Boatshed
Yet more photographs of the “boat shed” from my Read Island series.
I chose HDR processing for this view because I wanted to see details of the dark interior and dark outside of the shed and shed door in very uneven light. Some of the angles did not need this treatment, but I did it anyway for a consistent feel between the photos.
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Canon 5Dii, Canon 50mm/f1.4 lens, ISO640, f1.4 and f3.5, 1/100th to 1/640th , +/-2.0 E.V.
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I really love your HDR processing skills on this set, a perfect example of its use. Terrific textures and details here, Ehpem, I love how you can see both inside and outside the boathouse, and how the beautiful natural surrounding landscape blends right into the scene just perfectly. Terrific job, my friend!
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Thanks so much Toad! Some of these angles were a perfect subject for HDR processing.
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A great photo essay, Ehpem. I recall the mono version of the first shot – a different mood altogether in colour – both versions have equal validity – just different interpretations. Lovely to see more of this place too – what a location!
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Thank you Andy – it is a great location. Quite remote, in terms of access. My work will be taking me to this area quite often in the next few years, which I am thrilled about.
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Gorgeous, especially that first image! I’ve often thought there is a lot of art in old structures like this, especially when they’re on or around the water. I remember taking photos around a friend’s floathouse and docks up in the Broughton Archipelago, of the odds and ends stored there – she was more than a bit surprised and puzzled at why I should find her collection worth of photographing – but to me, it definitely was.
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Hi Laurie – I know exactly what you mean. And those “collections” can include all kinds of long term detritus on its way somewhere, or which might be useful, and other short term stuff, on its way in or out. For instance in the top shot I really like the plastic bag, even though the owners probably think it ruins the shot. While I was there a scrap metal dealer had his barge working the area and docks and inland roads were littered with old fridges, stoves, cars, propane tanks and so on. Had I been the one driving there are a few scenes I would have stopped for in the forest.
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WOW! This is a heck of a structure and these photos are outstanding, especially the first with the misty mountains in the background and the beautiful weathered wood of the boatshed.
I got into the habit of shooting 3 exposures in difficult light with the intention of using an HDR technique and software. Since I purchased the D600, and even though I still shoot the series, I very seldom use the three exposures. The 600 captures a lot of detail in underexposed and overexposed ares and LR5 has a good way of bringing them out. The exposure latitude is higher than any film I’ve ever used and I’m enjoying the possibilities quite a lot.I sometimes shoot in a manual exposure mode, expose for the highlights and let the shadows fall where they may.
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Hi Ken. It is interesting that you shoot brackets as a matter of course. I used to with film when documenting work projects – more to be certain of my exposures when in the field since I could not go back and shoot again. I was doing a lot of HDR processing, but when I learned my way around LR (I still use LR4) and started shooting RAW I realised that often I could get what I wanted out of a single image. In this case that applies to most of the images – but not the first one (or really the last one either) which had too much dynamic range for a single exposure to handle it all in a way I wanted.
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Reminds me a little of where I lived on Pender Island in the 1980s. What a change around here — now on southern part of the coast, they’d put a million dollar house on such a property.
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Hi Richard – the changes in the southern Gulf Islands has been phenomenal even though quite heavily regulated. That change is creeping northward. Even though Read Island has no ferry, there are quite a few of the more expensive homes being built there now – on much larger parcels than are available in the south.
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