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The Heart of La Jolla
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The Heart of La Jolla by PatrickSmith
This is a very wide angle shot of this unusual sandstone rock formation taken at 17mm just after sunset and at high tide. I had to hand hold the ND grad for the entire 1 minute exposure since the filter holder becomes visible at such a wide angle.
LOL - By the way, this is a 100% vegan image. No dairy products were used in the making of this photograph....
65 second exposure @F22 with ND grad 0.9
| Date Added: | 24 Sep 2007 - 15:07 |
| Camera: | Canon 5D |
| Lens: | Canon 17-40L @17 |
| Film: | RAW (digital) |
| Categories: | Landscape / Travel General |
| Geo Data: | Show Map Position |
| Tags: | La Jolla, California, San Diego |
| Readers' Votes: | 158 |
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David Constable
Old aching and decaying. With 2 kids under 6 this accelerates the condition at which this happens
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 15:10
RedEyes© (e2 Member)
Absolutely superb
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Brian Woolhouse
I live at Garthorpe in North Lincolnshire;Married to Paula One son and one grandson. I'm a Process engineer working for Corus, at Scunthorpe.
I've always had a interested in photography but have not taken anything but snaps for many a year but l had my interest rekindl...
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 15:10
Realy as the wow factor Patrick superb
Brian.......................................
Brian.......................................
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 15:13
Sharp with exquisite details, ( no vegetaion visible) The spilt milk is wonderful-- LOL! and the brilliant sun to the right caps this splendid image nicely without distracting!
Your work always amazes and pleases!
jennnnnnn
Your work always amazes and pleases!
jennnnnnn
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 15:19
What a lovely rock Patrick.
What filter system do you use by the way? I don't get any vignetting with my Lee holder (which has two filter slots) even at 17mm.
Mike
What filter system do you use by the way? I don't get any vignetting with my Lee holder (which has two filter slots) even at 17mm.
Mike
C. Daniels
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Janet Walters
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Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 15:20
Lovely smoothness to this Patrick,a pretty misty quality from the water.
Now how did you take this..dangling from a bungee or waist deep in sinking sand
Janet
Now how did you take this..dangling from a bungee or waist deep in sinking sand
Janet
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Sean Mitchell
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Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 15:22
Beautiful movement from the clouds and the appearence of the water compliments it so well, not forgetting the lovely colour appearing on the right
Sean
Sean
Jouko Makkonen
"Many people say that digital photography is a manipulation of reality, but in my opinion it is an open door to personal creativity. Like paintings which are not necessarily reality. From this point of view the results are more them photography in a classical style." by...
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 15:22
...and I moan, when I had to hold another ND grad for a second or two last Thursday! LOL.......First time ever I used TWO (2) ND grads at the same time....My filter holder can be used only with one filter at the same time 
BTW....... Grand image, once again! And folks, THE LARGE VERSION looks BIGGER!!! Go for it!
Jouko
BTW....... Grand image, once again! And folks, THE LARGE VERSION looks BIGGER!!! Go for it!
Jouko
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 15:26
Thanks for looking! Is EPZ running slow today? The pages are taking a LONG time to load.
LOL Jen, thanks.
Mike, I use Lee filters and a Cokin holder with the usual #3 slot cut off. It works fine for now except at 17 and 18mm. I have no vignetting problems either. Here, the left side was darker at the time so that is fine. I should get those bigger and thinner filters and the extra large holder. I forget what they are called, but it is distracting to hold onto a holder for a minute while watching for large sneaker waves to hit while you are stuck out there not able to move for such a long time.!
Yes Jouko, holding filters is a pain when a wave could strike at any second and you have to run and abandon the long exposure! I need a better system. If the filter taps the side of the lens while you hold it, you can ruin the exposure if it is a few seconds long.
Patrick
LOL Jen, thanks.
Mike, I use Lee filters and a Cokin holder with the usual #3 slot cut off. It works fine for now except at 17 and 18mm. I have no vignetting problems either. Here, the left side was darker at the time so that is fine. I should get those bigger and thinner filters and the extra large holder. I forget what they are called, but it is distracting to hold onto a holder for a minute while watching for large sneaker waves to hit while you are stuck out there not able to move for such a long time.!
