Seventy-one Zero Nine
Gradual reduction
Posted by Sash (Adelaide, Australia) on 8 July 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
This image was made possible due to the following ingredients: Filters (incl. purple [FL-W]), long exposure time, a wet bum and patience.
I'll post a B&W version in the near future.
Contact: sashkertes at gmail dot com
Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia
Sash, the wet bum and patience really paid off. This image jumped right off the screen at me, the colours are amazing, you have a fantastic angle there with the wharf - very good composition. Beautiful soft tones, it is a very inviting capture... I really like it!
8 Jul 2008 5:07am
@Kylie Greenan: Thanks very much Kylie. I appreciate the positive feedback. A friend of mine and I had a fab time sloshing around at this location. In fact, it's become one of our favourite places for capturing the morning light. Thanks for stopping by and leaving your thoughts. :)
@eddy: Thank you Eddy. I'm glad that you like it.
paulski from Muncie, IN, United States
wow; this is gorgeous. lve the texture of the water and the soft colors and lighting. exceptional...
8 Jul 2008 10:51am
@paulski: Cheers Paulski. I was in two minds about the final result as it looked more like a painting than a photograph. I'm quite fond of the water colour and clarity directly below the pillars. Thanks for your thoughts. ;)
Helma from Tehran, Iran
Fantastic shot !!! Stunning beautiful colors and great compo .. excellent !
8 Jul 2008 11:11am
@Helma: Thank you Helma. I'm glad that you like it. :)
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
Patience always helps ... looks like the pier is floating on a lake of stainless steel ... magnificent beauty, here ... the tones are spectacular!
8 Jul 2008 4:53pm
@Ron: Cheers Ron. The tones are due to three sets of ND grad filters. I'm not sure why/how the red hue is so prominent, but it has an individualized feel to it that is difficult to ignore. Thanks for stopping by, mate. ;)
silence from Treviso, Italy
to strange the chromatic.
also the shot angle is maybe not the optimal one.
waiting to see the b/w one.
8 Jul 2008 6:50pm
@silence: Hi Silence. I agree with you about the angle of the shot. The land on the horizon should have been hidden by the jetty. However, I couldn't get enough height from the tripod to make this a reality. The angle on the B&W photo is exactly the same. :( Thanks for your comment. I appreciate it.
Tamara from Fort Myers, FL, United States
the work has paid off! Stunning photo! :)
8 Jul 2008 11:48pm
DarkElf from Perth, Australia
your patience and wet bum look to be well worth it - another brilliantly surreal photo!
9 Jul 2008 4:36am
@DarkElf: The wet arse is a surefire sign that it was worth it. Aside from the crappy land in the background (which I'm certain can be rectified with ongoing self-tuition in PS), I'm reasonably pleased with the result. Thanks for stopping by and adding me to your watched blogs list. I appreciate it, and will endeavour to cruise by your blog more often. Ooroo.
amy from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Sublime beauty, Sash. Oh hell, O U T S T A N D I N G! (and maybe if you had've stood there wouldn't have been that wet butt problem... ;-)
10 Jul 2008 2:23am
@amy: I think the wet butt came about due to overexcitement. I've read a host of literature about curing Wet Arse Syndrome (WAS). A greater portion of it indicates age is the prime cause. However, this same literature does not deal with the problem of curing Unwanted Detail In The Horizon Syndrome (UDITHS). The search for perfection continues...
;)
Estelle from Olivet, France
Bonjour,
Mes yeux se perdent à la suface de cette belle photo embellie par de magnifiques couleurs...
Estelle qui vous souhaite une douce soirée
15 Jul 2008 5:55pm
Panasonic DMC-FZ30
25/1 second
F/11.0
ISO 80
35 mm (35mm equiv.)
water
filters
long-exposure
jetty
sash
mundoo-channel
south-australia