The Fourth Tee

Posted by Ted (South Wales, United Kingdom) on 24 September 2008 in Sport & Recreation and Portfolio.

The Fourth Tee at Blackwood Golf Club shows a commanding view of the Sirhowy Valley and Pont y Siartwyr ,the Chartist Bridge which dominates the landscape.
The golfer is my old fella' still striking the ball well at 79.

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Comments (15)

sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Beautiful shot...no pun intended:-) Looks like a storm coming and I've seen avid golfers stay out in the rain.

24 Sep 2008 5:13am

@sherri: Thanks Sherri.

Zygene from morlaix, France

Une jolie partie de golf sur cette photo.

24 Sep 2008 5:50am

@Zygene: Merci Zygene!

Giovanni from Milan, Italy

Beautiful shot! Such a dramatic sky over the golfer!

24 Sep 2008 10:30am

@Giovanni: Cheers Giovanni!

Kris from Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Those are some imposing clouds. Love the sense of scale that the golfer brings to the image. Nice Work

24 Sep 2008 11:54am

@Kris: Thanks Kris...combination of two raw images...great gallery by the way, currently sitting in my favourites.

Anthony from Bielefeld, Germany

great heavy sky and a great scene.my favourite of the day.

24 Sep 2008 2:49pm

@Anthony: Cheers Anthony...it was actually two raw images combined ...one pp'd for the sky & one for the foreground ...merged thanks to the excellent Elements 5 book by Scott Kelby.

Marcie from United States

Love the balance of the golfer and the distant structure. Nice image!

24 Sep 2008 4:38pm

@Marcie: Thanks Marcie!

Luis A. De Jesus R. from Mexico City, Mexico

Great tonal range here.

24 Sep 2008 6:14pm

@Luis A. De Jesus R.: Cheers Luis!

Margie from Auckland, New Zealand

Wonderful shot, Ted. The contrast between the green and the stormy sky is great.

24 Sep 2008 6:51pm

@Margie: Thanks Margie...That's spooky...I was just looking at your current shot and trying to count the number of guitars?

Jim from United States

Good use of selective color to bring out the dramatic sky.

24 Sep 2008 7:03pm

@Jim: Thanks Jim...it takes some doing to beat the drama you've captured in the London Eye though!

shahab from Qazvin, Iran

Fantastic shot!Awesome sky!Great composition!Excellent job!

24 Sep 2008 10:17pm

@shahab: Thank you Shahab.

[suvni:R] from Brussels, Belgium

cool image! the golf player really adds that finishing touch to the composition. Neat!

24 Sep 2008 11:00pm

@[suvni:R]: Thanks Suvni...he's actually my father at the grand age of 79.

DarkElf from Perth, Australia

great shot! the gold course freen tones are superbly rich and vivid and the dramatic clouds add a nice touch to complete the shot!

25 Sep 2008 1:10am

@DarkElf: Cheers Maciek.

One from Açores, Portugal

Fabulous landscape, full of color very well balanced, very beautiful sky.

25 Sep 2008 1:56am

@One: Cheers One.

DonLon from Providence, RI, United States

Just love this shot. It has an "old" Lamo feel to it dispite the bridge! Great sky and general composition. I really like the way you process your images. If that is the fairway and not the rough, then God help the Welsh golfers!;-).

25 Sep 2008 12:40pm

@DonLon: Many thanks...it's the HDR effect...the course is in excellent condition but the HDR exaggerates every blade of grass!

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

A very surreal scene - I like it!

25 Sep 2008 6:26pm

@MadScientist: Cheers MS!

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