Bulbjerg again Photo

Photographer’s Note

Here is another photo of Bulbjerg, the only bird cliff in Denmark, by the Northsea in Northwestern Denmark.

It is is 47 meters high and consist mainly of calcium and limestone and it the home of 3000-4000 breeding sea birds like Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) and Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis).

Bulbjerg was part of the German defence work during the Second World War and there is still is a small bunker in the top (fortunately, not too disturbing) and also some bunkers on the beach next to Bulbjerg.

For another photo of Bulbjerg, taken from another point of view, look here.

The photo is rotated, I increased the contrast and the red (with 2%) and some very white spots on the rock, and I made the noice in the sky a bit softer. I also decreased the light a bit and resized and sharpened the photo in InfranView. Unfortunately, two bird in the sky got some strange and ugly circles. And oh yes, I didn't use a polarizer (I don't even have one) and I didn't work on the sky (apart from contrasts and light).

Paolo, papagolf21, supereira, jhm, ChrisJ, huynt, drymd29, Tue, nwoehnl, singuanti, HOBO, aznegrao has marked this note useful

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Paolo (40698) 2005-07-26 5:20

Hi Steft, another good shot with seagulls!
that cliff is really impressive, and you composed very well tha timage, with the family in the middle!
thanks, ciao

papagolf21 (56261) 2005-07-26 5:43

Bonjour Stef,
Impressionnante falaise longeant la plage. Je trouve que les personnages n'ont pas conscience du danger, le risque d'éboulis est bien présent avec ces falaises !
Une photo haute en couleur et en détails. Les mouettes survolant l'ensemble ajoutent un gros plus à la composition.
J'aime beaucoup.
Philippe

coco (27802) 2005-07-26 5:57

Hi Stef.
Wonderful place and well captured. But not only has captured the place: here we see a nice scene with the family walking in the beach.
Well done.

supereira (9576) 2005-07-26 6:22

I like the composition and point of view.Great contrast between the rocks and the sky.Very good colors,light,textures and sharpness.I like the detail of the persons.I like the birds.Well done!

danby1 (3689) 2005-07-26 6:27

hey stef! thats a HUGE cliff! good shot, the people in the picture really make you see how big the cliff actually is! very impressive! the gulls are caught at the right time!

if you look at the cliff long enough i can start to pick out faces in it! ;) good shooting!

joaoferreira (0) 2005-07-26 6:44

I liked the previous one better... hehehe But this one is also good. See you! Regards!

jhm (82341) 2005-07-26 6:46

Dag Stef,
Uw vorige was mooi maar dese is volgens mij nog mooier, hier is er van de rots meer zien, en de verhouding qua grote is hier duidelijk te zien door die wandelaars. En de meeuwen zijn ook van de partij. Het blijft gevaarlijk blauwe hemels bij het bijscherpen, zeer lichtjes tezien in de linkerbovenhoek, maar zonder erg.
Vele groeten,
John

kikvel (4772) 2005-07-26 7:46

nice rocky wall! textures well captured

he walking family adds scale info
nice information too, I would like to see the bunker (if you have it a wks would do great!)

regards;

K.

Leonie (8647) 2005-07-26 9:18

Hello Stef,
Bulbjerg or "Blueberg"...;o) it looks so blue! lol the sky that is.. Very impressive cliffs! I love this kind of nature! THanks for sharing,

Léonie

weswang (18223) 2005-07-26 10:59

Hi Stef, A nice view of the cliffs over the sea shore. I like the open arm person in emulate the birds fly. Very well capture of many birds circling around the area. Nice composition and beautiful scene. Well done.

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-07-26 14:57

Goedeavond Stef,
Strong contrast between the cliffs on the right and the blue sky on the left.A fine capture of this impressive landscape.The included persons on the beach add a good scale and context to the compo.
gr.
hermann

Rockyboy (20580) 2005-07-26 15:15

I didn't know there was cliffs in Denmark! Anyway, it's a very nice shot even if it's smaller than the ciffs from south England which I saw this week-end...
the composition is very good too. Bravo!

drymd29 (448) 2005-07-26 15:39

Wat een geweld is dat toch.
Op een foto altijd moeilijk vast te leggen, maar deze is machtig geworden. De mensjes en de vogels bepalen de verhoudingen; prachtig aanzicht.
Prima Stef
Huub

