The Photography Thread

[st4]

Some other French Lakes in the Alps and Pyrenees I have enjoyed. I am planning some further trecks to more distant ones for this trip which is under 12 weeks to go.

Lac De Abondonce (September 2017)

_DSC0736 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Lac de Fontaine (September 2017)

_DSC0828_Rendition 3 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Lac De Vallon (September 2017)

_DSC0973 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Lac de Bious Artigues  (September 2017)

_DSC0691 (1) by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Lac D'Oredon (May 2016). Normally you can drive up but the road was closed due ice/snow to had to hike the last couple of miles for sunrise

_DSC2494 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Lac D'Oredon (September 2015)

_DSC4813 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Pragser Wildsee (September 2017)

_DSC0925 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

[st4]

The Unique Pyrenees

A Cloud Inversion at Col de Tentes

_DSC1257 (1) by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Pic Du Marbore

_DSC1252 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

This picture doesn't give the best composition but shows you the immense height of the mountain. I was over 2000m high at this point.

_DSC1228 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

The Light wasn't quite good enough so I need to go back

_DSC1201 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

The range is full of interesting formations. Here I am further north near Laruns in the Ossau Valley. This composition will work in the late evening when I am back again.

_DSC0610 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

 

 

[gdh300]

5 hours ago, st4 said:

A couple of hunches. Blakey ridge in N.Yorks or near the Lecht in the Cairngorms.

No, afraid not, but I had been over the North York Moors the day before.on that very road!

[st4]

No, afraid not, but I had been over the North York Moors the day before.on that very road!

I’m going with the type of scenery. It’s looks like there. It’s not Glencoe or Skye that’s for sure or I’d be a fiver richer


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[st4]

I am enjoying the summer at the moment. Here was a particularly pleasant morning in Glencoe last month

I know this spot well, so it was a case of just setting up, taking a few shots as the light changed and just enjoying my favourite time of year :D

_DSC3566 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

_DSC3582 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

_DSC3587 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr[/QUOTE]

[65mike]

Hi all.🙂

Alas i cannot match your photos Stephen but i thought i should put a couple that i took in Southwold Norfolk a couple off years ago.

65mike

[st4]

I like the one with the huts. Lovely colours


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[olliesgrandad]

Great pictures Stephen. What camera (s) do you use. Currently I use a Leica X1 for street pictures and a Fuji xe1 when I want to have interchangeable lenses. 

[st4]

8 hours ago, olliesgrandad said:

Great pictures Stephen. What camera (s) do you use. Currently I use a Leica X1 for street pictures and a Fuji xe1 when I want to have interchangeable lenses. 

2x Nikon D810's and a battered old D800

 

Lens wise I have the best. The Nikkor 20mm F2.8, Sigma ART 24, 35 & 50mm F1.4 primes, Nikkor 24-70 F2.8, Nikkor 70-200F2.8 and many many lee filters and the 24mm Tilt shift as my "work" lens as I do a fair bit of work for some local estate agents.

[st4]

The weather has been incredible over the last couple of weeks. Here are a few shots taken during what has been the best spell of weather since May which was also pretty awesome. This summer has to the best one I can recall and such a treat after such a long, horrible and drawn out winter.

 

Torren Lochan (taken from the little island)

 

_DSC3658 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

 

The very last of the light at the banks of the Torren Lochan

 

_DSC3689 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

 

Sunset on the River Coe (taken this a few times this year but this is the one I am happiest with)

 

_DSC3701 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

 

Buachaille Etive Mor (one from last Tuesdays workshop where it was exceptionally still :D)

 

_DSC3752 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

 

Sunrise at Lochan na Fola

 

_DSC3722 (1) by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

 

Just before the harsh light at Lochan na Fola

 

_DSC3741 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

[Guest]

Great photography Stephen and thanks for sharing.

[olliesgrandad]

You have some great pictures.

Scotland is a great place for photography. The Squirrel and the woodpecker were taken on holiday on Loch tay.

