light bouy

[magal]

40D with Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 at 17mm. Cokin 0.8ND grad. Aperture set at f/13 for a 67s exposure at ISO100, with evaluative metering.

Camera obviously set in Bulb with an intended exposure of a minute but since I didn't have a watch, my count to sixty was out by 7 seconds . All the same I think the extra seconds didn't spoil the exposure.

[grumpygeorge]

lovely colours. lots of thought into settings and i compliment you on this.

but.

just look at this image for a wee while and study the horizontal line just above the rocks.

it looks strange = it draws attention = not a welcome sideshow. i understand why. its the moving water working against the still water and its a bit annoying.

but if its not an eye that looks for bits not right, it wont be noticed.

regards
grumpygeorge

[magal]

lovely colours. lots of thought into settings and i compliment you on this.

but.

just look at this image for a wee while and study the horizontal line just above the rocks.

it looks strange = it draws attention = not a welcome sideshow. i understand why. its the moving water working against the still water and its a bit annoying.

but if its not an eye that looks for bits not right, it wont be noticed.

regards
grumpygeorge

I believe the line you're referring to is caused by the way a long exposure records the sway of the wavelets lapping the rocks when the sea's relatively calm. When the sea's more lively, trails make a more photogenic subject.
In this shot, I find also that bright line just below the horizon to be quite annoying and drawing the eye a tad too much. It's probably a current streak on the surface that reflects more light than the surrounding water. However I don't feel right cloning off something that nature 'placed' in the frame.

[grumpygeorge]

are you having fun mark

[magal]

are you having fun mark

lol....don't know what went wrong here ....and I'm not even lifting my elbows at present [single malt and pain killers don't mix]
Shooting-wise it's no joy at all coz I stuck home with a leg fracture....tried to rig one of my tripods as a splint but it didn't work ...guess I'll have to wait till nature runs its course.

[Alun]

Good attempt at a long exposure - they can be a bit of a hit or a miss affair. Had there been a lot of wave movement to begin with you would have had better tones in the milky, motion blurred mass, but that was beyond your control. The distant buoy has potential as a great compositional element but you'd need a long lens, a low pov and different comp to benefit from the compression that comes with longer focal lengths. As it stands, it's a cplourful, well presented scene but I find myself wandering, visually and seeking a focal point, Mark. Definitely worth a return visit andmore experimentation imo.

[StuBill]

I like the streak of light near the horizon Mark.
Only one thing for a scene like this in my humble opinion, and thats a wander out into the water with a UWA.
Best leave that until the leg mends though eh Mark
A least you won't need wellies and 3 pairs of sock there
Stu

[magal]

I like the streak of light near the horizon Mark.
Only one thing for a scene like this in my humble opinion, and thats a wander out into the water with a UWA.
Best leave that until the leg mends though eh Mark
A least you won't need wellies and 3 pairs of sock there
Stu

Lol,Thanks Stu.
It's definitely not a spot to go to this time of the year. It's at the extremity of a rock [like a tiny island] that can be accessed by wading across about 20 yards in waist deep water. Planning to return there for another dawn shoot when it gets a bit warmer and I get my wheels back. For now it's still 17mm [got an UW in my gunsights]
Cheers
Mark

[magal]

Good attempt at a long exposure - they can be a bit of a hit or a miss affair. Had there been a lot of wave movement to begin with you would have had better tones in the milky, motion blurred mass, but that was beyond your control. The distant buoy has potential as a great compositional element but you'd need a long lens, a low pov and different comp to benefit from the compression that comes with longer focal lengths. As it stands, it's a cplourful, well presented scene but I find myself wandering, visually and seeking a focal point, Mark. Definitely worth a return visit andmore experimentation imo.

Thanks for the comment and advise. It's a spot I've marked for future shoots but its not for this time of the year. I''ll certainly try something with the 70-200
cheers
Mark