Seaside Affair

[jeroenk]

For now this will be my first post on this forum. You can find out more about me over here: fstop-cafe.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=welcome&action=display&thread=23.

My first post is a series of photographs I did in Zeeland (a province in the Netherlands surrounded by the sea). As you can see I use high contrast Black and White photography in which Long Exposures are quite often a part of the image.

I'm always curious to hear what you think about it. Does the photography style appeal to you? What would you like to see different about the photographs and what can I improve?

#1

120 s
f/16.0
ISO 100
17mm

#2

50 s
f/16.0
ISO 100
22mm

#3

89 s
f/16.0
ISO 100
25mm

#4

80 s
f/22.0
ISO 100
26mm

#5

55 s
f/16.0
ISO 100
19mm

[katynoelle]

Hi, Jeroen!

I've seen this series before. It's a different type of photography or view on the world that I'm just not super well versed on. I, simply, don't have a lot of experience, knowledge and understanding to easily comment on them. What's good is that, having seen these before, and, then, seeing them again is helping me to think it through more. I know and remember what my first reaction to them is but, then, I'm thinking of why. So, with all of these rambling thoughts, I'm trying to say that I do have other comments to make but it's going to take a day or two to get around to them. I'm cleaning house like a fiend because my parents are arriving tonight/tomorrow AND I have a vocal audition tomorrow. er, sooooo....talk to you later....

P.S. I, also, have another thought about surreal photos.

[jeroenk]

Sept 25, 2011 20:05:26 GMT @katynoelle said:

Hi, Jeroen!

I've seen this series before. It's a different type of photography or view on the world that I'm just not super well versed on. I, simply, don't have a lot of experience, knowledge and understanding to easily comment on them. What's good is that, having seen these before, and, then, seeing them again is helping me to think it through more. I know and remember what my first reaction to them is but, then, I'm thinking of why. So, with all of these rambling thoughts, I'm trying to say that I do have other comments to make but it's going to take a day or two to get around to them. I'm cleaning house like a fiend because my parents are arriving tonight/tomorrow AND I have a vocal audition tomorrow. er, sooooo....talk to you later....

P.S. I, also, have another thought about surreal photos.

I'm interested to hear it.

Good luck with your audition!

[manthos]

Hi Jeroen,

I've seen these before too, so I won't say much. I would love to see more images like n.3. The perspective you chose, the lighting, the B&W conversion and the long exposure make it a stunning image. I keep coming back to look at just this one. The others are very pleasing too but this one seems to have this special extra something that makes it stand out.

[Kit]

#1. Beautiful tonal and textural range in this one, especially between the smoothness of the water and the harshness of the rocks. I like the rectangular and triangular elements of the bridge/sky and the rocks/sea, too. My eye is led nicely around the scene, firstly across the bridge and back and then down to the rocks and sea.

#2. I have already commented on this on Flickr, so won't repeat myself.

#3. I do like the point of view of this, as it makes for some great leading lines. The contrasting shadow shapes on the bridge piles are brilliant. There is again some lovely tonal and textural contrast in the image. If I'm totally honest though, the sky spoils this for me. Those fluffy clouds keep sucking my eyes away from the bridge and water, which for me are the main events. I'd love to see this shot with a pure blue sky, rendered dark in pp, which would make that bridge jump right off the page.

#4. I have to think some more about this one. It is a good enough image, but doesn't really grab me.

#5. A beautiful image. Love the sweeping curve that carries my eye from lower foreground and out of the right side of the frame. This is, I feel, helped by the strong black & white contrast at the edge of the water. There is a lot of light in it, but it doesn't appear to be blown out at all. And you can just about feel that wind blowing!

[seriche]

Hi Jeroan

No.1 feels unbalanced to me, with too much weight on the left hand side.

No.2 Has a beautifully eerie effect with the sea turned to mist.

No.3 is gorgeous! Very dramatic and vital, but totally agree with Kit that the clouds should disappear.

No.4 I'd like to see with a plain (or plainer) sky too as it works well for me as a semi-abstract that way.

In No.5 the long exposure has made the sea look calm, which is an intriguing contrast to the windblown shore

I enjoyed looking at all of them. Thanks!

[muckergee]

Mate

I asked before on flickr.

Can you tell us of this "Ten stop" filter?

[DonS]

WOW!!!! I really like the 1st and 3rd picture... Made me really really small....
I can imagine my self like an ant there...

[muckergee]

Filter?

[Stevewebb]

Number 3 is a first class image. I must disagree on the clouds. I like them as they add the movement which adds another dimension to a very static and harsh main subject.

Love the composition. It looks modern, slick, edgy and wouldn't be out of place on a modern office/gallery wall.

[jeroenk]

Sept 26, 2011 12:27:04 GMT muckergee said:

Mate

I asked before on flickr.

Can you tell us of this "Ten stop" filter?

Yes, for sure

I've written a tutorial you can find over here. It took my quite some time and I'm very busy with my studies these days so that's what took me so long.



Interesting to hear that comments are quite different. For example Kit and Seriches comments on the first photograph.

Also the option on the clouds in the sky is different. I wanted to have the clouds in the sky for some balanced and some stripes to balance the sharp lines of the bridge.
After I took the shot the clouds disappeared, so I could have done the shot without clouds but I decided to leave it out.
I like the discussion about if it's best to do so. Thank you for that.