From earlier this morning.

[CreationBear]

Ha, reminds me of the famous entry in Dr Johnson's Dictionary:

OATS n.s. [aten, Saxon.] A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.


At any rate, a great shot--those lochs make a great backdrop for everything, it seems.

[Kerrowdown]

At any rate, a great shot--those lochs make a great backdrop for everything

Thanks very much, aye Loch Ness taken from the front door just before the heavens opened, a fine Scottish Summers day.

[CreationBear]

just before the heavens opened

Ha, I've been rained on more than while on that loch, but I don't think I've been rained on more often.


A question--how do you go about exposing for that scene, especially with the foreground precluding (I suppose) grad filters? The fact that shimmery pool of light near the far shore isn't blown out has me scratching my head (unless of course they're marketing some sort of "Celtic Angst" plug-in or PS "action" these days.
)

[Kerrowdown]

how do you go about exposing for that scene

No grads, all in camera.

Just expose for the highlights (giving about four stops under on the foreground) lock the exposure and recompose image.

In PP, a slight tweak/boost to the shadows... just enough to give a little foreground detail, a highlight tweak/boost to pop the whites and then add a post crop vignette to darken down corners and there you have it.

[CreationBear]

Outstanding...there will be a brace of Belhaven's lifted in your honor (more, if I can find a couple of stout lads to see me home.)

[Kerrowdown]

there will be a brace of Belhaven's

There'd better be more than a brace consumed, unless you wish to be titled a lightweight and that's without homeward bound assistance.

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[TonyTurley]

Very nice capture, but I was sort of hoping for a peek at Nessie.

[Kerrowdown]

but I was sort of hoping for a peek at Nessie

No I'm saving that image for my retirement fund.

[savoche]

You won't get a peek at Nessie with just a brace of Belhaven's. You would need a substantial amount of something like this stuff for that...

[daacon]

A fine Scottish day matey

[Kerrowdown]

You would need a substantial amount of something like this stuff for that...

You just come in and pull up a chair, provide you bring that bottle I'll find the glasses.

[savoche]

You just come in and pull up a chair, provide you bring that bottle I'll find the glasses.

On my way! Well, we're having a spell of Scottish weather here now, so maybe later...
Here at the cabin I have a rather limited range of goodies to choose from. So, should I start with the Lagavulin or the Caol Ila? With some effort I might spot Nessie on holiday out on the fjord

[Kerrowdown]

So, should I start with the Lagavulin or the Caol Ila?

I'm an Islay whisky man, so I have a selection of Laphroaigs, Ardbegs, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Bowmore and so with yours that's nearly a Islay full set.

[Michael Piziak]

very nice photo !