Pine Tree by Loch Alsh

Pine Tree, Loch Alsh (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-35mm f/4 L lens at 17mm, Format Hitech 0.9 Soft Grad ND Filter, 1/40 sec at f/18, Tripod, Remote Shutter Release)

This shot was taken this morning just before I went into the office.  The early light was lighting uo the pine tree and Sgurr Coinneach in the distance and the clouds against the blue sky created an excellent wide-angle photo opportunity.  I took this anticipating that I would convert it to black & white but the colour version is good too, witht he bright yellow flowers of the gorse in the foreground adding interest, but the bottom left was a bit blown out where the sun was rising and the colours looked a bit false when I tried to tone it down a bit, see below.

Pine Tree, Loch Alsh (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-35mm f/4 L lens at 17mm, Format Hitech 0.9 Soft Grad ND Filter, 1/40 sec at f/18, Tripod, Remote Shutter Release)