I mentioned James Bartholomew's paintings the other evening, and linked to one of his seascapes. What I particularly liked about his work was the sense of movement they conveyed. Take this one, for example – it contains sharp, crisp details, but also the blur of a sea in violent motion. Photographically, this would be difficult to replicate (either by combining exposures or during post-production), but it did get me thinking about how I might portray the seascapes around Blackpool.
Anyway, tonight's effort is the result of those musings: a bit softer than normal, more about mood than detail.
Let me know what you think.
And finally, I don't intend to post the original of every shot I put up, but it seems to have become a bit of a habit recently:
comment bysilfver at 07:12 PM (GMT) on 2 December, 2007
I like when you put up the originals, in that way I can see that your original shots aren't impossible to take. Your skills in processing the images are incredible. And for this shot I love the added blur (I guess you've added some). This would look awesome on the wall.
comment bydjn1 at 07:25 PM (GMT) on 2 December, 2007
silfver: I added a very small amount of blur at the edge of the image, but none in the central areas. What I did do though was selectively lower the contrast. This has much the same effect as blurring the image, at least in the case, as the waves and sky look much softer as a result.
comment byMarcel Booth at 02:12 AM (GMT) on 3 December, 2007
Well I hope you continue to post the originals too. As a photographer myself, like silfver says, not only does it show that your shots aren't impossible to take, it's quite inspirational to see what can be done, and how far you've come with your image. :)
comment by Riccardo Giordano at 09:14 AM (GMT) on 3 December, 2007
When you take a shot you have the finally result in your head? sorry for my english.
I mentioned James Bartholomew's paintings the other evening, and linked to one of his seascapes. What I particularly liked about his work was the sense of movement they conveyed. Take this one, for example – it contains sharp, crisp details, but also the blur of a sea in violent motion. Photographically, this would be difficult to replicate (either by combining exposures or during post-production), but it did get me thinking about how I might portray the seascapes around Blackpool.
Anyway, tonight's effort is the result of those musings: a bit softer than normal, more about mood than detail.
Let me know what you think.
And finally, I don't intend to post the original of every shot I put up, but it seems to have become a bit of a habit recently:
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camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 1Ds Mark II
EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
35mm
f/6.3
1/125
aperture priority
+1/3
evaluative
100
no
RAW
C1 Pro
2x1
I like when you put up the originals, in that way I can see that your original shots aren't impossible to take. Your skills in processing the images are incredible. And for this shot I love the added blur (I guess you've added some). This would look awesome on the wall.
silfver: I added a very small amount of blur at the edge of the image, but none in the central areas. What I did do though was selectively lower the contrast. This has much the same effect as blurring the image, at least in the case, as the waves and sky look much softer as a result.
Well I hope you continue to post the originals too. As a photographer myself, like silfver says, not only does it show that your shots aren't impossible to take, it's quite inspirational to see what can be done, and how far you've come with your image. :)
When you take a shot you have the finally result in your head? sorry for my english.
Riccardo Giordano. I forgotten my URL
Ricardo: not always, but I often have a good idea about how I'd like the final image to appear.
Wonderful soft colors and mood man...
Beautiful, my first thought was that it looked like a painting of a dream. ^^;
Very painterly - nice one.
Thanks all.
Just my sort of cuppa - subtle and tonetastic.
This is definitely one of my favourite djn..regards