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• Valentia Island Slate Grotto
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That was a tough one as the lightconditions were very harsh – this is a handmerge of different exposures in order to create a natural looking see experience (as we are used to ( ; ) The shape of the entrance caught my interest to take this image. I also have a tendency towards the BW as the structure of the slate comes out better. However in the colour version i am very attracted to the contrast between the blue sky and the dark cave.
What do you prefer more? Thoughts?
Full Series here
http://calaido.blogspot.com/2010/06/valentia-island-slate-grotto-that-was.htmlCheers,
Madeleine
http://www.calaido.comStunning detail Madeleine. I prefer the B&W version personally as I think the colours in the other version tend to take away from the actual detail that is present. Great capture.
Madeline, a champion photo. Agree that B&W works better, much better in my opinion. The green in the colour version looks unnatural (IMHO), there is too much colour in that green given the light conditions which I imagine you would find in such a place (I hope that makes sense).
Cracking shot Madeline with plenty of detail the B&W version works best for me.
Mick
thanks for your lovely comments
miki: yes the B&W supports the structure of the slate – but i was also very attracted to the loud blue sky and the silent cave – I guess both images work in different invironments.
liam: you will be surprised but the green was screaming and i loved the contrast with the blue reflexion on the watersurface. your eyes and brain are master of harsh contrast. Did you ever notice that the eye layers a kind of grey over white areas in dark surrounding – human beings think they see white- but it is rarely white. on my screen the green looks very dark and has nearly no oversaturated areas.
mick: thanks – this is a monsterfile – something about 300mb in 8bit.
brendan: thanks
B&W, you could use a tripod and ND filter to make the water smooth. And try to dodge the dark area in front of the well, I think that something horrible must be hiding there and it scares me :D
MMX: yes you could ( ; – it would be another possible image. I had a longterm exposure of the water but decided to go with the sharp version as the clouds reflected beautifully on the surface for the colour version. monsters and more ha – I didn’t bring out the detail as my eyes did already the impossible to balance the harsh light. However i saw black there but you may have another pair of eyes ( ;
Excellent!! Very hard to choose. I think I’d have to go with the colour one this time though! Makes it that much more exotic.
The cliff on the right is very sideways! Exciting!absolutely amazing shot :)
what lens did you use for this shot?
really makes me wanna go there. would make an amazing post campaign for them :)
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