This is probably the first colour shot that I've put up in weeks that does an even half decent job of capturing the cold brightness of winter. And beyond that, I don't have too much to say about this one other than that it was taken 19 minutes after yesterday's shot. Clearly the white balance was a bit more accurate on this one ;-)
Oh, and this entry – all being well – is being published automatically. Hopefully this will work out as expected (it should go up around 9pm GMT), but if not, I'll post it manually.
captured camera lens focal length aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO flash image quality RAW converter cropped?
1.22pm on 4/1/06
Canon 20D
EF 17-40 f/4L USM
17mm (27mm equiv.)
f/8.0
1/400
aperture priority
-2/3 (-1 FEC)
evaluative
100
580EX
RAW
C1 Pro
no
comment by Lerom at 09:16 PM (GMT) on 5 January, 2006
Did the automatic publishing work.
Nicer colours then the previous!!
comment bydjn1 at 09:17 PM (GMT) on 5 January, 2006
Lerom: no, not exactly. The entry was published to the database, and the category and date based archives were rebuilt, but not the indexes. I'm looking into it.
comment byChris at 09:18 PM (GMT) on 5 January, 2006
interesting image! It sure looks chilly.
comment by paflechien at 09:38 PM (GMT) on 5 January, 2006
Nice use of flash exposure!
comment byJide at 09:53 PM (GMT) on 5 January, 2006
Where you find your subjects is beyond me. I have to say that I like your colour balance...now briefly how is it done? Maksing?
Love the simplicity!
comment by Monika at 09:55 PM (GMT) on 5 January, 2006
wow...so serene
your site is a good stress reliever, whenever i'm under pressure, i look at your wonderful pictures. Thanks for brightening my days!
comment byMark at 09:56 PM (GMT) on 5 January, 2006
A classic Chromasia image I would say, always love these. This one more than most to be honest, love the way the flash brings out the post and the differing textures - how I hate coming out with crap like that..
As ever, thanks Dave
comment by Stephen at 09:57 PM (GMT) on 5 January, 2006
On a non photographic note, unless its just my computer, there may be a problem on the comments page's thumbnails, the mouseover looks kinda funked out. It sort of draws weird borders around the image as you run your mouse over it. I appologize if this has been brought up alread, or if I am wrong.
On a photographic note, great exposure. Is this object solitary, or are there more of them? Id like to see a shot panned back if there were more of them.
comment by m at 10:36 PM (GMT) on 5 January, 2006
:-)
comment by Geoff at 10:51 PM (GMT) on 5 January, 2006
My previous post disappeared into the ether. :(
Nice image Dave. I'm intrigued by the object that is the subject in this case :). Is it wood? It almost looks like stone. And maybe it's the flash, but it almost has a look of being placed into the shot after the fact.
I like seeing some more colour shots. I alweays love Chromasia colours.
comment byPaul Woolrich at 11:01 PM (GMT) on 5 January, 2006
This is a classic Chromasia photo! Very nice...
comment byJamey at 11:27 PM (GMT) on 5 January, 2006
Lovely photo. Apologies for being a photo nerd but did you use a polariser?
comment by Rob at 12:07 AM (GMT) on 6 January, 2006
Classic Chromasia.
Sweet crisp colors.
comment by Brian at 01:17 AM (GMT) on 6 January, 2006
I'm intrigued... how much post-processing was involved here? The post and the foreground don't look quite real to me, the scene looks like something from a computer game like Myst. But I've not tried clicking on the post yet to see if anything happens :-)
comment byStill at 07:34 AM (GMT) on 6 January, 2006
A world's morning...
comment byNavin Harish at 08:42 AM (GMT) on 6 January, 2006
Awesome
comment bySteveO at 09:30 AM (GMT) on 6 January, 2006
Lovely light, it looks freezing.
comment bytiago at 10:09 AM (GMT) on 6 January, 2006
that contrast of those rocks with the blue of the sky is nice! is that a piece of wood david? i think the position of that is great besides not being totally focused :P
comment byManual Exposure at 02:31 PM (GMT) on 6 January, 2006
We get similar light and cloud formation on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago this time of year. It's always a bugger to cpature though as noice becomes a problem--something in the atmosphere contributes to it.
You've done a great job of converting the RAW capture into a saleable image. The old post in the foreground give the scene some much needed depth and also size relation to the immense size of whatever body of water that is.
comment byprasoon at 02:47 PM (GMT) on 6 January, 2006
beautiful colors here djn..
comment byArtur Marques at 03:18 PM (GMT) on 6 January, 2006
nice work... the subject is well focus and the composition is very good...
comment bydarren at 04:30 PM (GMT) on 6 January, 2006
If you like his stuff, VOTE FOR CHROMASIA for the sixth annual weblog awards
http://2006.bloggies.com/
comment byJELIEL³ at 05:08 PM (GMT) on 6 January, 2006
That feels almost alien. It gave me a Nausicaa flashback for some reason.
comment byCrash at 05:46 PM (GMT) on 6 January, 2006
brrr .... it does feel cold ... that poor stump has seen better days ... i love the action of the swirling water around the sand ..
comment byowen at 07:09 PM (GMT) on 6 January, 2006
Classic Chromasia stuff - I like it. Presented with the same scene I never would have thought to use a flash, but it seems to work a treat.
comment byWolfgang at 07:55 PM (GMT) on 6 January, 2006
Great atmosphere!
comment bydjn1 at 08:09 PM (GMT) on 6 January, 2006
Thanks everyone.
