End of Days

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 7, 2012511 views14 comments

Taken on my last night on the Isle of Skye in Scotland and it was a very memorable one indeed. Not the most original composition but the stormy conditions seem to be the most photogenic and this was certainly no exception! Thanks for looking and please view large. Canon 5D MK2, Canon 17-40L

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14 comments

Comment posted by Shantikara Valuska on March 7, 2012 at 4:38 PM

... and the shores of Mordor!
Nice, dramatic image. Maybe the round rock in the fg a bit bright?

Registered on July 25, 2011, 38 Posts, 451 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 7, 2012 at 5:45 PM

The warm light and lowering clouds create a wonderful tension that helps bring this image to life. As mentioned, highlights on fg rock are a bit hot but that's minor. I really like the feeling of depth you've given this.

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on March 7, 2012 at 8:33 PM

Sweet light, love the moody sky too.

Registered on June 11, 2006, 113 Posts, 2116 Comments

Comment posted by Zack Clothier on March 7, 2012 at 9:30 PM

The stormy skies really set the mood here, and the composition is not bad either. I might burn down the highlights a bit on that round rock. Nicely done.

Registered on January 28, 2010, 343 Posts, 2257 Comments

Comment posted by Thomas Young on March 8, 2012 at 4:37 AM

Great light and texture on the rocks, though I wonder if they dominate the scene a little

Registered on February 10, 2011, 7 Posts, 55 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 8, 2012 at 1:12 PM

Sweet light and the sky really adds drama to the scene. Nice comp also.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on March 8, 2012 at 2:33 PM

This is one gorgeous place and a beautiful image to portray it. I love the warm light and the opposite blues in the sky. If it were mine I would decrease the warm whites of the foreground round rock. I find that my eye gets stuck there. Nonetheless a beautiful image Adrian.

Registered on September 29, 2009, 137 Posts, 2659 Comments

Comment posted by Adrian Metzelaar on March 8, 2012 at 3:50 PM

Thanks for all the comments. I have attached a new version with a darkened foreground rock.

Registered on August 23, 2008, 32 Posts, 84 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Prower on March 8, 2012 at 6:21 PM

An Incredible sea scape with great composition and plenty of layers of interest. A little over sharpened in places, but good colours throughout.

Registered on February 5, 2012, 24 Posts, 167 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on March 8, 2012 at 8:04 PM

Nice image. I like the repost much better. I'd even make that boulder on the right darker. Nice combination of the stormy sky with the interesting foreground formations.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 473 Posts, 7980 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 9, 2012 at 10:51 AM

Wonderful light and colors in this, Adrian. I really like the mood that the stormy conditions give this. It is a dramatic looking scene very well captured! Nice work!
The repost works even better for me.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Margaret Summers on March 10, 2012 at 11:19 AM

Not too common at all, Adrian! I love rocks, and these look beautiful. I do like the softened foreground rock, as it gives a better balance to the sky in the upper left.