I made an effort on this weekend away to get up North as early as possible (I left at 3:30 am and arrived at 9:30 am) so that I could make the absolute most of my short time away with the camera. It was real luck getting cold but dry weather for two days out of three. To be honest, the first day was a bit of a cold, grey wash, but late in the afternoon we had a stroke of luck with the sun. We were able to get down as far as St Annes. The tide was out, and I MEAN OUT—I couldn’t see it at all. But I was mightily reassured that it can come in faster than walking pace if you catch it wrong.
With that piece of health and safety in mind, Dave (of Chromasia) had me climb onto the old Victorian Pier—which had no ladder and signs explicitly saying “DO NOT CLIMB”—so that we could take some photos of this unique structure.
This image is a 3-frame HDR, but I went easy on the processing, opting for a slightly heavier hand in the black and white conversion and toning. I was quite pleased with the end result. I’ll post a few more from this set over the next week or so.
As always, thanks for stopping by… csj
- capture date|09/01/2009
- camera|Canon EOS 5D
- lens|17mm – 40mm L
- focal length|19mm
- aperture|f/11
- shutter speed|1/45 sec
- shooting mode|Aperture
- exposure bias|0 EV
- metering mode|pattern
- ISO|100
- flash|No
- image quality|RAW + 16bit TIFF
- RAW converter|PS CS3 + Photomatix Pro
- cropped?|slight
Hi like the moonlight feel you have got in this image, and you can almost feel the rushing tide rushing back any second.
I really like this too – and I’m jealous that you got up onto it – I’ve tried several times now but I’m too lardy to make it!
I really like the mono-HDR look here – great details.
Mate, you’ve quickly developed a subtle technique for HDR, dare I say a finesse. Putting my model makers hat on we would call this “The Touch” which means that the work flows easily, delicate touches, and everything goes just right!
The angle of the footplates on the structure indicate that it’s listing so well done for getting up there and ignoring the “Do Not Climb” signs-some things never change eh? ;O)
Thanks guys, it means a lot when you know people are having an opinion on your work. Its strange to think that in our busy lives, anyone has time to comment, but I really appreciate it…. csj
Very cool B/W HDR worked really well !!
Great scenery – it transfers cold and dry feelings. This time i prefer hdr also to create suche outstanding atmospheres. I’m interesting to see the other captures you told from.
a little bit scarry ….it left me breathless. Very nice work!
A very beautiful picture. It’s soft and calm. The black and white is perfect. I like it !