Thanks to Roy's comment on yesterday's entry I now know (as with yesterday's shot) that this is a part of St. Anne's Pier that burnt down – reducing its overall length from 914' to 600'.
I also have another shot of this structure that I may well put up tomorrow. I'm pretty pleased with it, but on reflection I think the composition could have been a bit better so I may reshoot it tomorrow. That said, if it's as windy as it was today I probably won't bother – as I walked along the beach today the wind was so strong it felt as though it would take my legs out from under me. And interestingly, when we first moved here, I found the sea winds quite difficult to deal with for any length of time. Inland the wind seems much less constant – a gust, a lull, another gust, and so on – but when it's windy on the beach it's continuous. Having got used to it though I find it kind of reassuring – something to escape into perhaps.
Anyway, enough rambling – tell me what you think about this one. I like it.
Oh, and this one, IMO, looks better with the dark theme.
capture date camera lens focal length aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO flash image quality cropped?
2.43pm on 12/11/04
Canon 20D
EF 17-40 f/4L USM
17mm (27mm equiv.)
f/8.0
1/100
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
100
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RAW
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comment by peterv at 11:42 PM (GMT) on 12 November, 2004
A very striking image, beautifully composed, and absolutely correct that it should be monochrome. For my taste, the pier is slightly too contrasty and the sky not contrasty enough.
comment bydjn1 at 11:53 PM (GMT) on 12 November, 2004
peterv: I agree, and have put up a new version with a slightly less contrasty pier. As for the sky: I've already darkened it as much as I can without resorting to using an overly complex mask (which I did try, but couldn't get right).
comment byfraxinus at 12:55 AM (GMT) on 13 November, 2004
When I first saw it I thought 'That's a bit contrasty'. Then I read peterv's comment and your reply - so I guess I'm looking at the less contrasty version, oh well. I like it, but it has a slightly 'cut-out' look, as if it's pasted on the sky, and I suppose that's partly a result of the post-processing. If you waited until the clouds were in that position, then well done - it does help the balance.
comment bymiklos at 01:13 AM (GMT) on 13 November, 2004
Hrm. Sorry to be the sore thumb here, but I think you just hit my weak spot (black and white and contrast). I don't even care about the sky, the detail on the wood draws me to it, I don't know. What do I know? What I do know is that I like this... :P
comment by Mattp at 01:17 AM (GMT) on 13 November, 2004
Discovered this site today, and spent a large part of the afternoon browsing. Many wonderful photos, which have inspired me to carry on with my own efforts.
Another bonus is that it has encouraged me to learn more about the tools you can use in post processing. Once I got a rough idea of how layers worked, I've been using the technique you describe of putting an opaque layer with gaussian blur over some shots of my neices, to give a slightly filtered effect. I'm very pleased with the results, so thank you.
Finally to the photo! I love the texture of the materials, and like the composition. However, having spent the afternoon playing in photoshop, I'm much more aware now of how edges can reveal any tinkering! I found that a little too obvious on this picture, making the foreground look too 'detached' from the sky.
Keep up the very good work, I look forward to seeing more.
comment bydjn1 at 01:41 AM (GMT) on 13 November, 2004
ok, this is now version three: slightly less contrasty (again), and the pier (hopefully) doesn't look quite so detached from its surroundings. On which note, I'm going to bed :-)
comment byblinks at 03:22 AM (GMT) on 13 November, 2004
haha...well the b&w conversion looks great here.
comment byblind-man at 05:40 PM (GMT) on 13 November, 2004
Ohhh... I remeber some song: "fly on the wings of change..." its Scorpions song, it fit to that song, dont you think ?
comment byVivien at 07:28 PM (GMT) on 13 November, 2004
I love all your photographs - I never saw such a great blog. The one picture the girl is standing in the sand at the beach is my background image ;).
Are you taking pictures all day long? My sister, she has a photoblog, too. It's kinda new. Take a look at it (url).
