This is an abstract of the longest pier at one mile + with a train to take you to the end if you wish.
This is an abstract of the longest pier at one mile + with a train to take you to the end if you wish.
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cliveeariss
December 31, 2015
Thank you so much great way to end the new year, and happy new near to you all.
kevinbatterbury
January 28, 2016
What a great photograph. I feel as though I am being dragged along the pier, exceptional. No wonder you received a prize.
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Behind The Lens
Location
This was taken at Southend-On-Sea and a day with the family, enjoying the sound of the ocean, the gull's above and childhood memories, this is the longest pier in the world, and although you cant see here there is a railway line on the left, so a train can take the pain if your feeling a little tired. At one and quarter mile's long a walk from one end to the other would take about 20 minuets, so this really is a long pier, and when the tide go's out you can see for miles across the mud flats.Time
The day was the 5/7/2014 and at around 3pm the shot was taken, but some thought first, lifting the camera up, while standing up looked OK, but OK does, not cut it, so a strong composition was needed to give impact to the shot, the lines along the railing looked really good and the more I looked the stronger the end view was becoming, so a plan was need to give impact. Lying on the ground the view was really powerful, great line's leading the eye to the shelter at the end, that's the shot, right there, so stopping the family for a few seconds be they walked into the frame, and the photo was taken. Although it was dry at the time of taking this photo, the wind was beginning to blow a little more, and some dark clouds were gathering overhead, have to say we did walk to the end of the pier, but that's for another day.Lighting
As for the lighting, well we all love cloud's and with the odd patch of blue sky, the salty air, and strong winds, the sun was in and out as if playing hide and seek, have to say more hiding, so the lighting was a challenge, but who cares, that's what photography can be right, a challenge, but there is nothing more exciting than playing with the light, it is so exciting to create and image in challenging conditions. We all love a challenge, once that camera is in our hand, then we become one, and the light helps play the part, brilliant.Equipment
The camera that I use is an Olympus O M D E5m, this is a four third's camera, and for a man I have small hands so this little gem is perfect for me and would not be without it, also the shutter is very silent, great for street photography, anyway back to the equipment, no tripod was needed for this shot and on this day I did not bring this item. The len's was a 12-50mm and was used at 12mm to get the widest possible to fit all I needed into the frame, iso was set at 200 this is the lowest iso on this camera, so keeping the iso right down kept the best quality possible, as for aperture F16 was selected so that focusing was sharp from front to back of the photo, and mainly to draw the eye into the image, shutter speed set at 50th of a sec, but lying on the floor really helped to steady the camera.Inspiration
The length, railing's, line's on the wood, I could not stop staring toward's the end, but at first glance new there was a shot to be had, so making myself look a little strange to say the least, bobbing up and down like some sort of courting duck, until laying flat, then it hit me, there's the shot, right there, strong composition, lines, leading lines, and the color of the wood with the dark sky above, this really helped bring out the beauty of the wooden panels.Editing
So with the shot taken, and some tea, and countless coffee's later we headed home. Looking at the image on the computer and thinking OK looking good but not quite there yet, using my software, sometime's things just come to you, you know what I mean, a zoom burst affect was applied, moving this around the hit the target took some time, until the shelter became pin sharp, so there is the object for the eye to fall on, and a coffee the celebrate, at last, the feeling of speed, with lines towards the subject.In my camera bag
My camera bag consists of , one zoom len's 70-300mm in digital terms 140-600mm to packs a punch, a prime lens which is great for back ground clutter, and making the subject really stand out, and a 45mm prime f1.8, great for people, they really stand out from the back ground, a 12-50mm lens, is a great all rounder, and have just invested in a 9-14mm lens. I have a great use for wide angle lens as a great deal of my photography is Landscape, and city shot's, a good fish eye len's is on the cards. Grad filters from ND2 up to the big stopper, the big stopper being ND10, brilliant if the sun is out, you can still get at least 5sec if not more, depending on what aperture and ISO settings your useing.Feedback
So you want to capture a subject with strong line's, OK first keep it simple, and have a subject at he end for the eye to fall on, it helps a great deal if the lines are even top bottom, and side's, also you don't want to much color on the side's or you will lose impact, also try and keep you aperture small to give sharp detail from the front of the shot to the end of the shot. So go out and practice, start off wit something simple to begin with, and look at the angles, just play around with your camera, underground station's can be really cool, tunnels, just keep your eye's peeled, and you will see what works, and what does not, and most of all, have fun. TIP try and use and aperture of f14-18mm, depending on your lens.