Dorset Landscape Photography : Digital SLR Magazine
02nd February 2011
Dorset Landscape Photography
Digital SLR Magazine : 1-Hour Photo
Earlier in January, I met up with Ross Hoddinott to take part in this challenge for the March edition of the magazine.
The challenge was to focus on the use of foreground interest in landscape photography and we met up at Kimmeridge Bay with a low'ish tide in early January, on a cold and clear day.
After warming ourselves over coffee and discussing the afternoon's challenge, we walked down to the bay towards some of the ledges and rocks that were uncovered by the low tide.
There were 3 main elements to the challenge : to look at lead-in lines and the how the use of horizontal or vertical formats affected this; maximising depth-of-field and achieving balance in the frame. The results from these 3 sessions are shown below.
The challenge wa sponsored by Nikon and I was able to use the latest D7000 and 16-35mm F4 lens, which was good fun and helped me make the decision to upgrade my own lenses, which I did the following week.
The main photo shown above was taken at the very end of the day, after sunset, as the clouds began to light up a wonderful dusky pink. Using a Lee Big Stopper to soften the water and capture slight movement in the clouds.
D7000, 16-35mm Nikkor @ 16mm, F11, 30 secs, Lee 0.6 ND hard grad & Big Stopper, ISO100
Digital SLR Magazine : 1-Hour Photo
Earlier in January, I met up with Ross Hoddinott to take part in this challenge for the March edition of the magazine.
The challenge was to focus on the use of foreground interest in landscape photography and we met up at Kimmeridge Bay with a low'ish tide in early January, on a cold and clear day.
After warming ourselves over coffee and discussing the afternoon's challenge, we walked down to the bay towards some of the ledges and rocks that were uncovered by the low tide.
There were 3 main elements to the challenge : to look at lead-in lines and the how the use of horizontal or vertical formats affected this; maximising depth-of-field and achieving balance in the frame. The results from these 3 sessions are shown below.
The challenge wa sponsored by Nikon and I was able to use the latest D7000 and 16-35mm F4 lens, which was good fun and helped me make the decision to upgrade my own lenses, which I did the following week.
The main photo shown above was taken at the very end of the day, after sunset, as the clouds began to light up a wonderful dusky pink. Using a Lee Big Stopper to soften the water and capture slight movement in the clouds.
D7000, 16-35mm Nikkor @ 16mm, F11, 30 secs, Lee 0.6 ND hard grad & Big Stopper, ISO100
Comments
By Deborah Guy: very nice By Spectre Knight: Absolutely breathtaking