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Take one morning at Spurn, very overcast weather, throw in a few strobes.

Brand:Nikon CORPORATION
Camera:Nikon D700 Check out Nikon Nation!
Lens:20.0 mm f/2.8
Recording media:JPEG (digital)
Date Taken:30 Jul 2011 - 4:55 AM
Focal Length:20mm
Lens Max Aperture:f/2.8
Aperture:f/11.0
Shutter Speed:1/15sec
Exposure Comp:0.0
ISO:200
Exposure Mode:Manual
Metering Mode:Multi-segment
Flash:No Flash
Title:Mean Machine
Username:Nick_w Nick_w
Uploaded:16 Jan 2012 - 7:24 PM
Tags:Black & white, Flash / lighting, Strobist
Votes:64

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Briwooly
Briwooly (e2 Member)
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16 Jan 2012 - 7:30 PM
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Love the composition and the point of view a real gritty shot


Brian...................

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LynneJoyce
LynneJoyce (e2 Member)
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16 Jan 2012 - 7:57 PM
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Your POV has made this machine look incredibly threatening and powerful. Nice work.

saeidNL
saeidNL (e2 Member)
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16 Jan 2012 - 8:02 PM
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A really fantastic shot - very well done,
saeid

SueEley
SueEley (e2 Member)
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16 Jan 2012 - 8:07 PM
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You have really emphasised the power of this - a real monster machine shot with a fab sky! My grand daughter would love it too - she's addicted to heavy machinery.

clintQB
16 Jan 2012 - 8:39 PM
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Excellent photo....great composition....the machine looks like a beast

julesm
julesm (e2 Member)
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16 Jan 2012 - 8:48 PM
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Love the atmosphere, Have a Guest Editor Award

Nick_w
Nick_w (Critique Team)
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3327 forum postsNick_w vcard England86 Constructive Critique Points
16 Jan 2012 - 9:10 PM
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Thank you Jules for the award Smile

Thanks for all the comments

LesF
LesF (e2 Member)
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16 Jan 2012 - 10:01 PM
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And I never got the camera out of the bag that morning, but remember you setting this one up. You weren't that sure as I remember, but tell you what Nick it's turned out a cracker of an image

LesF

Nick_w
Nick_w (Critique Team)
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3327 forum postsNick_w vcard England86 Constructive Critique Points
16 Jan 2012 - 10:09 PM
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Thanks Les, yep you remember right, I just used it for the lighting set up for the future. But I thought I'd see what it looked like in mono and I was shocked.

Richsr
Richsr (e2 Member)
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88 forum postsRichsr vcard England177 Constructive Critique Points
16 Jan 2012 - 10:09 PM
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Like the POV and the good tones and details Nick.
Well worked.
Congrats on the GEA
regards Richard

ugly
ugly (e2 Member)
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17 Jan 2012 - 6:48 AM
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Great tones and texture in this mono image...
Great work...
Dave

SlowSong
SlowSong (e2 Member)
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17 Jan 2012 - 9:36 AM
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Sometimes there's only one way to present a subject. Can't fault this.
Chris

DaveU
DaveU (e2 Member)
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17 Jan 2012 - 5:40 PM
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High impact shot Nick and definitely mean and moody. Fine mono conversion and the sky really does add to the mood. I'd love to see another version with you stood a little more to the left so as to get those wheels on more of an oblique angle.

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Eviscera
Eviscera (e2 Member)
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17 Jan 2012 - 8:10 PM
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Moody angle Nick.

Though don't you think that the eye keeps going straight to that odd trailer wheel sticking out, bottom left hand side ?

Kinda interrupts the "menace" , specially with a highlight on it.

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Nick_w
Nick_w (Critique Team)
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19 Jan 2012 - 7:42 AM
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Thanks guys.

DaveU good idea, tbh I wasn't going to process this the weather was foul and looked c**p in colour I was only experimenting with strobes. Had I been serious I would have tried a couple of other angles. Les didn't even get his camera out of the car that morning.

Dave (Evisera)

Good point, I meant to get rid of the white patch ( got carried away with rest of image) but I could get rid of the trail or completely.

LesF
LesF (e2 Member)
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19 Jan 2012 - 3:44 PM
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Quote: Les didn't even get his camera out of the car that morning.


Seeing this wish I had now LOL, congrats on the badges Nick


LesF

Baz72
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20 Jan 2012 - 9:33 AM
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This is great ! very moody !
Brian.

K_T
K_T (e2 Member)
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26 Feb 2012 - 9:29 PM
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I absolutely love this image!!!!

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