Dock Edge
More scenes from the Cowichan Bay dock that we visited early this week. It too has yellow edges, a pleasant surprise and nice to way to add to my recent photos of yellow edged streets.
I guess people need yellow edges (tinged with red rails) or at least safety officers and insurance companies hold that world view.
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Canon 5Dii, hand-held, HDR images processed from 3 brackets each, with following lenses and exposure settings:
- 1st Nikkor-N 24mm/f2.8 lens, ISO125, f2.8, 1/40th, +1 EV and -1 EV.
- 2nd Canon 100mm f2.8 macro lens, ISO400, f 2.8, 1/100th, +1 EV and -1 EV.
- 3rd Canon 100mm f2.8 macro lens, ISO1250, f 2.8, 1/100th, +1 EV and -1 EV.
- 4th Nikkor-N 24mm/f2.8 lens, ISO125, f2.8, 1/100th, +1 EV and -1 EV.
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Oh wow, what a terrific series this is shaping up to be, my friend! I thought you last post was unbeatable, and then I found this one! I totally love the selective coloring and careful processing you’ve done on this set. There’s an entire story to be enjoyed in the sequence!
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Thank you – some these rank among my favourites from this shoot.
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Four very strong visual images. I’m with Ken though in thinking what a great image the 4th one is.
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Thanks Andy. I think I will do a post with some of the options that last image has. I have been playing with it for a while.
It has a weakness in the point of focus being on the curb and not the painted board (or in too shallow a depth of field) – makes any crops of just the board a bit soft for my taste.
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The first photo really grabbed me but the last photo I find very interesting, mostly because I like color and texture. On the last photo, if you were to crop out the top portion you would end up with a vary nice abstract photo with just the color and texture. It’s strong enough by itself.
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Hi Ken – thanks for the comment. I struggled with that crop as there was too much of the boat above the way I framed it initially. I wanted those bolts in the photo too. But now I see that perhaps I could crop it just above that faint line the runs a bit below the bolts and that might serve to hold the top together. Or I could crop at top and manipulate the background a bit so it is less distracting, across the top of the red coat, it adds something I think. I’ll give it a try. Maybe it will show up with the one I was discussing with Joseph.
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Ken – I posted some options I came up in exploration of your suggestions..
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I like looking at another photographer’s images when they are from topics I deal with on a regular basis. Like here in your photos, ehpem, It shows me a different approach to my way of looking and composing. Very refreshing. The first photograph is a favourite. On these rainy days, a black and white scenery shows itself naturally, broken up by a little bit of very bright coloring, that the marine environment brings into play Very realistic.. A teacher perhaps may critique #3 somewhat, but nevertheless that is #2 on my list of favourites. I have enjoyed this little session very much.
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Thank you Joseph. I too find it refreshing to see photos of something that I too photograph regularly. I really like how the first one turned out as well.
I put this post together when I was really too tired and should have gone to bed instead. I had two or three other images in it that I pulled, and that third one should have come out as well. Lousy focus point, cluttered background, one dog missing. The whole class could criticise that one, not just a teacher! So, now for decision time – I sometimes edit words the “day after” when I have had a bit of distance and see faults. I have a few times reprocessed a picture with a flaw and substituted it. But this one really should vanish. I have another that works better in some ways. Hmmmm.
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As I said I like that third photograph, the focusing and the narrow in focus part and that damn wet everywhere, very beautiful.
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Ha! I misread your comment, I thought you were saying you liked #2. It is not my favourite by any means, and I probably would not have posted it at all in a more clear headed frame of mind. But, I will leave it be and maybe others will comment too. That damn wet was everywhere, though we were lucky in out timing and did not have to scurry for cover, or even put the cameras under our coats.
I have had another look at the second of the images I took from the same spot as #3, and have found a way to process it to bring out what I like, so I can use it as well – a happy side effect of misreading your comment. So thanks!
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Great photos of Cowichan Bay, which is the oldest “white” settlement in the Cowichan valley and has always had a maritime focus. It is also in the category of well-kept secret.
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Hi Richard. I was there on a stat holiday, and the number of cars parked was a bit mind numbing. Looked like a widely shared secret, but maybe they were residents of the floating homes. The cafe was nearly empty, though we were past lunch time. It was a nice visit, though too structured to visit family or other friends in the area. Which means we will have to make another trip.
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