Thanks for the insights on taking the shot. It is a wonderful picture. It made me wonder what the white walls leading to the light were for. Protection for walkers during high seas? Regards, Bob S.
On 8/25/06, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 25/8/06, Bruce Dayton, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Neither one just jumped out and made me go 'wow!', but as I looked > >further, they really started to grow on me. The first, I really > >appreciate the issues with that kind of lighting (having my own > >similar shots that look pretty bad). Very tough to show the details > >that you have in that one. I would have loved to see a few more shots > >of this one - slightly different perspectives and focal lengths. > > > >The second has such a strong sky - it is very good. > > > >I appreciate your sharing with us. > > Thanks Bruce. Yeah, the lighthouse was shot perched on a steep drop, > right on the cliff face, where 445 steps take you to the bottom (my lad > counted them on the way back up). Seadied on a rock, right into the sun > which is just out of frame a third the way in on the left. Assistant > flagged the lens, although she doesn't like being called that. Because > of the inaccessibility, there are no other vantage points unless lower, > but I wasn't happy with the angle. As for focal lengths, I had some > different lengths with me but once I see something in my head I tend not > to shoot it like that. I see an image in my mind, and then bung on the > right lens to achieve that on...I nearly said film...er, digitally. The > only thing I thought of was a close shot of the lighthouse but the light > was all wrong for that and balls to it. > > As I reached the top of the cliff, this was the sight that greeted me, > and it impressed me the most. Everything else I saw was a 'co-star' and > so I made a pic of that initial impression. Everyone who commented that > it is not big enough is absolutely right - but to be honest looking at > these things on a computer monitor is a load of tosh anyway. The real > thing is the print. At A3 the lighthouse is pretty decent. If y'all > wanna pop round and have a look, I'll get the kettle on. > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
