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Old 10-07-2008, 09:54 PM
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Night creeps over the fields between Torrance and Lennoxtown as the last of the days sun fades over the hill.

Really has to be seen on BLACK. Honest!



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Paul my man you never cease to amaze me;Brillient shot very dramatic. you must spend hours over these images, pray tell how much of this is what the eye saw and how much work went into this.

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PM away, mate!

To answer your question regarding how much work went into this one, well, ignoring all the pre-shoot planning and the actual shoot itself, it was a 20 minute (or less) post-process. As you will see in the EXIF, the shot is VERY fresh (only just got back from the shoot). Just a highlight here and a touch of darkness there with a wee bit of curves thrown in to measure. This one didn't really need much doing to it (in my opinion). Sometimes you can end up over-doing it.
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Marvellously sensual for a landscape shot, and you are right, it looks even better on black. Well done.

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Nice one Paul, Gonna call you "Amy" from now on because you are "back to black" Mind you captain S is getting in on the act now!
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Wow Paul, this is gorgeous, I really love it, like Len said, "very dramatic", nicely done......
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Nice one mate. You have got this type of work down to a fine art. Excellent and I doubt anyone could match it with a similar view/subject.
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Staggering image mate.
If I had any money i would buy this.
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Very, very nice Paul

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