Posted by David Clapp on September 28, 2007 at 6:56 PM
St Marys Lighthouse, the best lighthouse in the land arguably... I can seem to pull many compositions out of there every time I go.
Hope you are all well and going out taking pics this weekend. I am walking the moors in aid of Photo Research, a charity that aims to help gear heads and obsessives in the South West of England. If you want to sponser me there is a Paypal address I can send you.
Anyway in case you were wondering this an '8bit' file.
Very nice indeed.
Love the way the composition leads the eye from the bottom left corner around the scene to the lighthouse.
The black and white treatment works superbly too,IMHO.
Posted by Rob Howard on September 29, 2007 at 3:52 AM
Hi David,
Stunning, agree with Justin re composition. I also love the movement in the water. Oh by the way I do remember "8bit Barry"
Regards
Rob
Posted by Chris Lloyd on September 29, 2007 at 4:24 AM
Hi David,
Beautiful image, love the B&W effect.
Regards Chris.
Posted by writepic on September 29, 2007 at 9:09 AM
hehe...where do i apply for funding. i imagine there is quite a que.
mark
Posted by Alan Bryant on September 29, 2007 at 10:49 AM
So nice to see '8bit Barry' posting again, always a pleasure to view your landscapes....
All the best
Posted by Philip Kirkham on September 29, 2007 at 11:56 AM
Hello David
Lovely B/W composition, it works really well.
Best wishes
Phil
Posted by Graeme Lee on September 29, 2007 at 4:03 PM
yeah superb....... some techs and processing info would really benefit a novice like me if you have time!
Posted by David Clapp on September 29, 2007 at 7:56 PM
no problem Graeme, its mainly a 1/4 sec at f16 ISO 100, a 17-40 f4L and a 5D. Tripod flat to the ground with cable release to time the exposures on receding waves. Its a blend of two exposures one for the sky and one the foreground. The shots are taken in Manual mode, with a quick spin of the dial I can change the exposure one way or the other and expose for each element. I had knackered knees that morning as I had spent about 1/2 hour on the ground scrabbling around trying different compositions. I cant stand angle finders and I only use the cheapo Chinese one I have to. The processing is a conversion to black and white and exposure blening using layer masks, contrast and toning in seperate elements like the rocks and sky as seperate layers, then finally flattened and split toned adding blue to the shadows to create an inky darkroom feel.
Posted by Danny Green on October 1, 2007 at 6:01 AM
Hello David
Cracking Shot, and thanks for the techs, I looked through your website and I must say your images are outstanding.
Discussion
11 repliesHope you are all well and going out taking pics this weekend. I am walking the moors in aid of Photo Research, a charity that aims to help gear heads and obsessives in the South West of England. If you want to sponser me there is a Paypal address I can send you.
Anyway in case you were wondering this an '8bit' file.
Love the way the composition leads the eye from the bottom left corner around the scene to the lighthouse.
The black and white treatment works superbly too,IMHO.
Stunning, agree with Justin re composition. I also love the movement in the water. Oh by the way I do remember "8bit Barry"
Regards
Rob
Beautiful image, love the B&W effect.
Regards Chris.
hehe...where do i apply for funding. i imagine there is quite a que.
mark
So nice to see '8bit Barry' posting again, always a pleasure to view your landscapes....
All the best
Lovely B/W composition, it works really well.
Best wishes
Phil
Cracking Shot, and thanks for the techs, I looked through your website and I must say your images are outstanding.
Danny
I like open feeling of your photo. Movement of waves and nicely constructed lighthouse all add to this good looking image.
Cheers,
Marko