Wild and windy ...

richiedean

Wild and windy ...

Out on a hike amongst the hills …. I followed this waymarked trail … pausing to take a few shots of the scene, I was buffeted by the wind, but, I held my breath and hoped for the best …...
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Clywedog, Llanidloes, Wales UK
Copyright 2008 Richie Dean
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Laminate print

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Wild and windy ... by richiedean
Wild and windy ... by richiedean
  • Alison Edge

    Alison Edge

    Bloomin’ marvellous!

  • richiedean replied

    Haha, thank you Alison :))

  • gordontant

    gordontant

    THe effect yo have done to this one richie makes me cold just looking at it… having said that I think it is very good

  • richiedean replied

    Cheers Gordon ….. it was a bit gusty up there !!

  • Gwen Wordingham

    Gwen Wordingham

    Wow, the rain looks like it’s engraved on the picture. I love it, great job!

  • richiedean replied

    Glad you like it Gwen :))

  • krafty

    krafty

    Wow…this is looking like one blustery day in Wales Richie..I just adore the rustic feel of your work as we can tag along and enjoy the view without the effort of trekking..Awesome work my friend..love it..!!

  • richiedean replied

    I’m glad I got back in one piece Cynthia ….. it was worth it though, to receive these comments :))

  • krafty replied

    Pleased you weren’t on a bike Richie…lol.
    Cynth

  • richiedean replied

    Hey … now there’s a thought Cynthia … with the wind behind me …. who knows where I’d end up !! :))

  • SnowDog

    SnowDog

    Love the look and the colours of this Richie! Great work!!

  • richiedean replied

    Thanks Randy … thats winter in the UK ..

  • Jan Piller

    Jan Piller

    Awesome!!!! It’s so dramatic!! Nice job!

  • richiedean replied

    Well thank you Jan :))

  • Irene  Burdell

    Irene Burdell

    Fabulous work richie.

  • richiedean replied

    Nice of you to say Irene :))

  • jesika

    jesika

    That’s a REALLY windy day, brilliant capture
    j

  • richiedean replied

    You can say that again jesika, thank you :))

  • Robert Hardy

    Robert Hardy

    Great stuff, that captures the effect magnificently!

  • richiedean replied

    Cheers Robert !!

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA

    Stunning shot Ritchie – love the diagonal, the sense of movement, the textures, the muted colours – and you missed putting it in the “Don’t Fence Me In” group!!!

  • richiedean replied

    Love your comments Rosalie, I’m gonna have to join the group !! :))

  • mikepaulhamus

    mikepaulhamus

    this is excellent, nice capture.

  • richiedean replied

    Thank you mike !

  • Franklin Lindsey

    Franklin Lindsey

    This is right out of Gone with the wind, classic Irish countryside feel, well done.

  • richiedean replied

    You know your geography Frank, we’re only across a few miles across the Irish sea ! Cheers !

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    This is just perfect!

  • richiedean replied

    Well … I cant better that Sylvia :))

  • geraint

    geraint

    Superb work Richie. Love your work

  • richiedean replied

    Much obliged to you Geraint, thanks !

  • BLYTHART

    BLYTHART

    Oooooh …. I can FEEL the cold wind …. beautiful photography!

  • richiedean replied

    Cheers Dave, you can see why there’s windfarms in the area !!

  • Jon C

    Jon C

    Gorgeous lighting and composition,using the fence to guide the eye

  • richiedean replied

    Cheers Jon …. I know all the tricks, lol .

  • Jon C replied

    Ahhh…its not “tricks”, its experience and talent

  • ktowers

    ktowers

    fantastic!

  • richiedean replied

    Thanks very much Kate :))

  • wdavies285

    wdavies285

    fantastic work

  • richiedean replied

    Thank you Wayne !

  • sparklehen

    sparklehen

    beautiful image!
    If that was taken a couple of weeks back, I lost some roof tiles because of those storms!

  • richiedean replied

    Uh oh, best check your roof again …. it was taken yesterday !!!

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    this totally awesome capture and work

  • richiedean replied

    Hey, great comments Sean, thank you !

  • Sean Farragher replied

    i would give my teeth for a shot like that

  • richiedean replied

    Too much information Sean ! Lol …

  • Lisa  Kenny

    Lisa Kenny

    Beautiful RIchie ! you can see the wind ~ amazing !

  • richiedean replied

    Thank you Lisa, be thankful that you cant feel it !! :))

  • Halcyon007

    Halcyon007

    Like the fence and wall combination. Nice to see what scenery i’ll be appreciating in a few years time when we’re neighbours

  • richiedean replied

    Cheers Stuart ….. I’ll give you the grand tour ! lol

  • LocoCow

    LocoCow

    Picturesque Vision…

  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond

    A lovely composition with a great feeling of movement.

