Loch Watten.

**Mystical Potato Head** · 12-Oct-09, 18:34

http://www.flickr.com/photos/northern_exposures_2009

**kara** · 12-Oct-09, 19:23

Wow stunning picture

**WickWitch** · 12-Oct-09, 19:28

I absolutely love that picture. So full of atmosphere. Thank you for sharing

**dragonfly** · 12-Oct-09, 19:51

not so keen on this technique myself but can imagine the original (if there was one) was just as stunning in its own way

**Mystical Potato Head** · 12-Oct-09, 20:39

Used to hate somewhat over the top HDR/tone mapped shots,now i love messing around to see what pops up,sometimes good results but more often than not,bad.
I like vivid and bold,whether it looks natural or not.This time next year i'll probably look at them and think "what the fffflipping heck was i playing at".

I've dug out the original.unfortunately photobucket is timing out on me.Will try again later.

**Deemac** · 12-Oct-09, 23:18

Works for me MPH. Great viewpoint.

**Kenn** · 12-Oct-09, 23:34

Works in a sort of surreal way can't make me mind up on it.

**Mystical Potato Head** · 14-Oct-09, 11:17

Okay,heres the original.

Got my feet wet as i slowly sank over my ankles on the spongy land.
Liked the sence of depth to this one

**cuddlepop** · 14-Oct-09, 14:17

Your tweeked version is very beautiful but doesnt look real and I love the original so I'm one of the "fuddy duddies"

**Mystical Potato Head** · 14-Oct-09, 17:10

The original may be "authentic" but to me it is rather dull and bland...Each to their own as they say.One thing i never do with any of my photos is worry if they look "real" or not.I try to get a mood/feel/look that I like.Call it photographic art if you like.

I used to do a lot of oil painting when i was younger so i probably end up processing my photos similarly to the way i would have painted them and that is what gives me the most enjoyment out of photography.Sure its fun travelling around taking the photos but its the processing that i realy enjoy.
Think i'm a photoshop addict.