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GCA3N
24th March 2011, 10:45 AM
Woke up yesterday morning, sun shining and though right lets do some exploring.

Since I live on the door step of possibly the best scenery in the world (I think anyway) what better way to spend the day, first up was Dukes pass:clap:

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To be honest it was like spearing fish in a barrel when it came to nice picture opportunities and the weather was just perfect.


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1....2...3....awe:smilewinkgrin:


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An amazing day out and an amazing part of the country, thanks for looking folks.

AndyP & Lenore
24th March 2011, 10:49 AM
Stunning shots Greig:thumbs up:. Especially like the two-headed duck:laugh:. Must be due to all the nuclear fall-out you get up there.

Some of those shots would really benefit from some HDR tweaking.:yes nod:

A.:D

GCA3N
24th March 2011, 10:52 AM
Stunning shots Greig:thumbs up:. Especially like the two-headed duck:laugh:. Must be due to all the nuclear fall-out you get up there.

Some of those shots would really benefit from some HDR tweaking.:yes nod:

A.:D

Cheers Andy HDR tweaking, please enlighten me.

The duck was a cracker, and like you straight away thought "a 2 headed duck, cool":lol:

GCA3N
24th March 2011, 11:18 AM
Tried a trial version I found on the net, very interesting Andy.

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Craig
24th March 2011, 12:28 PM
Nice pics Greig ;). It's a great part of the world :yes nod:

N16SHP
24th March 2011, 04:08 PM
A TWO HEADED DUCK!!!!! AMAZING! Ha ha, only kidding! Yeah I was blown away on the Perthshire Pleasure last year at the route we took, cannot wait for this year!!

euan
24th March 2011, 04:24 PM
You're making me want to move back to Scotland!!!!

Cracking shots and a stunning part of the world. Car looks fantastic as well!

Gismo
24th March 2011, 04:49 PM
You're making me want to move back to Scotland!!!!Your not the only one, still, seeing the snow on the hills kinda puts me off :Whistle:
75 degrees here :thumbs up:

Burple
24th March 2011, 05:53 PM
Cracking shots Greig!! Love them!
What HDR program are you using? I've got the demo of Dynamic Photo HDR, and had a wee play with a couple of your pics :D

Wanna see?

Stewart
24th March 2011, 08:11 PM
I know some of the spots, I take it you went over the Pass then was it on to Crieff??? One of the times passing the Hotel in the pictures was all done up for a wedding and looked even more fairytale.

Great pic's, have you ever done killin and the queens view, take the wee one on a summers day they sell ice cream next to the car park.

GCA3N
24th March 2011, 08:45 PM
Nice pics Greig ;). It's a great part of the world :yes nod:

Cheers Craig, no arguments here mate.


A TWO HEADED DUCK!!!!! AMAZING! Ha ha, only kidding! Yeah I was blown away on the Perthshire Pleasure last year at the route we took, cannot wait for this year!!

Me too mate be good to finally get a run with you, been a while.


You're making me want to move back to Scotland!!!!

Cracking shots and a stunning part of the world. Car looks fantastic as well!

Cheers mate:thumbs up:


Cracking shots Greig!! Love them!
What HDR program are you using? I've got the demo of Dynamic Photo HDR, and had a wee play with a couple of your pics :D

Wanna see?

Go for it mate, yes please. I used a free one called photomatix pro. 4.0, free trial anyway. Cheers for the comments too mate.


I know some of the spots, I take it you went over the Pass then was it on to Crieff??? One of the times passing the Hotel in the pictures was all done up for a wedding and looked even more fairytale.

Great pic's, have you ever done killin and the queens view, take the wee one on a summers day they sell ice cream next to the car park.

Nice one stewart, yeh basically upto crieff then back done via callander loved it. Killin and the queens view? need to check them out too.

Stewart
24th March 2011, 09:22 PM
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Queen's View Loch Tummel (http://www.visitrannoch.com/queens-view.htm):thumbs up:

Pic's I took a good few years ago....

On the road you went there instead of taking a right and going along Loch Earn to Crieff take the next right the A827 along the Loch Tay, make a route to Tummel Bridge (B846)and follow Loch Tummel and look for signs for the Queens View car park at the east end of the loch.

Bit of a drive but still a great run and great view.

I do the run over the Dukes pass to Crieff every year visiting friends, first few times they just looked at me when I said I had come that way, yes I could go the motorway past Stirling that’s quicker and that is the way I come back home but why not enjoy the trip there if like normally the sun is splitting the sky and its such a great road.

GCA3N
24th March 2011, 09:59 PM
Cheers Stewart will give that one a go next time.

gauldrymini
24th March 2011, 10:31 PM
Terrific photos Greig...

Love the one of the 2 headed duck ....its a quacker:laugh::thud:

GCA3N
24th March 2011, 11:39 PM
Terrific photos Greig...

Love the one of the 2 headed duck ....its a quacker:laugh::thud:

Ta mate.

Burple
25th March 2011, 11:54 AM
Go for it mate, yes please. I used a free one called photomatix pro. 4.0, free trial anyway. Cheers for the comments too mate.



I tried Photomatix first as well, then someone else on another forum suggested Dynamic Photo HDR, it seems to do the job a lot better, only donwside to the demo is that it watermarks your pics.. but if you use the right shots you can crop out the bottom where it marks them ;)

First one.. maybe a bit much on the hdr..

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I really like these two tho, excellent shots to start with!! :cool::cool::cool::thumbs up:

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GCA3N
25th March 2011, 12:14 PM
Liking them alot good effort Euan. Yeh the software I used also watermarks but I photoshopped them.

Stewart
25th March 2011, 09:30 PM
Nice look at the Detail on the rock, I'll have to have a play.

It seems to make the pictures very dramatic I think I’d call it.