Ian Bramham's Photoblog
Roa Island
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 1 June 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
Low tide at Roa Island at the top end of Morecambe Bay in NW England.
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Helma from Tehran, Iran
wow !! stunning B&W shot with best contrast ! .. great prespective .. very well done ! thanks.
1 Jun 2008 6:34am
@Helma: Thanks very much Helma!
@Alun Lambert: Thanks very much Alun!
@Alfredo J. Martiz J.: Thanks Alfredo!
MahGol from Tehran, Iran
i like the way how even the smallest details are highlighted in the image .. its fabulous.
1 Jun 2008 6:48am
@MahGol: Thanks MahGol...this Sigma 10-20 wide angle zoom lens is very sharp!
bruno from les Ollières, France
What a shot ! All strength lines are leading the eyes to the houses !
1 Jun 2008 8:27am
@bruno: Thanks Bruno...as an architect, those houses made me smile as they are so typical of that type of brick built English terraced house that is seen all over the country - they are always the same design regardless of location or view!
These ones have the most fabulous location and views imagineable yet do not really take advantage of it - they could be in the middle of Liverpool or Manchester for all that the location has influenced their design.
I do really like, however, the way that they seem to be peeking in trepidation over the top of the sea wall in this photo - the weather during winter storms must be savage.
@Ana Lúcia: Thanks Ana...the bridge type structure on the right is a walkway that leads to an elevated lifeboat house.
NJ & SB Photography from Spain
Espectacular B&N , tiene una perspectiva de gran profundidad , bella composición
1 Jun 2008 9:37am
@NJ & SB Photography: Thanks very much!
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
That reminds me to buy a wide-angle-lens...
Very nice shot, a different type of 'gated community' - I know similar spots at the German coastline ("Halligen"), but they are not connected to the dry land.
1 Jun 2008 9:37am
@MadScientist: Thanks...I really love wide angle photography!
Roa Island is a very interesting place - it's connected to the mainland via a vehicle causeway (what you can see on this pic is the pedestrian bridge to the lifeboat house.
@fcofont: Thanks very much!
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
When I view this I feel like I'm one of those storm chasers, it's fabulous Ian, you can do no wrong!
1 Jun 2008 11:36am
@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine...Photoshop CS3 is really great for doing B&W conversions!
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
A stunning image, Ian. You can feel the movement of the storm. Your DOF adds tremendous power to the image.
1 Jun 2008 11:46am
@Michael Skorulski: Thanks Michael!
Marcie from United States
Beautiful perspective. Love how the dark sky balances the ground plane.
1 Jun 2008 12:43pm
@Marcie: Thanks very much Marcie!
@Photo Snapshots: Thanks for that....the sky looked much more impressive in B&W than in colour.
@Jan: Thanks Jan!
Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada
That is a great sky. Stunning shot. The composition sure works to put man's building in perspective.
1 Jun 2008 7:05pm
@Michael Rawluk: Thanks Michael...B&W conversions are a lot of fun with CS3!
@missparis: Thanks!
@Stefan: Thanks very much Stefan!
Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom
I know I've said it before...but I'll say it again...you have a great eye.
1 Jun 2008 8:35pm
@Ted: Thanks Ted, that's very kind of you!
@akarui: Thanks Akarui!
Stu from Kyoto, Japan
Awesome capture. How do you get the sky so dark without degrading the image? When I try to darken down the blues to that extent it becomes speckly.
2 Jun 2008 5:52am
@Stu: Thanks Stu!
As to your question about the sky I'm not really sure why sometimes it works and sometimes not as I also often get that speckilng that you talk about. Getting these black skies obviously depends on the sky being a deep blue (washed out blues look grey as you know) so sometimes what I do if I know I'm going to be converting to B&W is saturate the blue channel to make the blues darker before using CS3's B&W converter.
tom from Frankfurt, Germany
Gorgeous B&W. I really like how you worked out the sky. Excellent!
2 Jun 2008 8:03pm
Jeff T from Milwaukee, United States
I really like how the sky and ground pull you into the buildings in the distance. Great shot!
5 Jun 2008 12:18pm
Jean-Benoît Maréchal from Dinant, Belgium
It is full of movement and energy. The composition is perfect again.
7 Jun 2008 2:25pm
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
Very well seen. The foreground is terrific, and I like how both the clouds and the bridge converge on those buildings, really making a powerful focal point.
14 Jun 2008 4:58am
Nikon D40
1/200 second
F/11.0
ISO 200
15 mm (35mm equiv.)