Chasing the Light: Preston Marina.

[Paul]

I do not do landscapes (I do macro 98% of the time)...




Preston Marina this evening.

Had to Chase the Light, as it were... I was on my way into the city centre when I thought there's a sunset over there might be worth a look.

Five minutes after this and the blues had all but gone a murky yucky hue and the sun was gone...

Hand held (tripod was at home)...

Exif:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 70D
Lens: EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
Image Date: 2013-12-19 16:59:50 +0000
Focal Length: 18mm
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure Time: 0.500 s (1/2)
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Creator: Paul Iddon
Copyright: Paul Iddon - A View of the UK




Paul.
 

[bugmeister]

Well worth chasing that light. It's a beautiful picture

[Paul]

Thanks Bugs 

 

Paul.

[Black Pearl]

Lovely light and a great crop.

 

Out of interest why risk camera shake using 100iso when the 70D handles high iso's really well?

[Paul]

Only because I always try for ISO 100 when I can - and I had a bean bag to help   

 

 

Cheers BP.

 

Paul.

[Leon]

thats cool!!

[Paul]

thats cool!!

 

 

Cheers Leon! 

 

Paul.

[Heather]

simply lovely  well done Paul 

[Paul]

Thank you kindly Heather 

 

Paul.

[Denis]

What a sky!

[Paul]

It was marvellous Denis - which was why when I saw it heading into the city centre, I had to convince the wife and daughter that I needed to take a detour!

 

Paul.

[colinb]

rather good, any tips on how to get my wife agreeing to the odd detour?

[Paul]

rather good, any tips on how to get my wife agreeing to the odd detour?

 

One or two, but we aren't telling.... Hehehe 

 

 

Paul.

[Jon]

Lovely sky, well done.  I always know when I see something like that I should already be at a location but never am! :-)

[Paul]

Lovely sky, well done.  I always know when I see something like that I should already be at a location but never am! :-)

 

Ta gladly.

 

I'm rarely ready for a landscape as you'll know. Unless it's a miniature one, lol..

 

Paul.

[ChrisLumix]

Beautiful sunset, and lovely picture. You know, down here in the SW it was good too. I saw it reflected in the windows of the higher apartments opposite. But in the 5 minutes it took me to mobilise outdoors with my camera, only the tag end of it was still there. It vanishes so fast at this time of year!

[Paul]

Beautiful sunset, and lovely picture. You know, down here in the SW it was good too. I saw it reflected in the windows of the higher apartments opposite. But in the 5 minutes it took me to mobilise outdoors with my camera, only the tag end of it was still there. It vanishes so fast at this time of year!

 

Vanish. That's the key.

 

David Noton wrote a book about chasing the light, and it's a good read.

 

But this is the first time I have chased it myself!

 

 

Cheers Chris.

 

Paul.

[David]

Not a lot left for me to say...its all been said. Well done on this one, it is superb! and you say you don't take many landscapes? I think you should if this is the result!

[FUJI]

I'm not a huge fan of sunrise and sunset photographs, unless they have that ......Special Something...........This one of yours does ...........oodles of it.

When viewed large, it is obvious that it isn't .....just another ......Red Sky.........The whole glows with that very special quality of light at that time of day, the fact that you have it reflected in the water in the right proportions doubles the effect beautifully.

FUJI

[annie]

beautiful...gorgeous light, and the colour of the sky is stunning...

[Paul]

Not a lot left for me to say...its all been said. Well done on this one, it is superb! and you say you don't take many landscapes? I think you should if this is the result!

 

 

I'm not a huge fan of sunrise and sunset photographs, unless they have that ......Special Something...........This one of yours does ...........oodles of it.

When viewed large, it is obvious that it isn't .....just another ......Red Sky.........The whole glows with that very special quality of light at that time of day, the fact that you have it reflected in the water in the right proportions doubles the effect beautifully.

FUJI

 

 

beautiful...gorgeous light, and the colour of the sky is stunning...

 

 

Very generous of each of you, thank you very much.

 

So often when I look through the camera at a view, I fail to record anything like what I saw at the time with my eyes. I just don't have that "landscapers eye" as it were. But occasional, even buggers (literal) like myself are presented with something begging to photographed, and that works!

 

 

Paul.

[David]

That's one of the hardest things in photography, a camera isn't very good at capturing what our eyes appreciate. It takes a certain skill that not all photographers are capable of. This landscape shows you do have that skill. And maybe you just need to practice with other scenes too

[Paul]

Thanks David. Flattery will always get resuults, lol... :-)

Paul.

[Kobione]

This is just lovely, Paul.

 

I love sunrise/sunset pictures, but yes, you have to be quick to get the colour and light right before it disappears - and you did that in this one!!

[Paul]

Thank you Dee. It's outside my comfort zone so it's good to receive so much positive feedback.

 

Paul.