I was out a week or so before this trip, almost the first time this year, to do some images for a tutorial I was writing on how to use the very excellent Image Averaging technique as a replacement for neutral density filters.
Shooting Diary – The Leithies
Written by Neil on October 4th, 2011From the archives – Ben Starav
Written by Neil on July 5th, 2010
Ben Starav (Original Processing)
This is an interesting photograph for me because initially I completely missed the composition! When I returned from the trip – which had been fairly wet and uneventful, photography wise, I’d skimmed through the shots. This didn’t really leap out at me. I’d done my normal DRI processing but wasn’t impressed with how it turned out.
From the archives – Introduction.
Written by Neil on July 5th, 2010Many moons ago I read a Q&A with New Zealand landscape photographer Andris Apse. Among the things he talked about was, and I paraphrase, the importance of not deciding which image to keep until months after it was shot and processed. The idea being that you’re likely to be more critical when you don’t have the same emotional connection to the piece because you’ve just spent an hour or so working on it.
It’s a bit like with computer programming (for me) – When I get stuck on a thorny problem with the code, I often find a better use of my time is to work on a different one and revisit the initial problem later. I.E. Your own “Fresh Eyes” approach.
In the From the archives series of posts I want to go through my old collection of images and see if I can find anything worth processing or even re-working – specifically images I completely missed or rejected at the time. The first one is a shot from the old pier at the head of Loch Etive looking across to Ben Starav.
Shooting Diary – Carlingnose Point
Written by Neil on March 14th, 2010
WXTide32
Written by Neil on March 13th, 2010I use WXTide32 quite extensively in my planning for seascapes. I used to use the BBC tide tables but it’s not the best for longer term planning.
With the combination of daylight/night being shown along with the tide levels it makes it much easier when trying to find locations for the “Golden Hour”
WXTide32 - Leith - 13th March 2010
You can download WXTide32 from here.
The Photographer’s Ephemeris
Written by Neil on March 13th, 2010I just want to let you know about The Photographer’s Ephemeris. It’s a great utility to get the directions of sun & moon set & rise.
It integrates with Google Maps so you can see instantly where the best place is to be.
The Photographer's Ephemeris - Bow Fiddle Rock - 1st May 2010
You can download TPE from the authors site here.
