tantallon shoreline

fionaB · 31-10-2006, 18:57

took this few weeks ago...... i kinda like it the more i look at it.

Fiona

**stepheno** · 31-10-2006, 19:16

I like it as well......except for the scaffold

Good contrast

orangepeel · 31-10-2006, 20:54

Was that taken @ seacliff?

I've been trying to find out how to get in there for ages. Convinced you can get a nice sunset shot from there. although as stephano pointed out, maybe best to wait till they get rid of the scaffold. I did notice it on the castle face last few times I've driven past.

skipper954 · 31-10-2006, 21:16

I like the shades of blue here. Good composition. I would like, maybe, to see a bit of detail in the shadows, though, but not too much.....just right

skip

Rob Barron · 31-10-2006, 22:16

Yup, I'm with Skip on that, I'd like to see a touch of detail in the dark areas and would like to clone out that scaffold but other than that it's got strong power in the swirling sea and good colour too. Good to see the horizon nice and straight as well.

Good work Fi :o)

fionaB · 01-11-2006, 08:11

thanx folks.........
Ok the scaffolding..... i am not sure that it is a scaffold i thinks is a winch for something, as it hangs right over the cliff. Orange... it wasnt taken at seacliff it was taken from Tantallon castle itself, looking north, and yep the scaffolding is still in place on the front of the castle. Horizons..... yipee i think im actually getting the hang of this photography malarky cos i dont have to straighten that many these days lolol

once again thanx muchly folks Cnc always appreciated.

Fiona

Rob Barron · 01-11-2006, 15:34

I just thought I'd give it a tiny tweak Fi and see if it helped. I have lifted the darkest areas a touch, not so that they become all bright and detailed as that would lose the effectiveness of the shot but just so we can see a little detail in there. I adjusted the contrast a touch as well as the saturation, only a tiny amount and then used history brush on the whitest part of the waves as they lost detail when using curves. I also cloned out the ironwork, whatever it was, so that it wasn't quite so distracting.

What do you think?

Cheers,
Rob

fionaB · 01-11-2006, 16:31

yep love the way u can now see the details in the dark rocks in the FG. thanx Rob

Fi

skipper954 · 01-11-2006, 16:36

Rob and Fi

I like the pimp that Rob did, except for the missing crane. I am going to be a devils advocate here. Someone said yesterday that we don't always have to clean up a photo to make it perfect. The sense of an image is sometimes augmented by it's imperfections.

My gut reaction to this one is that it really lost feeling by removing the crane. Maybe even the crane was the focal point, emphasizing the encroachment of development upon a pristine scene. I know, it wasn't really development, just repair, but that was the sense I got.

Whatcha think, guys?

skip

fionaB · 01-11-2006, 17:09

yeah i see where you are coming from Skip......... not sure if i agree with you or not but i do know that i did not remove the crane in the first place because i didint see it as a flaw in the picture. sometimes landscapes and shorelines need something to break them up.

Fiona

31-10-2006, 18:57	#1 (permalink)
fionaB Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,586	tantallon shoreline took this few weeks ago...... i kinda like it the more i look at it. Fiona

31-10-2006, 19:16	#2 (permalink)
stepheno Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,797	Re: tantallon shoreline I like it as well......except for the scaffold Good contrast

31-10-2006, 20:54	#3 (permalink)
orangepeel Feet under the table Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1,507	Re: tantallon shoreline Was that taken @ seacliff? I've been trying to find out how to get in there for ages. Convinced you can get a nice sunset shot from there. although as stephano pointed out, maybe best to wait till they get rid of the scaffold. I did notice it on the castle face last few times I've driven past.

31-10-2006, 21:16	#4 (permalink)
skipper954 Feet under the table Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Southeast Florida USA Posts: 1,721	Re: tantallon shoreline I like the shades of blue here. Good composition. I would like, maybe, to see a bit of detail in the shadows, though, but not too much.....just right skip

31-10-2006, 22:16	#5 (permalink)
Rob Barron Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Poole, Dorset Posts: 5,384	Re: tantallon shoreline Yup, I'm with Skip on that, I'd like to see a touch of detail in the dark areas and would like to clone out that scaffold but other than that it's got strong power in the swirling sea and good colour too. Good to see the horizon nice and straight as well. Good work Fi :o)

01-11-2006, 08:11	#6 (permalink)
fionaB Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,586	Re: tantallon shoreline thanx folks......... Ok the scaffolding..... i am not sure that it is a scaffold i thinks is a winch for something, as it hangs right over the cliff. Orange... it wasnt taken at seacliff it was taken from Tantallon castle itself, looking north, and yep the scaffolding is still in place on the front of the castle. Horizons..... yipee i think im actually getting the hang of this photography malarky cos i dont have to straighten that many these days lolol once again thanx muchly folks Cnc always appreciated. Fiona

01-11-2006, 15:34	#7 (permalink)
Rob Barron Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Poole, Dorset Posts: 5,384	Re: tantallon shoreline I just thought I'd give it a tiny tweak Fi and see if it helped. I have lifted the darkest areas a touch, not so that they become all bright and detailed as that would lose the effectiveness of the shot but just so we can see a little detail in there. I adjusted the contrast a touch as well as the saturation, only a tiny amount and then used history brush on the whitest part of the waves as they lost detail when using curves. I also cloned out the ironwork, whatever it was, so that it wasn't quite so distracting. What do you think? Cheers, Rob __________________ Rob Barron robbarron@aol.com If you look down on other people, don't expect them to look up to you!

01-11-2006, 16:31	#8 (permalink)
fionaB Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,586	Re: tantallon shoreline yep love the way u can now see the details in the dark rocks in the FG. thanx Rob Fi

01-11-2006, 16:36	#9 (permalink)
skipper954 Feet under the table Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Southeast Florida USA Posts: 1,721	Re: tantallon shoreline Rob and Fi I like the pimp that Rob did, except for the missing crane. I am going to be a devils advocate here. Someone said yesterday that we don't always have to clean up a photo to make it perfect. The sense of an image is sometimes augmented by it's imperfections. My gut reaction to this one is that it really lost feeling by removing the crane. Maybe even the crane was the focal point, emphasizing the encroachment of development upon a pristine scene. I know, it wasn't really development, just repair, but that was the sense I got. Whatcha think, guys? skip

01-11-2006, 17:09	#10 (permalink)
fionaB Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,586	Re: tantallon shoreline yeah i see where you are coming from Skip......... not sure if i agree with you or not but i do know that i did not remove the crane in the first place because i didint see it as a flaw in the picture. sometimes landscapes and shorelines need something to break them up. Fiona

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