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Old Man Reflections

By dathersmith  
Following on from my Derwentwater shots I decided to use my 24-120 lens more, it's too easy to get into using the good old 10-20 Sigma for everything but sometimes a bit more reach is needed. So on Sunday afternoon I had a walk to Kelly Hall Tarn with the 24-120 attached to my D300, determined to use it and not put the Sigma on.

The tarn makes for a good shot but Coniston Old Man in the distance with a topping of snow just had to be included. I decided to step back from the tarn, zoom in to use it in the foreground and capture the Old Man and its reflection as the focal point. I'm quite pleased with the result and would love to know your thoughts. Hopefully you'll agree that the 10-20 is good but isn't the only lens for landscapes Smile

Thanks for looking.

Darren.

Tags: Sunlight Snow Coniston Landscape and travel Coniston old man Torver Kelly hall tarn

Voters: Morgs, chrisweyer, DLLP and 79 more


Uploaded:
16 Dec 2008 7:05PM
Camera:
Nikon D300
Lens:
Nikkor 24-120VR
Location:
54.329884, -3.094829
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Comments


Morgs 12 20 62 Wales
16 Dec 2008 7:07PM
On the basis of this shot, I'd agree woth you completely. It is beautifully composed.

Regards,

David
motorsportpictures 12 289 23 United Kingdom
16 Dec 2008 7:10PM
lovely reflection, and the colour, is fabulous...
scott
twainey 12 4 United Kingdom
16 Dec 2008 7:12PM
THE QUALITY OF THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS JUST OUTSTANDING, wish it was mine.................Trev
dathersmith 13 565 12 United Kingdom
16 Dec 2008 7:14PM
Thanks for the quick comments guys, much appreciated.

Darren.
newy17 15 273 United Kingdom
16 Dec 2008 7:15PM
wow this has it all Darren,,colour light reflections snow and all beautifully composed and captured with a light touch of the trigger Smile
ian
microchip 13 1 United Kingdom
16 Dec 2008 7:15PM
A lovely well composed shot with great reflections, you have captured the Old Man at its best,
Alan
iancam 12 23 England
16 Dec 2008 7:23PM
Cracking image
Ian
Mynett 12 142 6 United Kingdom
16 Dec 2008 7:36PM
awaome the rich tones against the ice cap is wonderful
Bodiewil 13 46 Wales
16 Dec 2008 7:38PM
What an amazing image Darren, superbly exposed, composed and handled
JohnParminter 14 1.3k 14 England
16 Dec 2008 7:41PM
The use of the longer lens here Darren and the composition you have chose is spot on but I feel its a wee bit rich and oversaturated for me, but only just mind.
I''ve been without my 70-200 for ages now, Ŗ600 and its been back twice to get fixed, pi**ed off.
John
dmhuynh72 13 44 3 United Kingdom
16 Dec 2008 7:43PM
nicely done. beautiful tones and lighting Darren.

merry xmas
Yung
Pavan_Chavda 12 24 England
16 Dec 2008 7:46PM
Nice image. Some great colours in this.
Pavan.
fraser 17 631 14 Scotland
16 Dec 2008 7:48PM
Beautiful. Very painterly.
martinl 17 269 2 United Kingdom
16 Dec 2008 8:08PM
Very nice Darren, and your viewpoint was obviously chosen with care.
Smile
doryram 12 United Kingdom
16 Dec 2008 8:12PM
Cracking landscape, beautiful colours and light, Rod
videotec 12 8 United Kingdom
16 Dec 2008 8:14PM
Very beautiful landscape , great colours
Pete
dathersmith 13 565 12 United Kingdom
16 Dec 2008 8:16PM
Thanks for the comments and votes everyone, appreciated, and cheers for the award Dave, you're too kind.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Darren.
franken Plus
18 5.2k 4 United Kingdom
16 Dec 2008 8:23PM
A superb landscape and well worth the 30th!

regards
Ken
User_Removed 13 485 13 England
16 Dec 2008 8:30PM
absolute stonker mate. Supreme work

rgds
Dave
martin.w Plus
18 603 27 United Kingdom
16 Dec 2008 8:47PM
For me one of your best Darren. One of those images where I wish I was there....now! Smile
dathersmith 13 565 12 United Kingdom
16 Dec 2008 8:55PM
Thanks guys.

I must say Martin that I was quite lucky with the light. I only had a couple of hours to spare and spotted the snow on the Old Man and didn't have time to go anywhere else.

Darren.
gnospellius 16 6 United Kingdom
16 Dec 2008 9:14PM
Lovely Darren - I went there in the snow a week or so back but got nothing to speak of.
Mark
Nickscape 14 708 9 England
16 Dec 2008 9:15PM
Beautiful this - lens has worked perfectly, has flattened the different layers nicely,

Nick
albinoni 13 6 1 United Kingdom
16 Dec 2008 9:32PM
lovely scene with great colours and details - real clarity!
Andy
oll1e 13 57 2 United Kingdom
16 Dec 2008 9:34PM
Thats a great composition Darren ,but that light and reflections are captured really well.Good use of the lens ,funnily enough ,i have been using my 24-105 more recently
Ollie
Buffalo_Tom Plus
14 2.3k 14 Wales
16 Dec 2008 10:08PM
Stunning image Darren.
Tom.
Sezz 16 619 15 England
16 Dec 2008 11:10PM
I like the reflection Darren and the shadows across those snow-capped hills!

Sarah *
ray_paul Plus
12 17 England
16 Dec 2008 11:17PM
wonderful landscape image superb colours well composed shot nice presentation-ray
Alan_Baseley Plus
19 384 3 England
17 Dec 2008 10:06AM
Superb,
Alan
andy210966 13 4 119 Wales
17 Dec 2008 4:00PM
Worth every vote and more - supremely good image!

Andy
leedighton 13 1 United Kingdom
17 Dec 2008 4:00PM
Fantastic image, love the composition and reflections,

regards Lee
Techno Plus
12 6.0k 8 England
17 Dec 2008 4:52PM
Quite stunning Darren, always enjoy the Tech info you include, adds so much to the shot..

Mal
JouŠo 16 56 Finland
17 Dec 2008 5:08PM
superb shot, Darren!

Jouko
Cormy 13 3 England
17 Dec 2008 5:12PM
An image and a half Darren.Magnificent.
Cheers
Alan
Scaramanga 13 60 6 United Kingdom
17 Dec 2008 5:57PM
Sensational. Love the colours, the light and the reflections.
maratsuikka Plus
12 5
17 Dec 2008 7:16PM
EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!
norton 17 2 6 Jersey
17 Dec 2008 8:31PM
Stunning shot.....................

Tony.
bazhutton 13 25 England
18 Dec 2008 1:57PM
Terrific view. Good reflection of the snow cap.

Baz
wamp 14 276 8 England
18 Dec 2008 8:28PM
This is beautiful. The light and the colours are gorgeous. Particularly like the reflection in the fg

Sean
PHOTOSIGHT 12 Isle of Man
27 Jan 2009 10:56PM
STUNNING IMAGE WITH AMAZING EDIT WORK

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