Howgill Fells

[Martyn]

I've just joined a walking group. This is one of my favourite shots from my first outing.

[GreenKing]

Lovely shot Martyn. The greens are so vibrant, which makes the photo.

[colinb]

Light and shade .... perfik 

[gknome]

Top shot Martyn

[ChrisLumix]

If the foreground was a different colour (e.g. a wheat field) you'd have a wonderful 3-band effect. As it is, I think I'd lose a strip off the bottom, as the dry stone wall does a good  job to lead the eye into that glorious view.

 

But it's still a great shot!

[Martyn]

If the foreground was a different colour (e.g. a wheat field) you'd have a wonderful 3-band effect. As it is, I think I'd lose a strip off the bottom, as the dry stone wall does a good  job to lead the eye into that glorious view.

 

But it's still a great shot!

 

Funny you should say that Chris,I took another shot a little further along but there was some distracting object in the foreground so I cropped the image. I then thought how good this image would have looked with a similar crop, but I'd already posted by then.

 

Thank you for all the kind comments!

[Martyn]

Should've done this the first time!

 

[ChrisLumix]

Should've done this the first time!

 

 

I do like that panoramic edit

[Korky]

The pano version is excellent!

 

To be honest, that was my first thought when I saw the original, I just didn't say owt.

 

Korky

[bugmeister]

Another vote for the panoramic! Also the dappling of shadows really gives both versions a wonderful look

[Martyn]

Thank you again guys; I'm gonna have to learn to sit on my pics for a while instead of rushing to post. I guess it's just the impetuosity of youth coming through!  

 

 

 

 

 

[Martyn]

Someone has just informed me on Facebook that these hills are known locally as "The Elephant Hills" or "The Sleeping Elephants" because they look like a row of sleeping elephants! Maybe I've just not had enough to drink yet!   

 

 

 

 

[NannyFerret]

Nice one, Martyn.

I like the panaramic edit too.

[Jon]

Lovely shot, in both formats, really suits the letterbox crop though

[FUJI]

Hi, Martyn,

I've only just taken these in properly.......

I like both, but must admit that the crop is a huge improvement.......you have captured the quality of light and the colours beautifully.

As you might remember, I painted a Yorkshire scene as a mural early in the year, I used a photograph similar to yours as a guide, the greens seemed to be overbright, and I worried about them a bit......but, looking at your shots here, I can relax......those greens really are like that.

You photography and confidence in your skils have come on leaps and bounds since you first joined us, having just acquired a new camera.

Well done you!

One eyed FUJI

[THELONGMAN]

I love the use of light in the middle ground, which I feel is lost in the cropped version, really good landscape,

 

Geoff

[CanonChrissy]

I prefer the crop by far, though Im not expert on landscapes. If I were to offer a little advice, a little dodge and burn in the shadows and highlights (very, very slight) especially  to create a more dramatic sky. might give a little more punch however, I love it overall as a landscape. There's not many landscapes that catch my eye, but this one did. Maybe it's nostalgia from when I used to walk in Yorkshire and Counnty Durham,before my knees let me down, I don't know but it did appeal to me, greatly.

[CanonChrissy]

Where else can you get the greens and yellows but England's green and pleasant land?