My final sunrise of 2014

Blythman
Posted 31/12/2014 - 20:28 Link
Out this morning with the K5IIs and the 12-24 plus 10 stopper

A couple of shots. Any C&C welcome. And Happy New Year everyone

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St. Mary's (1 of 2) by Alan Wennington, on Flickr

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St. Mary's (2 of 2) by Alan Wennington, on Flickr
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McGregNi
Posted 31/12/2014 - 20:41 Link
A fine way to end the year Alan. I love the clouds and rocky foreground, which seem to echo each other and balance nicely. No compositional gripes at all this time

I prefer the colour tones on the first, the 2nd has quite a strong blue cast ... did you change colour or WB, or is it just different processing?
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Edited by McGregNi: 31/12/2014 - 20:42
Blythman
Posted 31/12/2014 - 20:49 Link
Thanks Nigel. The first has the 10 stopper on, which has a slightly warming cast. But they have been processed individually too
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bjolester
Posted 31/12/2014 - 20:53 Link
Two wonderful shots. The first one makes the most impact on me, maybe because of the very strong foreground and composition.

Happy New Year!

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swarf
Posted 01/01/2015 - 00:32 Link
Alan

They're both super, but the first one just shades it for me.

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08tiger
Posted 01/01/2015 - 01:33 Link
Nice ones Alan, I guess getting up at the crack of dawn is pretty late these winter days
C&C welcome.
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MrB
Posted 01/01/2015 - 02:11 Link
Both are lovely photos Alan but, and not just to be different, I choose number 2. The swirling of the water over the rocks echoing the wind-swept motion of the clouds, and both contrasting with the apparent calmness of the middle third of the scene, give that shot more dynamic interest for me.

Cheers.
Philip
Edited by MrB: 01/01/2015 - 02:12
womble
Posted 01/01/2015 - 10:35 Link
I love the sea in the first image and the skies in the second... go figure. Both lovely images though, I'd be pleased with either.

BTW I think the horizon dips a minute amount to the left. Sorry, I'm a bit anal about horizons...

Happy New Year, K.
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Posted 01/01/2015 - 11:19 Link
Your trademark is all over these Alan.

Very good images.

Kris picked up on the horizons.

The left hand dip maybe 2014 sliding out to make way for 2015 sliding in?

Best regards
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PeterE
Posted 01/01/2015 - 13:05 Link
Both Very nice Alan,

I prefer no 2 as there is a little more going on. Personally I also like the color tone. Well worth getting up for.

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davidstorm
Posted 01/01/2015 - 13:12 Link
Two lovely images, it's interesting to compare them side by side with and without the 10 stopper. BTW, is it the Haida Alan? The warming effect looks characteristic of that filter.

The first one shades it for me, I prefer the tones in this one and also the smoothness of the water around the rocks.

Regarding the horizon, I'm not sure if it is this that's not level, I would lean towards a bit of lens distortion creating this effect?

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davidwozhere
Posted 02/01/2015 - 01:34 Link
Curious one that. The lighthouse appears to be quite vertical, so that suggests lens distortion BUT there is a low-lying something or other in the sea right up against the horizon which visually pulls it down slightly.
I'm going to say 'not guilty' as regards an actual slope.
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Blythman
Posted 02/01/2015 - 13:06 Link
Thanks guys. I'll look further into the horizontal/distortion, as I think I'll be printing these
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