Previous
Next
Ian Bramham's Photoblog
The curves of a railing on the seafront in Morecambe.
Like what you see here and are interested in photographic composition?.....the blog section of my website now has a complete set of 5 articles covering my personal approach to the subject: Ian Bramham Photography - Blog
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 website Ian Bramham - Fine Art Photography where prices are listed in the gallery sections under each individual photo.
@Mirko Herzner: Thanks Mirko, It's important to say that I always start with the best possible digital file that I can get: I only shoot in the RAW format so I start with a nikon NEF photo with exposure designed to give an image file with the best data for further processing. To do this I expose to the right of the histogram: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/expose-right.shtml I then adjust that optimised digital negative using Nikon's own software for RAW, Capture NX2, for basic issues like light and darkness values. I then save the file as a 16 bit lossless Tiff file for futher processing in Photoshop CS3 where I make futher tweaks to colour (sometimes dodging and burning) and sharpness. The Tiff file is saved and I only convert to a Jpeg for web resizing or printing.
@Paul: Thanks very much Paul!
@Frida: Thanks Frida....I took about 12 different photos of this trying to get the best composition and light. I discounted all the ones where the sun had gone behind a cloud and the shadows of the railing weren't strong enough. This photo was the best composition amongst the remaining photos. Ian
@Paolo: Thanks Paolo....compositionally I always try and keep my photos as simple as possible and I guess that sometimes this approach can give the abstract feel that you mentioned. Re the colour issue, I also liked the way that the railings and posts are a similar colour to the sky.
@Pavan Kaul: Thanks very much Pavan!
NIKON D40
1/200 second
F/11.0
ISO 200
30 mm (35mm equiv.)
