Rolo Posted March 23, 2008 Share #1 Posted March 23, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Summicron R 50mm Thanks for looking. Regards, Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 Hi Rolo, Take a look here Caisson No 2. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
roguewave Posted March 23, 2008 Share #2 Posted March 23, 2008 Rolo, a rather arresting image. Since there's no bridge, can you give us a clue? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 23, 2008 Share #3 Posted March 23, 2008 Rolo - Very dramatic, excellent composition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin T-M Posted March 23, 2008 Share #4 Posted March 23, 2008 Rolo, great work with the light and the tones. What is this thing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share #5 Posted March 23, 2008 Many thanks guys for your comments. I'm particularly pleased with this image for a several reasons, not least of which is that it was taken with my recently purchased Summicron R 35mm (not 50mm as above) installed on my trusty Canon 1D MkII N. This was fitted with a focus confirmation adapter that I haven't been able to get working until last week when I discovered that I needed to jam a piece of paper under the lever in the lens throat. With this lens the capture detail is fabulous. The subject is a Caisson. According to Google, it's a vessel used to pull alongside piers and bridges with submerged supports enabling maintenance. This was a 30 sec exposure at around f8. It was too dark to see and I focussed and set the aperture by feel. Enjoyed taking it. Here's the colour version. Which do you prefer ? Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 23, 2008 Share #6 Posted March 23, 2008 I prefer the b&w version - very dramatic. Is this at Wallasey Docks, opposite 12 Quays? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin T-M Posted March 23, 2008 Share #7 Posted March 23, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) The B&W for me. More original and so well post-processed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted March 23, 2008 Share #8 Posted March 23, 2008 1st ...No questions asked. Rolo, Excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falstaff Posted March 23, 2008 Share #9 Posted March 23, 2008 I'll be the odd one out - prefer the colour image. Falstaff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted March 23, 2008 Share #10 Posted March 23, 2008 Hello sailor, I'm with our Shakespearian hero, colour for me. A caisson is variously: a floodgate, a diving vessel used for underwater work or, as the French would have it, a coffer dam. I think this one is a temporary dock gate used whilst the regular ones are being fixed but hey, what do I know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguewave Posted March 23, 2008 Share #11 Posted March 23, 2008 The first get's my vote. I like the dread & foreboding hiding in the dark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglouis Posted March 23, 2008 Share #12 Posted March 23, 2008 Rolo I like the colour version purely because if it was that dark and required that long an exposure the subtlety of the colour is marvellous. Initially, I thought perhaps this was one of the remains of the floating harbour in Aromanche in Normandy. But thanks for your explanation. Excellent picture. LouisB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share #13 Posted March 23, 2008 Thank you for your comments. Much appreciated. It really was very dark with no lighting of it's own. Illumination came from distant street lights and passing cars. Exposure was guided by the histogram and as I've been asked by PM, here's the images showing that it was hit in one frame. Exposure was on auto with a spot reading with -2 stops. Settings were made easier by the fact i'd taken several images to gain confidence in shooting. Thanks again. Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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