Woodland stream

[Ndukes]

This is the Shankill River in North County Wicklow which flows through a small wood before joining the River Liffey.


Nikon Df with Nikkor 16-35 f4 at 20mm. 1/20 at f11, iso 140-2200 (3 exp.HDR)

[John 2]

What a lovely peaceful place Neville. Nicely captured. I like the way you have been brave enough to go for a tall thin crop. Works well.

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured.

[Ndukes]

Thank you John and John 2. Three more from the same trip last Thursday to one of my favourite locations at this time of year when Autumn colours begin to show. It's hard to believe that this location, named Cloughlea, is only roughly 30 minutes drive from Dublin City Centre.


Nikon Df with Nikkor 16-35 f4 at 16mm. 1/15 at f11, iso 560-2200 (3 exp.HDR)



Nikon Df with Nikkor 16-35 f4 at 32mm. 1/30 at f16, iso 140-2000 (3 exp.HDR)



Nikon Df with Nikkor 16-35 f4 at 16mm. 1/15 at f16, iso 560

[bnnrcn]

Very nice images Neville, I also like the PP work

[NorthernFocus]

Nice set of images, Neville, which provides a sense of the place. The first image is my favorite. Well done.

[Wandjina]

I like the first photo the best. It looks like a good place to rest one's weary feet in the cool water!

[Ndukes]

Thank you Binnur, Dan and Martin for your feedback. These were my first serious attempts at HDR using CS6 HDR Pro. I found it a bit tricky at first but have now developed a system and saved it as an 'Action' to streamline my workflow. This location is on the northern slopes of a valley carved out over millennia by the River Liffey (which flows out through Dublin City) in its early stages. The terrain is mainly peat bog with some conifer plantation here and there. This roughly 0.5 square mile of beech wood with the stream running through is a beautiful feature which shows off its best colour in Autumn.

And you are right Martin, the water although tinted brown from the peat is very clear and refreshing. As this stream joins the Liffey at this point some of it probably goes into the mix at the famous Guinness Brewery at Saint James's Gate in Dublin.

[IzzieK]

Great shots, Neville...I particularly like the colours of autumn leaves in the stonetops and the moss.Hard to choose a favourite.

[Ndukes]

Many thanks Izzie for your kind feedback. It's a wonderful place to just wander about with camera at any time of the year.

It seemed to me that it was like standing in a great gothic cathedral with the trees arching above me and I wanted to capture the real sense of being wrapped around by the scenery. So I took two shots using my 16-35 lens at 16mm to merge vertically into a square format image. There was so much geometric distortion that CS6's Photomerge couldn't really handle it without producing a really oddly shaped image. A lot of pulling and dragging using the 'Warp' function was required (along with a large mug of tea) to re-shape the image back to what I 'saw'.

So, for what its worth, this is it.


Nikon Df with Nikkor 16-35 f4 at 16mm. 1/15 at f11, iso 180 & 1100. (2 exp. merged)