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Thanks for all the comments on yesterdays upload...
Actually managed to get out with the camera yesterday evening for half an hour, albeit with the kids in tow. This was taken at Penmon Point, but I was determined not to do the lighthouse or Puffin Island! Conditions weren't ideal but i really liked the movement in the sky.
4 images combined in Photomatix and tweaked in Photoshop. Not sure if its too simple so would be interested in c&c.
Thanks for looking... Chris 
| Camera: | Nikon D80  Check out Nikon Nation! |
| Lens: | Tokina 12-24 |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Title: | rocks & sky |
| Username: | 
CC |
| Uploaded: | 25 Aug 2008 - 9:44 AM |
| Tags: | Anglesey, Digitally manipulated, Landscape / travel, North wales, Penmon, Sea, Sky |
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It works well, beautiful composition and lovely colours,
Sally
Looks OK to me... a bit of a halo near the left hand rocks perhaps, but a very nice image.
If you Google Map Amlwch you should get a satellite pic up that shows Amlwch and Llanbadrig (Cemaes) and the coast between. The obvious big bay half way along is Porthwen. You can zoom in a bit and the brickworks are on the left coast of the bay, between the two beaches. I'm guessing now about parking, as I've walked from Llanbadrig, but if you drag the map south a bit you can see a lane. It has a prominent track leading zig-zag towards the bay past a large squareish rock formation and a big round hump in a dark green field. The entrance to the track looks big enough to park in safely and allow the farmer to access it.
Perhaps we should have an Ynys Mon Meet for all the locals?
Cheers, Goggz
Thanks for all the comments - there is a halo around the rocks, that seems to be the way Photomatix works. I'm still finding my way around the software at the moment and trying to decide which bits I like
Cheers for the Porthwen info Goggz, I'll have a look. Could be up for a Mon Meet if the weather lifts...
Hi Chris,
If you have a halo like that around the rocks, you probably have the Light Smoothing set too low... but as I'm sure you are aware, messing with that will require further messing with the other controls!
Have fun...
Cheers, Goggz
Just love the sky on this shot Chris! I'll have to pop up to this neck of the woods myself as it is only 3/4 of an hour away. Really nice shot. I get 'halo' when using any HDR software whether it's Photomatix or CS3. I still haven't figured it out yet and messing with the light smoothing only reduces it slightly mmm... if you work it out - let me know!!
Fantastic image.
Andy 
Thanks Guys. I've only just treated myself to Photomatix and have so far just been playing. A case of RTFM perhaps? I can get a more subtle result (without the halo) but at the expense of the 'dramatic' (some may say cartoonish) effect. I can also avoid the halo by going for a pseudo-HDR rather than using multiple exposures. You make it sound very easy Goggz...
I bet if I take the time to look, someone will have produced a tutorial that covers all of this Meanwhile, will keep playing until I get the chance to get out again with the camera.
Why is it that we only seem to get decent / dramatic weather whilst I'm working???
Will keep my eyes open for you on the Point Andy. Could be another local mini-meet in the offing...
Cheers, Chris
Well done Chris, I like this shot a lot. Composition, rocks and sky excellent. You did say you were determined not to include Puffin Island and the Lighthouse.
People often say there needs to be a subject but this is a case where rules can be broken.
The other rule that we keep getting told about is the rule of thirds again cannot critise what you have done, would only consider options. Like the diagonal formed by the rock edge, it forms a rectangle with the sea triangle. Because the sky is so so good there is a case to make the rocks and sea to be in the bottom third and have 2 thirds sky, making the sky the main subject. Difficult to explain in words but I hope it makes sense.
It is a cracking picture anyway you look at it so it gets my vote.
Robert
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