standing on giants spine

 

one typical not so typical shot from one of Irelands three greatest natural attractions - Giants Causeway.

 

hope you like it? any suggestions on how to improve? do you like the crop? (see attachement for original crop)

 

thanks, patrick

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What a place, the sunset light is amazing, congrats for the image! :)

thanks for your nice words Nikolay, it's indeed a very lovely place that I will travel a lot in the next month :)

cheers, patirck

 

btw. you're right with your citation: "a camera is just a tool to teach you see the world without it" :)

btw. for a literally "quick and dirty" version of this shot with a totally different look, please scroll down till the end at at the no-words forum thread "She is lonely in the rain..."

nice place and good composition

thanks for your kind words, Stéphane

Well done

 

Best Regards Bart

thanks Bartosz, best wishes,

patrick

NICE...........A LITTLE BIT EXAGGERATION........GOOD COLOURS..

REGARDS((BOBBY)).

THANKS BOBBY

 

btw. seems like your 'caps-lock' clamps, check that out asap ;)

Wonderful! The original crop is better, more powerful! I went there and is an exceptional and magic place, take a look at my portfolio "northern Ireland" if you like.

I'm still thinking wich crop is better, two different way of representing it, the square is more relaxing, I like square picture very much, may be I'm changing my mind, the more I watch it, the more I like the square version.

I really like it, I'm not sure which one of the crops I like better. I'm always attracted to a square aspect ratio, yet the DOF on the original crop is very appealing.

 

Thanks for this.

Is the figure inserted or was he there on the rocks? Something about the light on the figure vs. the rest of the scene plus the other version with the rain makes me think this could be a composite. But I might be wrong...

Bob

thanks for spending your time on looking at my shot and letting me know your thoughts about it

..I'm sorry to disappoint you concerning the composition. this girl really stood exactly where she can be seen on the picture. I've only removed another person which seemed distracting to me.

 

thanks for your thoughts, best wishes, patrick

Thanks, Patrick. I guess it was just from the light -- which is quite complex and looks like it varied second-by-second for which parts of the scene were in direct sun vs. shade.

you're welcome, thanks for your hint, you are and attentive observer :) wish u all the best, kudos,

patrick

I was on this location on 2006 and I love this coast as the whole Ireland. I think you took a great shot and you were lucky about the light. I like the human figure because he gives the sense of dimensions and beautiful lonelyness. Regarding the composition I prefer the original vertical crop, because it emphasize the vertical direction of the basalt rocks and it gives more depth to the scene.

Congratulation on a fine shot! I added it to my favorites.

Kind regards, Alberto.

it's nice to hear u also have been to Giants Causeway, Alberto :) and I really understand your love to Ireland, how could one not love it?! :D

 

you are partly right about your preference of the original crop, it does add depth but on the other hand I think it weakens the structure and appearance of the black "cobblestones". photography can be so difficult when it comes to decisions ;)

 

thanks again for your kind words, cheers, patrick

Stunnig image. You make me want to go for a long drive up there. The lighting is excellent. Great shot.

thanks Gareth, you definitely should take the time to get up here, at least once. it's worth every mile you have to drive, and I guarantee it wouldn't be the last time you came here when you once have seen the natural beauty of this coast :)

 

all the best, cheers, patrick

Personally I think the portrait crop is a must stronger image. I presume you've applied some HDR and sharpening to this image, as it looks pretty processed, but I think it actually works in this shot.

 

Yes the Causeway is a beautiful place, infact I'm headin up there after work today, chech back to my gallery in the next day or two to see if I captured anythinkg of note.

 

Thanks

thank you very much, Brian. you are right abou the HDR processing and the shaprening. I almost every apply a bit of sharpening in postprocessing, since I think my lens doesn't produce a satisfactory amount of sharpness.

 

as for the crop, it was really hard for me to decide which one to like more and both have their pro's and con's.

 

I hope you enjoy your trip to the Causeway today and I'm looking forward to see some nice shots :)

cheers, patrick