First of all, thanks for all the comments on yesterday's shot, and for your suggestions regarding beaches and pebbles. I'll check these out over the next day or so and will let you know.
One that looks promising is this one – smooth pebbles, variation in colour, and so on – but it's a bit of a trek from here. Actually, and while I don't think I'm in any danger of becoming a closet geologist, I have found this research quite interesting, not least because the pebbles around the UK vary quite substantially from place to place. In Wales they're grey and smooth, along a fair bit of the south coast they're not quite as uniformly smooth and they're mostly shades of red, brown and yellow, while in Scotland there's more variation in colour ... and so on. I'm simplifying, but you get the idea. Anyway, I'm sure we'll find somewhere suitable soon.
Anyway, back to this image ...
It was processed in much the same way as yesterday's, i.e. it's a combination of three originals shot at different exposures, and while it isn't quite as dramatic as yesterday's I am pleased with the way it turned out.
As always, please let me know what you think.
Oh, and there's a higher res' version here. I've put this one up as a relatively small image as I didn't think it suited being scrolled on smaller screens.
I presonally like the color version. Sky is great. I would love to see the shadow of that thing in the middle. The toning is great and sets a mood greatly.
How do you manage to do masks so briliantly? :)
comment bynavin harish at 07:58 AM (GMT) on 26 January, 2007
nice shot, I now seem to know blackpool as if I live there
comment byOsiriums Ventaka at 08:59 AM (GMT) on 26 January, 2007
Nice sky!
comment bycha at 12:55 PM (GMT) on 26 January, 2007
Great clouds ! I like the way you shoot it ! :) The lightning is perfect. Awesome !
comment byMarkus at 01:21 PM (GMT) on 26 January, 2007
Love the tonescale and the composition, great photo as usual!
comment byJD at 05:21 PM (GMT) on 26 January, 2007
the higher res version is really needed here! the small version just doesn't have any punch?
comment by Richard Trim at 07:11 PM (GMT) on 26 January, 2007
For me David #1 is far more fullfilling. Seeing more of the pier in its setting creates a more asthetically pleasing shot ... and the suggestion of colour helps significantly. It helps to enhance the obelisk and allows the vapour trails to become more involved in the background ... in a subtle manner of course. Yes having flicked several times from one to the other I haven't changed my mind.
comment bydjn1 at 07:58 PM (GMT) on 26 January, 2007
Thanks all.
Jennifer: yes :-)
JD: yep, it doesn't work very well at that size.
Richard: I agree.
comment bySimon C at 08:49 AM (GMT) on 27 January, 2007
This strikes me as being a somewhat unusual perspective for Chromasia. I like it better than the previous shot. Focusing on the single element is more powerful, and I think the tone works well.
First of all, thanks for all the comments on yesterday's shot, and for your suggestions regarding beaches and pebbles. I'll check these out over the next day or so and will let you know.
One that looks promising is this one – smooth pebbles, variation in colour, and so on – but it's a bit of a trek from here. Actually, and while I don't think I'm in any danger of becoming a closet geologist, I have found this research quite interesting, not least because the pebbles around the UK vary quite substantially from place to place. In Wales they're grey and smooth, along a fair bit of the south coast they're not quite as uniformly smooth and they're mostly shades of red, brown and yellow, while in Scotland there's more variation in colour ... and so on. I'm simplifying, but you get the idea. Anyway, I'm sure we'll find somewhere suitable soon.
Anyway, back to this image ...
It was processed in much the same way as yesterday's, i.e. it's a combination of three originals shot at different exposures, and while it isn't quite as dramatic as yesterday's I am pleased with the way it turned out.
As always, please let me know what you think.
Oh, and there's a higher res' version here. I've put this one up as a relatively small image as I didn't think it suited being scrolled on smaller screens.
The light is perfect.
The light is perfect. But I don't know about the angle the shot was taken from. I think if you had taken it straight on it would've made it better.
Actually, now that I think about it, I think the angle is right for where the sun is at.
Well done, another great capture =).
Lovely! Been playing with my old Pentax MX today and just realised how tiny the 20D viewfinder is - bet you're really enjoying that 5D
Love the sky yet again. altho i prefer yesterdays me thinks... awesome none the less
I presonally like the color version. Sky is great. I would love to see the shadow of that thing in the middle. The toning is great and sets a mood greatly.
How do you manage to do masks so briliantly? :)
nice shot, I now seem to know blackpool as if I live there
Nice sky!
Great clouds ! I like the way you shoot it ! :) The lightning is perfect. Awesome !
Love the tonescale and the composition, great photo as usual!
the higher res version is really needed here! the small version just doesn't have any punch?
For me David #1 is far more fullfilling. Seeing more of the pier in its setting creates a more asthetically pleasing shot ... and the suggestion of colour helps significantly. It helps to enhance the obelisk and allows the vapour trails to become more involved in the background ... in a subtle manner of course. Yes having flicked several times from one to the other I haven't changed my mind.
Thanks all.
Jennifer: yes :-)
JD: yep, it doesn't work very well at that size.
Richard: I agree.
This strikes me as being a somewhat unusual perspective for Chromasia. I like it better than the previous shot. Focusing on the single element is more powerful, and I think the tone works well.