Durness Sunrise +Repost

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 19, 20121,339 views37 comments

Not sure this is going to work for anyone but this is one of my first post of a Velvia50 image of Durness Beach at sunrise in the northern highlands of Scotland. It was taken on a Transient Light Workshop with Ian Cameron. Just received my transparencies back today. I like the lines of light here though it might be a bit bright for some. I like it.... Just think of it as a light sandwich! This particular beach reminded me much of the beaches in Oregon especially around Ecola. This shot not in particular but I'll share others.

Let me know what ya think. I am sorry I did not shot more than 20 rolls of film on my trip....... cause I like the light here and there were so many other opportunities like this to show case the the art of film images that I may have missed..... and I really miss it personally.

Pentax 67II
Pentax 67 55-100mm
1.5 Stop HE Grad

Scanned with an Epson V750 with Silverfast software and Better Scanning height adjustable film holder with Anti-Newton ring glass.

Comments

37 comments

Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on June 19, 2012 at 1:24 AM

This is great Eva. I sure do miss that film. Great light throughout this frame. The sky is awesome. My one nit is the water line that hits the silhouetted rock makes the image feel tilted even though I can tell it is not.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 474 Posts, 5555 Comments

Comment posted by Alister Benn on June 19, 2012 at 2:45 AM

I think this is delightful. Great dynamic range well contained and represented, the textures and shapes in the foreground are appealing also. I agree with Yousef and think the sea horizon is not level.

Registered on June 9, 2011, 23 Posts, 258 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on June 19, 2012 at 3:42 AM

Wow gorgeous Eva this one shines out as special on the thumbnail never mind the large image, the shine on the sand and reflected light in the wetter sand is wonderful for me the highlights of gold are just right.

Registered on August 6, 2004, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 19, 2012 at 6:31 AM

Excellent detail and dynamic range. What film is all about!

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Hilton on June 19, 2012 at 7:46 AM

Looks GREAT to me too.
Nicely done.

Registered on September 19, 2011, 68 Posts, 668 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 19, 2012 at 8:24 AM

Gorgeous shot all round. Some of the highlights are just a hair too fierce for me but that's really a tiny nit.

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on June 19, 2012 at 9:08 AM

Fantastic! I'm enjoying this alot!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 19, 2012 at 9:19 AM

I'd say this takes the strength of your images to a new level, Eva. The comp, color, and textures here are fantastic and you really nailed the overall level of contrast. It's a very strong image, IMO.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on June 19, 2012 at 9:25 AM

Hi Eva

Don't forget to go over those scans with a fine tooth comb at 100% you don't have the ICE4 so you do get a few hairs and dusties cropping up which need melting away with the photoshop ointments. Just sent my film off today.

Registered on August 6, 2004, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on June 19, 2012 at 9:28 AM

SWEET Eva! When did you go back to film, or did you just borrow Ian's camera? Either way, this is superb. I love the dynamic range captured here, and even a bit surprised by it, given that it's Velvia.. Lovely detail in the sand. This really puts the viewer right there on the beach! Well done!!

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on June 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM

Eva,
Love the shot. Just wondering how a very low angle just foot above sand would look.

Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments

Comment posted by Yiming Hu on June 19, 2012 at 9:34 AM

Gorgeous shot. Love the fantastic clouds and beautiful light. Exposure control is well done.

Registered on April 28, 2011, 38 Posts, 733 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on June 19, 2012 at 10:30 AM

Gorgeous Eva, love that reflected light on the beach.

Registered on June 11, 2006, 113 Posts, 2116 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on June 19, 2012 at 12:28 PM

I really like this image. The clouds are nicely lit and colored, and the comp seems good to me. I am noticing quite a few dust particles on the large version. Excellent capture!

Registered on November 16, 2011, 67 Posts, 1127 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 19, 2012 at 12:49 PM

Thanks all for the input. This version is corrected for horizon tilt.

Also, thanks Ian I missed the dust bunnies since I was so excited to see my film last night. For the repost, I used the "dust bunny be gone tool" in CS6. I will rescan this tonight using iSRD in Silverfast Ai Studio 8 which is similar to digital ice.

