Clouds and hills

This is the field where I shot the picture of the horse eye...

http://365project.org/phil_howcroft/365/2011-08-14

........it's also the view you can see when you get to the bottom of this path....

http://365project.org/phil_howcroft/365/2011-05-02

This is looking up towards Mapperley Top / Dorket Head and was took on a Sunday afternoon walk.

The image is actually shot through the gap in the fence that the horse came up to for it's 'eye' picture, so I was unable to avoid the bits of trees on either side of the frame. I was going to crop them out but that would have made the image even smaller.

I like the clouds and the hills. I 'letter boxed' the image because the cloud in the top half of the original image was a tad bland.

Hope you like.

[Sarah Horsfall]

I think the little bits of tree on either side work well, they give some sense of depth .. or something lol .. the clouds look great in b&w .. great photo :o)

[Juliette Packham]

great contrasts in this Phil. I'm just loading up some rolling clouds shots myself!

[Matthew Shepherdson]

Phil, this is great. Love the sky in particular.

[peter/zipp]

phil, clouds are never " a tad bland" - an everchanging bundle of weather and influence, bringing joy/miserableness/etc to our daily lives..
but i understand your comment , yeah crop it out mate!
i really like that little tree, bang in the middle.

[Pat Knowles]

Nice feeling of space here & I like the distant trees. Is that a crop of something in that far field do you think ..it looks a lightish colour as if something is growing? Other than grass I mean !!!!! Lovely cloud formation Phil !

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Ken Lemieux]

Big sky is the look!

[Mags]

What a glorious scene! Excellent! 5 stars!

[patsyj]

Beautiful clouds..beautiful shot!

[Sue Wilde]

Great sky and clouds Phil. Love the B&W, as you know. Good shot.

[John Brown]

Superb B/W image.

[Nadine]

I like a lot. Fav.

[Judith Greenwood]

It's absolutely great enlarged Phil - glad you didn't crop out the bits of tree framing the view.

[Phil Howcroft]

@sarahhorsfall thank you sarah, the little bits of tree seem quite popular.....i think we are sometimes a little too critical of our own images sometimes :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@judithg cheers judith, i'm surprised with the positive comments for this shot...I was very dubious about posting it because i didn't think it was up to much

[Phil Howcroft]

@deens chhers for the fave nadine

[Phil Howcroft]

@hobgoblinwychwo many thanks john, glad u approve

[Phil Howcroft]

@swilde thank you sue, i do like the sky .....glad it looks good to you too :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@patsyjphillips thanks for your kind words patsy

[Phil Howcroft]

@marlboromaam cheers marlboro :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@klemieux thnx ken i think ur right

[Phil Howcroft]

@kerristephens thank u kerri

[Phil Howcroft]

@happypat thnx pat i looked at the original image...the field is just grass, not a crop.....the only crop is the one i dis to make it letterbox. I think it must be the light that makes the field look different

[Phil Howcroft]

@sleepdozer57 cheers peter , i didn't spot the little tree...thnx for the spot :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@mshepherdson thnx matthew

[Phil Howcroft]

@sparkle thnx juliette your rolling skies are great too

[Allison Williams]

I really like the feel of this panorama. This is what I think of when i think "English countryside." And I always think a bit of foliage to frame a shot adds to the depth of the image.