Down by the sea
12/10/08 20:11 Filed in: Photography
Today, I went walking down by the sea near where I live in France. The conditions for photography in text book terms were poor. Bright sunlight direct at the lens. I always enjoyed breaking photographic rules. For the photographically minded, I imagined taking this shot that I liked with an old grainy black and white film. I was half pleased with the result. Here it is:
Almost what I wanted, strong silhouettes into the sunlight, great shadows too! That's a dog bobbing in the sea. Sometimes, the sea looked like molten lead and the colours of the rocks were vivid shades of brown:
Here the sea looks more natural:
I love the sea! These images are taken in the Gulf of Morbihan, near where I live in Southern Brittany, France. I enjoyed it so much here I visited two weekends running:
I keep adding pictures here. I can't resist. This next picture was taken last night at sunset (25th October) down by the sea in Pornic which is five minutes down the road from where I live.
Almost what I wanted, strong silhouettes into the sunlight, great shadows too! That's a dog bobbing in the sea. Sometimes, the sea looked like molten lead and the colours of the rocks were vivid shades of brown:
Here the sea looks more natural:
I love the sea! These images are taken in the Gulf of Morbihan, near where I live in Southern Brittany, France. I enjoyed it so much here I visited two weekends running:
I keep adding pictures here. I can't resist. This next picture was taken last night at sunset (25th October) down by the sea in Pornic which is five minutes down the road from where I live.
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