Yes Jouko, holding filters is a pain when a wave could strike at any second and you have to run and abandon the long exposure! I need a better system. If the filter taps the side of the lens while you hold it, you can ruin the exposure if it is a few seconds long.
Patrick
Rob Dougall
I haven't had much time to get the camera out since Christmas & India as my wife & I are in training for our first (and only?) London Marathon in late April - a real tyranny in terms of time - long runs and lots of fund-raising - but very fulfilling too!
All I had hear...
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 15:26
Something rather surreal / Daliesque about this fine shot, Patrick - striking!
Rob
Rob
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 15:33
This is ridiculously and absurdly brilliant!!!! Wish I could say more.
Rowan
Rowan
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 15:35
Thansk Rob and Steve.
LOL Janet, No bungee chords were used! Though the tripod was on a rock and I was on the back side of it partially submerged in water at the highest points. I had to stop the exposure 3 times because the water got too high! But real danger? Naah!
Patrick
LOL Janet, No bungee chords were used! Though the tripod was on a rock and I was on the back side of it partially submerged in water at the highest points. I had to stop the exposure 3 times because the water got too high! But real danger? Naah!
Patrick
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 15:45
A beautiful image and an interesting rock texture Patrick, a pain with the filter, have the same problem at 17mm with cokin Z.
MikeA.
MikeA.
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 15:47
Superb image, i have the same problem with the holder.. not sure i would want to stand while waiting for the exposure holding the filter!
no dairy products in photography... im shocked! you should market that recipe
no dairy products in photography... im shocked! you should market that recipe
Mark Nuttall
I live in Sheffield and am 28 years old.
I picked up my first SLR - an EOS 350D - in December 2006.
I enjoy landscape photography, but browse portfolios of all sorts; I'm becoming increasingly interested in portrait photography too but have yet to really try my ha...
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 16:09
This is a wonderful shot, everythings so...well...smooth. I guess taht happens when you get over a minute!
can I just ask, was the ND just for the sky? And how dark was it when you took the shot? - a minute sees a hugely long exposure time to not come out with a white screen at the end of it!
Absolutely brilliant work
Mark
can I just ask, was the ND just for the sky? And how dark was it when you took the shot? - a minute sees a hugely long exposure time to not come out with a white screen at the end of it!
Absolutely brilliant work
Mark
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 16:20
Yes Mike, it is a pain!
LOL - Genese.
Mark, this was after sunset and it was getting dark. The dark part of the grad covered the top right third of the image at a 45 degree angle. Sometimes if it is brighter, I'll put on a circular ND8, or even 2ND8's if I'm not at a wide angle. I can get a 1 minute exposure at mid day with 2 ND8's!
Patrick
LOL - Genese.
Mark, this was after sunset and it was getting dark. The dark part of the grad covered the top right third of the image at a 45 degree angle. Sometimes if it is brighter, I'll put on a circular ND8, or even 2ND8's if I'm not at a wide angle. I can get a 1 minute exposure at mid day with 2 ND8's!
Patrick
Alan Woodland
I was born and raised in Devon, then lived in Somerset for a few years before moving to Wiltshire. My wife Tricia and I live in a small market town in the north of the county. We are just five miles south of the River Thames and after that we're into Gloucestershire a...
Jouko Makkonen
"Many people say that digital photography is a manipulation of reality, but in my opinion it is an open door to personal creativity. Like paintings which are not necessarily reality. From this point of view the results are more them photography in a classical style." by...
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 17:18
I had to clone my fingers away from my handheld filter shot...LOL......Never would have known, they did appear in the shot....... @10 mm all is possible...LOL......
I really should purchace Cokin Pro holder, so that I could use more than one filter at the same time...and take those loooooooonger exposure times...Nothing but costs here LOL....
Jouko
I really should purchace Cokin Pro holder, so that I could use more than one filter at the same time...and take those loooooooonger exposure times...Nothing but costs here
LOL....Jouko
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 17:29
I have the impression that this might be one of those images that people either love...or don't love quite so much as those who do love it! I love it, Patrick - not least because of that wonderfully dominant, centralised rock!
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 17:30
Patrick .. Ive just advertised a set of Cokin X pro's unused in the classifieds lol
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 17:30
Thanks Alan and Ed!
