First light

[Stephen]

It seems like a long time since I posted in Critique, and since I seem to have commented on a few myself, feel free to give this one the full force of your opinions to get your own back

This was taken on Embleton Beach in NE England on the same morning as I took THESE The sun had just risen, but when I turned the other way, I noticed how the sun was relected in the window of the cottages on the cliff, which in turn relfected in water on the beach. Now I don't think its a pretty picture or one with any great merit, I just love the reflection of the sun. There is something almost biblical about sunrise, and within maybe 20 mins the show is over.

[Ian]

Re: Last light

At the other end of the day. Taken in France last summer, 566mm equivalent lens:



Ian

[Pol]

Re: First light

It seems like a long time since I posted in Critique, and since I seem to have commented on a few myself, feel free to give this one the full force of your opinions to get your own back

This was taken on Embleton Beach in NE England on the same morning as I took THESE The sun had just risen, but when I turned the other way, I noticed how the sun was relected in the window of the cottages on the cliff, which in turn relfected in water on the beach. Now I don't think its a pretty picture or one with any great merit, I just love the reflection of the sun. There is something almost biblical about sunrise, and within maybe 20 mins the show is over.

This is what I sometimes refer to as a "frussy picci" - ie a frustrated picture. One of those times when you like something you see, know what you want but it doesn't quite come off on film/sensor in the same way it does in your head. So you end up with something frustrating in your hand but something beautiful still stuck in your head (aka your memory sensor).

I can see what you saw, see what you'd have liked to capture on paper and I have to agree those are beautiful times of the day. The frustrating thing is they can also be very frustrating times with flat lighting, featureless skies and not-quite-right colours in the land masses but beautiful overall colours in the otherwise featureless sky.

I think you were absolutely right to take the picture as it's a permanent reminder of something beautiful. If it were mine I'd have a standard print for the 'memory album' (my own for that category are all stored at 7x5).

The pics you shot from the opposite direction would be my choice for the 12x8 album or poster size portfolio. Photobox does a canny 7x5 off a 3-4Mb 12x8 file - better than binning a nice memory.

So that's what I'd do wiv it, also what I do quite often with my many frussy piccis. I had a delivery of frussy 7x8 prints delivered yesterday actually.

Pol

[Stephen]

Re: First light

This is what I sometimes refer to as a "frussy picci" - ie a frustrated picture. One of those times when you like something you see, know what you want but it doesn't quite come off on film/sensor in the same way it does in your head. So you end up with something frustrating in your hand but something beautiful still stuck in your head (aka your memory sensor).

I can see what you saw, see what you'd have liked to capture on paper and I have to agree those are beautiful times of the day. The frustrating thing is they can also be very frustrating times with flat lighting, featureless skies and not-quite-right colours in the land masses but beautiful overall colours in the otherwise featureless sky.

I think you were absolutely right to take the picture as it's a permanent reminder of something beautiful. If it were mine I'd have a standard print for the 'memory album' (my own for that category are all stored at 7x5).

The pics you shot from the opposite direction would be my choice for the 12x8 album or poster size portfolio. Photobox does a canny 7x5 off a 3-4Mb 12x8 file - better than binning a nice memory.

So that's what I'd do wiv it, also what I do quite often with my many frussy piccis. I had a delivery of frussy 7x8 prints delivered yesterday actually.

Pol

As always I think you are spot on Pol

[Pol]

Re: First light

As always I think you are spot on Pol

That could be because I'm an expert at capturing just-missed-it frussies. I have an album full of them.

Pol

[mib2]

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Hi Stephen

A nice simple picture taken in beautiful area of the planet.

Must make an effort to spend a little more time there next time I'm home.

Well done

Dave R

[Stephen]

Re: First light

Hi Stephen

A nice simple picture taken in beautiful area of the planet.

Must make an effort to spend a little more time there next time I'm home.

Well done

Dave R

Many thanks for commenting Dave. I often find that we often take for granted places that are near to home and therefore rarely visit them. There are some great places in the North East though, it just needs the effort making

[pewidane]

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Instead of taking a picture of the sunrice which is usually boring,you have made it interesting by using the windows Great idea.Peder.

[Autumn]

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Lovely image Stephen. I have had this one for 4 years and yours reminded me of it because we were out for an evening walk and I saw the sun setting on this little cottage's windows. I also spotted today a person down on the beach sitting against the rocks. It may be too small for you to see it.

[William11]

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Hmm very nice. Nice to see this. Thank you for sharing.