Woodland Walk

Whipspeed · 02-02-2008, 20:48

Few shots from my walk at Twywell Hills & Dales in Northamptonshire today. Nice walk, nice place, but dim volunteer ranger. He asked us if we picked up after our dogs, yes I said & showed multitude of bags. He then said that he'd just seen the dog do a poo which we'd not picked up! Daft bloke didn't realise that lady dogs stoop to pee, we explained this, but he still had to check, see there was no poo & then watched us for ages

Anyway, here are a couple of shots.

monkeydave · 02-02-2008, 20:56

i like the lead in on the 1st

not to keen on the 2nd but hey thats life..

tfs

md

ray · 02-02-2008, 20:57

No1 is best for me Sarah...Ray

Whipspeed · 02-02-2008, 20:59

Thanks, Andy liked the post and said to try it, but this hasn't quite worked, it doesn't stand out enough, so I will go back to it & make it work

j sotelo · 02-02-2008, 21:20

I like #1 dont know about the color tone. its to yellowish

j sotelo · 02-02-2008, 21:48

just a thought....................

Hope you like it.

Whipspeed · 02-02-2008, 21:50

Yes I would agree about the tone, Andy pointed that out to me

Needs a bit of a tweak in RAW. Like the mono, unusually for me, but I love colour.

Charlotte · 02-02-2008, 22:14

Nice shots Sarah, love the perspective in the first one

Whipspeed · 03-02-2008, 10:21

Thanks Charlotte, that path was the only bit that wasn't thick mud

_MB_ · 03-02-2008, 12:21

Love woods. The 1st I can see what you were aiming for with that wonderful lead in of both tree and boards together but the tree leads out the way, the boards go on to that nice patch of sunlit trees ahead and then all the stuff on the right of the path is not really doing anything or interacting with other bits of the pic. I reckon that twisty branch coming off the trunk of the big tree probably would work as a good lead in if you shot at a slightly different angle, I can see path and branch converging, if that makes sense.

I actually quite like #2, though I think I'd have framed it up slap bang in the middle and maybe even have cropped out anything either side to make a long thin pic. Good work

Steve400 · 03-02-2008, 14:57

i like them both, especially the 2nd one!

simpbow · 03-02-2008, 15:08

Nice shots, like #1 as for the ranger ever thought of posting him a surprise present.

Rob Barron · 03-02-2008, 16:53

The first one is a great advert for going out for a walk in the woods! Lovely shot. I agree about the second one, just doesn't quite grab me. But never mind, I'll just keep looking at No1

Cheers,
Rob

Whipspeed · 03-02-2008, 17:43

Thanks for comments and critique, much appreciated. Always interesting to see how others view your work.
Post the ranger a present, now that's an idea! I could put a label on it saying this is poo

Ali · 03-02-2008, 21:46

No.1 for me, preference for the original colour version, but the mono works just as well

Ranger-type person sounds a bit vague... Perhaps diagrams would have been useful in that situation!

02-02-2008, 20:48	#1 (permalink)
Whipspeed Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1,306	Woodland Walk Few shots from my walk at Twywell Hills & Dales in Northamptonshire today. Nice walk, nice place, but dim volunteer ranger. He asked us if we picked up after our dogs, yes I said & showed multitude of bags. He then said that he'd just seen the dog do a poo which we'd not picked up! Daft bloke didn't realise that lady dogs stoop to pee, we explained this, but he still had to check, see there was no poo & then watched us for ages Anyway, here are a couple of shots. __________________ Sarah http://www.sarahbrookephotography.co.uk

02-02-2008, 20:56	#2 (permalink)
monkeydave Been here a while Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: shropshire Posts: 362	Re: Woodland Walk i like the lead in on the 1st not to keen on the 2nd but hey thats life.. tfs md

02-02-2008, 20:57	#3 (permalink)
ray Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,017	Re: Woodland Walk No1 is best for me Sarah...Ray

02-02-2008, 20:59	#4 (permalink)
Whipspeed Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1,306	Re: Woodland Walk Thanks, Andy liked the post and said to try it, but this hasn't quite worked, it doesn't stand out enough, so I will go back to it & make it work

02-02-2008, 21:20	#5 (permalink)
j sotelo Feet under the table Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego, Ca. Where the Surf meets the Turf Posts: 1,719	Re: Woodland Walk I like #1 dont know about the color tone. its to yellowish

02-02-2008, 21:48	#6 (permalink)
j sotelo Feet under the table Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego, Ca. Where the Surf meets the Turf Posts: 1,719	Re: Woodland Walk just a thought.................... Hope you like it.

02-02-2008, 21:50	#7 (permalink)
Whipspeed Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1,306	Re: Woodland Walk Yes I would agree about the tone, Andy pointed that out to me Needs a bit of a tweak in RAW. Like the mono, unusually for me, but I love colour.

02-02-2008, 22:14	#8 (permalink)
Charlotte Loves the place Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Romsey, Hampshire Posts: 5,795	Re: Woodland Walk Nice shots Sarah, love the perspective in the first one

03-02-2008, 10:21	#9 (permalink)
Whipspeed Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1,306	Re: Woodland Walk Thanks Charlotte, that path was the only bit that wasn't thick mud

03-02-2008, 12:21	#10 (permalink)
_MB_ Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Northumberland, UK Posts: 826	Re: Woodland Walk Love woods. The 1st I can see what you were aiming for with that wonderful lead in of both tree and boards together but the tree leads out the way, the boards go on to that nice patch of sunlit trees ahead and then all the stuff on the right of the path is not really doing anything or interacting with other bits of the pic. I reckon that twisty branch coming off the trunk of the big tree probably would work as a good lead in if you shot at a slightly different angle, I can see path and branch converging, if that makes sense. I actually quite like #2, though I think I'd have framed it up slap bang in the middle and maybe even have cropped out anything either side to make a long thin pic. Good work __________________ If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence you tried.

03-02-2008, 14:57	#11 (permalink)
Steve400 Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kells, N.Ireland Posts: 811	Re: Woodland Walk i like them both, especially the 2nd one!

03-02-2008, 15:08	#12 (permalink)
simpbow Feet under the table Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N.Ireland Posts: 2,496	Re: Woodland Walk Nice shots, like #1 as for the ranger ever thought of posting him a surprise present.

03-02-2008, 16:53	#13 (permalink)
Rob Barron Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Poole, Dorset Posts: 5,200	Re: Woodland Walk The first one is a great advert for going out for a walk in the woods! Lovely shot. I agree about the second one, just doesn't quite grab me. But never mind, I'll just keep looking at No1 Cheers, Rob

03-02-2008, 17:43	#14 (permalink)
Whipspeed Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1,306	Re: Woodland Walk Thanks for comments and critique, much appreciated. Always interesting to see how others view your work. Post the ranger a present, now that's an idea! I could put a label on it saying this is poo

03-02-2008, 21:46	#15 (permalink)
Ali Forum Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mid Sussex Posts: 985	Re: Woodland Walk No.1 for me, preference for the original colour version, but the mono works just as well Ranger-type person sounds a bit vague... Perhaps diagrams would have been useful in that situation!

04-02-2008, 04:10	#16 (permalink)