Iolair-Bhara
The Derwent Fells
Earlier this week the local media was waxing lyrical about this year's autumn display; Lakeland in particular.
If, like me, you turned up yesterday (3rd Nov'), this was the order of the day, as wave after wave of sullen drizzle bursts swept the celebrated landscape.
Going monochrome seemed to reflect my feelings for the day (you don't say!); I had no intention of photography in this light but, as the day neared an end, I suddenly thought I'd go back to my black & white roots & attempt something less fanciful; something more truthful maybe.
No doubt the technically unrestrained out there would transform this into something more dynamic; I, for one, am getting more & more fed up with Flickr uploads that attempt to turn our beautiful landscapes into grotesque fantasy lands that simply don't exist in reality. This practise would seem to conclude that what we have scenically is somehow inadequate & therefore requires a level of augmentation that doesn't answer to taste.
The bottom line is that these over-indulgences seemingly attract more attention - & much more so than competent & considered composition does.
But that's another can of worms...
The Derwent Fells
Earlier this week the local media was waxing lyrical about this year's autumn display; Lakeland in particular.
If, like me, you turned up yesterday (3rd Nov'), this was the order of the day, as wave after wave of sullen drizzle bursts swept the celebrated landscape.
Going monochrome seemed to reflect my feelings for the day (you don't say!); I had no intention of photography in this light but, as the day neared an end, I suddenly thought I'd go back to my black & white roots & attempt something less fanciful; something more truthful maybe.
No doubt the technically unrestrained out there would transform this into something more dynamic; I, for one, am getting more & more fed up with Flickr uploads that attempt to turn our beautiful landscapes into grotesque fantasy lands that simply don't exist in reality. This practise would seem to conclude that what we have scenically is somehow inadequate & therefore requires a level of augmentation that doesn't answer to taste.
The bottom line is that these over-indulgences seemingly attract more attention - & much more so than competent & considered composition does.
But that's another can of worms...