Fairy pools

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 24, 20081,665 views20 comments

It’s been many years since I last set foot in a traditional darkroom were I would spend endless hours doing black and white prints. Back then I would rarely do any color, since things have much changed. But recently I have been drawn back to processing some of my landscapes in black and white. So now in digital world it feels as if I’m starting all over again and discovering the b&w possibilities and it’s lots of fun.
This was taken on the Isle of Skye in Scotland near the Cuillins mountains.

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Doug Dolde on June 24, 2008 at 8:32 PM

Oh man what an image. This is very humbling. Well done.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 305 Posts, 3900 Comments

Comment posted by Josh Mattson on June 24, 2008 at 8:56 PM

Wow! I love it Emmanuel, I feel the black and white really helps to make this a more powerful photo. Well done!

Josh

Registered on June 9, 2008, 16 Posts, 50 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on June 24, 2008 at 9:45 PM

Lots of drama here, and a neat perspective as well. Very nice!

Chris

Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent FAVRE on June 24, 2008 at 10:15 PM

Excellent dynamic shot.
The black and white process is excellent !

Registered on September 2, 2007, 37 Posts, 213 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on June 24, 2008 at 10:21 PM

This is really nice, and a perfect candidate for B&W. Very nicely seen, captured, and converted.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on June 24, 2008 at 11:55 PM

Very beautiful work. Fantastic exposure and b&w conversion. Wouldn't mind seeing a tad of a crop off the top to focus more on the cascade, which to me is central to this image and deserves more attention. But regardless, a mesmerizing shot

Registered on January 22, 2007, 212 Posts, 2737 Comments

Comment posted by Sebastien Lamadon on June 25, 2008 at 4:45 AM

Very dramatic and dynamic photo. I love the B/W process.

seb

Registered on April 7, 2008, 23 Posts, 97 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on June 25, 2008 at 9:29 AM

I love the B&W presentation emphasizing the drama of the image. Really excellent.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Arnab Banerjee on June 25, 2008 at 12:20 PM

Excellent b/w treatment - scenes like these are made for b/w and you did it very well

Registered on January 3, 2007, 313 Posts, 2270 Comments

Comment posted by David Cobb on June 25, 2008 at 12:21 PM

That splashing cascade in the foreground makes the shot for me Emmanuel. Dynamic and moody all at the same time.

David M. Cobb

Registered on December 14, 2007, 312 Posts, 3243 Comments

Comment posted by Sam Chrysanthou on June 25, 2008 at 1:46 PM

Very dramatic B&W! I really like the splaying waterfall and the molten look to the rocks. Only nit is I find my eye drawn repeatedly to the upper left corner to that dark patch in the sky.

Registered on December 18, 2007, 71 Posts, 1191 Comments

Comment posted by Edward Nunez on June 25, 2008 at 2:14 PM

Beautiful. I really love the dynamic tension here, and the black and white treatment is excellent. Great job!

Registered on April 19, 2007, 65 Posts, 711 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on June 25, 2008 at 2:24 PM

Simply amazing and great B&W conversion.

Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 25, 2008 at 2:29 PM

Emanuel,

This fantastic! The darkness creates an almost erie mood and almost looks like this from the land of Mordor! Great clouds, excellent comp. Well done!

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by John Lehmkuhl on June 25, 2008 at 2:38 PM

This is really beautiful - I love the feel from the landscape of Scotland. I really hope to visit here someday soon !!

Registered on May 22, 2005, 165 Posts, 2008 Comments

Comment posted by Ryan Shain on June 25, 2008 at 3:45 PM

This image has such a dynamic and moody impact instantly on myself. I can't help but explore this fine image. You did a excellent job with the conversion, and this image is simply a true pleasure to tkae in.

Excellent work

Registered on February 20, 2007, 226 Posts, 4571 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Gordon on June 25, 2008 at 3:50 PM

The conversion looks great. Im loving the drama. Got to get to Scotland..

Registered on May 31, 2007, 224 Posts, 1490 Comments

Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on July 1, 2008 at 3:25 AM

Wonderful shot, great conversion job. Any tech specs?

Congratulations on the EP, well deserved.

Registered on March 9, 2004, 285 Posts, 2277 Comments

Comment posted by Arthur Sevestre on July 1, 2008 at 11:15 AM

Very well done!!! I've been on Skye quite a few times now, but despite having planned trips to the pools, for some reasons it never happened so far (still intend to change that this year). I've seen several shots of the area, but this is without doubt one of the most powerful ones so far. Very well composed, perfect shutterspeed and the postprocessing has done a terrific job giving this a lot of drama. Wonderful!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 275 Posts, 888 Comments

Comment posted by Maciej B. Markiewi on March 8, 2010 at 5:36 AM

Nice image. I am really happy to go back for a 7 days photo trip to Skye this year :)

Registered on July 16, 2008, 23 Posts, 77 Comments