Southport 3

Nice picture!

Another of my trips to Southport. I never tire of taking photographs

like this. What you are looking at is a direct scan from the

negative. In the darkroom I printed it up on Forte Polywarmtone and

split toned it in selenium. Please Make allowances for my hamfisted

digital bunglings.

I undurstand when you say "I never tire of taking photographs like this"...

Caught my eye when first seen, simple textures, reflection highlights, one of Mother Nature's Finest. Find myself looking for some definition/texture in the dark areas left and right of mid height, but the simple gradient of the sky is perfect.

Very nice shot. I think it would be even better if you'd crop out the top part with the sun - it is too "eye-catching" and distracting (IMHO).

Wonderful image with lovely light & texture in the foreground. I'm not a fan of star filters (though youmightn't have used one here) but this works pretty well & I like the way the sun isn't perfectly centred. I would suggest cropping just a little off both sides which would suit the format of the image.

Ian, no star filter was used, I must agree with you - I'm not a fan of them myself. As I needed "front to back" sharpness, I used the hyperfocal setting with an aperture of f32. The small aperture has created the "starring" of the sun. However, this technique I have found useful in night photography, where the small aperture (f11 and smaller) gives a pleasant, not overblown star effect to small point lights within the shot.

nice work on a difficult subject..... one wonders if this is night or day, sun or moon?