foggy duo
Victoria Park in Peebles in the lovely scottish borders just as the sun was breaking through the damp november mist last autumn….
My 1st go at a b&w conversion from a jpg using Elements 6 camera RAW …...
(scuse teccie talking – may have just swallowed the book!)
Taken with my compact Olympus SP560UZ,
1/800 sec
f5.6
4.7mm
ISO-50
My 1st go at a b&w conversion from a jpg using Elements 6 camera RAW …...
(scuse teccie talking – may have just swallowed the book!)
And a huge thanks to mikebov for his wonderful sketched version of
Foggy Duo (an interpretation) below:

Cheers mike its awesome and such a thrill to see!
:)))))
foggy duo belongs to the following groups:
Black and White Photography, European Everyday Life (add the place!), First Things, Landscape Photography, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Olympus and Four Thirds Group, Scenery, Sets of Two, Shots in the Fog, The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄, The Compact Group *ONE* per day with *camera details please*, The Scots are Coming, Trees - 2 images per day with trees as the focal point, You're Accepted and Your Magic Place (PLACES only!!) Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints



julie08
Great shot:)
linifer
Wonderful shot!
WJPhotography
gorgeous capture :)))))))
Julie Langford
Stunning shot. Love the ambience around this – the light is beautiful.
John Edwards
A beautiful shot
Anne Staub
Excellent shot!!!
KMorral
Beautiful comp, and effect, love the black and white treatment- interesting to find a tree with leaves alongaside one without!
Patrick Morand
Another beautiful one Maggie, perfect exposure for these silhouettes and fog rendition.
dinghysailor1 replied
thanks patrick this is a camera I really struggled with and which drove me to get dslr finally…but it came good that day… thanks so much for your great comments everyone – I really appreciate them so much ….
;)))
Kazzoom IPA
great capture Maggie
dougie1
good one maggie!
Tom Gomez
Very pretty image Maggie …
Craig Maguire
awesome maggie, wot a pro youv become.
:)
dinghysailor1 replied
..roflmao…. lol…not!! that tekki talk nearly had you fooled for a mo tho… kelby’s book is fantastic .... idiot proof for even me… hopefully ….tehehee..
:)))
cherylc1
gorgeous my friend!!!! XOXO
dinghysailor1
wow thanks everyone for the great comments :)))))
and also huge thanks to the hosts of the your magic place group for the surprise feature – its an awesome honour just now as the other features are just stupendous … do check them out…
:))
emanon
this deserves to be featured Maggie, well done and congrats. x
mikebov
Congrats on your feature ding
This is a bit like my dawn trees photo which I sketched as “The odd couple”
Would you mind if I gad a go at sketching this image ?
dinghysailor1
wow not at all mike – i’d be flattered and honoured! thanks so much!
Paul Gitto
wonderful Maggie!
DoreenPhillips
Brilliant Maggie….Perfectly Composed….xxx…...Sorry Ive not replied to your Bmail Hunny…x….Im not back home yet and Im stealin some online time from a friend…...hehehe…x…. PRESSHERE I will be back online in a few Days…XXX
Stephen Vecchi...
This is a great composition – it depicts one tree with and another without leaves. It has very good tone and lighting and also looks great in B&W.
MICKSPIXPHOTOS
I really like this a LOT, Maggie. Wonderfully atmospheric and just the right choice of B&W. Well done.
Pamela Jayne S...
lovely really lovely
Agnes McGuinness
Gorgeous shot, Maggie. Great depth and atmosphere. And awesome b&w tones. Agnes xx
dinghysailor1 replied
thanks so much agnes – it didnt have much colour to start with so seems to have been a lucky choice for my first try at proper b&w…
cheers everyone ! just thrilled that you like it and thanks so much for your lovely words..
:))))
Sharon Johnstone
Beautiful work Maggie!!!!!!
Robin Brown
Works in BW equally as well as it does in the colour version Dinghy!! XX
Béla Török
Great work, dear Maggie!
MountainHawk
Really nice shot!
Damien Taylor
Good effort Maggie, I like the different tones in the black and white. Ever considered CS3 or even CS4 now….you could play to your hearts content then? Mind you it’s not cheap!
