective. Lovely details and composition. Great stuff :)

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• FabioNunes (52)
• [2006-03-24 9:37]
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• CTP (3183)
• [2006-03-25 1:25]

Hi Paul,
This is excellent landscape composition.
I like your pov,exposure,sharpness,focus,colors,note,frame,lighting and dof.Well Done.TFS
Cheers,
Chris

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• pablominto (15388)
• [2006-03-25 3:12]

Hi Paul,
A beautiful landscape, captured at exactly the right moment when the sun kissing the mountains goodnight..!
A very pleasant composition with low POV and the rocks in front...
Good colours and details!
Regards,
Pablo -

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• glazzaro (4497)
• [2006-03-25 11:57]

A breath taking view, well caught and presented.

Greg

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• sAner (4742)
• [2006-03-25 14:21]
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Excellent shot Paul. The light is great and the long shutter time effect looks great. I wish I had such a beautiful scene in my neighbourhood. I must visit the lake district some time. Would september be a good month to visit? TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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• anavazao (3829)
• [2006-03-26 17:33]

wow,
another great shot! You are an artist! The water have a great effect, colours, details, POV...
I have no words...
Thanks Ana:)

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• Dando (3052)
• [2006-03-27 7:15]

Hi Paul, haven't got much time these days so struggling to keep up with my critiques. Anway this picture is amazing. The colours, detail, POV, perspective, soft focus of the water are all outstanding. TFS.
Dean.

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• Signal-Womb (10869)
• [2006-03-28 6:58]

Very nice capture Paul with good foreground details and motion blur on the water. Great light, well done.

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• livios (16850)
• [2006-03-29 22:51]

Paul, this is a painting. Congratulations.

Great dof, great colors.

A stunning image with an excellent composition.

A pleasure to check.

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• chiliu (6414)
• [2006-03-30 21:29]

Hi Paul,
Fantastic shot!
Beautiful image with excellent composition.
Thanks for sharing!

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• cedryk (4949)
• [2006-04-01 16:12]

Hello Paul!
Anothe wonderful shot of a British landscape. Perfect perspective, and amazing light! Makes me missing British Isles a lot. I love hiking in such areas!
Best greetings,
Michal

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• Comandante (1403)
• [2006-04-03 11:14]

Hello Paul!
Wonderful landscape.Clear details,large DOF,framing and composition are perfect.Thanks for sharing.

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• klemmg (1719)
• [2006-04-04 16:20]

Hi Paul,
a wonderful landscape, love the diagonals and zigzag compositional elements. Also the repetition of the "two humps" motive with the two mountains(BG)/two stones (MG)/two knobs in the stone (FG).
Wonderful colours, the warm/cold contrast brings them really out.
Regards,
Gabi

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• annagrace (2992)
• [2006-04-04 16:52]

Stunning capture of a beautiful landscape. The wide angle lens give it a mystical appearance. Well done, Paul!

Alli

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• pompey (2762)
• [2006-04-12 13:55]

Just checking Paul,

Still doing the business I see.
A real cracker, perfect exposure and wonderfully composed.
Thanks for sharing.
Michael.

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• Aramok (4795)
• [2006-04-19 11:13]

February in the Lakes - not a time to miss. Knowing the road you will have had to drive to get to this spot, I can only imagine you were praying that you didn't meet too many people coming in the other direction.

Fantastic shot, missed going there this year - usually camp either a tad further up the lake, or over at Seathwaite on the otherside. Good access to excellent scenery.

Fantastic angle, and composition. All that panic paid off - can only guess that there was a graduated filter in there as well? Light round there is very trickey and it is all too easy to end up underexposed on the rocks...

Emma

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• Kris (1806)
• [2006-04-21 15:58]

Hi Paul,
Next great shot. I like the composition and prespective and point of view. Good light and sharpness. Great sky. Good job!
Regards, Krzysztof.

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• eleana (2105)
• [2006-04-22 9:38]

Hello Paul,
stunning photo, so great colours and light on the top of mountain. Good seen playing of light and shadow, and foggy effect on the bottom is amazing too.
Best wishes,
Elena

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• Athila (1503)
• [2006-04-22 20:47]

Hi Paul!

Splendid landscape. You did a wandefull use of the WA lens. DOF and perspctive are great. Good sharpness all over, perfect exposure.

Great shot and TFS.

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• EOSF1 (20421)
• [2006-04-25 8:42]

Hi Paul, wonderful shot, very artistic, no flaws just beauty. Thanks.

Mario

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• extramundi (12682)
• [2006-05-15 11:08]

I am glad my vote gives the 100th point to this one. Beautifully taken, and beautifully postprocessed, art is here!
Very good job and a lot of envy on your lens, my friend.
Best regards, Felipe.

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• Daniboy (150)
• [2006-05-20 19:12]

Bonjour Paul Prince ,

Une très belle image, belle compo, du beau travail très soigné, félicitation !

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• mrferrari (191)
• [2006-06-22 10:28]

Incredible picture! I love the effect of the 3 second shutter speed! The lighting and detail are wonderful and your framing is perfect. I wouldn't change a thing. TFS!

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• mario-roberto (2623)
• [2006-06-22 10:52]

Great shot with lovely exposure! The composition is superb. Good colours and fabulous scenery. I especially like the scattered rocks and the good depth of field. The pretty sky and lovely hills also add a lot to the shot. Well captured and framed!

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• Demetrio (825)
• [2006-07-26 3:33]

Paul I just can not find the words to express how I feel about this picture. I tell you though when I look through your pictures I am missing the UK more and more.....

Demetrio

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• captainsgirl (4074)
• [2006-09-18 10:02]

wow I love it..your POV is awesome so that we can see every inch from the clear water all the way up through the mountains to that beautiful sky. Excellent , glad you got it!
TFS
Donna :o)

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• dougsphotos (761)
• [2006-10-05 16:44]

Hi Paul,

Just stumbled on this shot in the "100 points+" group - very impressive and very worthy! This is an amazing shot, very amusing that it was "the best you could do" - a lot of people would be very happy with a shot like this!!!
I love the composition and the execution, great DOF and exposure, and lovely contrasting colours. I love the effect of the long shutter speed too softening the water.

Great work, TFS, Doug

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• dreams (81)
• [2007-01-12 6:23]

merci pour le partage.
et la lecon de photo

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• makkak (65)
• [2007-03-17 7:16]

great... just great. it looks like HDR...

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• SynergiA (270)
• [2007-05-15 4:23]

Wow... spettacolare!

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• ewiczek (803)
• [2007-10-04 20:14]

wonderfull landscape photo, nice capture and color

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• zahoor_salmi (880)
• [2008-08-11 4:37]

Effects of slow shutter speed and wide angle view are amazing.