Darlington Cemetery

Posted for Balaji. Something a little different from me, an

experiment with SFX.

uhm, err, dunno, J. the fence is a little too domineering in the pic, i think. plus the patch of the highlights in the top right quadrant is kinda bothersome, too.. but then i shouldn't scrutinize much since you're merely experimenting with sfx.

but what an odd (and fascinating) setting for a cemetery though.. by the seaside? and i've never seen a cemetery look like this ever before.. something unique to Tassie?

It's a great spot, on an island. That's the mainland of Tassie on the far side of the hot spot. The fence was an awkward thing to come to terms with, and I eventually decided to feature it in this composition. I'll be going back there and will try again from just within the enclosure, or perhaps with the tripod perched on the fence corner. Most of these two rolls of SFX were badly overexposed. I metered for the shadows @200ISO, and added two stops for the red filter. Reading the fine print on the box, I think I shouldn't have added anything for the filter, the notional rating of 200ISO assumes use of a dark red filter.

this cemetery will remain in my memory forever.. and i can only imagine how it is like to be there by it, in person..

Awesome, what an original photo. The fence makes this shot IMO. Im very interested in this shot and find my eye scanning around it from the bottom of the fence, to the structures and landscape. I love it!

Almost a surreal setting and I think your angle helps that feeling along. Amazing detail. Would like to see the complete fence though and a touch of barrel distortion might even be nice. The shot screams UWA for me...

 

Hope all is well... Dave

I like the basic premise of this composition a great deal -- the fence brings an original and dynamic (never thought I'd say that about a fence) element to what would otherwise be a fairly static landscape composition. So personally, I'd hate for the next try to lose it completely.

 

What I would suggest is trying to raise the vantage-point so that the view is a bit more downwards, on to the the fence rather than straight at it. That might integrate it a little more in to the rest of the composition by showing it as more of a container rather than a wall. If you see what I mean?

 

Also, it is looking pretty overexposed to my amateur eye, but you've already commented on that so I'll leave off now.

 

HTH.

 

jon

Thanks everyone. Dave, I've only got one wider lens than this 45mm on 67, and that's my 17-40mm for 35mm. It might be wide enough to get the whole enclosure, but the neg would only be 35mm. Still, with good technique and fine film it's an option. I think I have a few rolls of Tech Pan in 35mm that might do. This was taken at virtually full tripod extention, on tippy toes, to open up the space and show the tombstones. I could go a little higher by carrying a step ladder, and it's the sort of thing I'd be prepared to try. Cheers,

I really like the details and also the reflection in the water is very nice.

Thanks Julien.

A ladder huh? What an interesting perspective that would bring to an image like this. I would love to see that.

 

Hope it's not too much of a hike.

 

Dave

Can you take the prism off the camera and hold it upside down over your head? that would giveyou a couple of feet over eyelevel. If Phil were there, you could get him on all fours and stand on his back. That would work, too. If both Phil and Balaji and Jacques and Dave were there, they could make a pyramid, like cheerleaders do, and you could stand on their backs.

 

Hey, a photographer's gotta do what a photographer's gotta do.

If you think I'm climbing onto that pyramid without the Poguester, Marc G, G and yourself propping it up, then you are very much mistaken.

Har Har! I won't be there. Whily you guys are all playing leapfrog, I'll be in your darkroom!

Looks great to me John, in fact I would think along with my favourites of yours (yes I know I pick odd ones...). To me the strong fence presence and stark exposure actually both contribute to making this image more unusual. One thing I wonder about is whether not cutting off the fence's shadow in the lower LH corner might be preferable.

I wondered about the fence shadow Richard, even as I was taking it. Good points you make, thanks. Doug, the invitation is open for you to swing by the darkroom any time!

Nice strong shot John! Gotta try that SFX now.

Well John, playing the old detail card on us with the 6x7. Well let me tell you right now, I ain't gonna play that game, because I could compete (even with my Zeiss lenses). But when you also add terrific composition, excellent tonal range and a depth of perspective that is seemingly endless...well that just is not fair! I have often accused those digital folks of cheating, but this is downright "craftsmanship" (a very oblique form of cheating which hasn't been noticed yet on this web site since it is rather rare). Regard, Doug.