The photographer is looking for thoughtful feedback on the image as a whole, especially around the areas noted below.
Feedback Focus: Artistic / Expressive
About This Image
Braemore Junction, Highland, Scotland
Wild spring weather at the old ruined house situated on the high moorland, Dundonnell road brought with it dense dark storm clouds loaded with hail and sleet. It stung the legs and back driven horizontally by the wind. I love this extreme moody weather and the additional slice of intense sunlight was very welcome. I braved the pain to get a series of shots of Fain house affectionately re-designated Ceciles house, named after one of my clients, she thought it a very ugly house.
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Happy to hear your opinions.
Technical Details
Fuji GFX50S, Fuji GF 45-100 zoom, 0.45 ND Grad, f/16 at 2 seconds, ISO 100
I think it’s superb. That shaft of light was worth waiting for. I like the water in the foreground and the texture of the grasses. The warmth of the lower half of the shot creates a pleasing contrast with the cool sky.
My one qualm relates to the bright yellow area to the right of the house. You might consider lowering the highlights there just a bit.
Hi Ian,
I am loving that wonderful drama and mood in that cloud laden sky hovering over the mountains. I also quite like that slice of storm light on the old house as it is absolutely magical and perfectly placed IMO. This was well worth braving the elements; along with a little discomfort; to capture this beautiful scene. I also enjoyed the accomanying story as well. Beautifully done!
Wonderful! I don’t know who lived in that house, but what a view to wake up to!!
I love the contrasts. The colors have a nice warm and cool balance, and the somber dark accented with the sunlight peaking into the scene is very attractive. Your efforts paid off handsomely.
For me, the right side of the image isn’t as strong as the rest. At a minimum, I’d consider a 16:9 crop, and I actually think this looks pretty good as a 3:2 as well. That might help keep the eye boxed in to those amazing hills in the background.
This is beyond wonderful!! It could pass for an Andrew Wyeth! That house is anything but ugly and so perfect for the rugged landscape. The FG is perfect and the house so well placed in the composition. And that shaft of light could not be more perfect!
The frame works for me with the light pointing to some mysterious distance. I would consider darkening the light area with a gradient as it approaches the frame edge, but I hate to even suggest any change to such a fabulous image.
Thank you Diane, John, Ed and Don, just as an amusing little aside, having struggled across boggy ground to this wee spot I had scoped out on a previous encounter, I had to return to the house not once, but twice, the only place with any bit of parking for a good few miles either side of this location is directly behind the house. The first time I could just see the nose of my car sticking out on the right side of the house and having returned to my chosen shooting location, blow me down, now I could see my car’s derriere sticking out of the left side of the house. Third time lucky, but my feet were drenched, it’s very boggy ground.
The weather and time of year come across beautifully in this image, Ian, and I love that shaft of light sneaking through the clouds. Everything goes together very well to convey the mood of this image. I do find myself wishing they’d put some kind of window or door in one of the visible walls as it feels to me as if a feature like that would add to the mood of the image.
Wonderful composition. The bog leads the eye to the already prominent house and then the shaft of light takes the eye in the rest of the way. The color contrast between the warm FG and cool BG and sky works well also. Great detail throughout. Well worth the effort (third time is always the charm) and the wet feet.
A wonderful image. Great sense of place. The light is great and I like the colour contrast, the warm colours in the FG and the house and the cool colours in the sky. I hope that your feet dried up quickly.
