Portland Stone Photo

Photographer’s Note

At the southern most tip of the Isle of Portland brings you to Portland Bill. A rugged, rocky coastline overlooking the English Channel that's perfect for exploring, walking, or just sitting and watching the waves crashing onto the rocks including the giant Pulpit Rock which extends out into the sea.

This picture was taken just several yards away from Pulpit Rock and looking west as the sun was setting.

paulw, testmaniac, AiresSantos, gary91, fabio_ts, stego, zeca, fulvio52, pboehringer, Didi trouve(nt) cette note utile

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paulw (2014) 2008-08-27 14:22

Lovely photo. Great colour in the sky, Wonderful composition, with the rocks in the foreground. TFS.

testmaniac (12254) 2008-08-27 23:37

Hi Derek,very beautiful photo, attractive with perfect composition,lights and colors. Only the sharpness can be better. ND filter and F10 will be much better.

TFS

Phil

jimkilgallon (0) 2008-08-28 11:24

Hi Derek
Very nice soft feel to the water, and I also like that light hitting the small patch in the water. Moody grey skies compliment the hint of red coming through the sunset with the rocks showing superb shadow detail and sharpness. Weather looks not so good for the summer from this capture?
Regards
Jim

AiresSantos (42544) 2008-08-29 3:22

Hi Derek
Wonderful atmosphere, great sky and nice to see these stones in foreground.
Fine the effect of the water with 1 sec of time exposure
TFS and have a nice day
Aires

albertz (2310) 2008-08-30 2:01

Your composition is excellent Derek, no doubt about that,only not that sharp for my taste but overall still a good shot.

gary91 (15321) 2008-09-01 1:46

Hello Derek,
Perfect composition and of course gorgeous light...
The light management is perfect and I like the rendering of the rocks in the foreground.
I just think you could have added some sharpness to get more details in this small version.
Have a nice day.
Bets regards, Christian

fabio_ts (13674) 2008-09-02 0:11

Once again a lovely seascape Derek, another proof of your talenfully style, excellent work, compliments!!!

have a nice day,
Fabio.

stego (22376) 2008-09-02 12:45

Hi Derek,
Stunning! The light management and the compo are superb. The long exposition produced a wonderful effect on the sea. And that sky! And those rugged and picturesque rocks on the FG!!! Fabulous!
Regards, José.

luiscar (3282) 2008-09-02 14:47

Hola derek

bella imagen, el trabajo esta muy bien realizado con un control de la luz espectacular y gran POV

saludos

mark_mk (246) 2008-09-02 16:06

Hi Derek,
I defiently like the compostion with the rocks in the foreground. Also the blur of the water due to the 1 sec. exposure. But I feel there`s a problem with the foreground sharpness. I bet you didn`t use a ND filter, but nevertheless it`s a great shot in your nice gallery!

Take care
Mark

kurtul (0) 2008-09-03 5:35

tranquility, if asked to be visualized, should be smth like this.

cheers,

Kurtul

marietom (32052) 2008-09-05 8:19

hello Derek,

J'aime beaucoup cette composition, avec ces grosses pierres au premier plan, et cette superbe vue sur le soleil qui finit de se coucher.
Bonne soirée
Marie

fulvio52 (8314) 2008-09-10 10:18

Hi Derek,
apart from being a most appealing view, I really like the soothing feel to this picture. Outstanding perspective and framing, great light management! Thanks for sharing and for passing by recently to review my "It's A Long Way To The Top", I appreciate your time and kindness.
Have a nice evening, I'll see ya soon.
Fulvio.

zeca (20026) 2008-09-10 18:09

Hello Derek!
I like the composition, with the rocks in the foreground enhancing the depth sensation. The sunset is so soft, the ocean is so calm..
Regards,
Zeca

pboehringer (770) 2008-09-23 15:55

Derek,
impressive to see how placing together to rocks in a specific angle and faint sunset colors in the distance can make up a fascinating shot like this. Did you use a ND grad filter here? It seems to me at least. There is a dark line along the upper 1/2 of the image. Sone additional WS to make this less apparent would enhance this view even more.
Peter

Didi (36292) 2008-09-29 11:36

Hi Daniel
Very great picture with an interesting foreground and I appreciate well the exposure quality; it's a very beautifull ambiance.
Best regards.

delkoo (34564) 2008-10-09 2:32

hi derek
You captured fantastic light in a really good composition. I am impressed by the details and colours of your photo,

best regards
didier