Old And New Lighthouses at Flamborough Head
Aug, 2017Views
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I took this photgraph while visiting a friend at Flamborough and it is of Flamborough Head Lighthouse with the Old Lighthouse in the distanceTime
This was taken around mid day and the weather was a bit hit and miss so I recal - in fact just after i took the shot I was caught in a storm. It took a fair walk away from the lighthouse as I had to find a spot not too close to the cliff edge and not too low where I could not see the old lighthouse set too low. and obviously to get both buildings in shot.Lighting
The lighting was as natural as could be as I tried to get the whitewash of both lighthouses stand out against the impending storm clouds that were heading this way.Equipment
The equipemnt used was my ever trusty Sony SLT A99 camera, Sigma 12-12mm ultra wide angle lense set at 12mm,the exif data: Shutter speed was 1/15, F/22 and ISO100 The tripod used was the Manfrotto 190cf tripodInspiration
I wanted to capture the essence of ols and new technology that was/is now used to guide ships away from the rocks of Flamborough Head so what you see on the right is the Floamborough Head Lighthouse and visitor centre and to the left is the "Chalk Tower" as it is known which the only remaining light tower in the UK built in 1674.Editing
There is not a lot of post processing done with ths shot other than a few curves and contrast to bring out the white against the grey cloudsIn my camera bag
For most of my photography work I carry my Sony Alpha SLT A99v. The lenses I carry are: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm F/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical lens Tamron SP AF 70-200mm F2.8 Di LD Lens, Sigma 12-24mm 4.5-5.6ii DG HSM Lens Sigma 120-400mm DG Lens Sigma EX Dg 105mm Macro Lens Sigma APO 1.4x Trleconvertor and all this gear can sit on my Manfrotto MT190CXPRO3 190 Carbon Fibre 4 Section Tripod when required.Feedback
To capture a dramatic shot such as this I would sugest to shope the area to get the best composition and look to see what the weather is doing and see if you can get a good window of light. Use a tripod and for the front to back sharpness set the ISO as low as the lens can get and adjust the shutter speed (the slower the better) as it will ensure cloud movement will be minimal. Finally just keep learning :)
