Soft evening light on Loch Arkletby
geewhyComment by geewhy: Ed, thanks for the kind words, I have actually put more work into this shot than any other that I`ve submitted.(Both prior to and after taking the shot)
I`m not at all bothered by my finishing place..as I said in my write up..I didn`t expect to finish anywhere near the top.
However, I am delighted that far more people than I expected,took time to look at the pic and appreciate what I was trying to achieve.
Because of the geography of the place and the restrictions I couldn`t include paths or features which would lead you into the pic..so I hunted for a bit foreground that would echo the shape of the undulating mountains in the backgound and went for a horizontal "thirds" split.
I also wanted to keep tones exactly as I saw them..which meant a lot of manipulation to darken some areas and lighten others.
The only part I was unhappy with was the foreground which was naturally underexposed and therefore aquired a graininess when I restored it to a "real life" setting. However, I felt it was important to have the foreground brighter with tone and detail getting dimmer as it receded.The result is as near to what I saw as I could have achieved.
To the people who wanted a person or boat or were looking for a bit more saturation...my apologies, I can understand that these are personal preferences but they would have ruined the feel of what I was trying to create in my minds eye but I very much appreciate the input from all.
Message edited by author 2004-10-08 12:35:33. 
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