Jide: there was a minor change made to the colour balance of the sky, which was achieved by using a mask.
Geoff: yes, it's wood, about two feet high.
Jamey: no, I didn't use a polarizer.
Brian: colour balanced, a Curve to lift the foreground, Channel Mixer to boost the saturation, a slight vignette ... just the usual stuff ;-)
comment bySyuhada at 07:43 AM (GMT) on 7 January, 2006
I'm a big fan of chromasia! Lovely photos and a great source of inspiration. :) If you ever get new cameras, would you donate yours to me?
Just kidding!
Lovely blues in this photograph. :)
comment byclaus at 04:53 PM (GMT) on 7 January, 2006
from my point of view (subzero temperatures and two feet of snow) i would not have guessed "cold brightness" as the main theme of the shot. surely, the photo itself is great - as almost always - but with the sea looking so calm it just doesn't feel cold at all.
This is probably the first colour shot that I've put up in weeks that does an even half decent job of capturing the cold brightness of winter. And beyond that, I don't have too much to say about this one other than that it was taken 19 minutes after yesterday's shot. Clearly the white balance was a bit more accurate on this one ;-)
Oh, and this entry – all being well – is being published automatically. Hopefully this will work out as expected (it should go up around 9pm GMT), but if not, I'll post it manually.
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 20D
EF 17-40 f/4L USM
17mm (27mm equiv.)
f/8.0
1/400
aperture priority
-2/3 (-1 FEC)
evaluative
100
580EX
RAW
C1 Pro
no
Did the automatic publishing work.
Nicer colours then the previous!!
Lerom: no, not exactly. The entry was published to the database, and the category and date based archives were rebuilt, but not the indexes. I'm looking into it.
interesting image! It sure looks chilly.
Nice use of flash exposure!
Where you find your subjects is beyond me. I have to say that I like your colour balance...now briefly how is it done? Maksing?
Love the simplicity!
wow...so serene
your site is a good stress reliever, whenever i'm under pressure, i look at your wonderful pictures. Thanks for brightening my days!
A classic Chromasia image I would say, always love these. This one more than most to be honest, love the way the flash brings out the post and the differing textures - how I hate coming out with crap like that..
As ever, thanks Dave
On a non photographic note, unless its just my computer, there may be a problem on the comments page's thumbnails, the mouseover looks kinda funked out. It sort of draws weird borders around the image as you run your mouse over it. I appologize if this has been brought up alread, or if I am wrong.
On a photographic note, great exposure. Is this object solitary, or are there more of them? Id like to see a shot panned back if there were more of them.
:-)
My previous post disappeared into the ether. :(
Nice image Dave. I'm intrigued by the object that is the subject in this case :). Is it wood? It almost looks like stone. And maybe it's the flash, but it almost has a look of being placed into the shot after the fact.
I like seeing some more colour shots. I alweays love Chromasia colours.
This is a classic Chromasia photo! Very nice...
Lovely photo. Apologies for being a photo nerd but did you use a polariser?
Classic Chromasia.
Sweet crisp colors.
I'm intrigued... how much post-processing was involved here? The post and the foreground don't look quite real to me, the scene looks like something from a computer game like Myst. But I've not tried clicking on the post yet to see if anything happens :-)
A world's morning...
Awesome
Lovely light, it looks freezing.
that contrast of those rocks with the blue of the sky is nice! is that a piece of wood david? i think the position of that is great besides not being totally focused :P
We get similar light and cloud formation on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago this time of year. It's always a bugger to cpature though as noice becomes a problem--something in the atmosphere contributes to it.
You've done a great job of converting the RAW capture into a saleable image. The old post in the foreground give the scene some much needed depth and also size relation to the immense size of whatever body of water that is.
beautiful colors here djn..
nice work... the subject is well focus and the composition is very good...
If you like his stuff, VOTE FOR CHROMASIA for the sixth annual weblog awards
http://2006.bloggies.com/
That feels almost alien. It gave me a Nausicaa flashback for some reason.
brrr .... it does feel cold ... that poor stump has seen better days ... i love the action of the swirling water around the sand ..
Classic Chromasia stuff - I like it. Presented with the same scene I never would have thought to use a flash, but it seems to work a treat.
Great atmosphere!
Thanks everyone.
Jide: there was a minor change made to the colour balance of the sky, which was achieved by using a mask.
Geoff: yes, it's wood, about two feet high.
Jamey: no, I didn't use a polarizer.
Brian: colour balanced, a Curve to lift the foreground, Channel Mixer to boost the saturation, a slight vignette ... just the usual stuff ;-)
I'm a big fan of chromasia! Lovely photos and a great source of inspiration. :) If you ever get new cameras, would you donate yours to me?
Just kidding!
Lovely blues in this photograph. :)
from my point of view (subzero temperatures and two feet of snow) i would not have guessed "cold brightness" as the main theme of the shot. surely, the photo itself is great - as almost always - but with the sea looking so calm it just doesn't feel cold at all.