The Spirit Of South Shields

[Black Pearl]

The Spirit Of South Shields is a statue I've passed countless times, photographed almost as many and never been entirely happy with the resulting shot - until today.

I noticed that the cranes further up the Tyne were (almost) all pointing in the same direction as the statue's outstretched arm so shuffled about a bit, stuck the 55-200mm on the X-T1 and cranked it open to narrow the DoF. The original image was virtually monochromatic so went all out just adding a little tone to suit the riverside feel.

Camera: Fujifilm X-T1
Lens: XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 R LM OIS Shot at 200 mm

Exposure: Auto exposure, Aperture priority AE, 1/1,250 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200

[Ryewolf]

Yep, I like this one as well. Good to see someone getting out - I feel like I have been out with my camera for an age with the weather.

[Brian]

Well spotted image. All the angles are just right and the mono works well for me. I'd be proud of it!

[WereBo]

Beautiful, just beautiful - Everything works perfectly together

(All I seem to be photographing at the moment are the moronic flytippers, who keep dumping stuff across the road - My local council is really loving me at the moment )