Black and White photo - Pendennis Head

Long Exposure Black and White in Cornwall

Here is some more Cornwall Photography. This time Pendennis Head, Falmouth. I wanted to add another dimension to this photograph… Time.

Clouds were perfect for this type of photo. Lots of breaks with vivid white edges, yet the underside of the cloud looked dark and heavy.

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Black and White landscape - "In the Spot Light"

Seas and Skies

Thought I would share this photograph of Cornwall with you all. It was captured a few weeks ago, while on a walk. As you can see the photo has under gone a bit of processing.

Working with the Photograph

The initial photograph was taken and capture in RAW. This allows for an element of post capture exposure and white balance control, without loosing image quality. I made three exposures of this image to increase the dynamic range of the photograph. I then made them into one photograph – this is cheating as you really should take 3 or more bracketed exposures in camera, but I would loose the sharpness of the sea if I took this approach with this shot.

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Light house photo

Cornish black and white photograph

This photograph was taken using a 10 stop ND filter over about 2 mins. The subject is the beach with Godrevey lighthouse in the background.

Using a long exposure for this image gives texture to the cloud as well as rounding and softening the whole image.  With the correct aperture, sharp focus has been captured into the distance.

The lines on the sand in the foreground, draw the eye deeper into the photograph, creating more interest and taking you on a journey.

If you have any opinions or questions regarding this long exposure, sea scape photograph, please comment on this post below.

IF you would like to buy this photograph have a look here – Godrevey lines photograph

Photograph of Gwithian tides and beach

Long exposure of Gwithian Beach

I am really enjoying long exposure photography, it provides the ability to capture so many different aspects of the image, creating a multi dimensional photograph.

This image is of Gwithian beach at  low tide. The falling tide and the Red River have carved sharp angles into the sand on the outside of the bend. Yet, on the inside it has smoothed the sand, rounding and mellowing it.

The use of a long exposure has softened the water and cloud. I like the interaction in the image of softness verse harshness and the black and white conversion, in my opinion accentuates these factors. The horizon provides a norm, a point of reference, something that cannot be doctored. I guess it acts as an anchor to the photograph.

The soft haze, and direction of the red River, draws my eye into the photo, making me look harder into the distance to look for aspects I can recognise.

Creating thought and emotion is my goal when I take what I consider to be “ART” photographs. A picture postcard type image can convey many messages and reproduce / enhance memories. It also allows people to share views with others. There is a huge value in this and I enjoy that style of photography. Yet, this image of Gwithian is more kindred to my heart. It shares a place that can be recognised, if you know the area well, but allows interpretation and creates intrigue.

If you would like to purchase this photograph please visit this link – Long exposure at Gwithian I would also love to hear your thoughts on this photograph. You can comment on this post or send me an email. Please do, I would love some feedback.

Late sun photographed in Cornwall

Cornish Beach photo

This photograph, captures all the elements of a Cornish beach.

The warm sun setting to the horizon in the west over the harsh rock formations, weathered and storm battered. The gently rush in the foreground of a making tide, creeping in, washing away marks on the sand, ready for a new day!

What do you think of this photograph?? I would love to read your comments on this post

If you would like to by an A4 print of the photograph then head over to this link – Seascape photographs

Black and White seascapes

Having spent a long time looking for black and white seascapes, I have discovered that there are not many out there. Of all the photography disciplines, this seems to be a very sparse area of photography. I really do not understand this, the ocean makes a fantastic black and white subject! I am not saying that there are none, but its not as common an art form as for example the “black and white portrait”.

Textures on the sea, rocks, sand and pebbles scream black and white to me. I feel that taking the impact of color away from a photograph, draws they eye deeper into it, requiring a little more time and thought. Adding a new element into the photograph, like time really boosts interest and depth of the photographic image.

Here is a small collection of  black and white seascapes. Please visit the link to each photographer and view there other work.

Oh Why Oh Why?

jasontheaker’s photostream

- The best photographer on Flickr in my opinion!

Black and white skies

notsogoodphotograp hy’s photostream

Escarião’s photostream

Digital-scene

I would love to get any feedback from you by commenting on this post below – let me know your thoughts on these images. A big thanks to all the photographers!!

Big wave - Cape Cornwall

Wave photograph at Cape Cornwall

After spending a few hours the other day looking for different angle to capture Cape Cornwall, I took a walk along the beach, past the harbour out to the right side of the cliff and saw this monster of a sand sucker working.

I estimate the wave face was building to about 12 feet. The wave was drawing out a huge amount of water, before reaching a crest and breaking on a messy, yet impressive right hander. In surfing terms, this wave closed out – big style, yet her brothers and sisters were working well across the rock reef below.

Not a surfing wave, but well worth a photograph in my opinion. This huge monster, breaking towards the sun was worth standing on shallow rocks to add to my record of Cornish waves. The sea spume and mist was hampering every shot I took. Lens cloth at the ready, listening out for the surge and one eye on the water level for my safety to bring you this wave in action. Please, if you are looking at capturing large waves, be careful. Know the tide state and remember, freak waves do occur – have a route to safety at all times.

If you like this photograph, or have similar to share, please comment on the post as all comments are read.

The lizard Married

The lizard sea scape Black and White

Just a quick post. This image is a marriage of two images here at Digital-scene.com. I don’t normally do this, but here I feel it adds a real edge to the photograph.

What do you think????

The Lizard photographed in time

The Lizard, Cornwall

I have spent along time now looking for interesting photos in and around the Lizard. I have shared one of the Lizard life boat slip with you, this one is east of the last, and is a capture of time and place.

For those who are unsure. The  Lizard Peninsula is covered in delightful fishing villages. Mullion, Coverack, Lizard and Cadgwith are the largest. Lizard point is marked to navigators by the Lizard Light, signifying the presence of the Man O’ War Rocks, which have laid claim to many ships.

The photograph of a group of rocks found due East of Lizard point, was taken towards high tide on a very large south westerly swell. The waves at time were breaking against the large rock to the left, spray and spume floating over the top of it. On arriving there, the rocks were covered in Gulls, soon leaving only the bravest to be captured – now silhouetted on the right hand out crop. the motion of the sea has been captured in this Cornish Sea scape by using a longer than normal exposure. I also find the left hand outcrop very interesting, the swell rising at its foot, with a face like profile at the top of the rock column. in the far distance you can see small anvil topped clouds that brought us here in Cornwall heavy rain and hail storms throughout the day.

I hope you enjoy this photograph. please comment on this post with your opinion of this photo.

Porthleven - Black and White photograph

Black and White photograph of Porthleven

An interesting photograph of the peir at Porthleven. The sea spray has softened the focus as well as the apature being set to around f3.5 to reduce the distant focus.

I really like the way the clouds and the hard line of the pier take you into the photograph, leading the eye into the middle distance. As well as the contrast of the white sea spume against the dark granite structure of the pier.

This photograph is pretty much off camera. The only area I have really adjusted is the clouds. I dodged and burned over them a little bit, to increase the darkness and contrast on the bottom of them.

There are a few more pictures of Porthleven here,

• Porthleven photograph in Colour
• Storm at Porthleven

I would love for you to comment on this post and tell me your thoughts about this photograph, or any others on the Digital-scene blog.