The Jaguar is in the Motor Museum in coventry

[st4]

The Trotternish ridge

 

_DSC2642 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

[Ben01]

All great photos Stephen (and I think I remember you from amateurphotography forum?)

I have a thousand pictures from Scotland taken last few years, but not many worth to share, even less with cars. Maybe two with last GS, sunset with Campsie backgroud, and somewhere north of Ullapool:

 

[st4]

Been putting off working on this shot for a while - it's not my best of the summer from there. The light never really came through and this glimmer the only light of the day - shame really as the sky was epic and had it come through it would have been one of the all time great mornings.

_DSC3477 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

The same could be said actually of this one. Some nice cloud about -  but it was also too thick behind me when the sun dipped to do anything meaningful. It was on a 121 workshop and whilst the client enjoyed it which was the main thing.

_DSC3844 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Lochan Na Fola - this was one of the best mornings out...like ever...

_DSC3732 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Summer at the Torren Lochan - just sat here in the heat made my day. Not long after this the water levels dropped leaving a slightly unsightly muddy line between the water and the grasses. A few more clouds would have been nice perhaps but just being out in the nice weather was joy enough

_DSC3762 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Buachaille Etive Mor - probably posted some shots from this series in another thread but not this one. Been back countless times but none have panned out as well as this night.

_DSC3409 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

May Bank holiday at Lochan na Stainge

_DSC2469 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Two of the best of the summer from Torren Lochan

_DSC3781 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

_DSC3810 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

[Flytvr]

Photography started as a hobby for me but turned into a business. That sort of spoilt the enjoyment for me 😢

I shot my last wedding two weeks ago, so hopefully I might get the passion back 😀

I don’t shoot landscapes, but I’ll try to keep with the theme. Here’s a pic of my local town (using my phone).

And a quickly pic of the motor - 

 

 

[st4]

Just a phone snap of my wheels parked up in the Ordesa Valley Monte Perido National park in Spain.

 

Everything that is right in life can be seen in this snap. Great scenery, great weather, good car and camera lurking [emoji6]

 

Needless to say the cars been great on the journey down via the Alps, Dordogne and French Pyrenees over the last week.

 

 

 

 

 

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[GogCymru]

On 5/23/2018 at 7:58 PM, gdh300 said:

I can't compete with Stephen's composition, but from my back-catalogue of my mobile-phone Lexus shots, I offer this: 

 

Hopefully rich1068 sees this to see those winters being put to some use!

£5 by PayPal if anyone can identify exactly where this is...

 

Denbigh moores?

[gdh300]

11 hours ago, GogCymru said:

Denbigh moores?

No, afriad not matey. Lovely area though. 

[GogCymru]

26 minutes ago, gdh300 said:

No, afriad not matey. Lovely area though. 

I'm only guessing to find out where 🤣was it a warm or cold guess?

[gdh300]

8 minutes ago, GogCymru said:

I'm only guessing to find out where 🤣was it a warm or cold guess?

Cold!

It might be Wales though, then again, it might not... 😉 

[Big Rat]

A few from a recent visit to Singapore 60 years after I was born there........ it’s changed some.....

Oh and a few of Lexus Boutique Singapore..... just for good measure

Big Rat

[Flytvr]

Word association. Singapore - F1 - Yas Marina

 

[st4]

Just a quick selection from last monday  - for those who know me off the forum I'm still working on the France/Spain pictures from last month but here's last Mondays efforts.

Imagination nill but with the rainfall at least the waterfall has some movement in it.

_DSC3877 (1) by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Torren Lochan - to be honest not so sure on this. I had hoped for more Autumn colour but the tree's just looked a bit withered to me. Still, it was nice and still and a good place just to chill.

_DSC3892 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

This was altogether better and probably should have spent the afternoon here rather than at Torren Lochan.

_DSC3912 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

[st4]

Three B&Ws from Chamonix

Grand Jorasses and Mer de Glace

_DSC2752 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Mont Blanc

_DSC2816 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Aiguille du Grepon

_DSC2987 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr