Floating Islands

[Ken Rennie]

A couple of small islands in Crummock Water, Cumbria. Back to minimalism! Ken
PS I am changing the image to slightly different versions to see the effects of posting to this site. So far It has lost all of it's subtlety, perhaps the resizing doesn't handle all of the fine detail well but lots of false colour and thickening of the very fine branches. I may start a thread to look at this.

 

[AlanLichty]

The isolation in this is delightful. I like the mist/clouds as a backdrop - just enough detail for it to not be uniform gray.

 

[Jim Dockery]

Nicely done. Perfect sharpness on the island, with nice softness from the fog everywhere else.

 

[Amy Nelson]

Gorgeous very well done images! I love how it floats in the atmosphere.

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

What a very cool shot Ken

 

[Ben Egbert]

This is outstanding, I don't think I could ever pull off a shot like this.

 

[JimFox]

This is beautiful Ken! That is sure cool with the island.

As to sizing, the forum is set up with 1200 px as it's max size, anything larger then that will get softened as the forum software resizes it down to 1200 px. Clicking on the image puts it at full size, and it looks sharp when I click on it.

If you want to post at a size larger then 1200 px, then use the Media Gallery and post the photo there. You can then in your post link it from the gallery and people can see the photo in that larger size without any resizing.

 

[Ken Rennie]

This is beautiful Ken! That is sure cool with the island.

As to sizing, the forum is set up with 1200 px as it's max size, anything larger then that will get softened as the forum software resizes it down to 1200 px. Clicking on the image puts it at full size, and it looks sharp when I click on it.

If you want to post at a size larger then 1200 px, then use the Media Gallery and post the photo there. You can then in your post link it from the gallery and people can see the photo in that larger size without any resizing.

Thanks Jim. However when I download my image back from the website I get the small version with what looks like false colour moire as well as an overall softer look. I suppose the answer is to post at 1200px. Ken

 

[AlanLichty]

Thanks Jim. However when I download my image back from the website I get the small version with what looks like false colour moire as well as an overall softer look. I suppose the answer is to post at 1200px. Ken

I use a 1200 pix wide target for anything I upload directly into a thread post but often go as high as 1600 for panoramic scenes that I load into the gallery and then use the link for the thread. For the wide gallery shots you need to click on the thread image and then click again to have it expand to the full size. I posted a shot like that yesterday here.

 

[Mike Lewis]

A couple of small islands in Crummock Water, Cumbria. Back to minimalism! Ken
PS I am changing the image to slightly different versions to see the effects of posting to this site. So far It has lost all of it's subtlety, perhaps the resizing doesn't handle all of the fine detail well but lots of false colour and thickening of the very fine branches. I may start a thread to look at this. View attachment 14645

That is a positively fantastically mesmerizing capture. You know what you are looking at, but your brain struggles to put it into context, against the almost featureless backdrop. It initially looks like a manipulated piece, and then you realize, it IS a manipulated piece - manipulated by nature Super job on this one!

I am sure it can be disheartening to see some of the potential artifacts introduced into this by downsizing and posting here, but trust me, the visual impact is still very much alive on this result. I can only imagine how stunning the image is in its native resolution. VERY inspiring stuff indeed!

ML

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Beautiful image Ken. I also like how you processed it.

 

[Ken Rennie]

Thanks everyone for the encouraging comments. I do not regularly resize to 1200 px wide. The standard RPS (Royal Photographic Society) size for an image is 1600px wide and this is the usual size in GB in clubs and competitions although they are changing and asking for much larger files as cameras produce larger files and displays get ever better. The PSA still use much smaller files 1024px wide how they judge fine detail and subtle nuances with such small files is beyond me. Ken

 

[BarryHamilton]

VERY nicely done!!

 

[Joe Colozzo]

wow, love this shot!

 

[Ken Rennie]

You may find this alternative rendering interesting and I would appreciate any views. I posted the original image on a closed Royal Photographic Society facebook site (I am a member) and was asked to produce a more ethereal version so this is it.

PS The image was always going to be printed on textured matte paper so will be lower in contrast and softer than the digital image and may look a little like this. Ken

 

[AlanLichty]

The new version is a little less dramatic for the atmospherics but much stronger for the theme of a floating island.

 

[egrimm]

Too good!

 

[Ben Egbert]

I prefer the drama of the first, but both are exceptional images..

 

[Tom Narwid]

A couple of small islands in Crummock Water, Cumbria. Back to minimalism! Ken
PS I am changing the image to slightly different versions to see the effects of posting to this site. So far It has lost all of it's subtlety, perhaps the resizing doesn't handle all of the fine detail well but lots of false colour and thickening of the very fine branches. I may start a thread to look at this. View attachment 14645

Very nice Ken

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

I am in love with the first one!