Ian Bramham's Photoblog
Shipwreck
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 8 June 2008 in Transportation and Portfolio.
I've been experimenting a lot with sepia recently....this is a variant on one of the images of an abandoned ship that I posted a few weeks ago.
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Hoshisato from Ealing, United Kingdom
I like the warmer colours of this photo better, but I also like that you gave this version a little more space. The dark grass coming in from the right and almost pointing at the boat do add to the photo for me.
8 Jun 2008 6:36am
@Hoshisato: Thanks Hoshisato!....I really struggled with the initial conversion to B&W with this photo. The sky was particularly awkward in getting the contrast that I was after but I'm glad that I persevered with it now.
@Alun Lambert: Thanks very much Alun!
@silence: Thanks....I see the two photos as being very different. The processing on this one was actually a lot trickier as I needed to try and get as much contrast from the sky as possible - something which wasn't important on the colour one.
@shahab: Thanks for that Shahab!
@Saeed: Thanks Saeed - I never really have to worry about focus points with this Sigma 10-20 lens as the dof is huge at any f stop.
Helma from Tehran, Iran
wowow !! Great shot with nice composed .. lovely b&w mode and prespective too !
excellent work , thanks.
8 Jun 2008 8:45am
@Helma: Thanks very much Helma!
@HoMo: Thanks very much!
Marie Le Corre from Dauphiné, France
Good composition, good b & w. I'm bretonne and I like wrecks. It's one of my prefered subjects.
8 Jun 2008 9:14am
@Marie Le Corre: Thanks Marie!....I can well imagine that there are lots of shipwrecks in Brittany with that dramatic coastline and the prevailing winds from the Atlantic.
hugo poon from Hong Kong
Oh, Ian, what a dilemma!! Anyway, this is quite a happy dilemma cause both this sepia and the previous b&w version are superb... I like the tighter and simpler composition of the b&w version (which gives the subject a kind of "simple dignity") but on the other hand the atmosphere enhanced by the present sepia treatment and a more dramatic sky appeals more...
Best regards.
Hugo
8 Jun 2008 1:38pm
@hugo poon: Thanks Hugo!.....the way I saw it was that the earlier B&W was a photo of a boat but this sepia one is a landscape photo which happens to have a boat in it :-)
Cheryl from Texas, United States
hmmm, I'm not sure which I like best b&w or sepia?? both are excellent
8 Jun 2008 1:56pm
NJ & SB Photigraphy from Spain
Muy bien el procesado, le añade dramatismo a la escena, buenissima captura y buen ángulo.
8 Jun 2008 2:47pm
Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada
This is an exquisite composition. It pulls the eye in. Have you heard about the Golden Triangle? You have used it to perfection.
8 Jun 2008 4:12pm
bruno from les Ollières, France
The framing in your pictures is always OK.Great shot!
8 Jun 2008 4:37pm
tom from Frankfurt, Germany
Wow. Fantastic composition and great B&W transformation.
8 Jun 2008 9:06pm
JM@somedaysomewhere.net from Marseille, France
Great camera position and composition..
But where is the captain ? ;)
8 Jun 2008 9:14pm
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
The shape of the hull which was certainly cut makes this shipwreck very particular. I remember to have seen a very similar picture of this boat taken by an other photographer. You can find it on his web site: http://www.chromasia.com there are some nice pictures about the sea and some nice portrait too.
8 Jun 2008 11:27pm
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States
wonderful composition and wonderful dynamic sky. love the choice of sepia tone...
9 Jun 2008 3:20am
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
What an unusual shape or left-over, it's absolutely gorgeous, as always you've photographed it magnificently and I adore the tonal range...
9 Jun 2008 6:25am
Shun from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
Your shipwrecks are just great. Even if I prefer b/w to sepia...
13 Jun 2008 9:47am
Nikon D40
1/160 second
F/11.0
ISO 200
15 mm (35mm equiv.)