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Terrific light and colour, well done.
Love it.
I would have used a polarising filter to ad character to the clouds.
I would have used a polarising filter to ad character to the clouds.
Great shot , colour and composition. Slight correction Malin Head is the most northern point in Ireland.
Mike
Mike
I like the square crop, the strong light and sky gives it a real punch 
Cheers Eric and soulhunter, yeah my first thought when I reviewed this shot at home was "why didnt I put my polariser on?". My back was towards the sun, but perhaps I could have achieved a little better definition in the clouds while toning down the sky a little.
Thanks.
Steve
Thanks.
Steve
Thanks all!
And a big "D'oh!" for not getting my facts right before spouting them out here, I think I meant to write "most northern point on Northern Ireland" (I'm sure thats what the lady in the B&B told me anyway!) Good job I dont work for the Tourist Board. Thanks for pointing that out Mike! Steve
And a big "D'oh!" for not getting my facts right before spouting them out here, I think I meant to write "most northern point on Northern Ireland" (I'm sure thats what the lady in the B&B told me anyway!) Good job I dont work for the Tourist Board. Thanks for pointing that out Mike! Steve
Great compostion. Lovely shot.
Ross
Ross
Very beautiful! The lighting is perfect and the sky is stunning.
Very well done image!
Chris & Holli
Very well done image!
Chris & Holli
great lighting & composition
sten
sten
Many thanks to all, its amazing how easy it is to skip over some shots without giving them any attention.
Hi Michael and Lydia, I do not use any filters on camera because I like to keep the image as sharp and flare-free as possible; any ND graduation is done in PS. For highly contrasting situations I will take two exposures and blend them,; there wasnt so much contrast in this case so I simply shot one RAW exposure and applied a black gradient in PS (in 16-bit) and set it to "soft light". This method is highly flexible e.g. I can set gradations from both corners of the sky to give a vignetted appearance.
Other than this I applied an 81A warming filter in PS (again, preferable these days to physical filters) to warm the colours even further (this was last light)- although I shot in RAW and had the option to warm colours by altering the colour temperature in the RAW conversion process, I think the 81A filter gives a unique appearance, though it definitely only suits certain situations.
Cheers, Steve
Hi Michael and Lydia, I do not use any filters on camera because I like to keep the image as sharp and flare-free as possible; any ND graduation is done in PS. For highly contrasting situations I will take two exposures and blend them,; there wasnt so much contrast in this case so I simply shot one RAW exposure and applied a black gradient in PS (in 16-bit) and set it to "soft light". This method is highly flexible e.g. I can set gradations from both corners of the sky to give a vignetted appearance.
Other than this I applied an 81A warming filter in PS (again, preferable these days to physical filters) to warm the colours even further (this was last light)- although I shot in RAW and had the option to warm colours by altering the colour temperature in the RAW conversion process, I think the 81A filter gives a unique appearance, though it definitely only suits certain situations.
Cheers, Steve
I've read some forum discussion recently re: the square versus the standard 35mm format. A lot of the comments were in favour of the square, and this backs that argument up. A definite case of less is more. The lighting is gorgeous, and the sky is the icing on the cake. Excellent work.
Pete
Pete
Stunning shot.
Abdul
Abdul
square format works for me beautiful light on the subject well captured
