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Well entertainment it was, getting there was half the fun, how I did not get bitten by a spider I do not know..

It was nearly as bad as teh Malabar session

A few different images from teh usual seascape shots. Comments and critique welcome.





some other nutter...



ho hum, some water and rocks and a concrete thing in teh back ground..

ahh can't forget the green sh$t

I would love to see #2 with the black rock on the bottom right cloned out.

Wow! Love the tones and composition of #4

If it was possible, I would prefer to see greater separation between the rock at bottom right and the ship at the right. That is, take the shot from further left. Obviously I am referring to shot 2.

Rooz wrote:I would love to see #2 with the black rock on the bottom right cloned out.

Chris, I see where you are coming from, the reason I included the rocks and rusted steel supports was more of a local history perspective than anything else, that was teh old jetty where the coal from the local mines was loaded into ships. I agree the image could be better in a minimalist sense without the rocks.

Reschsmooth wrote:If it was possible, I would prefer to see greater separation between the rock at bottom right and the ship at the right. That is, take the shot from further left. Obviously I am referring to shot 2.

yes, i wish i had one like that now

PiroStitch wrote:Wow! Love the tones and composition of #4

ha, i thought that was the worst of the lot (composition was ok- processing sucks) - I only like the fact that the rock wall on the right looks like a face

I like both the subdued, dusk tones and red hue of late afternoon sun on the bridge shots.

Actually I'm quite partial to #4 as well.

I don't mind #3 either - nice tones in the sky

norwest wrote:I like both the subdued, dusk tones and red hue of late afternoon sun on the bridge shots.

cheers Norwest, these are sunrise, the sunrise was cloudless but the red hue was incredible, almost like a sunset, once the sun came up over the horizon everything turned that golden colour.

Remorhaz wrote:Actually I'm quite partial to #4 as well.

I don't mind #3 either - nice tones in the sky

probably lucky I did not delete it then I may even have alook at other similar ones

Well entertainment it was, getting there was half the fun, how I did not get bitten by a spider I do not know..

Glad you went first and are taller than I

It was nearly as bad as teh Malabar session

Well close but...the ground surface water didnt look like it escaped from the treatment works...and the bush bash had a better ending...same cast though...beats me how we've survived your bear grylls expeditions for so long

Geez I really like that 3rd pic...that bloke obviously works out .. nice leading line and sky colour.

Those bridge shots are great.. Love the difference in the colour temp of the light between 1 and 5. Dont mind the noxious weed in the foreground of 5 although the flowers you took great pains to include arnt that obvious. Shame the woody bits encroach the frame but not a lot you can do about that

Is that a hole in the rock face on the right of #1? Think I would be cloning that out as I find it a bit distracting. The rock itself provides a framing element which I didnt include in my shots but think it works.

Cant get excited about the boats...thought you might've scored one crossing the rising sun... you must've used one of Gary's B&W CF cards..Ah well there is always next time when there will be heaps of cloud.

I am assuming your red shots didnt work?

All up.... a good mornings work thanks for heading up the expedition

biggerry wrote:Chris, I see where you are coming from, the reason I included the rocks and rusted steel supports was more of a local history perspective than anything else, that was teh old jetty where the coal from the local mines was loaded into ships. I agree the image could be better in a minimalist sense without the rocks.

Ok, I see. Do you think you achieved that by including that structure ? Not sure it's distinguishable enough.
I see the makings of a superb minimalist shot there is all I'm saying. It immediately caught my eye as very different.

Just my opinion mate.

I must say #4 looks amazing, I love the tones and colors in this shot, obviously processed image but for some reason the tones you've used really attract my attention.

I kind of agree with the others about the rocks,(image #2) but still a great shot!! the tones of the ocean and the ships I like a lot too! thumbs up on some great shots!

Jenno wrote:Glad you went first and are taller than I

that spider from Gregs 52 submission ws certainly one i saw...

Jenno wrote:
Well close but...the ground surface water didnt look like it escaped from the treatment works...and the bush bash had a better ending...same cast though...beats me how we've survived your bear grylls expeditions for so long

lol, i am sure I can find a few other locations which will provide more unique possies with equally challenging access issues

Jenno wrote:Geez I really like that 3rd pic...that bloke obviously works out .. nice leading line and sky colour.

yeah, i had take a step back to avoid using teh glamour glow to remove teh wrinkles and grey hair
I don't mind that shot too and thats coming from someone who typically dislikes peeps in landscape shots.

