Assynt monochromes

[Ken Rennie]

Assynt has a series of distinctively shaped small mountains (2,000 to 3,000ft) that rise abruptly from the moorland. I was up long before dawn to walk to a small hill with a clear view of the mountains. Hoping for a calm and gentle sunrise but instead was greeted by a fierce and cold North Easterly with frequent rainy squalls. This series only shows the most Northern of the mountains. The dynamic range in all of my images was extreme and I am still exploring ways of processing them and this is my first attempt. Comments/ suggestion more than welcome. Ken

Suilven

Panorama of Canisp and Suilven

I split the panorama into three.

 

[AlanLichty]

I love how the backlighting enhances the layering effect of the hills and the nice rays of sunlight. I can see where the dynamic range in these exposures would present some processing issues but what you did here works quite well.

 

[Ben Egbert]

This is a great set. The first is terrific for the sun shafts and I really like the last one.

 

[David S]

I like the first one the best, nice rays of light

 

[Jim Dockery]

Great set. Love the layers and beams of light.

 

[JimFox]

Wow! I really like all of these. Great job handling the light and dark. It’s almost too much to take in all of these as they are really sweet. I need to look at these for a while to really absorb what I am seeing.

 

[Carlo Didier]

Great images! Even more appreciated as I know the area myself. Been on Canisp once (and a half; had to turn around because of a thunderstorm the first time). I'll be in Wester Ross in February and hope to be able to make it to Assynt for a day.

 

[beavens]

Ken,

These are wonderful - comps and processing are fantastic.

Would love to see panos displayed larger on the forums, though. I'm sure they are even more impressive at their proper size!

Jeff