Time & Tide (Click for larger view)

The original colour was a bit flat, and warming it up looked a bit overly dramatic

(although it seemed popular) so I tried a B & W version. Your thoughts and comments

are always appreciated. Thank You.

Fantastic clarity, tones, reflections and a plethora of leading lines.  Is the near window of the pilot house broken?  That may be a story to itself.  Love it... Mike

Alf,

I don't remember the color version, but I like the POV, reflections, clouds, and b/w tones in this version.  Very nice.

It is only on very rare occasions that I say WOW!!!!. I will not try and describe your picture...

 

Very , very well done!!!!

 

My sincere compliments my friend.

Beautiful shot Alf,

 

Just after the first  glance (and having downed a couple of glasses of wine) it instantly  reminded me of an old joke.  Do a search for "joke, an old boat"....

 

"If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right"

Me

 

 

Dramatic image, fine depiction on all its dimensions. Best regards.

Hi Alf, an excellent composition and overall tonality, really like the line of the rope leading the eye to the boat and the reflection in the water. I can see why you went with black and white, as previously said a very dynamic image! All the best. Sarah.

wonderful tones and the clarity, the black and white conversion works perfectly.

Jed

I like how it appears that the boat and the clouds are coming at the viewer, the reflection is spot on ~

Excellent composition and treatment.

Lovely sharp image. Love the sky and reflection. Seems the lens is going well. All The Best

Gary

One small criticism the horizon seems to be slightly falling away to the left hand side.

Excellent work ! Bill

dynamic tones and very well positioned image...i like this a lot Alf...regards....David

Hi Alf,

  Beautiful image with amazing composition & processing.  Take care, Patsy

Very powerful !  Love the treatment - excellent.  Presume you used Lightroom ?  I just bought it less than a week ago and just trying to get used to it day by day.

Hope you don't mind Alf, but I have put a link to this image on my Facebook page so that other Auckland photographers can have the privilege of viewing this.

Best regards,  Jim

Nothing else is possible to add! Everything is perfectly done from the composition to the wonderful tones! Congratulations, Alf!

 

PDE

Many Thanks for your thoughts and kind words!  No the window isn't broken but there is a wire or cable of some sort inside that kind of gives the impression that the glass is cracked. 

There are many other boats in this location in various degrees of decay, but thankfully this one remains intact.........well for now at least : - ) 

Cheers Mike 

 

Alf 

 

BILL 

 

Sorry Bill I didn't post the colour version on here, I really didn't like it that much,  but everyone else seemed to. Maybe I'll post it next just as a comparison. 

Sincere Thanks & Best Regards

 

Alf 

 

DIMITRIS 

 

Many Thanks,

I know you save those expletives for special moments so I am very honoured my friend!

 

Best Regards 

 

Alf 

 

STEVE 

 

Many Thanks!

 

If it's the one about the identical twins, I found it and yeah, it made me laugh too! 

 

Best Regards 

 

Alf 

 

JON 

 

Thank you for your thoughts and observations, much appreciated! 

 

Best Regards 

 

Alf 

 

SARAH

 

Yes, I liked the big anchor rope, and the way it looks darker where it's soaked up the water. 

The original looked a bit bland, but the dynamics still managed to look right. Then the warmed up colour version I wasn't too pleased with. But the B &W processed in  Nik Silver Efex seemed to bring the best result. 

 

Many Thanks Sarah! 

 

Alf 

 

JED 

 

No doubt you will recognise this one from Meols, the wide angle lens can be used to great effect with the clouds. 

Sincere Thanks 

 

Alf 

 

TONY 

 

Many Thanks,

The light and clouds lined up perfectly for me on this occasion. 

 

Best Regards 

 

Alf 

 

GERALD 

 

The processing software does bring out some great detail, and the clouds and light did the rest.

Many Thanks! 

 

Alf 

 

GARY 

 The Sigma  24 mm F / 1.4 is still doing a great job. But I used the Nikkor 14 - 24 mm for this one. The extra wide angle always makes the most of cloud dynamics.

Yes I think you are right about the slight dip to the left , I must be getting over confident I didn't even check that one and I usually do : - ) 

 

Cheers Gary! 

 

Alf 

 

BILL

 

Thank you so much for your visit and kind words! 