LOL Jouko, I wonder what 10mm would look like on the full frame sensor. Like a fisheye?? my fingers migh tget in the shot even if they were behind the lens!
You're right Kris, I should get the Cokin pros. And then the 16-35 2.8 mk2 for the slightly wider view (and all new filters for the 82mm ring size), and then the new 5D and then.... well, I guess I'll settle for the filters for now!
LOL Ian, so do you love it as much as the people who kinda love it, or just love it almost as much as the people who really love it? I can't decide, so I want to be 'just friends' with it..lol..
Hey Dan, I'll check it out. I don't know much about it yet.
Patrick
LOL Jouko, I wonder what 10mm would look like on the full frame sensor. Like a fisheye?? my fingers migh tget in the shot even if they were behind the lens!
You're right Kris, I should get the Cokin pros. And then the 16-35 2.8 mk2 for the slightly wider view (and all new filters for the 82mm ring size), and then the new 5D and then.... well, I guess I'll settle for the filters for now!
LOL Ian, so do you love it as much as the people who kinda love it, or just love it almost as much as the people who really love it? I can't decide, so I want to be 'just friends' with it..lol..
Hey Dan, I'll check it out. I don't know much about it yet.
Patrick
Paul Croke
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Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 17:42
Fabulous detail in the rock, the milky ocean and a sunset.....what a bargain!
gill
gill
Ken Mayled
Interested in photography since I was about fourteen.
Did a bit of freelance at one time. 95% of my images are now via digital cameras. I have several 35mm slr''s that get an occasional use. Lost count of the cameras I''ve used over the years.
Like a lot of people, m...
Jouko Makkonen
"Many people say that digital photography is a manipulation of reality, but in my opinion it is an open door to personal creativity. Like paintings which are not necessarily reality. From this point of view the results are more them photography in a classical style." by...
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 17:48
Yes, I know---
LOOOOOOOOOTS of vignetting for sure! And frozen fingers at the same time IF I would get miself 5D and use 10-20 in it
...especially in winter at -39 C LOL
Jouko
LOOOOOOOOOTS of vignetting for sure! And frozen fingers at the same time IF I would get miself 5D and use 10-20 in it
...especially in winter at -39 C LOL
Jouko
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 17:54
Thanks Paul and Ken!
Ann, I tried to get a melting watch in there but it got washed away!
No milk Gill, just a touch of soy!
-39C Jouko? At that temperature you would probably be relaxing in your swim trunks on a lounge chair under the swaying palms sipping on an icy drink with a brolly in it!
Patrick
Ann, I tried to get a melting watch in there but it got washed away!
No milk Gill, just a touch of soy!
-39C Jouko? At that temperature you would probably be relaxing in your swim trunks on a lounge chair under the swaying palms sipping on an icy drink with a brolly in it!
Patrick
Adrian Reynolds
About me: age 50
Married, with 3 children, loosing hair and getting shorter and poorer by the day!
I have been a keen sportsman all my life, mainly rugby and running, but had to give up due to illness, but still love to watch.
A number of years ago I took the pl...
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 18:35
Wonderfully mystical feel to this scene Patrick, as someone who used to cook in a vegetarian/vegan restaurant I appreciate your efforts lol fine image, Adrian
fine image, Adrian
Martin Williams
I live on the Isle of Wight and have been attempting to improve my photography for about two years or, as someone once said, "...trying to turn luck into experience".
Being a member of EPZ with access to the work of so many talented photographers has helped me to un...
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 18:41
I saw the thumbnail and thought this might be a bit disappointing from your good self. How wrong I was.
Martin
Martin
Mari
I've had a lifelong fascination for photography, especially landscapes. The wilderness of Wales, where I live, and remote beaches are my favourite places to be and shoot.
I have now turned professional and scrape my living from my photography LOL, I also do some tui...
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 18:48
This is amazing Patrick, real quality.
I used to have filter trouble but got so fed up that I now use the Lee holder and wide angle adaptor with Cokin Z Pro ND grads. I see this is what you use but I don't get any vignetting with the 17-40, have you got the wide angle Lee adaptor??
I'd be interested to know what tripod you use, it must be a very steady one to get such a crisp rock at 65 sec exposure.
