[milou]

Blog entry with new 5D (clicky for bigger and all that)

[Bachs]

Oh mate..this is a beauty!

I love the lighting

[GfK]

Its not doing a great deal for me. I mean its not BAD, but its crying out for more sky to be seen.

[milou]

Cheers. It's being returned due to dirty sensor at the top hence more foreground "action".

[Fangman]

Lovely moody image - if a trifle cold for today. Typical Yorkshireman comment on a South coast beach. . . . Now if it had been Scarborough! But then the light would have been in the wrong place. Hope you get the camera sorted - at that price you expect perfection.

[Venomator]

Have to say I go with Bachs on the good aspect of this shot ... it has all the ingredients for a potentially great pic !

But then I go with GfK in that it is so clearly a great sky begging to be fitted in !

Dirty sensor ... what's all that about Milou as bought or stuff you managed to import ? Bad luck at any rate on a new toy !

TFST ...

[milou]

As bought - back to ze shop tomorrow :s

[Sean_Mcr]

The shot's got more going for it then against it, its not far of being a great shot. I think it could be that foreground is really upon you then changes quickly, and the mid-ground goes on for much longer, the background sky ends abruptly, the rhythm's a little bit out

if that makes sense

[Warspite]

Something thats appealing about it, I like the approaching storm look. Got to be honest and say theres obviously not alot going on in the shot, but that could add to the anticipation of what the changing weather may bring.

Thanks for sharing

[Bachs]

I've had another look this morning and I still like it a lot.
There's something about those 2 pebbles(?) at the bottom that add to the shot, I think it's the stronger colour.

I just dropped the image into Photoshop and did a curves adjustment which really added contrast and colour and made the whole image pop and made the stormy look more menacing.

It's a very personal thing but if you want to try it, open the curves command, click in 3 points on the curve line and manually enter these values for input/output: 59/48 128/125 201/208

Just paint in some wings on the sensor dust spots and you have some nice seagulls

[milou]

Cheers. A fair few of my snaps are bleak but I want crashing rocks and manly seas with all the attendent danger so I'm off to Cornwall towards the end of the month (Mrs Mil is away in Sweden with work so I should have a fair old time...).

Thanks though Bachs - I'll try the curves thingy - I tend to do levels and a bit of USM only (must read that Martin Evening book) & thanks for the laugh about turning specks in seagulls...might work!

[edit - tried the curves adjustment - much better cheers - more contrast I guess?]

The camera was changed today. Reckon it had been brought in from another branch and might have been a demo or a loaner or something. Wouldn't chuck in a 24-105L though.

Here's a shot from yesterday but with loads of sharpening added to show the crud (and hence the halo around the stake). This was also taken about 5 mins after a snow flurry.

[Venomator]

So is that snow on the lens or dirt on the sensor Milou ?

Very tasty shot otherwise though !

[milou]

The sensor crud hence the camera being exchanged this morning. The viewfinder was also filthy too.

[Bachs]

Love the latest shot Milou.
Shame about the halo but there's a way of fixing it at time of editing.

It's on my list for the video tutorials if I can ever get 5 mins spare time again

[Steep]

Now that IS a dirty sensor milou. I thought when I read your intention to return it that you were being a bit picky maybe but I see you weren't.

[milou]

The clear blue shots at f/22 at 100% were the clincher :|

[Gandhi]

Milou, I've been looking through your blog and the images are very, very good. Absolutely love them.

What I'd be interested to know is how are you post processing these? Or is the sharpness and clarity, colour and saturation just down to the kit you're using and talent?

This very much a look I'd like to be able achieve occasionally..........