Ian Bramham's Photoblog
Piel Island
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 9 October 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
A long exposure photo of the view looking out over Piel Channel toward the island with its ruined medieval castle. The little pier in the foreground of this photo is where the ferry leaves from.
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@Alun: Thanks Alun!....the water currents are very fast in this area and the water was swirling violently around the end of the pier with the incoming tide. The water level moved about 6 metres up the pier just in the short peroid while I was setting up the tripod and taking this photo.
@Sockpuppet: Pier shots composed in this way have long been a favourite of mine. Even though I know they are a photographic cliché I still love them and the castle on it's island in the background was a real added bonus for this particular shot.
@Mirko Herzner: Thanks Mirko....I've tried taking this particular composition before but wasn't happy with it. The long exposure has smoothed out the water on this long 3 minute exposure which, as you say, gives it a slightly surreal look which adds an extra layer of interest for me.
@Mike: Thanks Mike....this type of pier shot will always be a favourite with me even though I know it's a photographic cliché!
@Ted: Thanks Ted!....I certainly feel a lot more confident with my photography than I did just a year ago but making progress becomes increasingly difficult the more experience you get so frustration still frequently creeps in.
@Naveen Bachwani: Thanks Naveen!.....the balance between light & shadow in B&W photography is something that I've been experimenting a lot with recently.
@dan: Thanks Dan!
@Fabienne: Thanks Fabienne!
@Fred: Thanks Fred!
@Anna.C: Thanks Anna!
@John Leech: maybe it's the dark background here compared to the pale one at Flickr?
Nikon D40
359/2 seconds
F/11.0
ISO 200
30 mm (35mm equiv.)
