Ian Bramham's Photoblog
Sand Dune Shadows
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 21 September 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
I've been practising my B&W photography a lot recently and over the coming few weeks I'd like to show you a series of photos that I took on one trip back to the area of coastal NW England just north of Liverpool where I was born and spent most of my life.
The photos themselves don't need much explantaion other than to say that I went out specifically to take B&W photos and so I was looking for the classic photographic elements such as contrasts, good texture, tone and, of course, an interesting balance between light and dark - shadow & light.
For purchasing high quality archival prints of any of these photos you can send me an email by clicking here or by going to MY NEW WEBSITE where prices are listed in the gallery sections under each individual photo.
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Links to the websites of other photographers whose work I love and who have all helped me enormously over a long period of time. I find the work of all 3 to be inspirational.
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Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Wonderful framing and lines, and very good b/w and lights. Its an excellent shot.
21 Sep 2009 7:11am
@Paco Díaz: Thanks Paco!
Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom
Wonderful light and shadow in this one Ian. The composition is faultless too.
21 Sep 2009 8:43am
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
Love this much Ian...It's certainly more difficult to make successful B/W images:)
21 Sep 2009 9:12am
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
The tones are fantastic Ian. Are you using Lightroom to process them?
As always, your composition is amazing.
21 Sep 2009 1:31pm
@bluechameleon: Thanks Sharon.....no, this was processed using a combination of 'Capture NX2' and Photoshop CS3
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
a lovely frame with beautiful subject matter and tones! this makes me wish i had gotten in more beach days this summer... a nap in the dunes on a hot day is a wonderful way to pass time!
21 Sep 2009 2:59pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
So are you saying this is what came out of the camera, and how? Your composition, lighting and contrasts are stellar!
21 Sep 2009 8:16pm
Betsy Barron from Chester Springs, PA, United States
great dramatic shadows! Thanks for the help with resizing, much appreciated!!!
21 Sep 2009 9:08pm
@Betsy Barron: no problem Betsy....I'm pleased it was of use!
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
Beautiful contrast of textures, b/w and light. The composition is great too!
21 Sep 2009 11:48pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Yes, definitely a perfect subject... the light, tone and textures are great, but just impeccable is your composition and framing, making this beautifully expressive! This is gonna be a super series, I trust!:-)
22 Sep 2009 1:23pm
Peter Mannfolk from Landskrona, Sweden
Hi Ian, thanks for your recent comment. Sorry for not stopping by in a long time. I find it very hard in busy times to even post photos on a regular basis myself, and commenting others work even harder... Great work, that slight vignette (added afterwards or originally there) really makes the image work. By the way, I used to add a frame to my photos earlier but although it really adds to the overall impression, the corresponding reduction of actual photo size made me skip it. /Peter
24 Sep 2009 7:35am
Momo from Montpellier, France
sweet, looking forward to seeing the rest...as usual...
24 Sep 2009 3:19pm
Stu from Kyoto, Japan
You've got such a great eye to spot this one. I'd never have seen it in a million years. Very well done.
29 Sep 2009 12:52am
Nikon D40
1/250 second
F/11.0
ISO 200
19 mm (35mm equiv.)