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I'm trying a few new things (again!!) I would appreciate any comments, although I know this wont be to everyones tastes. I'm trying for a "fine art" look (for want of a better term).
At the request of Marktc "Taken at Spurn Point about a month ago. About an hour after sunrise, I used a LEE 10 stop "Big Stopper" to accentuate the movement in the Sea and Clouds, to help create the drama. This was further accentuated in Silver EFEX and Photoshop CS5, to create a somewhat surreal image, that I hope you find a little different."A big thanks to Martin for the user award, and Malcolm for the GEA on my last image.
| Brand: | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera: | Nikon D700  Check out Nikon Nation! |
| Lens: | 20.0 mm f/2.8 |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 15 Apr 2012 - 6:47 AM |
| Focal Length: | 20mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/2.8 |
| Aperture: | f/11.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 30sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 200 |
| Exposure Mode: | Manual |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | No Flash |
| Title: | World in motion |
| Username: | 
Nick_w |
| Uploaded: | 10 May 2012 - 9:40 AM |
| Tags: | Black & white, Digitally manipulated, Landscape, Seascape, Spurn |
| Votes: | 73 |
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Works fantastically well for me, with "movement" to the top right third of the image. Really love it.
Phil.
It definitely has that 'fine art' feel to the mono conversion. I think the minimalist composition helps that although your clever arrangement of the features coupled with the dynamic element added by the movement in the long exposure packs a lot of punch into this image! What software did you use for your mono conversion? I ask because I struggle to get this type of beautiful tonal range using PS Elements!
Al
Looks like you hit on the right recipe, Nick.
Another superb, minimalist mono.
Personally, I don't think the grey background and the thin white stroke are particularly flattering for mono images as they are a little distracting from the beuaty of the tones contained within the image itself, although I can see why you chose them. IMO, simplicity is where it's at with mono, as you have so ably demonstrated with this and your last.
Cheers
Bill
What I am enjoying is the contrast between the very careful technique and the random scattering of objects. 'Deceptively simple', as they say.
But I agree with Bill above about the grey, it doesn't do anything for me.
Moira
Thanks everyone 
Cheers for those comments Bill, it's like you were reading my mind. It was after my last true DM, there was a comment by Eviscera, which really made me think and sit back. I was over complicating some of my work. I looked for a couple of simple compositions and tried to get a certain mood, rather than increasing the number of elements.
Edit:The greys easily changed
Very much to my taste and yes fine art is a tag i'd use. in terms of comments its beautiful, but i find the horizon very hard as its nearish the middle if I crop the top just a little off the top, the hard top black section reduces and the whole image is less stark - just my opinion in trying to add a comment.
Cheers
Stuart
Thanks Stuart a very valid comment, the crop suggested would probably work (and I originally started with that crop before starting again). The starkness you mention was one of the emotions I was trying to bring to the image.
Aha! That's better
Interesting suggestion from Stuart about a crop, which I wholly disagree with!
I think your composition is spot on and there's a lovely echo between the blurred clouds and the f/g sea.
If it was possible, I think a little more room on the left would have been better (although I suspect you are already making use of the full width of your frame) and perhaps a little more room below the bright pebble at right f/g, but that's being really picky!
An excellent shot, imo.
I did compose with a bit more to the left Bill, there was just too much flare for me to correct ( and I did try) I was so annoyed with myself I didn't spot it on the back of the camera. I didn't spot that pebble, tho it will be cloned out of the print! (tho my wife hates it - so it will go in the office). The border probably draws your eye to it. I will bare that in mind in future.
Works well for me Nick, good composition and exposure and the mono conversion is excellent.
Darren.
Yup, this is a lovely moody mono. Made a little surreal by both slo mo movement in clouds and sea, but that is a good thing as it works here. I can't comment on the fine art angle, as no idea what that is....though I did read Keithh's blog on it a while back!!
A very surrealistic feel to it, I think, but a stunning piece of work, love it!
Trev
Very little to fault here IMO Nick. Composition is excellent and the spread of tones is very good on the whole. If I was being critical the water movement at the front of the image looks a little bright but to be fair I am looking at this on my work laptop and I am being picky. The adjustment I would make would be very subtle. The posts look a little oversharpened but again nothing serious.
All in all then an excellent image.
Derek
Quote: At the request of Marktc "Taken at Spurn Point about a month ago. About an hour after sunrise, I used a LEE 10 stop "Big Stopper" to accentuate the movement in the Sea and Clouds, to help create the drama
Missed how cold it was, plus the rain and the hail stones.
Like the idea Nick and the processing just think less could be more with the style you're trying, items in shot I'm refering to.
LesF
Fantastic work here. The effect of the 10-stopper here is as fine as I have ever seen.
Mark
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