Evita
Excellent B&W capture!! :D
Susan King
very nice work Maggie
FelicityB
Don’t understand the techie bit at all, but the end result is excellent!
dinghysailor1 replied
teehee neither do flick…..lol….and thanks for the lovely comment!!
debsphotos
WOW Maggie…beautifully done in b/w!!! And what two fine subjects you’ve found!!! *-)
handprintz
Just beautiful Maggie,lovely work
Danielle Knight
What a combination these two trees make…. very nice, looks great b@w
Mark Allen
Wonderful Work – Well done.
sendao
such wonderful image!great capture!
Jan Timmons
Beautiful foggy duo, and a beautiful composition!
Angel Perry
Beautiful Maggie!
The InnerNorth...
gorgeous imagery
Carole Brunet
Lovely shot! The fog and the light are beautiful.
helmutk
Lovely shot !
reflector
A great shot ! Very nice lighting and a great conversion. Congrats on the feature in the Your Magic Place group Maggie !
dinghysailor1 replied
thanks heaps everyone! much appreciated
:))))
AARDVARK
“Hello Sailor!”
Great B & W, looks good.
Lucindawind
fantasitc in B&W x
redcow
Perfect atmsphere to this shot. Superb.
Eva and Klaus ...
Absolutely lovely shot Maggie!
Really atmospheric!
;o)
Thank you for submitting your wonderful work to the Sets of Two group.
XX
Fran0723
Beautiful composition! Lovely light and ambiente!
dinghysailor1
wow thanks to imogene munday for the fantastic feature in the black and white photography group... just astonishing and i’m soo thrilled! :))))
Elizarose
wow, very beautiful.
reflector
Congrats on your second feature, that’s a great result in just 2 days Maggie !
dinghysailor1
hard to believe.. but lovely!! .... cheers… :)))
SharonAHenson
Lovely shot…..
Mar Silva
Maggie, what a great eye! How beautiful and contrasting!
dinghysailor1 replied
thank you dear friend how kind of you and soo lovely to see you here
:)))
ldeiter78
Beautiful photo Maggie. Congrats on your foggy shots in Sets of Two!!!
Stephen Thomas
Wonderful Photo! Stephen
Steven de Siow
Very nice B&W
Sam Fletcher
Simply and Stunning Photo!
Congratulations on yet another great shot!
Christopher E...
well i can understand why i had to search for the comment box on this one, LOVE that fog!! amazing composition and exposure
Christopher E...
Also did you know you can get a true black and white, while shooting in RAW and JPG? :)
dinghysailor1 replied
hi chris thanks :))) but my computer doesnt recognise my camera raw yet… :(((
Kelly J
Outstanding!!!!!!!! Instant fave !!!!
dinghysailor1 replied
thanks so much kell!!lovely of you!! cheers
Dragan Petrovic
You made me scroll all the way down to express admiration, but it had to be done… I am speechless- just love it!
dinghysailor1
oh thanks for visiting and am so thrilled you like it!!
:)
pyko
i like :)
the contrast between the two trees and also the BW contrast is just amazing!
Finbarr Reilly
simply lovely
Barbara Brown
Great shot with wonderful contrast!
Georgie Hart
Such a delight to behold, perfectly composed and exposed!
dinghysailor1 replied
aw so kind!! cheers georgie – thanks for your lovely visit and rootle thru my pages
:))))))
Georgie Hart
It was truly my pleasure :D
Richard George
Nice work…well seen,captured and presented.
schaduwvacht
beautifull photo, the composition with the contrast of a fully leaved tree and one with naked branches realy fits the chose for B&W
Pamela Jayne S...
in the Black and White Challenge – many congrats :)
Linda Sparks
Well, congrats to you, too. I’ve got no problem sharing with such a lovely and etherial image.
dinghysailor1 replied
thanks indeed for your lovely words and you had my vote!
-Whisper-
Awesome trees, beautiful work!
-Whisper- 26 days ago
Very beautiful and perfect weather so outline those awesome trees!
dinghysailor1 replied 25 days ago
double thanks for your lovely encouraging comments
cheers my friend
maggie
:))