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Exceptionally good images Gareth. You are giving Bill Ward a run for his money (sorry Bill) !

Comment by pschlute posted on 6 from Cilborth Beach at 21/08/2022 - 20:35

loadoftripe wrote:
I have a few old shots that I thought I would share, nothing spectacular but hopefully nice to look at.

1. Boringly blue sky shot for a postcard.

I would edit that to "scene of complete tranquillity"

Comment by pschlute posted on Boats, Ships, Yachts etc. at 21/08/2022 - 20:26

Urbanmeister wrote:

pschlute wrote:
these are not working for me I am afraid. The light was too harsh, as you admitted.

Go back at sunrise or sunset.

Why 'too harsh', Peter? (Serious question.) Learning for me from this.

The trouble with bright sunshine when it is high in the sky is that you can get high contrast images with a lot of shadow areas that record little or no detail. Harsh direct lighting also fails to give subjects "form" or shape (think single flash). You can also suffer from blown out or specular highlights, although this is not evident here as LOT has exposed these very well.

Strong lighting especially when the sun is lower can bring out texture however. The bottom right corner of 3 is an example of this. I would have been inclined to do a close up image of this area where the texture is the main element.

I realise we all have to work with the time of day we are at and the lighting conditions that are present, and sometimes it is not possible to return at a different hour. in these circumstances taking bracketed shots and merging them in HDR software (or in camera) can be beneficial.

Comment by pschlute posted on Coastal Walking today. at 21/08/2022 - 16:54

I would say you were lucky the clouds arrived. A very strong image.

Comment by pschlute posted on Failed sunrise at 21/08/2022 - 10:41

these are not working for me I am afraid. The light was too harsh, as you admitted.

Go back at sunrise or sunset.

Comment by pschlute posted on Coastal Walking today. at 20/08/2022 - 21:19

I am impressed both with the image and the amount of work you put in to get it.

Comment by pschlute posted on Little Dying Flower at 18/08/2022 - 14:53

Urbanmeister wrote:
I do like the dashboard image, so old school.

So old school, I would not know what to do with the levers on the steering column.

Gear change ?

Comment by pschlute posted on Some more old Astons at 17/08/2022 - 18:38

LennyBloke wrote:
The 3rd image probably works better with the car flanked by the man and woman. The 4th image again showcases the main subjects yet sets them against the mass of people and cars

Yes I was thinking in terms of the last one, but the the two Silver Birch cars together were too good not to include.

I agree with the third image too. I got fed up crouched down waiting for them to move so took the shot anyway, but in the end they added something to the shot. As if they had just got out of their car and were heading to the clubhouse for a g+t !

Comment by pschlute posted on Some more old Astons at 17/08/2022 - 17:19

I know some of these images are not particularly good photographically, but it is never easy to get what one would desire at events like these where cars are parked close together and people are milling around.