Mari
I used to have filter trouble but got so fed up that I now use the Lee holder and wide angle adaptor with Cokin Z Pro ND grads. I see this is what you use but I don't get any vignetting with the 17-40, have you got the wide angle Lee adaptor??
I'd be interested to know what tripod you use, it must be a very steady one to get such a crisp rock at 65 sec exposure.
Mari
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 19:08
Thanks Joe, Simon and Ned.
LOL adrian, and no animal fat was used in the cooking process too, just about 5% saturation in the raw file in C1pro.
You're right Martin, the thumb is not too impressive, but it does pique the curiosity a bit luckily, or it would get completely passed by.
Mari, I think I just have the P series holder. It has 3 slots and I cut the last one off. I don't get vignetting either. I use a super-lightweight Slick tripod (so I can carry it when I scramble around on the cliffs) and a Manfrotto pistol grip that is somewhat heavy unfortunately but very fast so I can compose it really quickly. Even in a 20x30 print, you can see every grain in the sandstone, so the tripod is very solid, but you'd never guess when you look at it. If I went to an EPZ meetup, I'd probably get lots of laughs about the scrawny looking tripod!
Patrick
LOL adrian, and no animal fat was used in the cooking process too, just about 5% saturation in the raw file in C1pro.
You're right Martin, the thumb is not too impressive, but it does pique the curiosity a bit luckily, or it would get completely passed by.
Mari, I think I just have the P series holder. It has 3 slots and I cut the last one off. I don't get vignetting either. I use a super-lightweight Slick tripod (so I can carry it when I scramble around on the cliffs) and a Manfrotto pistol grip that is somewhat heavy unfortunately but very fast so I can compose it really quickly. Even in a 20x30 print, you can see every grain in the sandstone, so the tripod is very solid, but you'd never guess when you look at it. If I went to an EPZ meetup, I'd probably get lots of laughs about the scrawny looking tripod!
Patrick
Malcolm Shucksmith
The photo was taken at Lodore Falls near Derwentwater in the Lake District
I've always taken photographs since my parents bought me a Kodak Brownie 127 Kit in 19**.
To date I have gone to places and taken some shots whilst I have been there, now I want to go place...
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 19:22
Very strange surreal atmosphere Patrick, full marks for perseverance
Malcolm
Malcolm
Peter Jaktlund
A Swedish photographer and member of the nordic organisation Bio-Foto and also a member of Falu photoclub.
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 19:22
Are you absolutely sure that you haven't used milk here, great smoooothness
Peter
Peter
Peter LeCointe
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Ian Walker
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Please feel free to say what you do and dont like. We all have lots to learn!
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Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 20:06
Thanks for looking!
LOL Peter. No, I use only the finest triple filtered soy in these images. I would never cause harm or even any physical stress, of the sort that milking would do to a cow, in order to produce an image. True, not milking a cow can lead to problems as well, but that is beyond the scope of this discussion!
Patrick
LOL Peter. No, I use only the finest triple filtered soy in these images. I would never cause harm or even any physical stress, of the sort that milking would do to a cow, in order to produce an image. True, not milking a cow can lead to problems as well, but that is beyond the scope of this discussion!
Patrick
Guy Phillips
I'm 49, working as a town planner in Greenock (please don't hold that against me!!) and living in Helensburgh.
First time I probably picked up a camera in earnest was in my teens when my old man leant me his Zeiss Werra (strange beast of a rangefinder 35mm that you t...
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 20:46
Patrick,
Great to see you back...been missing your stuff.Gorgeous seascape executed to perfection.
Guy
Great to see you back...been missing your stuff.Gorgeous seascape executed to perfection.
Guy
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 21:54
Thanks Guy and Chris.
Sorry I haven't been able to return the views and or votes, but it is taking over 1 minute for an EPZ page to appear on my screen. I can barely even make a comment on my own shot!
Patrick
Sorry I haven't been able to return the views and or votes, but it is taking over 1 minute for an EPZ page to appear on my screen. I can barely even make a comment on my own shot!
Patrick
Ron Simpson
Ancient!! Married, two children, four grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. Xmas is expensive!! Retired after long military service (25 years Army )then had to start working for a living. Retired completely 1999 and thoroughly enjoying it.Like most people I dabbled...
