Early Morning Near Gibralter

by davidstorm

Just got back from a two week cruise around the Med and needless to say took quite a few photos!

I hope you will all excuse me uploading a few. This is the first one, shot in the early morning from the deck of our cruise ship, just after passing Gibralter. The coastline in the distance is Southern Spain.

K-5IIs, DA L 55-300
Uploaded18/08/2013 - 15:41
CategoryLandscape / Travel
Shutter Speed1/800
Aperturef/8
LensN/A
ISO200
Focal Length170mm

alfpics
Posted 18/08/2013 - 16:31 Link
Nice mist and atmosphere
Andy
Andy
Blaze
Posted 18/08/2013 - 16:31 Link
Simplicity at its best ! Lovely shot, David !
Bobbinalorry
Posted 18/08/2013 - 22:42 Link
Wonderful soft tones; interesting almost 3D effect.
Best Regards, Larry.

All the gear & no idea.
davidstorm
Posted 18/08/2013 - 23:10 Link
Bobbinalorry wrote:
Wonderful soft tones; interesting almost 3D effect.

Thanks Larry - it's the 55-300 that gives it this effect - the telephoto foreshortens the shot and makes it look a bit 'layered', like the so called '3D' on a Nintendo 3DS.

I like to use the 55-300 on some landscapes for this reason as it usually produces shots that look a bit different from the norm.

Cheers
David
Flickr

Nicola's Apartments, Kassiopi, Corfu

Some cameras, some lenses, some bits 'n' bobs
bjolester
Posted 18/08/2013 - 23:43 Link
Super shot! I especially like the mist and the vibrant colours.

Regards
Bjørn
Bjørn

PPG
Flickr
GIULIO57
Posted 19/08/2013 - 05:22 Link
Nice atmosphere
PPG
Stu-D
Posted 19/08/2013 - 12:51 Link
I really like this photo, the simplicity, the colour and the overall feel. I only tend to comment on photos I really like and catch my eye, so in that context I do wonder whether removal of the reflections from the sea would somehow improve the overall simplicity of the photo which is its strong point?
K20D | FA 50mm f1.4 | Sigma 17-70mm | DA 18-55mm kit | DA 50-200mm
Teaka53
Posted 19/08/2013 - 20:29 Link
alfpics wrote:
Nice mist and atmosphere
Andy

x2
Malc
davidstorm
Posted 19/08/2013 - 20:36 Link
Stu-D wrote:
I really like this photo, the simplicity, the colour and the overall feel. I only tend to comment on photos I really like and catch my eye, so in that context I do wonder whether removal of the reflections from the sea would somehow improve the overall simplicity of the photo which is its strong point?

Thank you Stu, it is nice to receive a comment from someone who rarely does so and also it's good to get a view about an aspect of the image that might be improved. From an artistic standpoint I think you are right about the reflections in the sea and the image would probably be more effective with them removed, however I have produced this image more as a reminder of our holiday than as a piece of art and from that perspective I prefer to leave them in as the photo is more representative of the scene my eyes were seeing when it was shot.

Regards
David
Flickr

Nicola's Apartments, Kassiopi, Corfu

Some cameras, some lenses, some bits 'n' bobs
pauljay
Posted 23/08/2013 - 08:17 Link
That's very special David!
Paul.

Photography is not a sport. It has no rules. Everything must be dared and tried! (Bill Brandt)
PPG

Add Comment

To leave a comment - Log in to Pentax User or create a new account.