ijporter Posted November 28, 2006 Share #1 Posted November 28, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) R6 21mm SA Velvia 100 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 28, 2006 Posted November 28, 2006 Hi ijporter, Take a look here Beachy Head 02 . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
farnz Posted November 28, 2006 Share #2 Posted November 28, 2006 Excellent composition; the eye is led right into the far distance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinop Posted November 28, 2006 Share #3 Posted November 28, 2006 Nice view of the cliffs and depth. Also like the contrast and colors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijporter Posted November 28, 2006 Author Share #4 Posted November 28, 2006 Thanks for the comments, I don't like heights but in order to get the shot I had to crawl right to the edge and then kneel to look over the edge - with a strong off-shore wind blowing it was an unnerving experience! Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted November 28, 2006 Share #5 Posted November 28, 2006 Ian - Terrific composition, depth, colors, shading and light. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted November 28, 2006 Share #6 Posted November 28, 2006 Ian, good shot - nicely muted, warm colour too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm1912 Posted November 28, 2006 Share #7 Posted November 28, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) I agree entire: great contrast, colours and composition. The colour of the rock face is amazing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted November 28, 2006 Share #8 Posted November 28, 2006 Are these the famous white cliffs of dover? Excellent shot. It made me nervous to think of someone hanging over the edge to get this photograph, but it paid off for you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrewer Posted November 28, 2006 Share #9 Posted November 28, 2006 Agree with above: well-conceived and executed. Sometimes you have to go out on a limb to make the shot. It does pay off in this case! Thanks. Allan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijporter Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share #10 Posted November 29, 2006 Hi Brent, 'The White Cliffs of Dover' are about 100km NE of the cliffs at Beachy Head. When I was at Dover (the day before), the weather was so bleak and hazy and the cliffs so grey and unattractive, that I didn't even bother to take a photo of them! I stayed that night in Canterbury and then drove down to Brighton (on 'picture-perfect' day) via Rye and Beachy Head, which is south of Eastbourne on a stunning stretch of coastline. I'd intended to stop at Battle and Hastings, but it was the 1006 re-enactment and the traffic was rather 'slow' around there, so I high-tailed it down to Beachy Head instead, where I was able to wander and enjoy the beauty at leisure! Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted November 29, 2006 Share #11 Posted November 29, 2006 Ditto another winner..thanks for sharing Regards, Leicamann Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beramos Posted November 29, 2006 Share #12 Posted November 29, 2006 Superb composition Ian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
square_one Posted November 30, 2006 Share #13 Posted November 30, 2006 Ian - Nice, serene panorama but ... your horizon is off again, this time dropping left slightly and begging for that iPhoto tweak to make it just right. Bruce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted November 30, 2006 Share #14 Posted November 30, 2006 Hi Brent, 'The White Cliffs of Dover' are about 100km NE of the cliffs at Beachy Head. When I was at Dover (the day before), the weather was so bleak and hazy and the cliffs so grey and unattractive, that I didn't even bother to take a photo of them! I stayed that night in Canterbury and then drove down to Brighton (on 'picture-perfect' day) via Rye and Beachy Head, which is south of Eastbourne on a stunning stretch of coastline. I'd intended to stop at Battle and Hastings, but it was the 1006 re-enactment and the traffic was rather 'slow' around there, so I high-tailed it down to Beachy Head instead, where I was able to wander and enjoy the beauty at leisure! Ian Thanks, Ian. Sounds like a great trip in spite of the weather and traffic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted November 30, 2006 Share #15 Posted November 30, 2006 Ian - Nice, serene panorama but ... your horizon is off again, this time dropping left slightly and begging for that iPhoto tweak to make it just right. Bruce I think the apparent tilt is an optical illusion. The distance from the top of the image to the water line is identical at the two marked points. The reason it appears to tilt is that the land rises to the right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
square_one Posted November 30, 2006 Share #16 Posted November 30, 2006 I think the apparent tilt is an optical illusion. The distance from the top of the image to the water line is identical at the two marked points. The reason it appears to tilt is that the land rises to the right. Brent - We may have an 'anal' issue here that I shouldn't have jumped on and you shouldn't have had to bother responding to - let alone Ian, whose pictures and spirit-in-the-taking-of, I admire. But since landscape images (not saying all images) with a natural and visible horizon should always be carefully leveled in the finder or subsequently in printing or on the computer, I'll respond: Your right-hand arrow runs down past the (admittedly very hazy) horizon to the very foot of that distant cliff. I'm pretty sure the horizon of the sea beyond that cliff-point is almost halfway up the cliff face, as a cliff of that size at that distance on an ocean with a visible horizon would purport. Also, your left-hand arrow extends down past that horizon-point just a tad. If you bring the bottom of both arrows up to the proper levels the horizon line drops to the left. I'd do a redraw of the arrows to illustrate my take on it but I'm not that computer-photo savy. Oh, and if your there Ian, maybe a sectional enlargement would be good to look at, hopefully not prove me wrong, which I freely admit I have been a time or two on this good forum. Anyway, guys, all in the spirit of constructive comment. Bruce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambroving Posted November 30, 2006 Share #17 Posted November 30, 2006 Ian, Bingo! (AND BTW, I owe you a mail but have been finishing a rough month and have had little time.) Something seems wrong with the compression here from your latest scans but I'll wager the slide is fantastic. Rarely do I see anything here lately that I wish I had taken..., but this one is a bell-ringer. Not bothered by the horizon in the haze and mists. The tops of the distant cliffs appear fairly level to me! It WAS after all a 21 you were using... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted November 30, 2006 Share #18 Posted November 30, 2006 Thanks for the comments, I don't like heights but in order to get the shot I had to crawl right to the edge and then kneel to look over the edge - with a strong off-shore wind blowing it was an unnerving experience! Ian Stop! I feel the onset of vertigo! David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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