  • richiedean replied

    Thank you Sharon ….. there was plenty of movement going on up there, I can tell you !! :))

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    Thanks LC

  • gemlenz

    gemlenz

    you’ve captured it well… nice one…

  • snurfdood

    snurfdood

    Great image – you’re very good at this aren’t you?....:o)

  • richiedean replied

    Nice compliment snurfdood, thank you !!

  • sasha

    sasha

    This is amazing – and so very wild and Welsh!

  • richiedean replied

    Thanks sasha …... very Welshy wild indeed !!

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    Cheers Gem

  • Dan Cahill

    Dan Cahill

    beautiful work

  • richiedean replied

    Thank you Dan mate !!

  • brianjarvis

    brianjarvis

    good shot…...well manipulated.

    bet you wore a tee shirt to this !!!

  • richiedean replied

    Cheers Brian ….. I did wear a tee, plus a sweater, plus a coat and a woolly hat !!

  • David Meacham

    David Meacham

    Not a bad little snap – you’ll get the hang of it eventually.
    Only joking butty – this is a great shot and captures the wild Llanidloes weather perfectly.

  • richiedean replied

    Cheers Meach, I’m trying my best ….... I think I captured the weather inside my coat :))

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    brilliant piece of work – there is so much to love about this… from the amazing tones to that underlying texture… stunning!

  • richiedean replied

    Thank you Paul, really appreciate your comments !!

  • cdwork

    cdwork

    Superb view! Amazing work

  • frogster

    frogster

    Wonderful image Richie

  • Tania Rose

    Tania Rose

    Great Artwork! You have managed to bring out the actual physical feeling of the scene with your post production. This really is a timeless piece of work. The composition, the framing, and the subject all in alignment. It even looks great as a thumbnail!

  • richiedean replied

    Magnificent praise Tania, thank you very much :))

  • Wendy  Slee

    Wendy Slee

    everything about this image speaks! winds whistling past (or was that roaring!!!) the texture, movement, colours, your treatment…. wonderful! Must have been hard work just walking into the wind, let alone holding a camera still!

  • richiedean replied

    It was a bit of a struggle in the wind Wendy, especially when it was gusting …... but as the saying goes …... we must suffer for our art !! Thank you very much for your praise :))

  • maggiebarra

    maggiebarra

    this is such a beautiful capture..!!

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    Love the fence beautifully done. Great treatment

  • marts1

    marts1

    Wonderful shot!

  • PPPhotoArt

    PPPhotoArt

    this is fantastic and I love the windyness to it.

  • susi lawson

    susi lawson

    Excellent, good eye!

  • Claire Armistead

    Claire Armistead

    Richie your work is BLOODY GORGEOUS : ) You blow me away everytime x

  • Min-Woo Bang

    Min-Woo Bang

    Wow! Wooooooooow! What a beauty this is. well done.

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Beautiful richie :o)

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins

    great image!

  • Sabine Spiesser

    Sabine Spiesser

    I love your work, it is great to see the painterly influence on your photographs. You capture and enhance the atmosphere so well.

  • RLHall

    RLHall

    Beautiful work, like the effects

  • Heather Hartkamp

    Heather Hartkamp

    Worth ‘suffering’ for Richie – just beautiful.

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    Thank you RL :))

    I was glad to find shelter Heather …. thank you :))

  • Tony Fallon

    Tony Fallon

    Wonderful shot …stones, wall fence and tree….what more do you need? A rare capture of what only the eye can see. You did it !

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    Cheers Tony …. I try to portray what I see, or would like to see, in an image, rather than leave it to the chip in my camera, thanks !

  • Kathie Nichols

    Kathie Nichols

    Oh wow… this is so beautiful Richie, it reminded me of the old movie ‘Gone with the wind” A perfect composition and capture!

  • Cherie Dirksen

    Cherie Dirksen

    Wow! That is stunning…great work!

  • justlinda

    justlinda

    Perfect image, love the textured background too!.

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Richie this is bloomin marvellous! What a great scene!

  • icypop

    icypop

    Ohmigod, that is so beautiful!

  • midnight08

    midnight08

    wow, superb work, it is marvellous

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    Thanks everyone … I appreciate all your comments :))

  • AlienVisitor

    AlienVisitor

    I like the way it leads you into and beyond the hill,tough going in that wind.
    Very nice work.

    AV

  • Ann Garrett

    Ann Garrett

    Beautiful

  • paulywog1561

    paulywog1561

    A super shot!
    Great lighting, composition, and subject matter.

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    Cheers AV
    Thank you Ann
    Cheers Paul

  • Holly Kempe

    Holly Kempe

    Absolutely superb!!!

  • richiedean replied

    Thank you Holly, glad you like it :))

  • midzing

    midzing

    awesome image, well done

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    Thank you midzing !

