[fergusb]

April 28, 2011 at 1:25 pm

Tex: Yes, lens was set to 17mm (FF). The church is on a mound and the land all around it falls away rapidly so the camera was well below the floor level of the church which probably didn’t help with the distortion. The ‘concrete block’ is actually a lone headstone which I had hoped would add some fg interest but I can see how you see it as a block. To be honest, I think I should have cloned out the white floodlights!

Pippatee: You are right about the subject being very central. Ideally, I wanted the church L shape to be offset and lying on a vertical and horizontal third line but there were too many distractions outside the frame on both sides. I tried just cropping to offset the church but ended up losing too much sky.

Thank you both very much for taking the time to view and comment – much appreciated!

[fergusb]

October 29, 2010 at 11:27 pm

Thanks, Jenny. Yes, I’m glad I went for the different colours and types for the candles. The second candle is actually broken but it came out looking more bent with a piece out of it! I was hoping for a broken look.

[fergusb]

October 26, 2010 at 6:15 pm

Thanks, Martin. Yes, it was early morning light and this caught my eye as I was driving past! Agree about the branches – I wanted to frame the tower but was mad with myself that I didn’t notice the incursion. I might try and PS them out.

[fergusb]

October 26, 2010 at 6:05 pm

Liam: Thanks, I’ll try a lower pov next time I’m there.

John: Thanks also, that makes a big difference. I’ll give your suggestions a go on the original and see how it turns out.

[fergusb]

October 24, 2010 at 3:06 pm

Thanks for your comments, Phillip. I see what you’re getting at and normally I’d agree that a ‘cleaner’ shot would be better. However, in this case, the point was to take the shot from his grave and this was the only ‘window’ out of the graveyard! Agree about the smaller trees cluttering the shot a bit.

Fergus

[fergusb]

October 23, 2010 at 11:40 pm

Hi John,

Thanks for your comments. I had wondered about that. This is already cropped from an image that I thought was too busy (it included the bollard on the quay wall). Maybe there are two images to be had from this one.

Fergus

[fergusb]

October 18, 2010 at 8:20 pm

Don’t know, Des – I’d be very happy to have taken this! Nice tones.

[fergusb]

October 18, 2010 at 8:16 pm

Sorry, Des. This was taken at the entrance to the harbour at Killybegs, Co. Donegal.

[fergusb]

October 18, 2010 at 8:13 pm

Would agree with the others – second one is really nice.

[fergusb]

October 18, 2010 at 8:08 pm

Many thanks Des & Dave. I had wondered about cropping a bit off the bottom without taking away too much of the ripples. I was a bit horrified at the suggestion of cropping to below the headland initially (I like the ripples) but this may actually transform the image into a much better one! I’ll give it a go and see what happens. Thanks again, guys.

[fergusb]

September 30, 2010 at 11:35 pm

Thanks, Pitmatic. I found that when I cropped to include all of the boat, the gulls got lost a bit. Agree about the background – not ideal but if I changed my pov to reduce the background clutter, I found that the angle of the boat was all wrong. Must try converting to B&W and see how it looks. Appreciate the comments.

[fergusb]

September 16, 2010 at 8:03 pm

Thanks for your comments, Miki.

[fergusb]

September 15, 2010 at 9:06 pm

Thanks, Mark. I was using the tree branches as a frame so it was lucky that I was also able to use them to cut down the sun. This is on the road between Killybegs and Ardara.

[fergusb]

September 13, 2010 at 4:14 pm

Magical stuff!

[fergusb]

September 13, 2010 at 4:12 pm

Really nice set, Mark. Real picture postcard material!