Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: shaunw on February 02, 2012, 02:52:39 pm
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Ullwater boat jetty English Lakes...a wonderful grey day.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6802917581_005fdf7ee3_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skwalby/6802917581/)
The Pier (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skwalby/6802917581/) by Shaunwalby Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/skwalby/), on Flickr
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love the sky and the tones, works great on b&w, the whole atmosphere, makes me feel right there and also feel the weather, great job
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love the sky and the tones, works great on b&w, the whole atmosphere, makes me feel right there and also feel the weather, great job
+1. What he said!
Eric
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Yeah, me too...!
Mike.
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Jalcocer Eric and Mike....thanks.
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Great photo - so much movement and so much liveliness in the tone for a rainy day. Wonderfully executed.
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I love the toning but the composition eats at me. This is one of those cases where I'd break the rule of breaking the rule, and shoot it right down center of the pier with equal space on both sides. This is one of those scenes where it works. As is, it just feels like you were trying too hard to come up with something different and different wasn't necessary. It was a beautiful scene, great weather, and masterful toning.
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Lovely shot, very peaceful. I've not been up this part of the world for a while, must go soon. Well done.
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Shaun
This is great work and post-processed in a very confident and masterful way. A very wide lens, of course. Like Steve, I am a little uneasy with the composition, although I would probably have been tempted to do something similar myself, in the circumstances. It disturbs me that the horizon line appears to curve downwards towards the edges of the frame. Other things -
* I would perhaps crop just a smidgeon off the bottom of the frame to bring each diagonal (the handrail and the plank join) exactly into each corner.
* The handrail base showing through the nearest seat is very bright and distracting and I would burn down its value somewhat.
But it is a smashing picture!
John
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I want to be there! :)
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The strong repeated lines of the planking send me tumbling off the bottom right corner (where there's no guard rail to stop me) into the lake.
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Great photo - so much movement and so much liveliness in the tone for a rainy day. Wonderfully executed.
Thanks Terry iam pleased with the depth/tonal range...Shaun
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I love the toning but the composition eats at me. This is one of those cases where I'd break the rule of breaking the rule, and shoot it right down center of the pier with equal space on both sides. This is one of those scenes where it works. As is, it just feels like you were trying too hard to come up with something different and different wasn't necessary. It was a beautiful scene, great weather, and masterful toning.
Thanks for input...re the positives; thanks iam happy with tonal range/texture/detail ,the long expo has helps provide atmosphere/moody.
Re the comp yer i take your point certainly not for everyone this comp, i would say it wasn't forced/trying too hard for something different...ive 17 exposures from here, left center and right side. I turned up ( plan B gutted i couldnt get up high re weather first time the jetty/pier) and started shooting in-between the rain/drop in the strong wind....i choose this one as it appealed to me most, the center shots are pretty good this had something more for me.
thanks good crit appreciated.
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Lovely shot, very peaceful. I've not been up this part of the world for a while, must go soon. Well done.
Thanks Nigel...yes i love the lakes. Such changeable weather systems on a daily basis it wouldnt be half the place it is for photography if it was more stable....you could turn up to the same scene for 7 days running and get 7 very differing shots...Brit weather personally i love it for photography and wouldn't dream of restricting myself to just fine days....especially for mono work.
Shaun
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Shaun
This is great work and post-processed in a very confident and masterful way. A very wide lens, of course. Like Steve, I am a little uneasy with the composition, although I would probably have been tempted to do something similar myself, in the circumstances. It disturbs me that the horizon line appears to curve downwards towards the edges of the frame. Other things -
* I would perhaps crop just a smidgeon off the bottom of the frame to bring each diagonal (the handrail and the plank join) exactly into each corner.
* The handrail base showing through the nearest seat is very bright and distracting and I would burn down its value somewhat.
But it is a smashing picture!
Thanks John thanks for the positives much appreciated.
comp yes as ive posted above, i acknowledge that it isnt for everyone this version...it does appeals to me but i will be processing the alternative comps of it at some stage....this one came up first as it appealed to me most.
Curved horizon...lens distortion most likely ill review that thanks and defo the bottom of the post is a tad too bright
again good crit thanks for your input ill have a look at those areas
Shaun
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I want to be there! :)
Thanks very much...that means a lot to me as i think that is one of the most important emotions a still image can evoke...especially when its a rain/windswept barren pier in the English Lakes in Jan.... ;D lol good man.
Shaun