  • Craig Myers

    Craig Myers

    Great shot, love the effect

  • Rich Gale

    Rich Gale

    Very nice Richie, I like your PP it realy gives the impression of a windy day.

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    Thanks very much Rich.

  • Jacky

    Jacky

    It’s wild and windy for sure here in Holland:)) beautiful lines and depth in this scene Master

  • richiedean replied

    It’s nice to share the same experience Jacky, thank you :))

  • Rhonda Fulks

    Rhonda Fulks

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  • Rhonda Fulks

    Rhonda Fulks

    It didn’t work, sorry :(

  • richiedean replied

    Dont worry :)) You forgot the last !

  • Rhonda Fulks
  • Rhonda Fulks

    Rhonda Fulks

    Yay, it worked this time! Thanks! :)

  • richiedean replied

    Well done Rhonda, yee ha, thank you :))

  • Adriana Glackin

    Adriana Glackin

    what an amazing scene – just brilliant!

  • ltruskett

    ltruskett

    You are a master of the landscape, so very beautiful – like all your landscapes – faultless. :))

  • richiedean replied

    That’s a mighty big compliment Linda … thanx :))

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    Thanks very much dabble

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    This is gorgeous!

  • richiedean replied

    Many thanks Rosina, glad you like it :))

  • sticky

    sticky

    Just so brilliant, love the way the drystone wall just runs out. And there’s so much movement.

  • richiedean replied

    Thanks for that sticky, glad you like it :))

  • igotmeacanon

    igotmeacanon

    great treatment and the composition leads the eye

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    Cheers IGMAC !

  • Kelly Boyle

    Kelly Boyle

    this is really nice

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    Hiya Kelly, thanks very much !

  • Catherine Beales

    Catherine Beales

    I love this – love the movement and the colours. fab!!

  • richiedean replied

    There was plenty of blustery movement up there on that day Catherine :)) Thank you …

  • lunacy79

    lunacy79

    excellent shot mate.

  • Rinkydink

    Rinkydink

    thought I would have another amble through you amazing of & here’s one I missed earlier…....the subtlety is breathtaking, love the muted colours & the rainlashed texture

  • richiedean replied

    A pleasure to read Rinky, thank you .. :))

  • Jason Connolly

    Jason Connolly

    Beautiful job, well done…

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    Cheers Jason

  • Aurora Pintore

    Aurora Pintore

    I like this very much

  • richiedean replied

    Hello Aurora, Thank you for your comment and for faving :))

  • Torfinn Johannessen

    Torfinn Johann...

    Great shot. Wonderful colours, and composition. Happy easter.

  • richiedean replied

    many thanks Torfinn, happy easter to you too !!

  • Susie Wieberg

    Susie Wieberg

    Absolutely stunning!!

  • richiedean replied

    Thank you , glad you like it :))

  • TingyWende

    TingyWende

    This is fantastic!! (As seen in Scenery)

  • Craig Shadbolt

    Craig Shadbolt

    Beautiful piece Richie! I lived in Aberystwyth for 4 months some time ago and I loved the scenery and (at times) wild weather. Wales is such an awesome place!

  • Lenka

    Lenka

    Great photo in (and of) such a weather!

  • Dayonda

    Dayonda

    Yes, very much a fitting winner for the fence competition. By the looks of the tree, the wind is prettty constant and never changes direction.

  • richiedean replied

    I entered this into the contest on the eve of the closing date !!! I couldnt believe it when I was told it had won ….. a real honour.
    You’re right about the wind, its so predictable that there’s windfarms erected nearby !!

  • Dayonda

    Dayonda

    I went back to visit my childhood desert in California. Alas, so many golf courses, artificial lakes, green lawns, etc., had been built that I could no longer even find sand! They had also “planted” the first wind turbines i’d ecer seen because the wind was so constant in a certain area. We used to say that the wind only blew twice a year up there: Six months to the north and six months to the south. Looks like the wind out your way only blows once a year…

  • richiedean replied

    Ha, no, it blows all year, in the same direction :))

  • Cathleen Tarawhiti

    Cathleen Taraw...

    Congratulations Richie :))

  • richiedean replied

    Thank you Cathleen, especially for setting the challenge :)))

  • bensound

    bensound

    Wonderful atmosphere and treatment.
    That tree has so much character, looks like it has been buffetted for many years!

  • richiedean replied

    Cheers Ben, it certainly feels the full force of the predominant wind and has no choice but to grow following it’s direction !!

  • CateTownsend

    CateTownsend

    Your work really is outstanding

  • richiedean replied

    Thanks Cate, that’s good to know, I’ve a month long exhibition starting in june, I hope my viewers have the same opinion …........ :))

  • CateTownsend

    CateTownsend

    I don’t see how they could think anything else. Wishing you every success!

  • richiedean replied

    smiles :)))) thank you …......

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