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 - 22:38
This is brilliant Patrick. The shot has a wonderfully dreamy and ethereal feel. I half expected to see the Excalibur sword emerging from the stone. Spot on.
Ron
Ron
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Having had a recent trawl through ...
Posted: 25 Sep 2007 - 01:19
Lovely and dreamy. Stuff we expect from you. Beautifully photographed.
bill
bill
Posted: 25 Sep 2007 - 05:56
Thanks for looking! More that I can say for myself, as the pages are loading so slowly (at home and at work) that it is nearly impossible for me to see anything. Maybe tomorrow will be better!
Patrick
Patrick
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Since taking up photography, I now view the world with much more appreciation - always looking for the next picture!
I don''t have a particular style to my photography, I just know what I like and enjoy ta...
Posted: 25 Sep 2007 - 11:41
I like the silk like effect of the water Patrick and that flash of colour on the horizon - fabulous work as usual from you! Site is still slow today
Sarah *
Sarah *
Kris Grzywalski
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3/5/08
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I love the Peak District, and it's right on my doorstep. Will try to diversify to shoot different subjects, when the opportunity arises.
Anyone want to ask any questions,...
Posted: 25 Sep 2007 - 15:15
Thanks for looking!
It is still taking over 30 seconds for an EPZ page to display for me. Is it this way for everybody?
Patrick
It is still taking over 30 seconds for an EPZ page to display for me. Is it this way for everybody?
Patrick
terry potter
I just did 2yrs landscape and got to a point where i wasn't getting any improvements, not to say i had attained perfection, far from it in fact, just reached the peak of my ability in that genre, so now looking to try other stuff, maybe macro and digital manipulation, w...
Posted: 25 Sep 2007 - 15:42
I used to love these milky shots but after the last upload of 1/6 sec, i am definately turning vegan Pat.....lol
a great sky though and i like the foreground.
a great sky though and i like the foreground.
terry potter
I just did 2yrs landscape and got to a point where i wasn't getting any improvements, not to say i had attained perfection, far from it in fact, just reached the peak of my ability in that genre, so now looking to try other stuff, maybe macro and digital manipulation, w...
Posted: 25 Sep 2007 - 15:44
EPZ is loading super fast for me today, other times though it can be painfully slow, so much so that i come back to it later.
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My two greatest passions in life are family and photography. Through family I get the courage to try new and exciting things, while through photography I get to experience nature at a much more personal level. Photography allows me to capture my experiences with natur...
Posted: 25 Sep 2007 - 15:59
I really enjoy looking at the light your able to capture in your shots, even the rocks and boulders take on new form with your skillful eye, excellent work! Spot on! Click!!!
Greg
Greg
Posted: 25 Sep 2007 - 16:34
Sorry, I haven't replied in the last week or so. I don't seem to have as much time as I used to to travel around here. I've made my way back onto EPZ in the last month or so, so I'm just trying to get back into the swing of thing.
I see that you're still up to you brilliant work, although not as frequently as before. Are you still trying to sell stuff??
Good work
Mike
I see that you're still up to you brilliant work, although not as frequently as before. Are you still trying to sell stuff??
Good work
Mike
Andrew Thamboo
Photography had receded into the shadows for a couple of years 'cos of a broken spirit. All that changed on the 5th of August 2006.
A trip to the UK in October 2006 got me thinking that instead of being saddled with rolls & rolls of film, why not take the plunge into...
Posted: 25 Sep 2007 - 18:22
This is startlingly beautiful, Patrick. I can't remember the last time I stared at a rock so intently...wow...
A...
A...
Dave Peck
Loved photography since I was 13, a long, long time ago! Passed my City and Guilds in photography years ago and worked until recently in the school photography industry. I have therefore developed patience and an understanding of organisation. I have shot pans of whole ...
Posted: 25 Sep 2007 - 18:22
I agree with Martin L. Its simple but it delights with its colours and feel.
Dave
Dave
Kate Barclay
Profile pic is thanks to Ian Weslake (westers} from the Northscape workshop in November '05.
My love of photography began nearly 2 years ago when a friend lent me his compact digital camera. Armed with a load of books from friends and the library, I began to teach...
