Over the sea to Skye...

[keith richardson]

Hi everyone,
Well the holidays are over for another year, well for me at least.
This year I went to Skye and I would recommend it to anyone who owns a camera, and a stout pair of walking boots, and a large petrol tank for the driving.
The resultant images can be found from the link below for anyone who cares to take a look, although I am sure you will all come across some of these in this upcoming years round of competitions.
http://www.keithrichardsonphotography.c ... 08234.html

( and not an HDR in site..)
Unfortunately some of the panoramic shots don't come across too well due to site limitations.

Best regards, keith.

[Tracey McGovern]

Stunning work Keith, I'm sure you'll do brilliantly in this seasons competitions with these images. Good luck - not that you need it, I think it will be the rest of us that needs the good luck now that we know what we are up against.

Best Wishes

Tracey

[Paul Jones]

( and not an HDR in site..)

You are unquestionably the master of HDR at ADAPS.
Is this a change of direction for you, or did you simply feel that these images didn't need the HDR treatment?

I enjoyed looking through your gallery. I love Scotland and images of Scotland and I think you've done really well.
I've only been to Skye once and the weather wasn't brilliant, so didn't get anything like you got...

[keith richardson]

Hi,
Thank you Tracey for your kind and encouraging comments.
Apprently Paul we managed to hit a uncharacteristic sunny patch of weather that no doubt helped. Stories I heard beforehand made me expect the worst, and I was very glad just to come back with anything to show from the trip.
As for the HDR, like you suggested, these images didn't really warrant it, but i have also been having problems of late with this Olympus camera, ( which I mentioned in an earlier post ), with still prevents me from using a tripod on occasion.
But also when I do manage it, I find that the Photomatix program doesn't really have the same compatibility with Olympus Raw files as it used to with the ones from the old Kodak I used to use, and the results aren't all that impressive of late,
unless I am just becoming jaded..

Anyway thanks for you comments, and I would recommend without hesitation that everyone makes a trip there at some point, on the off chance that the weather is kind to you.

regards, keith.