andybarton Posted July 26, 2006 Share #1 Posted July 26, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Went for a walk out to MY lighthouse last night, and the tide was out about as far as it goes. (There's a sand bank further along the coast where the brave or foolhardy can walk around a mile out into Liverpool Bay at these tides...) Therefore it was possible to put the lighthouse in the context of the town that it belongs to, by walking "out to sea" and looking back towards New Brighton. R8/28(ROM)/Astia 100 x 3 (Astia is such a great film. It's a pity it's only available by mail order now... Who needs Kodachrome? ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybarton Posted July 26, 2006 Author Share #2 Posted July 26, 2006 AND this is one stonking lens, now that it has come back from Leica. This is a 100% crop from the extreme left hand edge of the shot above. (Scanned on the Coolscan V @ 4000dpi btw) Minimal noise reduction and LAB mode USM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlancasterd Posted July 26, 2006 Share #3 Posted July 26, 2006 Lovely shot Andy - who needs a Hasselblad X-Pan? (I had one, sold it and haven't missed it) John Dobson Went for a walk out to MY lighthouse last night, and the tide was out about as far as it goes. (There's a sand bank further along the coast where the brave or foolhardy can walk around a mile out into Liverpool Bay at these tides...) Therefore it was possible to put the lighthouse in the context of the town that it belongs to, by walking "out to sea" and looking back towards New Brighton. R8/28(ROM)/Astia 100 x 3 (Astia is such a great film. It's a pity it's only available by mail order now... Who needs Kodachrome? ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEd Posted July 26, 2006 Share #4 Posted July 26, 2006 Hi Andy, That is one great shot. The resolution is amazing. Thanks for sharing. Ed. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted July 26, 2006 Share #5 Posted July 26, 2006 Andy, what is there to say - apart from great lens, great shot, great colours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 26, 2006 Share #6 Posted July 26, 2006 Andy - All that as well as its other worldly look, with no ocean in site and the lighthouse seeming in the town. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_dufour Posted July 28, 2006 Share #7 Posted July 28, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) I like a lot this one, Andy. Besides the relaxing composition, you got a sweet and delightful color range. Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted July 29, 2006 Share #8 Posted July 29, 2006 Beautifully rendered, Andy. The pano crop is highly effective and the bit of reflection in the foreground pool is a perfect touch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gylee Posted July 30, 2006 Share #9 Posted July 30, 2006 Great shot. I really like the partial reflection of the lighthouse in the water in the foreground. Truly astounding resolution too. It appears that the Coolscan V is also up to the task. I have one on my list. G. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted July 30, 2006 Share #10 Posted July 30, 2006 Nice one Andy, I reckon we should get a 'bung' from the New Brighton tourist office :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share #11 Posted July 30, 2006 Just in case people are disappointed with a 28 Elmarit or a Coolscan V, this is a stitch up job... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglouis Posted July 30, 2006 Share #12 Posted July 30, 2006 Andy An incredible shot - just like the panoramas you posted a couple of days back and beautifully composed. As a novice is it possible to ask you to explain how you are able to shoot film and get a finished product so quickly? Can you describe the workflow between taking the shot and getting it into the final version? I'm put off film cameras because of the perception that it takes so long to get from the shot to your screen but if you shot and developed since last night perhaps I am out of touch with what is involved (its been about 25 years since I seriously used film) TIA LouisB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share #13 Posted July 30, 2006 Thanks Louis With regards to showing pictures so quickly, it's obviously much easier if you shoot negatives. I process my own B&W, so can have those "scan ready" in an hour or so, and processing of C41 is still readily available in the High Street, or supermarket, of course. With slides, it's more difficult. I have a pro shop relatively near my office and dropped these ones off on my way back from a meeting, collecting them later in the day. They can do the whole thing in 90 minutes. (I am on the look out for a Jobo processor, so that I can process my own slides, but they are now increasing in value as they become rarer on eBay.) If you are in London, you have lots of pro shops to choose from (do a search on this board). Then, it's just a case of scanning them when I get home. I also use postal processing by both Fuji and the 7dayshop (both of whom are very good). My last ever roll of Kodachrome is somewhere between here and Switzerland... I find that scanning slides is much, much easier than scanning negatives. One just has to be more careful with the exposure, and accept that the dynamic range is narrower. However, Astia scans beautifully and gives me a natural look that I prefer. When I have finished my last 6 rolls of Velvia 50, I will not buy any more (Velvia 100). It's too "in-ya-face" for my taste. However, I can feel that maybe my time with film may be drawing to an end... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beramos Posted July 30, 2006 Share #14 Posted July 30, 2006 Andy, I like much the smooth tonality of the color and the point from where she is taken. - BR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejd Posted July 30, 2006 Share #15 Posted July 30, 2006 I love all your lighthouse and New Brighton pictures. This one is terrific. New Brighton, seen through your lens, does not look a bad place. Quite attractive from the sea. (Martin Parr -- maybe it was some years ago -- made it look very different!) All the best, John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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