Posted: 25 Sep 2007 - 19:02
That was a long way down!
Silky smooth with beautiful detail. That's a great rock looks prehistoric.
Kate
Silky smooth with beautiful detail. That's a great rock looks prehistoric.
Kate
Mike Smith
Having joined EPZ back in 2004 my skills have improved no end thanks for which are due to all of you who take time to view and comment on my work.
I have now established myself as an acomplished photographer marketing my work as "photographic art for the home" with o...
Dot Roberts
I live in a seaside town in North Wales with my husband John and our two dogs, Tiny and Jodie.
Having been a snap shot photographer with a compact film camera, I converted to digital photography about two years ago and have never looked back. I use a digital Olympus ...
Posted: 25 Sep 2007 - 21:32
Thanks for looking. We are back in action!
I go back and forth Tryy, so I do a bit of both.
Me too Mike. I got super busy and I can't seem to get enough time to make my comments lately. I'm fine, just doing software programming consulting, my day job, and some photo stuff. I sold 50 shots at a local art and wine festival recently! Now I'm busy after all that. You should try it. It is a lot of work though.
I have three words for you Kim,
...squirt..squirt...squirt!
That's a lot of weight to bear Mike!
Patrick
I go back and forth Tryy, so I do a bit of both.
Me too Mike. I got super busy and I can't seem to get enough time to make my comments lately. I'm fine, just doing software programming consulting, my day job, and some photo stuff. I sold 50 shots at a local art and wine festival recently! Now I'm busy after all that. You should try it. It is a lot of work though.
I have three words for you Kim,
...squirt..squirt...squirt!
That's a lot of weight to bear Mike!
Patrick
Peter Gonczarow
After a break of around 25yrs, my interest in photography as a hobby was renewed when I bought a 2mp camera I then started going out taking photos (snapping)with my friend Keith who is on epz,(KBan)he has also encouraged me to join.I have spent many hours on this site v...
Posted: 25 Sep 2007 - 22:06
A fantastic shot Patrick, a gorgeous sky, an excellent capture of the texture of the foreground rocks, and I love the sea, it's like a sea of mist.
Pete.
Pete.
Edward McKee
I live in Co Down Northern Ireland and have become enthusiastic again about photography since going digital a couple years ago. I would mostly take landscape shots but I have an interest in all types of photography.
I would like to thank everyone who has commented on ...
Posted: 26 Sep 2007 - 15:08
Thanks for your comments!
The site seems to be running well now, so maybe I can browse the galleries today.
Patrick
The site seems to be running well now, so maybe I can browse the galleries today.
Patrick
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Amateur digital photographer from Gloucestershire. I often take photographs when out and about in Gloucestershire, the south west and south midlands for work and leisure.
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I enjoy being on the site and looking at all of the pictures. I like to leave co...
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I work for local government as a network analyst.
My interest in photography started about 12 months ago, when I bought a Canon 350D.The only pics I have taken before these are holiday photos
colin wilson
Biped , multicellular carbon based life form living on the third rock from the sun. At the weekends I dress up in ladies clothes and call myself Mandy. I hate marmite.
Bruce
Thought it was about time to update my profile info . . . then wondered what on earth I could say . . . should have left the original details up :-) Like many - started photography young, left it behind when I moved away from home (and the availability of my father's pe...
Trisha Ryan
My name is Trish and i live in Knaphill, Surrey.
After getting married in June 2006, i bought a small digital camera in New York and it has become a new hobby of mine
With photography, you are improving and learning all the time,and i will learn by my mistakes.
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Posted: 26 Sep 2007 - 22:55
That is a beautiful image Patrick,as they say outstanding work here.Like it very much.
Mo.
Mo.
Posted: 27 Sep 2007 - 02:06
Thanks for looking!
Yes Lisa, I wanted an extra smooth look. Leaving it in the blender on the highest setting was the best way to go here..LOL!
Patrick
Yes Lisa, I wanted an extra smooth look. Leaving it in the blender on the highest setting was the best way to go here..LOL!
Patrick
Posted: 27 Sep 2007 - 07:43
I never thought I'd reach the end!!
I've missed a few this week as I was too impatient to wait for EPZ to keep up
This is beautiful Patrick - I love the smooth exposure on the water. Very nice.
