beached for eternity
From a series of beached boat images, taken on The Isle of Mull Scotland.
From a series of beached boat images, taken on The Isle of Mull Scotland.
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John-Snowden
December 09, 2016
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Location
The Photo was one of many I took of this subject while on the Isle of Mull of the coast of western Scotland.Time
This image was taken around 15:00 hrs while traveling around the island, it was my first visit to this part of Scotland but certainly will not be the last. The Boats just looked as though they were begging to be photographed, the light was right, the tide was out giving full access to every angle available. I took the opportunity at that time of day to ensure that I had enough differing images to put together a portfolio of the subject, there are six images in total, making a really nice set.Lighting
I wanted to ensure that the available lighting on the subject showed all the aspects of the decaying boats, the rust, decay and the peeling paint gave it that certain edge that makes this particular picture stand out.Equipment
I took the shot with a Canon EOS 5D Mk111, the lens was a 24-105 F4 L IS lens which I use a great deal as it gives me fantastic flexibility over my shots.Inspiration
I went to Mull prepared for most eventualities as I felt that there was so much subject matter to capture. I did not think about still life but was focused on wildlife shots, however as I was traveling along the coast keeping an eye out for Seals I came across these boats I drove past them and thought about the shot, 2 minutes down the road I turned round and went back to spend half an hour taking images of them.Editing
I carried out some post work on the original image bringing out the highlights and making some adjustment to the colour of the actual boats making them stand out much more than the original shot. I worked on the skyline wanting to match it with the boldness of the boats image. The whole image when it looked right to me was sharpened, only a little which gave it what I felt was an overall boost.In my camera bag
I have a back packed constantly with two EOS 5Ds one a Mk2 and the other Mk3 my lenses consist of a 70-200 F/2.8 L IS Mk2 lens, a Canon EF 50mm 1.2 prime, and always my trusted Canon 24-105 F4 L IS lens. The bag has always 6 batteries and 10 16 gig CF cards, I like to change cards around to ensure that no images get lost if a card goes faulty, having said that I have only had one card crash on me in 15 years of Digital work.Feedback
If you have a still image such as this you can take your time, view the image from different angles, control what you want to take picture in your mind the finished shot, try to get as close to the finished image in the camera as you can, not relying on post work. Look beyond the actual focus of your picture toward the background and in front at the foreground, do you need it in your work or does it enhance it, If its a grey day do as much manually with your camera as you can bringing out highlights in the actual subject also in things like the sky, trees, ground, water, and any other individual items that go to make the finished image. If you take the time to do this it makes you think about taking the picture, rather than just shooting and hoping for a good shot. I try to bring my days of film cameras into the world of digital, using film you have to think aperture, timing, ISO used and plan your shot as you only had the one chance to get it right, I apply this to digital as much as I possibly can.
