Shimmering Sea
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I suppose it is received wisdom that you don't shoot towards the sun. But break the rules and you can sometimes get an interesting effect.
This was the sea at Llanfairfechan as I waited for the A4 steam engine I had so much trouble with!
This was the sea at Llanfairfechan as I waited for the A4 steam engine I had so much trouble with!
29/09/2012 - 09:27pgweber
CategoryLandscape / Travel
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ISO100
Focal Length35mm
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Posted 29/09/2012 - 14:52
You are right - shooting towards the sun can often work specially well. It is particularly good with furry animals, when the backlit fur stands out and frames the creature.
Martin
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Martin
A few of my photographs in flickr.
Lizars 1910 "Challenge" quarter-plate camera; and some more recent stuff.
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Posted 29/09/2012 - 16:50
That's a beautiful and serene capture, it would look lovely on the wall.
Kind regards Maria
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Posted 29/09/2012 - 18:51
Of course you have to break the so called rules, quite often, Peter. Shooting into the light nearly always gives you more interesting pictures, especially when doing landscapes. This is a fine sea and landscape. I agree with David Storm, it could do with a slight tilt.
David
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David
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Posted 30/09/2012 - 09:19
Thank you to the Davids, Martin & Maria for their kind comments.
I started with Av mode and then changed to manual, dropping the exposure by 1 stop at a time until the bright flares stopped washing out the scene.
As for the horizon, I must have one leg shorter than the other! A perceived tilt seemed to happen a lot with my K10 which some suggested was due to a viewfinder misalignment.
Peter
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I started with Av mode and then changed to manual, dropping the exposure by 1 stop at a time until the bright flares stopped washing out the scene.
As for the horizon, I must have one leg shorter than the other! A perceived tilt seemed to happen a lot with my K10 which some suggested was due to a viewfinder misalignment.
Peter
Pentax K5
Pentax DA 18-55 Mk1, 50-200 (Samsung), 16-45, 55-300 Mk1, 35 f/2.4
Pentax MZ6 + FA28-90, FA50 f/1.4, M 50 f/1.7
Tamron 80-210mm & 28mm
Last Edited by pgweber on 30/09/2012 - 09:20
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davidstorm
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Sheffield, England
It does need a tilt to the left to straighten out the sea horizon.
Regards
David
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