Debbie
I've missed a few this week as I was too impatient to wait for EPZ to keep up
This is beautiful Patrick - I love the smooth exposure on the water. Very nice.
Debbie
Posted: 27 Sep 2007 - 16:11
Thanks Debbie! I don't know how anybody even found this picture in the gallery. The site went dead about 10 minutes after I uploaded this but comments kept creeping in. But I could not make more than about 3 comments myself for about 6 hours.
Patrick
Patrick
Posted: 27 Sep 2007 - 16:12
A real stunner...As always..
( sorry for lack of comments only returned in last week or so from busy work period )...
You are a great inspiration...
( sorry for lack of comments only returned in last week or so from busy work period )...
You are a great inspiration...
Posted: 27 Sep 2007 - 16:12
Superb new upload. Tried vitting on this earlier but the sight was down. But anyway fantastic shot
Paul King
I live near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Married to Carole, we have 2 sons who have flown the nest.
I received my first camera, an AGFA ISOLA 120 in 59, age 15. However, I only got interest seriously five years ago when I purchased a 10D and other bits and bobs.
The...
Nigel Betteridge
I have been a member of this photographic community for nearly 3 years now and I am well and truly hooked. Reasons: The outstanding quality of many uploads, and the friendly, community spirit.
I have been taking photographs since 1970 (up till 2003 mainly Kodachrome ...
Karen
I live in mid-Devon (UK). If I stand on tip-toe, up in the bedroom, I can just see the high moors of Dartmoor. I am married, with three children (all girls). My eldest is married, and has a 5 year old son.
I've spent many years using a film camera (and being disapp...
Posted: 28 Sep 2007 - 16:32
An amazing out of this world shot! It looks as though you've completely scrubbed the rocks - not even a barnicle!
David Mitchell
I live with my wife Marian and our cat Zebedee in a village in South Devon, near to the estuary of the River Teign, which is a constant source of pictures. I’ve only recently started taking photography more seriously and bought my first SLR, a Nikon D80, in 2006. I’ve ...
Posted: 28 Sep 2007 - 18:51
This is wonfderful Patrick. So smooth and clean with a surreal feeling to it, especially that monster rising out of the soup!
Best wishes
David
Best wishes
David
Gary Horner
One year on from taking up photography as a hobby and I just want to say a bit thank you to the members of EPZ. Learnt so much from you all and seen my photography improve so much since joining the site.
Over the past year I've really begun to appreciate the area in ...
Posted: 1 Oct 2007 - 11:41
Lovely trademark-style shot - love the rock formation.
I'm also very proud of your efforts with regard to animal welfare!
I'm also very proud of your efforts with regard to animal welfare!
Posted: 1 Oct 2007 - 14:48
Thanks Karen and Gary!
LOL David, that woudl get me an EC for sure!
I try my best Cathy!
Patrick
LOL David, that woudl get me an EC for sure!
I try my best Cathy!
Patrick
Posted: 4 Oct 2007 - 08:34
Not that wow fator of the previous but still a nice one all the same
Dave
Dave
Posted: 4 Oct 2007 - 19:29
True Dave, the smooth ones are much more calming. Maybe I should sell prints at meditation centers!
Patrick
Patrick
Allie Truman
The Personal Stuff:
I'm 48 and first picked up a 'proper' camera in late summer 2006.
I love colour and light and enjoy experimenting, both with the subjects I photograph and in Photoshop.
I gain so much inspiration from others on this site, and many have offer...
Posted: 15 Oct 2007 - 16:57
Outstanding tranquillity, and this has an amazing painterly quality.
Allie
Allie
Di Hooke
I am a primary school teacher specialising in music and trying to slow down.Originally from Essex and now living in Cornwall,married with two daughters. Photography is a fairly new hobby which I really enjoy but would like to be able to do more than just take snaps. I a...
Posted: 15 Oct 2007 - 17:18
Just like a painting with the most wonderful light and softness..meditation centres would snap up your prints I should think.
Di
Di
Lesley Lloyd
I have been keen on photogrpahy for the last 3 years and am trying to improve both my technique and processing skills.
I especially like landscape photography.
I joined EPZ about 12 months ago and have found some great people on this site who have inspired and helped ...
