Yesterday, I mentioned that I had two shots I was happy with from my brief trip to the beach. This is a third one, and I'm not entirely convinced it works. That said, it's Libby's favourite from the three, and she's normally right about this sort of thing ;-)
And in case you're interested, the long exposure was achieved by using ISO 50, a couple of ND Grads and a very small aperture.
captured camera lens focal length aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO flash image quality RAW converter cropped?
1.29pm on 23/2/07
Canon 5D
EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM
70mm
f/22.0
0.6s
aperture priority
+1/3
evaluative
50
no
RAW
C1 Pro
2x1
comment by Richard Trim at 08:14 PM (GMT) on 24 February, 2007
I think this is a great shot ... very emotional ... Almost like a man helpless in the last desperate throws of survival before drowning.
Oh heck! Surely it's not Russ's tripod?
comment by Jennifer at 08:22 PM (GMT) on 24 February, 2007
Fantastic - and yes Libby knows best ;-)
comment bydjn1 at 08:39 PM (GMT) on 24 February, 2007
Richard: :-)
Jennifer: yep, it's really annoying at times ;-)
comment byowen-b at 08:45 PM (GMT) on 24 February, 2007
Um... I don't think Libby's right at all on this occasion. Or rather, I disagree with her. I vastly preferred yesterday's shot over this one I'm afraid. This one doesn't really have the shape of yesterdays, for me. There's not much to look at beyond the rusting form. The waves don't really work with the colouring, everything sort of gets lost... My girlfriend comes in and looks over my shoulder at my shots as I'm discarding most of them and says "Ooh, that's nice!" all the time. I'm afraid I usually disagree... ;)
comment byGavin Hart at 09:03 PM (GMT) on 24 February, 2007
It may be true that there isn't a lot to look at as owen-b says but I find it a pleasant enough image, the softness of the water being made to appear more so by contrast with the hardness of the rusting metal. I'm quite happy with the pastel colorings as well which further contribute to the softness. The sea has many moods and all moods don't have to be the same.
comment bySean at 09:23 PM (GMT) on 24 February, 2007
Would have preferred a different crop - perhaps eliminating the top portion... Nice, steady shot, though.
comment byelaine at 11:42 PM (GMT) on 24 February, 2007
wow! great long exposure shot!!!! very intense!
comment byjelb at 12:04 AM (GMT) on 25 February, 2007
Bonjour,
Well done exposure! Nice effect! Bravo!
comment byMark at 01:20 AM (GMT) on 25 February, 2007
Sorry Dave but I think it's dull. I don't think it does anything at all...aesthetic? no. Evocative? no...technical qualities? yeah....as always. but hey.....
comment by rufus at 05:05 AM (GMT) on 25 February, 2007
Witam>
Jestem zachwycony tymi fotografiami , uwielbiam je oglądac.
pozdrawiam
comment byKatie at 09:56 AM (GMT) on 25 February, 2007
i really like the ghosty water and the decay. the soft colors against that rusty contraption there really conjure up thoughts of hidden strength. the power that water hides as it is eating away at the life of the object... it might not be for everyone, but im fond of it.
comment bykwerfeldein at 02:30 PM (GMT) on 25 February, 2007
Well, I love your "widescreen"-type of work. I really enjoy the movement of the water in here, bacause its not totally milky ...
comment byS.A. at 04:19 PM (GMT) on 25 February, 2007
I like the treatment of the water in this shot and the crop is nice too.
comment byRyano at 04:29 PM (GMT) on 25 February, 2007
Great shot Dave love the effect of the water motion on the stationary object in the s ea. I realli like this, good call Libby :)
comment bydjn1 at 07:30 PM (GMT) on 25 February, 2007
Thanks everyone.
Mark: I"m inclined to agree, at least to an extent, but I guess that at least a few of the people who looked at it quite liked it.
comment byAlexandru at 09:28 PM (GMT) on 25 February, 2007
I like the motion of the photo. Spooky.
comment bymilou at 07:55 AM (GMT) on 26 February, 2007
I like the abstract form and 0.6 of a second is always a good choice for capturing the sea's movement.
comment bySysagent at 08:36 AM (GMT) on 26 February, 2007
This is good Dave, I like the movement of the waves at the bottom half of the shot coupled with the staticness of the groyne.
p.s. I have one of this metal object that came out rather well and will be posting it soon...
comment byAlice at 02:32 PM (GMT) on 26 February, 2007
I like the contrast between the sharpness of the object and the smoothness of the water. Nice job.
Yesterday, I mentioned that I had two shots I was happy with from my brief trip to the beach. This is a third one, and I'm not entirely convinced it works. That said, it's Libby's favourite from the three, and she's normally right about this sort of thing ;-)
And in case you're interested, the long exposure was achieved by using ISO 50, a couple of ND Grads and a very small aperture.
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 5D
EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM
70mm
f/22.0
0.6s
aperture priority
+1/3
evaluative
50
no
RAW
C1 Pro
2x1
I think this is a great shot ... very emotional ... Almost like a man helpless in the last desperate throws of survival before drowning.
Oh heck! Surely it's not Russ's tripod?
Fantastic - and yes Libby knows best ;-)
Richard: :-)
Jennifer: yep, it's really annoying at times ;-)
Um... I don't think Libby's right at all on this occasion. Or rather, I disagree with her. I vastly preferred yesterday's shot over this one I'm afraid. This one doesn't really have the shape of yesterdays, for me. There's not much to look at beyond the rusting form. The waves don't really work with the colouring, everything sort of gets lost... My girlfriend comes in and looks over my shoulder at my shots as I'm discarding most of them and says "Ooh, that's nice!" all the time. I'm afraid I usually disagree... ;)
It may be true that there isn't a lot to look at as owen-b says but I find it a pleasant enough image, the softness of the water being made to appear more so by contrast with the hardness of the rusting metal. I'm quite happy with the pastel colorings as well which further contribute to the softness. The sea has many moods and all moods don't have to be the same.
Would have preferred a different crop - perhaps eliminating the top portion... Nice, steady shot, though.
wow! great long exposure shot!!!! very intense!
Bonjour,
Well done exposure! Nice effect! Bravo!
Sorry Dave but I think it's dull. I don't think it does anything at all...aesthetic? no. Evocative? no...technical qualities? yeah....as always. but hey.....
Witam>
Jestem zachwycony tymi fotografiami , uwielbiam je oglądac.
pozdrawiam
i really like the ghosty water and the decay. the soft colors against that rusty contraption there really conjure up thoughts of hidden strength. the power that water hides as it is eating away at the life of the object... it might not be for everyone, but im fond of it.
Well, I love your "widescreen"-type of work. I really enjoy the movement of the water in here, bacause its not totally milky ...
I like the treatment of the water in this shot and the crop is nice too.
Great shot Dave love the effect of the water motion on the stationary object in the s ea. I realli like this, good call Libby :)
Thanks everyone.
Mark: I"m inclined to agree, at least to an extent, but I guess that at least a few of the people who looked at it quite liked it.
I like the motion of the photo. Spooky.
I like the abstract form and 0.6 of a second is always a good choice for capturing the sea's movement.
This is good Dave, I like the movement of the waves at the bottom half of the shot coupled with the staticness of the groyne.
p.s. I have one of this metal object that came out rather well and will be posting it soon...
I like the contrast between the sharpness of the object and the smoothness of the water. Nice job.