Snowdonia

They could be wallpapers.

Wow. You're an amazing photographer! What kind of camera do you have?

Thanks! Haha no conspiracy, I promise! :P

I currently use a Canon 50D with a 17-40 4L lens but will soon upgrade to the 5D mkII.

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Originally Posted by Takken

2nd one is my fav. Brilliant view and quality in these shots mate. This deserves a special mention IMO. :)

Rob and Martin have both posted shots within a week... a conspiracy in the making perhaps? D:

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Haha, both of mountain landscapes as well!

wOW.

Do you mind me asking how you get such brilliant lighting? I have a Canon Rebel t1i. Is it possible to take such quality pictures? I am seriously in love with your photos.

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Originally Posted by RunningMan

Do you mind me asking how you get such brilliant lighting? I have a Canon Rebel t1i. Is it possible to take such quality pictures? I am seriously in love with your photos.

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First of all, shoot in RAW! With RAW, you can get information out of blown out skies and create a more natural look. Then, a good idea is to shoot with filters. When I shoot landscapes I always use a polarizer and often a graduated ND filter to make the sky better exposed. If I want smooth water I use one or two ND8 filters as well. Try using neutral settings on the camera, it gives more room to edit it later.

Of course you need good lighting to begin with. The best light is when the sun is coming up or down but it is possible to get good photos in overcast and sunlight as well.

If you use Lightroom or one of the newer versions of Camera Raw you can create gradients on your RAW file, which is great. It's like a camera filter. Also play with colors/white balance and contrast in the RAW editor. Then, a tip on Photoshop is to dodge and burn a little to bring out some highlights and shadows.

And then of course, you need a good composition to make a good shot. On the third shot there is a stream leading your eye into the center of the photo. That's a pretty basic landscape composition and always works! :)

great shots martin. The last was a great pick with the slow exposure.

awesome work, haha you need to update you website more often man i wanna see more of you work.

Thanks, man. I will start taking my important shots in RAW. I'll use my circular polarizer and UV Filter more too. Keep up the lovely work.

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Originally Posted by Papa

great shots martin. The last was a great pick with the slow exposure.

awesome work, haha you need to update you website more often man i wanna see more of you work.

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Thanks man! Actually, I'm currently working on my new website/portfolio that will be up within a week hopefully. :) And it's MUCH MUCH easier to update so I'll do it more often.

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Originally Posted by RunningMan

Thanks, man. I will start taking my important shots in RAW. I'll use my circular polarizer and UV Filter more too. Keep up the lovely work.

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The UV filter doesn't do much really. Photographers use it mainly as protection for your lens, so always keep it on. Then if you smash the lens hopefully the filter protects the glass. A new filter is a lot cheaper. :)