stunsworth Posted April 16, 2007 Share #1 Posted April 16, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I can understand why people find this part of the world so fascinating. For those who don't know it's a vast area of shingle by English Channel. It has a very strange atmosphere, a quiet vastness. I took this yesterday after deciding not to drive directly back from Dover. I have others, you have been warned <grin>. M8, 24mm Elmarit [ATTACH]33799[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 16, 2007 Posted April 16, 2007 Hi stunsworth, Take a look here Dungeness - as strange a place as I've been to. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
topoxforddoc Posted April 16, 2007 Share #2 Posted April 16, 2007 Steve, Great shot. Dungeness is an odd wilderness. Romney Marsh is too, but less forbidding. Did you go on the small gauge railway that they used in the war to move munitions and troops up and down the coast? Best wishes, Charlie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted April 16, 2007 Share #3 Posted April 16, 2007 I have others, you have been warned <grin>. [ATTACH]33799[/ATTACH] and so have I !! Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted April 16, 2007 Share #4 Posted April 16, 2007 I really think this is one of your best M8 shots, so far, Steve. Terrific stuff. Usually one of those places you have to 'go to", rather than "pass by". On my list. I'd love to shoot the power stations in the morning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share #5 Posted April 16, 2007 Thanks guys, I may wait until the weekend before posting any more as I don't have my usual conversion software on this laptop. Charlie, I didn't go on the railway, but a train did stop while I was there... M8, 50mm Summicron [ATTACH]33813[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted April 16, 2007 Share #6 Posted April 16, 2007 #1 is really a very good shot. Shame that he did not have an oil can in scale with the loco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejd Posted April 16, 2007 Share #7 Posted April 16, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) ....a quiet vastness. that would be the nuclear power station, I suppose. Is it still running? There's also Derek Jarman's garden, which has become quite an attraction, I understand. I gladly join the throng of wannabe visitors to this odd place. Very striking photograph, btw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted April 16, 2007 The nuclear plant is indeed still running. Here's a snap of Jarman's cottage - you can just make out the plant to the left of the building. [ATTACH]33836[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted April 16, 2007 Share #9 Posted April 16, 2007 Nice shots Steve. It is indeed an odd place. I remember a school trip to the power station when I was at high school. I'm probably radioactive! I haven't been to that part of the country for ages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglouis Posted April 16, 2007 Share #10 Posted April 16, 2007 Steve They are all great shots although #1 wins by a head. Fantastic illustration of the M8's capability with the 24mm, as well. Regards Louis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 16, 2007 Share #11 Posted April 16, 2007 Steve - Fabulous, especially #1 (and I've saved it to show to Barbara). Wonderful how the hull looms so large and receeds so quickly, lovely full tonal range and contrast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share #12 Posted April 17, 2007 Thanks Suart, as I mentioned earlier there will probably be some more at the weekend. Part of me wishes that the weather had been more overcast. I think there are some great moody shots waiting to be taken on that beach. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted April 17, 2007 Share #13 Posted April 17, 2007 Steve, excellent first frame. I also like the shot of Jarman's house: the texture in the building holds up very well. I look forward to seeing some more shots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoskeptic Posted April 17, 2007 Share #14 Posted April 17, 2007 Steve, this is Dungeness in America. Pic is of the old Carnegie mansion (named Dungeness) on Cumberland Island which burned down in the 1950's. M4, 28 Elmarit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JE Posted April 18, 2007 Share #15 Posted April 18, 2007 Steve, This has to be one of my favorites here on the forum. Very nice. The clarity and detail are superb. Your shots from Dungeness make me want to visit the place. I'd never heard of it before. Beautifully done. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share #16 Posted April 18, 2007 John, I can say hand on heart that that looks nothing like the Dungeness that I visited :-) Jonathan, Dunganess is under an hour from Dover, so I'd really recommend it as a detour for anyone crossing the channel. Not an option for everyone though :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted April 20, 2007 Share #17 Posted April 20, 2007 Nice shot Steve..how are you finding the M8 and adjusting to the change the ratio makes to the lens? Thanks for posting Regards, Leicamann Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share #18 Posted April 20, 2007 Hi John - we don't see enough of you. The short answer is I love the M8. Moving back to the M system from the Canon 5D (good as the Canon is) has been fantastic and purely from a technical point of view the images I'm getting are far better than what I was getting from scanned film - from the artistic point of view it's another matter, no change there <grin>. As far as lenses go, I bought a 24mm ASPH Elmarit and I'm using that and the 35mm Summicron the most. In terms of picking the right lens when shooting with the M8, that didn't take as long as I expected. As with the M6 I now know whether a shot is a 35mm or a 50mm shot. Handling the camera it's obviously thicker than the M6, but in use there's no real difference, it handles like a 'real' M. The only issue I've had is with the magenta cast on certain black synthetics, but the use of filters has cleared that up. Overall I'm very, very pleased with the camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artaphoto Posted April 20, 2007 Share #19 Posted April 20, 2007 Thank you for sharing your nice pictures and your experience with the M8, much convincing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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