Bill - I got back into film last year when I bought my own Pentax 67ii. BTW - I did film from the early 70's to ~2005 (35mm, MF, 4X5 (a little, not for me). Took both film and digital cameras on the trip. I'll stick with both for now. The digital images I took this same morning looked nothing like this.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on June 19, 2012 at 1:04 PM

Excellent image

Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments

Comment posted by Shantikara Valuska on June 19, 2012 at 3:53 PM

Beautiful image! I love the datails and the colors. Great work!

Registered on July 25, 2011, 38 Posts, 451 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Smorra on June 19, 2012 at 6:40 PM

Beautiful image Eva. I'd say this is one of your best IMO. The cleaned up version looks better, but I still see a few dust spots.

Registered on November 2, 2009, 161 Posts, 2143 Comments

Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on June 19, 2012 at 6:51 PM

Other than the loads of dust spots, this is a very pretty photo Eva. One of your best. Hard to tell with the horizon...maybe tilted a bit to the right?

Registered on February 21, 2010, 133 Posts, 1509 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on June 19, 2012 at 8:20 PM

Wow, that is some amazing light - I especially like the color palette here. I like how the contours in the foreground sand kind of mimic the texture of the clouds.

Registered on May 28, 2004, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Lundh on June 20, 2012 at 2:22 AM

Heavenly is what comes to mind when I look at this, Eva!

Registered on April 28, 2004, 774 Posts, 4351 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 20, 2012 at 3:42 AM

Eva, you've hit the stratosphere of excellence with this image! So very impressive in every way!

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 20, 2012 at 2:51 PM

Eva, this may be a touch bright where the sun is peaking under the cloud, but overall the lines and the colors are terrific. I especially like the converging lines of the water on the beach.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 20, 2012 at 4:00 PM

Bright and powerful, Eva! Love it. The repost took care of all of the issues imo.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on June 20, 2012 at 4:20 PM

I love the intensity of the sunrise Eva, fantastic colour throughout. The little water channels running out to sea and the reflected light in them add so much to your comp.

Gary.

Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 20, 2012 at 5:59 PM

Eva,

Glorious sky and light! Viva la Velvia! No nits here other than little things already mentioned.

I could almost see this as a vertical too with the right 2/3 or so, but this works beautifully as presented.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Duval on June 20, 2012 at 7:24 PM

Eva,

Not really much I can add, other than Thanks for being a little brave and posting this image where the light is an undominanted pair with the rich color. Sometimes I think color is chosen over light. " Angels of light sing in this."

Paul

Registered on June 30, 2009, 508 Posts, 1907 Comments

Comment posted by David Edwards on June 21, 2012 at 5:38 AM

A beautiful shot Eva. It sure has that wonderful smooth gloss and glow of film that I really love. Digital can be quite harsh at times! The large version really sings. Fabulous light and comp. Glad to hear you've got so much from Ian's workshops. This one's a beauty.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 142 Posts, 2623 Comments

Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on June 21, 2012 at 6:49 AM

Amazing coastal scene Eva, maybe the best image from you I've seen! Love the overall tone and contrast of the image, and the light reflecting on the sand is just pure magic

Registered on June 26, 2008, 178 Posts, 2136 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on June 21, 2012 at 9:12 AM

Oh man - I love Velvia. Great shot and unusually colorful for you. But I love it. It seems the workshop paied off.

Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments

Comment posted by James Fougère on June 21, 2012 at 3:33 PM

Awesome sky and nice capture

Registered on October 25, 2010, 41 Posts, 831 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on June 21, 2012 at 5:46 PM

Real sweet, Eva!! I would agree with Youssef, et al about it looking tilted, even though the horizon lines up. I might adjust it. Very nicely done.

Long live film.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on June 21, 2012 at 9:24 PM

Oh, good heavens. Instantly one of my favorites from you

Registered on January 15, 2009, 13 Posts, 772 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on June 22, 2012 at 9:01 PM

Beautiful!

I think I might prefer it without the rock.

Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Moore on June 22, 2012 at 9:29 PM

Live the gold and blue, fantastic!

Registered on January 12, 2010, 84 Posts, 388 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on June 23, 2012 at 7:58 PM

This is awesome, Eva! One of you best, IMO.

Chris

Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on August 23, 2012 at 8:58 AM

gorgeous light eva - i like this very much - reminds me of my years in mozambique! yes, the slices of ham are a bit bright ...

Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments