Hauriki Ship
Oct, 2015Views
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Location
The photo was taken at Kaiaua in the Hauraki Gulf NZ. In days gone by it traded along the coast and made its final resting place at the wharf of the local quarry.Time
We had launched our little tinny boat beside the ship for a days fishing and came in around lunch time. It was a beautiful sunny day, I took the photo around 1445hrs, before we left for our journey home with the boat on the trailer. unfortunately I was with others and could not wait around for the sun to set.Lighting
The problem was the beautiful sunny day in the afternoon. I feel the photo would have been better with some mood in the sky. Sometimes the gulf comes up with big red sunsets, the ship would look really good bathed in a red sky and threatening clouds, but it was not to be. I always wanted to go back and try and capture the photo again, but I have never had the opportunity.Equipment
I was learning to use my DSLR outside of auto mode when i took the photo with my little Canon 400D. f7.1 AV 1/500. hand held. The camera was given to me as a gift. I hardly use that camera now, but it has taken many lovely shots for me.Inspiration
It was not hard to be inspired to take a photo, there was a ship run up on the hard at an old disused quarry wharf and left abandoned for nature to take its course. The ship was slowly and rectlantly melting into the sea, its life spent with many tales untold.Editing
I was just learning photoshop at the time, so the post processing was very minimal. because the day was so bright with the blue sky i had to turn it into B&W to get some mood into the scene. Had I been knowledgeable about layering, I could have put the boat into a moody sky, but i have not tried to.In my camera bag
These days I have a canon EOS 1D MkIII. The lens's I have are a bit of a mix. I have a 100-400 IS, a 75-300, a 50mm and 35mm prime lens's. I want to get a macro lens to add to the collection. I have a tripod and I built my own portable LED lighting on two stands to take into the field. The filters i have are a polaroid and ND grad, which are a must for the sunset photos across the water.Feedback
If I was to capture a similar photo, I would wait for the sun to be around the horizon in the morning or evening, to capture that glow and with clouds in the sky to capture the moods. A rough and stormy day would bring the ship to life. I find many of my photos are in the "nice, but boring" bracket, because there is no mood with them, I feel mood is a must.
