[Markulous]

OK, some pics I've got in the last week of the area around here

#1 Corn Field
Taken a week ago on my journey up, just outside Ashbourne - the sunlight was coming across this field of, I think, young corn




#2 Farmhouse
A fortuitously built farmhouse catching the sun!




#3 Stone Wall
Taken yesterday, en route to Glossop - the excuse for the shot was the wall, the reason was the patch of blue sky




#4 Deer
Chestnut Centre, Chapel-En-Le- Frith




#5 Wall Shadows
Taken last night - typical Derbyshire evening light with the lovely shadows cast by the stone walls




Comments - good, bad, indifferent all very welcome!

[Dabhand16]

I was half expecting to see pictures of/from a raft!

Looks like you are having a good break so far.

#1 - super clouds and the corn looks great, but the FG shadow is a bit of a spoiler.
#2 - nice effect, but why are the trees not lit also?
#3 - like the layers and the sky is well moody.
#4 - FG shadow is distracting for me.
#5 - As you say, a typical English scene with great lighting.

[stepheno]

A very pleasing set showing off Derbs. The first two have it for me because of the sheer magnitude of the clouds which have exposed very well.

[P-E]

Lovely set Mark .......I've not ventured in to the hills this year yet.

[Markulous]

Thanks guys! Appreciate the comments

Now you see I really liked being in the shade with the light coming into the field in #1!
The sun was lighting up the farmhouse and that cloud, but little else (and trees were well forward of the house)

Get yer walking boots on, P-E!

[P-E]

Need to buy some new ones as my Meindl's have split.

Your shots above are certainly giving me the itch to get out in them hills

[Markulous]

Well, I have to own up: all of them shots were taken not 50m from the car!

[P-E]

Don't spoil the illusion ......I like to think you battled the elements for miles and hung around for some illuminating light

[Dave]

How do you process the shots to bring the clouds out so well in 1st couple fo shots Mark ? Very impressive

[b.van_der_dylan]

1 and 5 are my favourites. I like the clouds in 1 and the relaxing mood in 5

[Markulous]

Originally Posted by P-E

Don't spoil the illusion ......I like to think you battled the elements for miles and hung around for some illuminating light

Well, if it makes you feel better, it was perishing in the wind last night - to get that final shot!

Originally Posted by Dave

How do you process the shots to bring the clouds out so well in 1st couple fo shots Mark ? Very impressive

Ummm, v little, really. Use the excellent Sigma RAW conversion and aim to up the highlights whilst lowering the shadows - tho usually v little needed (or possible!), as was the case here.

Load into PS and a touch of Dodge and Burn. TBH, the "original" RAW and the processed end result are very similar. If it's not there to see there's little chance of "creating" it!

[Dave]

Well hats off to the Sigma ...am impressed as I said before