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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Bruno Gil on May 10, 2015, 08:25:52 am

Title: The guardian
Post by: Bruno Gil on May 10, 2015, 08:25:52 am

Hi guys,

One of the most known lighthouses of Portugal - Cabo Espichel

(https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7723/17069192171_f617014e3f_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/s1m59K) (https://flic.kr/p/s1m59K)

Title: Re: The guardian
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on May 11, 2015, 04:12:22 am

Good B&W.

Title: Re: The guardian
Post by: Bruno Gil on May 11, 2015, 05:35:47 am

Thanks again Paulo  ;)

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Post by: mbaginy on May 11, 2015, 06:26:44 am

A very nice image, Bruno.  I like the way the road leads my eyes towards the lighthouse.  The image is fine as b&w!

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Post by: francois on May 11, 2015, 06:42:14 am

Superb subject, perfectly handled and processed, a real joy!
Bravo

Title: Re: The guardian
Post by: stamper on May 11, 2015, 07:56:37 am

I am sure someone will quibble with the lighthouse being in the middle of the frame? I am not. francois summed it up nicely.

Title: Re: The guardian
Post by: Arlen on May 11, 2015, 02:23:44 pm

Agreed, it's a very nice image. Upon examining the larger linked flickr version, the beauty of the processing really becomes apparent. Great depth of field, lots of detail, but very smooth where it should be.

Title: Re: The guardian
Post by: Bruno Gil on May 11, 2015, 06:53:30 pm

Thank you all!!
I love to put subjects in the middle of the frame, not always works but with the road leading to the lighthouse was impossible to resist.
This DB with "perfect" light is incredible. The files give us lots of space to work without messing up. The lens is also a must!

Thanks again for the support
Cheers

Title: Re: The guardian
Post by: Rainer SLP on May 11, 2015, 06:58:22 pm

Great image.

At first sight the nearly square format did bring me out of balance but after looking at it for several times I started to like it more and more.

Title: Re: The guardian
Post by: Enda Cavanagh on May 12, 2015, 09:38:12 am

very nice image. It has a lovely balance. One small thing that irks me and it doesn't mean I'm right  ;D but maybe you lightened the lighthouse too much. It looks a little bit off, especially when viewed at 100% in Flickr JMO of course.

Title: Re: The guardian
Post by: SanderKikkert on May 12, 2015, 11:02:05 am

Like the image overall and its central approach, well done ! though I kind of agree with Enda's remark about the lighthouse and how bright it is, perhaps a tad much contrast in the SE (right?) processing ?
The big version on Flickr revealed something else besides stunning detail by the way: you need to get that sensor cleaned ! Dustspots all over the place :o
Best Regards, Sander

Title: Re: The guardian
Post by: Bruno Gil on May 14, 2015, 06:15:30 am

Thanks again guys
Dust spots? Where, where?  ;D

Title: Re: The guardian
Post by: LesPalenik on May 14, 2015, 11:23:51 pm

Well conceived, and superbly finished!

Title: Re: The guardian
Post by: philaitman on May 15, 2015, 08:38:54 am

I love this image and the processing. Square and Centered is something I do quite frequently so I'm also good with that :)

Dust Spots are faint but to the left of the Lighthouse on the medium gray sky.

The only thing I find distracting (and it's not the brightness of the lighthouse itself) is the cables at the left edge of the frame my eye just keeps being drawn to them.