Tim Parkin - Landscape Photographer

I was quite excited about taking this picture initially but when I got my digital test shot onto the computer I was unimpressed. However, whilst I was taking the large format version, I waited for the patchy sunlight to highlight the middle ground but to leave shadows on the background and to be diffused in the foreground. I also took three other pictures with light on foreground, dark background and other combinations. All but the first shot I took look terrible. The mixed light conditions looked wonderful though. Amazing what a few seconds difference can make..

One of the secondary reasons I took the shot was to try to get my head around 'compound movements'. This is the ability change the plane of focus to any position. Have a look at this blog entry to see the original digital shot and a description of compound focus.