This image of “The Storm” was posted here before but this one is different. I have made several different versions because I’ve never got one that I really like before. I’m known for re-editing images as tech advances but in this case, I just never got it right before. I like realistic looking images and this one is very easy to edit too aggressively. I sat down the other day and actually decided that the sky needed to be pulled back considerabky to bring it to the point of looking “real”. I see that a lot, I think many people tend to over process skies, trying to bring out more mood. Darkness is often exaggerated, as is sunset colours. I second guess myself a lot as I don’t want to fall into that category but I know I do from time to time. This will hopefully be the final version of “The Storm”, it looks more accurate to the way I saw it now and I am liking it. Hope you do too.
Photo of the Week #151
This photo of the Queensport Light was made a couple of years ago with my 300mm prime. I got the lens for shooting concerts originally but have found some other uses for it. I published another shot of this lighthouse here but I prefer this one using a longer focal length.
Photo of the Week #139
The spot pictured is Half Island Cove, Nova Scotia. For some reason, it has become one of my favourite places to spend some time when in Nova Scotia, after all, it’s about ten minutes down the road from our house. I have spent a lot of time there, drinking coffee and just watching waves if there are any. I’ve also spotted whales, porpoises and seals from this exact spot!
I urge you to revisit the same spots near you whenever you can. There are always differences……..there might be different light or other conditions that would make for a better photograph. Another thing that might be different is your own knowledge. You may have improved your own technique too, allowing for a much better photograph than you might have made before. Often, just walking around and looking at your scene from different angles will reveal different compositions that you may otherwise have overlooked.
