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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: robdickinson on April 13, 2015, 04:59:30 am

Title: On A Knife Edge
Post by: robdickinson on April 13, 2015, 04:59:30 am
Perched high above the crashing ocean huge cliffs drop off to either side , balanced on a knife edge , tripod locked only marginally in place I waited the dawn of a new day.

Nugget point is a spectacular place to visit, in some ways an easy place to shoot, but in others not so!

You dont get many chances to shoot such a location with great light and a long exposure like this!

(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8764/16511893393_306e8a699b_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ra6LD8)On a Knife Edge (https://flic.kr/p/ra6LD8) by robjdickinson (https://www.flickr.com/people/45056616@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: On A Knife Edge
Post by: philaitman on April 13, 2015, 05:17:17 am
That's a remarkable shot. I think the results mitigate the effort and risk involved.
The only downside is I find my eye drawn to the brightness of the sun more than the wonderful landscape. Still I guess that's the nature of the beast and there's not much you can do about it. The Sun is always going to be the brightest object in the sky.
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Post by: stamper on April 13, 2015, 07:25:21 am
This is spectacular. A slight infilling of yellow on the burn out area would be beneficial. A purist might think it is a little unrealistic but imo perfectly fine.
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Post by: Cem on April 13, 2015, 07:39:50 am
A really impressive capture Rob, thanks for sharing it.
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Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on April 13, 2015, 09:54:51 am
Lovely, Rob.
Now if you could only move that sun over to our right so it is right at the tip of the knife edge...   :D
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Post by: maddogmurph on April 13, 2015, 12:34:49 pm
Lovely, Rob.
Now if you could only move that sun over to our right so it is right at the tip of the knife edge...   :D

This works well for me.

Do you think there's a time of year where the degree of the sunrise matches the lighthouses night edge?  Guess it shouldn't be too hard to calculate.  What's the date this picture was taken?
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Post by: JohnBrew on April 13, 2015, 12:49:44 pm
Terrific shot! Bet it looks even better as a large print.
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Post by: Chris Calohan on April 13, 2015, 04:44:08 pm
Well, I like it!
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Post by: francois on April 14, 2015, 04:20:19 am
The light is gorgeous and perfect for this spectacular spot.
Bravo!
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Post by: Paulo Bizarro on April 14, 2015, 04:23:33 am
Fantastic. I like the difference of the sea from the left to the right hand side of the cliffs, due to the changing light. It's like "day light" on the left, and still night light on the right.
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Post by: Bob_B on April 14, 2015, 11:27:56 am
Incredible photo. As others have commented, it will look amazing as a large print.
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Post by: kers on April 14, 2015, 06:46:24 pm
What a great way to start the day! in silence ...just you, the sun and your camera...
In the other image you shared taking earlier i noticed the light house not functioning? or was it already too light? just curious.
Title: Re: On A Knife Edge
Post by: robdickinson on April 14, 2015, 08:05:36 pm
Thanks everyone, this will get printed for sure ( will do an a4 test print today I think).

What a great way to start the day! in silence ...just you, the sun and your camera...
In the other image you shared taking earlier i noticed the light house not functioning? or was it already too light? just curious.

The lighthouse was working in the other one, you can just about make out the light beams. For some reason they are using really small and not so bright lights. We were shooting past sunset the other side of the lighthouse a few days before and couldnt believe that was it. We thought it was broken...
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Post by: rmyers on April 14, 2015, 09:05:49 pm
Spectacular image.  Nicely done.
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Post by: luxborealis on April 19, 2015, 11:06:14 am
This is spectacular. A slight infilling of yellow on the burn out area would be beneficial. A purist might think it is a little unrealistic but imo perfectly fine.

+1
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Post by: jeffreybehr on April 19, 2015, 12:11:42 pm
New Zealand?
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Post by: robdickinson on April 19, 2015, 09:23:39 pm
New Zealand?

Yes, couple hours south of Dunedin
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Post by: David Anderson on April 20, 2015, 12:26:34 am
Really enjoying your shots of UnZud bro..  8)