'omage to Galen Rowell (poor man's attempt!)

Good pix Poor Man,

Snakes remind me of the critters we find here in Florida.

George

Steve Orrell said:

It might have been a return trip to Simonside for us but
the prospect of some decent sunsets was something to look
forward to and I was determined to try and capture rays of
sunlight if at all possible.

Well you certainly succeeded this time.

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Paul's pointer to Galen Rowell's pic at

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was also in mind as I thought about things.

There was a section of the crag, called Keyhole Buttress,
that was looking particularly photogenic in the sunlight
so I ambled over toward it. As chance would have it the
brisk wind was doing a fair job of clearing whatever
clouds were around and I was lucky enough to spot an
opportunity to, in some small way, emulate Galen Rowell's
pic... heady stuff for a pleb, huh?

That's an excellent photogenic rock you found there. Pity
about the sad excuse for a cloud...

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You can see if I at least achieved a passing likeness
(bearing in mind it was full sun and hence totally not
like his at all ;-) here:

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Yes, quite a different type of pic in terms of lighting,
he's got a boring (well, black) rock and an interesting
cloud but you've got an interesting rock and a joke
cloud. ;-)

Actually I once took a "similar" photo back in the eighties
after buying Galen's book (in which that photo featured on
the cover), although it wasn't that similar, it was more of
a shot taken with his "in mind" as you said. Mine showed a
mountainside in silhouette at sunset, with a single cloud in
the sky above it. Admittedly mine was a mountain rather than
a rock (and it had no crack in it) and the cloud was
completely different of course, but it was similar in spirit
in terms of the lighting at least. I must try to find that
and scan it for you.

In the meantime you may have noticed a certain shot taken
during my Mynydd Du walk which featured a rather nice
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This was also taken with Galen's shot in mind, but of course
the viewpoint and the lighting were wrong so I couldn't get
anything similar to his composition. However at least my
cloud is quite interesting, and closer in character to
Galen's cloud.

Another thing that was in my mind when I took it was the
advice I gave to Stemc about not cutting interesting clouds
at the edges of the picture. In fact this whole composition
was based around the cloud, not the land. I wouldn't have
taken this pic if the cloud wasn't there, and even if I had
I wouldn't have composed it that way if the cloud weren't
there. The land elements of the pic are not in the best
possible positions, but I had very little time to create
this composition as this cloud raced quickly through the
scene. The most interesting photo opportunities are often
very short and must be taken in a rush. No time to set up a
tripod and take exposure readings with a shot like this
(although I managed to bang off a second shot just in time
after the first exposure was wrong).

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My favourite? Well, quite pleased with the above, but the
series of the adder are far better, imho.

Yes, good adder pics.

Paul
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Paul Saunders said:

Steve Orrell said:

I was determined to try and capture rays of sunlight if
at all possible.

Well you certainly succeeded this time.

:-)

mind you I was well miffed when it clouded over, 1 min full
sun, the next full cloud, thought my quest was doomed
because it was so early in the evening (this shot came along
quite a bit later)

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That's an excellent photogenic rock you found there. Pity
about the sad excuse for a cloud...

Had to take what was offered, m'fraid!

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In the meantime you may have noticed a certain shot taken
during my Mynydd Du walk which featured a rather nice
cloud; wildwales.fsnet.co.ukcraOpen ↗
g_cloud.jpg

This was also taken with Galen's shot in mind,

I did see that, and wondered if you'd had that thought.

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However at least my cloud is quite interesting, and closer
in character to Galen's cloud.

Now, hey!! Is this a discussion 'bout chance, or the full
but mine's bigger than your's monty?? ;-)

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Another thing that was in my mind when I took it was the
advice I gave to Stemc about not cutting interesting clouds
at the edges of the

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In fact this whole composition was based around the cloud,
not the land. I wouldn't have taken this pic if the cloud
wasn't there,

I'll give you that Paul, agreed it was definitely a cloud
worthy of grabbing your attention.... but mine had some
sunshine in it ;-p

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opportunities are often very short and must be taken in a
rush. No time to set up a tripod and take exposure readings
with a shot like this

Ephemera. It was a similar situation for me with my shot;
the wind was so strong that what clouds there were scudded
out of shot as soon as you blinked. Its often the case tho',
isn't it, see something worth photgraphing and by the time
you've got your camera out its gone... worse still if you
don't have your camera with you!

SteveO

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On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 23:04:01 GMT, George Fahrenkopf <[email hidden]>

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Good pix Poor Man,

Snakes remind me of the critters we find here in Florida.

Thanks. Snakes in the British Isles are actually quite
uncommon (unfortunately) on the whole so I was really lucky
to come across this wee beastie.

SteveO

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In the meantime you may have noticed a certain shot taken
during my Mynydd Du walk which featured a rather nice
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Cor! I've seen that done with cotton wool :-)
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