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sunset photo of the Old Head Lighthouse in County Cork
« on: May 27, 2013, 11:41:53 am »

This sunset photo is of the Old Head Lighthouse in County Cork beside Old Head Golf Club. The setting is pretty spectacular. The image had to tie in with a piece of text from Molloy by Samuel Beckett. "Unfathomable mind: now beacon, now sea" and the setting is completely appropriate. My aim was to shoot a moody atmospheric scene at sunset. The aspect ratio of the image had to be quite wide to suit the space in where it is installed. I knew that the sun would be to the very right. This enabled me to shoot a sweeping panoramic photo. I was blessed with some fantastic weather. I wanted the sun just peaking over the horizon so timing was crucial. I started shooting on the left side of the scene about 30 minutes before sunset. This would allow me to have sunlight on the rocks and lighthouse and just give me enough time to catch the sun on the right to give it a natural look. After all the scene took 30 minutes and consists of 58 images. But what you see is what was there.

The photo consists of a series of images captured with a 35mm Schneider Xl (I think) on a Cambo Wide DS with a Hasselblad H3D 39 digital Back.



You can view it in a larger size by clicking here

All comments about the watermark will be ignored! :D
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Re: sunset photo of the Old Head Lighthouse in County Cork
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2013, 01:16:41 pm »

A beautiful scene, beautifully executed.

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Re: sunset photo of the Old Head Lighthouse in County Cork
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2013, 02:24:22 pm »

Excellent, but I like the right part better. The lighthouse perspective feels jarring to me.

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Re: sunset photo of the Old Head Lighthouse in County Cork
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2013, 04:31:12 pm »

Hi Scott.
The lighthouse was the reason I was commissioned to photograph the scene :)

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Re: sunset photo of the Old Head Lighthouse in County Cork
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2013, 04:37:27 pm »

Hi Scott.
The lighthouse was the reason I was commissioned to photograph the scene :)

I think he had in mind the lighthouse distortion.

Speaking of which... isn't it the easiest problem in the world to solve when shooting panoramics? I mean, by taking a shot where the lighthouse is in the middle (i.e., no distortion, even if you would use a fisheye), rather closer to the edge?


P.S. Hey, Isaac, you still think big names do not get a fair share of criticism? ;)

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Re: sunset photo of the Old Head Lighthouse in County Cork
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2013, 04:52:40 pm »

I think he had in mind the lighthouse distortion.

"Perspective" was pussy-footing. Sort of Canadian for "distortion".

Interesting solution, Slobodan.

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Re: sunset photo of the Old Head Lighthouse in County Cork
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2013, 05:40:06 pm »

Nice shot Enda. I like the subtle colours and sheer 'Wideness' of it all.
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Re: sunset photo of the Old Head Lighthouse in County Cork
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2013, 06:32:13 pm »

I think he had in mind the lighthouse distortion.

Speaking of which... isn't it the easiest problem in the world to solve when shooting panoramics? I mean, by taking a shot where the lighthouse is in the middle (i.e., no distortion, even if you would use a fisheye), rather closer to the edge?


P.S. Hey, Isaac, you still think big names do not get a fair share of criticism? ;)


It would be even easier just to take the lighthouse from this shot and squash the one here

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Re: sunset photo of the Old Head Lighthouse in County Cork
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2013, 07:55:29 pm »

Got back to my computer and played with the lighthouse. I squashed and skewed it to remove the stretched look. It was one of my first wide panos. I was stupidly combining lens movements with camera rotation. It was a nightmare to stitch as a result. I'm not big into reading how to do something.  ;D

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Re: sunset photo of the Old Head Lighthouse in County Cork
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2013, 08:27:46 pm »

There is nothing like wrestling with a technique as a learning experience.
Not for mission critical moments though.

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Re: sunset photo of the Old Head Lighthouse in County Cork
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2013, 04:10:03 am »

I am more attracted by the natural elements than the lighthouse, which ends being a small accessory to the photo. Wonderful scene.

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Re: sunset photo of the Old Head Lighthouse in County Cork
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2013, 07:10:40 am »

I am more attracted by the natural elements than the lighthouse, which ends being a small accessory to the photo. Wonderful scene.

Hi Paulo
The lighthouse was the reason for the shot. Printed at 3m high the lighthouse was 40cm high. The image you see here is 1200 pixel wide. and is about 1/42 the size of the print in pixels
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