Old Man of Storr

It has a cold and melancholy feeling with those lovely moody conditions. I do think the Old Man has a bit more impact from the 'usual' angle, however.

Processing looks good. Like Floris suggests, another angle might be good.

Is it possible to get a bit more feedback in relation to this. As Floris has said below it does have more impact from the usual angle but why take the 'usual' shot as several other photographers before me? I could have got to the other angle and lost the nice light illuminating the sanctory area behind the Storr. For example do you think I should have waited for a potentially better sky to make the landscape stand out more?

Thanks again - Ian

Ian,

Only thru NPN am I even familiar with this name and location; however it's not common enough for me to be able to recognize this or even know it's more iconic viewpoint, so from that regard I can't comment on the "usual" angle. I can say kudos for wanting to find a different angle.

Now I'm assuming the "Old Man" is the dark rock tower? It surely stands out nicely against the snowy and sunlit areas of the scene. I think this works well. Having said that, it also seems to me that because of the conditions in the sky, you have given it a bit more prominence than the rocky formations and mountains that seem to be the landmarks here. Nothing wrong with that of course, but I find myself asking, which was more important to the photographer, the Old Man Storr, or the sky? Although the crop I'm thinking of still shows quite a bit of sky, I'm thinking of a square crop coming mostly in from the left, but also a tad from the right. Mostly to remove some of the bright sky on the left edge that really doesn't add anything.

anyway, just some thoughts. I think it's a nice capture.

Lon