9 Nov 2010

Low tide in Norfolk

It's been a dreadful grey, rainy day today - even worse than yesterday. I stood outside this afternoon taking a series of photographs of the same image at different shutter speeds with the camera hand held as part of my course. It was to find the speed at which the image began to break down and lose its sharpness. I froze to death and by the time I'd finished I couldn't feel my fingers. I must put some fingerless gloves on my shopping list - I think I'm going to need them!

I found the picture above among the photos I took early in October when we were on holiday in Norfolk. It looks better in black and white than it did in colour - more dramatic I think. The lines of rock give it the contrast that black and white photos need. It's a shame there wasn't a strong blue sky that day which would have given more interest at the top of the photograph, but this is England!!

6 comments:

  1. These are wonderfully moody and broody. I love seeing the b&w rendering of these English landscapes - definitely more dramatic.

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  2. this is lovely and moody and dramatic, landscapes always look so good in black and white. You are suffering for your art you have to keep telling yourself so cold fingers are part of it, I hadn't thought of needing mittens for winter photography, I think I will put them on my list too.

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  3. This is a lovely shot. Yes, fingerless gloves are definitely a necessity with a camera at this time of year!!

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  4. Wonderful tones in this image. I need to purchase some fingerless gloves as well, for our winters are bitterly cold.

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  5. Beautiful in b&w. Love the mood you've captured....the warmth of the rain.

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  6. Love it! Very dramatic in b&w! I wear fingerless gloves with a pair of the really cheap stretchy gloves under them - I can still use the camera that way and my fingers have a little on them.

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