Ian Bramham's Photoblog
Roker Lighthouse
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 27 June 2008 in Architecture and Portfolio.
This lighthouse is in the NE of England and marks the mouth of the River Wear in Sunderland.
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Nataly from Santa Monica, United States
Great image, Ian! Great composition and angle. The tower reaching out to rippled sky...
27 Jun 2008 5:43am
@Nataly: Thanks Nataly......it was a bit of an experiment with this composition but that's the nice thing about digital isn't it - the freedom to try different ideas.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Have you reached a new galaxy? Lovely and unusual texture in this Ian :)
27 Jun 2008 6:00am
@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine...it surprised me that this one worked out as well as this!
Shun from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
Something completely different from your usual perspectives. Really a great catch. The toning is superior as always. This looks so surreal. One of your best pics ...
27 Jun 2008 6:15am
@Shun: Thanks Shun...it was a bit of an experiment that I wasn't really expecting to work either compositionally or from trying to expose so much black stone and white cloud together.
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
Ian - This is magical - as if the sea were floating above the lighthouse. Beautifully seen and captured.
27 Jun 2008 6:27am
@Stephen Phillips: Thanks....yes, those ripply clouds do give a strange feeling of looking down at the sea don't they!
@Marie Le Corre: Thanks Marie!
Alfredo J. Martiz J. from Tokyo, Japan
Fantastic photo Ian, I enjoy the composition, perspective and details!
27 Jun 2008 6:45am
@Alfredo J. Martiz J.: Thanks Alfredo...it was a nice surprise for me too when this one turned out like this!
Helen from Melbourne, Australia
Oh ... nice work! I am impressed by this shot Ian. Bravo!
27 Jun 2008 6:59am
@Helen: Thanks very much Helen!
@Vink: Thanks very much Vink!
Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom
Ian I can understand why Shun makes the comment but you have great skill in capturing the human element (cocklepickers & skiers etc) so those shots for me will always be my particular favourites.
That said, lighthouses have always had a magical draw as a subject for most photographers (http://www.pbase.com/teddy_s/nash_point_glamorgan)....the difference here is that with your keen architectural eye, you have created a fresh, new angle mixed together with sublime 'Bramham' tone and texture. Yet again you have raised the bar for us all. Great work.
27 Jun 2008 7:33am
@Ted: Thanks Ted!....as you know this is my first summer with my DSLR so dealing with intense light and sun is something new and challenging which I'm really enjoying experimenting with. The results here where a nice surprise and I was really pleased with the way the D40 dealt with the bright sky and cloud in the photo.
@yz: Thanks yz!
jkjond from Grange-over-Sands, United Kingdom
woooomph
This kind of fits in with your powerstation images.
27 Jun 2008 7:54am
@jkjond: Thanks John....this was one of those 'I wonder what'll happen if I try this' type of moments. CS3 is wonderful!
m a r t a from Spain
Beautiful image. I really like how you framed it, I love the perspective and composition.
27 Jun 2008 8:39am
@m a r t a: Thanks very much Marta!
@Anthony Lambert: Thanks very much Anthony!
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
What a stunning capture!!! I can imagine how excited you might be when you caught this...:-)
Have a happy Friday!
Hugo
27 Jun 2008 10:32am
@hugo poon: Hi Hugo...thanks very much!
This is my first summer with my DSLR so dealing with the bright light and sun is leading me into experimenting more at the moment which sometimes provides me with unexpected but pleasant surprises like this one now and then!
JoeB from Brampton, Canada
The sky is strange, its hard to believe that it is, seems more like terrain. Unique take on a lighthouse.
27 Jun 2008 12:12pm
@JoeB: Thanks very much Joe!
IanSmith from London, United Kingdom
Wow Ian, thats quite an angle!
The 'sky' seems like an ocean!
A very artful image, that captures the imagination.
27 Jun 2008 12:33pm
@IanSmith: Hi Ian!....it was just a bit of an experiment that had a happy ending! - I'm really pleased that you like it!
Paolo from Italy
clouds look like a carpet or a blanket, it seems you're looking downwards. impressive
27 Jun 2008 1:14pm
@Paolo: Thanks very much Paolo!
@MahGol: Thanks for that MahGol!
shiv ahuja from new Delhi, India
thats a wonderful perspective,love the angle,
the black and white conversion is spot on as well...!
overall,it makes for a great image.
27 Jun 2008 3:23pm
@shiv ahuja: Thanks very much!....CS3 is really wonderful for B&W conversion work!
@alex centrella: Thanks very much Alex!
@missparis: Thanks very much!
@Scotfot: Thanks!
Cheryl from Texas, United States
wow, are those clouds or water the lighthouse is pointing to? great illusion :-)
27 Jun 2008 6:49pm
@Cheryl: Hi Cheryl....yes, those are real clouds but being able to convert the blue parts of the sky to black when I converted to B&W helps the illusion along a lot!
Florence from Paris, France
That's a magnificent composition, light, angle, b&w are just perfect here. You really deserve 5 stars ! :-)
27 Jun 2008 6:58pm
@Florence: Thanks very much Florence!
[suvni:R] from Brussels, Belgium
looks like having a view from an airplane...if it wasn't for the lighthouse :D stunning work
27 Jun 2008 7:04pm
@[suvni:R]: Thanks very much!
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Very cool point of view! (I'm doing my best to convince my wife of having a wide-angle-lens :-)
27 Jun 2008 8:37pm
@MadScientist: Thanks....this lens is the Sigma 10-20 and when i first got it I couldn't stop smiling every time I uesd it!
@Sumedh: Thanks!
drum from carcavelos, Portugal
perhaps people said it all about your photo
nevertheless congrats on this one
very carefully composed
master light control
indeed a daily joy
27 Jun 2008 9:40pm
@drum: Thanks Drum....that's very kind of you!
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States
a wonderful angle -- a dynamic result!
27 Jun 2008 9:53pm
@dj.tigersprout: Thanks very much!
@Vincent: Thanks Vincent....unusual clouds aren't they!
@Stefan: Thanks very much Stefan!
@Daryl: Thanks Daryl!
@akarui: Thanks Akarui!
Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada
That is an "Oh, wow" photograph. Nothing could be done to make it better.
28 Jun 2008 4:52am
@Michael Rawluk: Thanks Michael...that's very kind of you!
Jim from United States
Very futuristic. Looks ominous and threatening like something from a science fiction movie.
28 Jun 2008 6:30pm
@Jim: Thanks very much Jim!
Peter Mannfolk from Landskrona, Sweden
Excellent texture on the lighthouse and the lighting is just perfect. Wish those cirrocumulus clouds could appear more often... /Peter
29 Jun 2008 5:59pm
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
You don't need me to add my comment here, but I must say that this is very impressive work. The detail, the angle, and the composition all stand out.
30 Jun 2008 4:37am
Luis A. De Jesus R. from Mexico City, Mexico
Man, you have an uncanny talent for visualizing and conveying the power of a moment. Nice work.
1 Jul 2008 8:10pm
Pouhou from Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Nice composition, make me also think of a bottle of champagne,
Yes, or is just me ?
4 Jul 2008 8:16am
@Pouhou: Thanks, I hadn't thought about it that way but you're right - it does look like a Champagne bottle!
Nikon D40
1/500 second
F/11.0
ISO 200
15 mm (35mm equiv.)