Abandoned Kirk - Isle of Man-1001
Oct, 2018Views
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JayneBug
January 20, 2019
Beautiful image and capture. Congratulations on your award winning photograph!
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Maple-2103
April 17, 2019
Fabulous, the light int he sky, how it brings out the structure and texture of the stones, and the foreground, a lovely composition!!! Well l Done and Congratulations on your Challenge Win too!! You deserve to have won!! Beautiful textures!!! Perfection in the lighting!~
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Location
This image was taken on a short trip to the Isle of Man in 2018. Our friend, who has lived on the island for more than 25 years and is himself a photographer, took us round some of the spectacular coastline and to some great scenes. The results were several photographs that I’m very happy with, including this one of course.Time
The shot was taken late morning.Lighting
Like many photographers I prefer to shoot landscapes early or late, as the lower sun adds texture and depth as well as warmth, but the heavy clouds do a good job of diffusing the middle of the day light so it doesn’t end up looking ‘flat’.Equipment
Hand held Fujifilm X Pro 2 with Fujinon 10-24mmInspiration
The Isle of Man is very small, and you’re never more than 6 miles from the sea, so it’s quite rugged. The opportunities for landscapes are endless, and I’m certainly not the only one to capture this ruined kirk, but. When I saw it I knew it was a shot I had to take!Editing
I shot three images, bracketed one shot each side of ‘correct’ and stacked them in Lightroom. This gave me enough wiggle room to lighten the foreground and still keep the detail in the sky. A little sharpening and vignette gets completed the task.In my camera bag
I carry my X-Pro 2, sometimes backed up by a XT1 body, the 10-24mm, 55-200mm, 35mm f2, 27mm pancake and sometimes (but no t always) my 56mm f1.2. All my lenses are Fujinon. Other than that, a tiny Manfrotto mini-tripod and many many spare batteries (any Fuji shooters will understand) and some SD cards pretty much completes the package. I don’t use much in the way of filters so rarely carry them.Feedback
Once you’ve found the subject for your landscape have a look at some unusual viewpoints. Try getting lower, or find something to stand on to raise your position. Pay attention to composition, so that when you come to post-production you don’t need to crop too much, thereby keeping the quality of your image as high as possible. If you want to try stacking there are some great videos on YouTube that will guide you through the process. I hand-held this shot, because the Fuji lans has great image stabilisation and therefore the bracketing worked well. If you don’t have that luxury of great image stabilisation then use a tripod or some other solid support.
