In Perspective, Fun: Speyside

[Sandrine Bascouert]

Just for the times when the liver says no!

 

[Mike Shimwell]

If you leave the cap off you can add a little to it's cousin. They always try to tell you to add water from th same spring as the distillery sources its water from, but I'm of the view that provided your water is not tainted and reasonably soft it will be fine with most whisky. The peat in whisky is phenols from the smoked malt and not from the water.

Nice clean picture, though there's something funny with the lower lettering.

Mike

 

[Charles L Webster]

If you leave the cap off you can add a little to it's cousin. They always try to tell you to add water from th same spring as the distillery sources its water from, but I'm of the view that provided your water is not tainted and reasonably soft it will be fine with most whisky. The peat in whisky is phenols from the smoked malt and not from the water.

Nice clean picture, though there's something funny with the lower lettering.

Mike

Several single-malt whiskys say that their phenolic/smoke flavors come from the water, not from the grain. I believe that Highland Park is one of those. It provides a less "peaty" flavor.

As for the photo, the lensing effect of the water is interesting, but the background and uncontrolled reflections aren't.

 

[Mark Hampton]

Just for the times when the liver says no!

Sandrine,

nice water ! its better without the whisky...

have some light wee it..

cheers

 

[StuartRae]

Several single-malt whiskys say that their phenolic/smoke flavors come from the water, not from the grain.

That may be so, but most of the flavour comes from the fuel used for drying the malt. For example seaweed provides the 'medicinal' iodine flavour of the Islay malts.

Slàinte mhath,

Stuart

 

[Cody White]

I wish it was in focus more

 

[Cem_Usakligil]

Bonjour Sandrine,

I think that you did a rush job on this, I know you can do much better . I suggest that you watch the film links posted by Ken in the watch thread of Cody if you haven't done so. In the meantime, I couldn't resist the temptation and played with the image a little bit. Especially in the area of sharpening the letters (using FocusMagic deconvolution sharpening). Also selective lens blurring of the background using a depth mask. I am not saying this is any better than yours, just a different interpretation; that's all.

Sandrine Bascouert - Speyside - Edit by CU

Cheers,

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[Sandrine Bascouert]

It funny how people react to this simple shoot (as usual with my point and shoot) to be honest I expected Mike Hampton to react first!

There's no problem with C&C and it's obvious that Cem's is better than mine.
But don't worry with that
it's done more than in a rush, it's just before Breakfast....
I've put "fun" at the beginning because meant it! I just thought that the place where the water line was cutting the thistle in half was strange, nothing more than that...and also, Funny name for water...
British never cease to amuse me

Thanks you!


PS to mark
I actually didn't drink it, I was on Magners....

 

[Cem_Usakligil]

Hi Sandrine,

It funny how people react to this simple shoot (as usual with my point and shoot) to be honest I expected Mike Hampton to react first!

There's no problem with C&C and it's obvious that Cem's is better than mine.
But don't worry with that
it's done more than in a rush, it's just before Breakfast....
I've put "fun" at the beginning because meant it! I just thought that the place where the water line was cutting the thistle in half was strange, nothing more than that...and also, Funny name for water...
British never cease to amuse me

Thanks you!


PS to mark
I actually didn't drink it, I was on Magners....

I am blushing as I took this a bit more seriously than it was necessary apparently. I have also overlooked the fact that the post was made in the Layback Cafe. My apologies

Cheers,

 

[Sandrine Bascouert]

No need to apologize, I am very concerned that someone, and better, you! took some time to edit that - crap - no sorry that documentary photography...
I am delighted!