Greetings from Germany, Vivien.
comment bydjn1 at 09:05 PM (GMT) on 13 November, 2004
Thanks everyone. I think this is one that I need to re-shoot at some point. For me, this one is nearly there, but it's not quite right.
blind-man: I'm not familiar with the song.
comment bymiles at 05:48 PM (GMT) on 17 November, 2004
Great tones and detail.
comment byRyan Rahn at 05:57 PM (GMT) on 5 December, 2004
Great contrast. Makes a wonderful black and white!
Thanks to Roy's comment on yesterday's entry I now know (as with yesterday's shot) that this is a part of St. Anne's Pier that burnt down – reducing its overall length from 914' to 600'.
I also have another shot of this structure that I may well put up tomorrow. I'm pretty pleased with it, but on reflection I think the composition could have been a bit better so I may reshoot it tomorrow. That said, if it's as windy as it was today I probably won't bother – as I walked along the beach today the wind was so strong it felt as though it would take my legs out from under me. And interestingly, when we first moved here, I found the sea winds quite difficult to deal with for any length of time. Inland the wind seems much less constant – a gust, a lull, another gust, and so on – but when it's windy on the beach it's continuous. Having got used to it though I find it kind of reassuring – something to escape into perhaps.
Anyway, enough rambling – tell me what you think about this one. I like it.
Oh, and this one, IMO, looks better with the dark theme.
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
cropped?
Canon 20D
EF 17-40 f/4L USM
17mm (27mm equiv.)
f/8.0
1/100
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
100
no
RAW
no
A very striking image, beautifully composed, and absolutely correct that it should be monochrome. For my taste, the pier is slightly too contrasty and the sky not contrasty enough.
peterv: I agree, and have put up a new version with a slightly less contrasty pier. As for the sky: I've already darkened it as much as I can without resorting to using an overly complex mask (which I did try, but couldn't get right).
When I first saw it I thought 'That's a bit contrasty'. Then I read peterv's comment and your reply - so I guess I'm looking at the less contrasty version, oh well. I like it, but it has a slightly 'cut-out' look, as if it's pasted on the sky, and I suppose that's partly a result of the post-processing. If you waited until the clouds were in that position, then well done - it does help the balance.
Hrm. Sorry to be the sore thumb here, but I think you just hit my weak spot (black and white and contrast). I don't even care about the sky, the detail on the wood draws me to it, I don't know. What do I know? What I do know is that I like this... :P
Discovered this site today, and spent a large part of the afternoon browsing. Many wonderful photos, which have inspired me to carry on with my own efforts.
Another bonus is that it has encouraged me to learn more about the tools you can use in post processing. Once I got a rough idea of how layers worked, I've been using the technique you describe of putting an opaque layer with gaussian blur over some shots of my neices, to give a slightly filtered effect. I'm very pleased with the results, so thank you.
Finally to the photo! I love the texture of the materials, and like the composition. However, having spent the afternoon playing in photoshop, I'm much more aware now of how edges can reveal any tinkering! I found that a little too obvious on this picture, making the foreground look too 'detached' from the sky.
Keep up the very good work, I look forward to seeing more.
ok, this is now version three: slightly less contrasty (again), and the pier (hopefully) doesn't look quite so detached from its surroundings. On which note, I'm going to bed :-)
haha...well the b&w conversion looks great here.
Ohhh... I remeber some song: "fly on the wings of change..." its Scorpions song, it fit to that song, dont you think ?
I love all your photographs - I never saw such a great blog. The one picture the girl is standing in the sand at the beach is my background image ;).
Are you taking pictures all day long? My sister, she has a photoblog, too. It's kinda new. Take a look at it (url).
Greetings from Germany, Vivien.
Thanks everyone. I think this is one that I need to re-shoot at some point. For me, this one is nearly there, but it's not quite right.
blind-man: I'm not familiar with the song.
Great tones and detail.
Great contrast. Makes a wonderful black and white!