Jenno wrote:Those bridge shots are great.. Love the difference in the colour temp of the light between 1 and 5. Dont mind the noxious weed in the foreground of 5 although the flowers you took great pains to include arnt that obvious. Shame the woody bits encroach the frame but not a lot you can do about that

ha!

That big blue flower just did not work for me, some clown called nature did not get it in teh right position.

Jenno wrote:Is that a hole in the rock face on the right of #1? Think I would be cloning that out as I find it a bit distracting. The rock itself provides a framing element which I didnt include in my shots but think it works.

yeah that is a hole or should i say the eye of the face in teh wall? you are right though it does draw the eye away.

Jenno wrote:Cant get excited about the boats...thought you might've scored one crossing the rising sun... you must've used one of Gary's B&W CF cards..Ah well there is always next time when there will be heaps of cloud.
I am assuming your red shots didnt work?

yeah fair call, it was a off teh cuff shot and processing, no BW CF card just a BW lens.

my first 10 shots where at iso 1250... i have not had a good look at the really blood red sunrise bits, but i did not get a good composition where teh bridge was nicely silhouetted, hence they are on teh back burner.

Jenno wrote:All up.... a good mornings work thanks for heading up the expedition

no, thank you!

Rooz wrote:Ok, I see. Do you think you achieved that by including that structure ? Not sure it's distinguishable enough.
I see the makings of a superb minimalist shot there is all I'm saying. It immediately caught my eye as very different.

Just my opinion mate.

The fact that I had to explaain it indicates I did not achieve that, I guess for someone familar with teh area there maybe a connection, however for a random viewer i reckon its a bit confusing. I agree about the removal of that part for a minimalist style shot could work alot better.

cheers for the feedback chris.

bigsarg7 wrote:I must say #4 looks amazing, I love the tones and colors in this shot, obviously processed image but for some reason the tones you've used really attract my attention.

I kind of agree with the others about the rocks,(image #2) but still a great shot!! the tones of the ocean and the ships I like a lot too! thumbs up on some great shots!

Thanks Kristen, its funny how people seem to like #4 but i can't get excited about it...oh well..next time.

I prefer the first one because of the
technical expertise and equipment needed
to take it and the third one for its colours and
that stratigic human element in it.

zafra52 wrote:I prefer the first one because of the
technical expertise and equipment needed
to take it and the third one for its colours and
that stratigic human element in it.

I hate to say it, but there is no technical expertise nor special equipment for teh first one..just point the thing to the sky and there you have it...

Cheers for the feedback Zafra.

biggerry wrote:I hate to say it, but there is no technical expertise nor special equipment for teh first one..just point the thing to the sky and there you have it...

Yes but did you use AutoISO or did you specifically choose (trial and error?) the ISO of 1250 to go with your wide open aperture and 30 sec exposure?

Remorhaz wrote:

biggerry wrote:I hate to say it, but there is no technical expertise nor special equipment for teh first one..just point the thing to the sky and there you have it...

Yes but did you use AutoISO or did you specifically choose (trial and error?) the ISO of 1250 to go with your wide open aperture and 30 sec exposure?

I very rarely use AutoISO. In this case I wanted a max shutter of 30 secs so just selected largest f-stop and then dialled in iso to suit - although from previous shots i know you can get up to iso 3200 without too much noise and teh astro noise reduction in the latest version of CNX2 works well.

#1 Very tidy indeed! Did you get any movement at 30 secs?? I think I did! Either that or my tripod.
#2 is nicely seen with your 105. I think the compo leaves it slightly unbalanced. I think the inclusion of the jagged metal helps the overall mood but not sure of it's placement.
#3 is super composition. I like how you've rotated the polariser just right so that the patch of waterpuddle can be non-reflective.
#4 has photomatix written all over it. I am not a fan of that look. Or is it Dlight? The cliffs look too CGI.
#5 is rather electric. I acknowledge the polariser and it's magic but have you added any vibrance to this?