Tue (25608) 2005-07-26 16:11

Wat een enorme rotswand zeg, heel indrukwekkend en het is dus ook leuk dat je die mensen ernaast hebt gezet ter vergelijking. Prachtige vormen ook. En ik zie dat het vetmaken gelukt is. :-)

nwoehnl (120) 2005-07-26 16:20

Hej Stef. I like this crisp nature photo with the low-positioned horizon, and the people taking a beach walk underneath the rock. Great textures and contrasts, and also the inclusion of the humans conveys the scale of things in an impressive way. The halos around the birds are probably a result of JPEG compression as it must have been quite difficult to keep this richly detailed photo below 200 KB. Well done nonetheless, a nice one.

feather (49858) 2005-07-26 18:19

Brilliant colours Stef. I like the way you have included the people to give the scale of the cliff.
Kath

singuanti (15240) 2005-07-26 22:31

Hi Stef. Another excellent shot from this place. I like all of the contrast and strong colors. I don't really see any halos that everybody else is seeing. But my monitor is very sub-par. But the people in the distance add life and some needed scale to this large place. Nice work Stef!

manny (21378) 2005-07-27 1:59

Too bad I wasn't able to see much of Denmark. This one is also beautiful. Good compo and colors. The people provides the scale.

ChrisJ (70153) 2005-07-27 3:50

Hi Stef

I like the superbly polarized blue sky. The sea gulls are a good addition. Excellent sharpness, lighting, & color. Well done!

waggs (609) 2005-07-27 6:03

Very nice the sky is so blue I like the people add a nice contrast especially in the red coats!! this is a great POV.... well done... i think you have a perfect amount of sky, and cliff!

huynt (5077) 2005-07-27 6:16

Hi Stef
Excellent sky. Very nice and great landscape. Well POV. Well composition. Thanks

naxius (16679) 2005-07-27 9:07

Hi Stef,
Very impressive to see those three people down there and the cliff!
Great compo..
Alex

Luan (15935) 2005-07-28 3:54

Hello Stef,
very nice shot, I like the way this picture is divided between blue sky and rock...huge rock I must say. Excellent colors also the blue here is stunning.
Well seen
Luan

sayzey (2358) 2005-07-28 8:38

Another good clif photo Stef however I wont be counting the birds in this one! Lots of detail and nice shadows n the cliffs and also we have people too, very good!

The only thing as you said is the birds in the sky, thre is something strange hapened to them!

HOBO (5244) 2005-07-30 0:11

Sharp structures of the rock contrast well will a great sky, Stef! Temperatures seems to be quite nice, after the people's dress.

Temperatures here in Turkey in the last days around 45°...

john_c (24635) 2005-07-30 12:05

Hi Stef,
A dramatic shot of the cliff, rendered with clarity and good colour. The POV is just right, as one gains a good idea of dimensions here. The people on the shore add warmth and colour to the scene. An interesting, well composed scene. Well done.
John

bertolucci (11976) 2005-08-01 13:01

Wow Stef de heftige kleurverzadiging van deze doet hem echt van het scherm spatten. Ondanks de massaliteit en dee interessantheid van de cliff terkken de rode jassen zonder probleem de blik naar zich toe. Mooi compositie en kijkspel! Goed werk.
Groeten uit Rotterdam, Bert.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-08-13 10:39

very nice coloured sky, I like the people here too, they look tiny, very well taken and good timing too, well done

yesterday (9787) 2005-08-22 9:32 [Comment]

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bazal (7898) 2005-08-29 5:29

Hi Stef.
I didn't know there were such cliffs in Denmark ! The exposure is perfect and the colors are well saturated but stay natural. The composition is original and nice, with these to parts divided by a central vertcal line. thanks for sharing !

aznegrao (10230) 2005-09-13 9:54

Wowwww Stef!!! nice place!!
Excelente angulo!!! As cores com otimos contrastes me mostram uma aparencia agradável e natural. Bela composição.
Greetings.
aznegrao.

andrea188 (45) 2006-02-12 15:37

Hey Stef! Hier ben ik volgens mij ook geweest toen ik in DK was zoveel jaar geleden. Je had mij vorige week woensdag (bij radost) je site gegeven weet je nog? Erg mooie foto's heb je gemaakt! Valt best mee dat Denemarken maar een slap aftreksel is van Nederland ;-) Al zie ik wel hier en daar typische weilanden en regenachtige luchten! Ik heb mezelf ook maar even aangemeld, leuke site dit ook de feedback die je kan krijgen.

Groetjes, Andrea