Preparing for War......., a photo from South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Photographer's Note

Another picture taken last Saturday at the Mediaeval Festival which was held here at Lanark racecourse.

Here, following an initial altercation, Scots troops ready themselves for battle with their invading Vikings.

Shot in RAW and converted and edited in PSE6.

All comments/critiques/advice welcome!

burGu, Clementi, graffer, ku-fotak-chtik, saxo042, lrw1966, Royaldevon has marked this note useful

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Beasolea (1712) 2008-08-19 17:14

Hello John,
Very good picture. Goog colors and characters.

Best regards.
Bea

angela926 (1884) 2008-08-19 19:10

Hello John,
Nice capture, excellent sharpness, beautiful colors, superb clarity and depth of field. nice expressions.
Angela

burGu (4840) 2008-08-19 22:43

Good morning John,
What I thought looking at thumbanil is; "Oh no, war erupted???" In a seconds I released the mediaeval details and wondered what is going on... :)
Amazing clarity and sharpness, very lively colors, giving the feeling of watching Middle Ages.
Have a nice day,
Burcu

Clementi (52514) 2008-08-19 23:28

Ciao John,
nice shot,the historical evokings are always very charming, for the attention with which prepares the weapons and the various equipment. very beautiful this photo with an excellent definition which allows to see every detail,
good job
Giorgio

marion44 (9) 2008-08-20 0:16

Hello John,
Great catch ! The first one really looks like Brendan Gleeson in Braveheart !
Very good sharpness to let us appreciate all the details of their armour. I like the scratches on the shield. Well done ! I know that's not easy photo to take during a festival for having tried it in Dinan !!!
Have a nice day,
Marion

graffer (1800) 2008-08-20 3:23

Hello John,

A fine sharp shot, taken at the 200mm limit of your zoom lens.

A dynamic composition too - that sword makes a strong diagonal - its portly wielder should scare the life out of the enemy.

The thinner soldier behind looks anxious and a bit vulnerable with his helmet tipped back on his head.

I like the progression in size of the shields at the left too, and their battered condition suggests they have seen many 'battles'.

The two major players stand out well from the ones in the blurred BG - Bokeh? - or blurring in PP?

Kind regards,

Peter.

ku-fotak-chtik (1142) 2008-08-20 4:02

Hi John,

Nice detailed picture of battle preparation.
Nice capture with excellent sharpness, superb clarity and DOF.

Kind Regards Jiri

Glint (6171) 2008-08-20 4:21

hello John,
this is the best of your "Vikings" pictures. I like that we get to see the combatants faces with the big chap on the right having a particularly wild look in his eye.Well com posed with good colour and interesting textures.
Bev

saxo042 (38078) 2008-08-21 4:30

Hi John,
Probably the best so far of these pictures! The colours of the shields are very fine and all these swords pointing in the same direction gives a good impression. Who won, by the way?
Greetings from Gothenburg
Gunnar

lrw1966 (1632) 2008-08-21 9:36

John Hi:
Amazing color and detail in your impressive composition. A lot to see if one takes a minute to study this presentation.
Thanks for the note, as always
Congratulations, very nicely done, my friend
Larry
USA-tfs

Royaldevon (75510) 2008-09-02 7:56

Great shot, John!
Which one is you?

The details are clear and beautifully recorded. For me, for such a busy scene, the dof is perfect, as is the composition.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Photo Information

Copyright: John Cannon (tyro) (30513)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08-16
Categories: Festivals, Ceremony, Decisive Moment
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 55-200mm F/4.5-5.6 II USM, Jessops 52mm Skylight 1A
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/1250 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-08-19 15:58