Summer Seas, a photo from Shetland Islands, Scotland

Photographer's Note

Summer is well and truly drawing to a close so far north of the equator! I've been out a lot making the most of it, but often the camera doesn't come with me.

On this occasion it did and I've posted a few shots from this location. Calm seas are a rarity here and it's often difficult to get a steady shot from the top of a cliff.

In this shot the lighting was quite difficult because the cliffs on the right were in shade, but I wanted to shoot with the sun to my right. An ND Grad was used to hold back the sky and then the levels were adjusted in Photoshop to balance the image.

I love the red colour in these cliffs.

The birds you can see at the end of the cliff outcrop are cormorants.

Thanks for looking
Craig

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ollie59 (796) 2006-09-07 8:31

great view craig, good pov and dof ,i like the surf lines over the shallow rocks,nice foreground intrest too giving depth to the huge size of the cliff on the right with the comarants on the edge drying out and having a chat....lol

oriolm (1142) 2006-09-07 9:42

That rock looks like the foot of a giant that is going to take a bath, bravo!

Cretense (68709) 2006-09-07 10:16

I don't need to repeat my self. You are a natural born landscape photographer and each and every photo you upload, proves it.
Hercules

dcawker (5717) 2006-09-08 10:30

Wow, nice sharp image and perspective on this shot. Well done! Regards, Doug

mbasil (2129) 2006-09-09 20:05

Wonderful shot, Craig. Great composition and colors. Good job with the exposure, too, the ND worked perfectly. I'm not sure because my monitor is small, but either there's a bit of noise in the dark places or it might be a tad oversharpened.
Mike

Lynette (1615) 2006-09-10 7:45

Hi Craig, I came across your gallery whilst critiqueing another member. I have visited your galary and find your work very pleasing. In particular this one. I like how you have positioned the image with the grass and small rock in the foreground to give added depth of perspective to the larger rock on the right then focusing along the soft sea and splashes of cloud. There is a slight tilt in the horizon but very minimal. this is lovely composition in line with what I enjoy. Well done on a great image. Good depth of overall colour.
reegards
Lynette

Photo Information

Copyright: Craig Chapman (craiggc) (2509)
Genre: 場所
Medium: カラー
Date Taken: 2006-08-27
Categories: 自然
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX DC HSM, Cokin P121 - Grad Grey G2
Exposure：　f/16, 1/100 seconds
Details：　Tripod：　Yes
Photo Version：　Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-09-07 6:23