 

Best Regards 

 

Alf 

 

DAVID 

 

Many Thanks for your thoughts and kind words, and it's really gratifying to read that you like it.  

Best Regards 

 

Alf 

 

PATSY 

 

Sincere Thanks for your interest and kind words! 

 

Best Regards 

 

Alf 

 

JIM 

 

Sincere Thanks for your thoughtful feedback, much appreciated!

 

I do use Lightroom, but on this occasion I used a pug in to lightroom which is "Nik Silver Efex Pro 2"  It's really great for bringing out detail and has a range of effects, including film and tones.  It's worth persevering with lightroom though. I use it quite a lot and I have found the best way of creating your workflow is to start from the beginning of the editing process and work your way through them all until you  get to know what you want to include and disclude.

No problem at all with you putting a link to your facebook page, I am truly honoured and if they would like to see more of my stuff here is a link to my FB page. Please feel free to send friend request.

https://www.facebook.com/abaileyphotography1

Best Regards 

 

Alf 

 

PIERRE 

 

Sincere Thanks for your very generous comments, though I shall still strive for the very elusive perfection.

Best Regards 

 

Alf 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alf-Wonderful image, with great tonality and composition.  I think this scene is perfect for the 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens.  My preference would be to back off the sharpening a bit.  Congratulations, Phil

I really like how the clouds and the reflection all lead you to the boat. Great shot.

just supberb

I totally agree with Sarah about the rope.  It leads the viewer's eye to the photo's subject and also - an added bonus - to the dramatic sky.  The clouds, in turn, appear as shadows in the water.  In general, you truly use low tide to your very best advantage.

 

Bravo!

 

michael

 

 

 

 

 

Many Thanks for your interest and thoughtful feedback. 

Yes, you have a point. The 14 - 24 mm is a very sharp lens and I should remember to alter my pre-sets when editing in "Nik Silver efex" accordingly. 

Best Regards 

 

Alf 

 

BRENT 

 

Thank you for your positive feedback. 

The wide angle lens makes good use of available leading lines. 

 

Best Regards 

 

Alf

 

STEPHANIE C 

 

Sincere Thanks! 

 

Alf 

 

MICHAEL 

It was surprising the difference that B & W processing made to this image ( I must post the colour version at some point )  But suffice to say the B & W made the most of the available cloud.

The trick to getting decent low tide images is to try and coincide low tide with dawn or dusk (just after dawn in this case) and ideally when the tide has not long gone out in order to take advantage of pools and wet sand for reflections. 

I don't recommend going out on the mud flats when the tide is coming back in, I have been caught twice so far and it's very scary as the water comes in underneath the sand / mud very quickly and you start to sink! 

Best Regards 

 

Alf 

This one goes into my 'Favourites' folder.  Love the sharpness throughout and the full range of tones in this B&W offering.  Would likely be a stunner in colour as well but this classic approach is faultless.  I like the compositional decisions you made, using the tether (or whatever sea faring souls call the rope securing a vessel to the land.....a Hawser, thank you Wickipedia) :-) as a leading line to the boat, and then strategically placing the boat to block the brightest point of the scene thereby minimizing the need to treat the area aggressively  in post.  And it places your subject off-center;  bonus!  Excellent camera viewpoint.  And who doesn't like reflections with lots of fine details?  MUCH more appreciated when viewed 'Larger'.  Best, Len.  P.S. Just read your answer to Sarah:  yah, Anchor Rope works too:  :-) 

Many Thanks for your thoughtful feedback. I am truly honoured that you consider this as a "Favourite" 

The colour version is okay, but it looks less dramatic. I used warm tones to process it and everyone seems to like it (apart from me) 

The wide angle lens at 14 mm really accentuates leading lines in the sky, and I find it really pays off to stop and look through the viewfinder quite often as it looks quite different from normal vision. The "Hawser" : - ) was a conscious compositional decision as was the decision to block the brightest part of the sun with the boat for all the reasons you have mentioned. 

 

The sky doesn't stay the same for long though, I took another 20 shots with other boats with the same aim in mind, and although they were partially successful I felt that this one worked best. 

 

Cheers Len.

 

Alf 

 

It turned out to be a wonderful shot. No, Perfect. Any manual on photography should be proud to have it :)! Warm regards, Tamara