Postcards from Madeira #1 Photo

Photographer’s Note

Today I am starting my new series "Postcards from Madeira". I'd love to share with you my memories from the island of beauty. I hope that you will have fun with me while watching the postcards.
Some more info on this island in sunsequent notes.
Enjoy.

RGatward, ChrisJ, krpa, supereira, jrj, elihesamian, Galmeida has marked this note useful

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maciekda (19587) 2005-01-17 4:43

bardzo fajna pocztoewka, super kolory i ladna kompozycja, ale skoro to ma byc pocztowka to trzeba horyzont wyrownac ;)

arnabchat (7042) 2005-01-17 4:46

superb shot. what an array of colors you have here, just amazing!
well composed with some land right at one end of the frame.

jp80 (8437) 2005-01-17 4:53

Wonderful mood, those colors anre fantastic. I like the texture of the water, and the stones. Pity the horizon seems to have a tilt. Well done anyway.

Pascal

RGatward (19743) 2005-01-17 5:03

Interesting experimentaion with the genre, and I like the slow shutter speed, giving the misty effect on the water, which I think raises takes the shot into a very superior class of postcards. But, in additon to Maciek's comments on the tilt, I also think you gone a bit far with the sharpening, leaving artifacts around the edges of the rocks.

clodreno (0) 2005-01-17 5:13

a bit in the smae picture Pascal posted yesterday, I like the way the water is lookingalmost ike a cloud.. What aperture?
Nice colors as well.

ChrisJ (70293) 2005-01-17 5:19

Hi Jerzy

Great composition, superb color, & excellent graphism. The only small quibble is perhaps slight over-sharpening. I'm looking forward to more great shots from Madeira, Portugal.

krpa (95) 2005-01-17 5:21

Very nice landscape, how did you do it ? See appears so smooth ...

Only one suggestion : this photo is little bit tilted to the right ... rotate it few dg CCW

Thanks for sharing

justa (0) 2005-01-17 5:32

Witaj! Zapowiada sie bardzo interesujaca seria, ciesze sie bardzo. Sliczne zdjecie, sliczne kolory, swietne sa te czarne kamienie, bravo za kompozycje, czekamy na ciag dalszy serii.

centurion (0) 2005-01-17 5:56

Superb sunset capture Jerzy, very very well composed.

sn00zie (2384) 2005-01-17 6:10

this is beautiful.. lovely colors and a very surreal feel!

supereira (9576) 2005-01-17 6:12

Beautiful shot.I like a lot the composition and framing.Great point of view and DOF.Very good colors and good contrast between them.Great textures,light and sharpness.Very good job!

jrj (34779) 2005-01-17 6:23

Very effectful compo Jerzy. Great colours and details. The slow shutter was a good choice to soften the water surface as the hard contrast seems right for this photo.

Zepi (22848) 2005-01-17 7:31

Magnifique photo ! ! !
Superbe éclairage !
J’adore la façon dont vous avez géré la vitesse !On sent bien dans cette composition l’effet de mouvement !
Vos couleurs sont somptueuses !
Elle va directement dans mes favorites !

Superbe travail !
Amicalement – Sébastien

Maru (0) 2005-01-17 8:43

Ah Jerzy, lovely sunset and I like a lot the effect of the water, with a great use of the light over it and over the small stones of the right side.
Nice soft warm atmosphere you created here.
Very well done

dkeus31 (26212) 2005-01-17 9:58

Nice foreground and texture in the water.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-01-17 10:27

very ncie work, I like the colours of the sun, very good water movement captured too, well done

Homerhomer (4005) 2005-01-17 11:57

Dobry material na pocztowki, patrzac na zdjecie naprawde chcialo by sie tam siedziec. Typowy widok, kolory ladne i ladna presentacja.
Popraw horyzont and krawedzie kamieni i bedzie cacy.
Piotr

Kolyamour (1760) 2005-01-17 14:02

Fantastic shot of the low sun! Water is also superb...

diaz_sanchez (0) 2005-01-17 16:06

czy ja tego nie widzałam Jerzy?:)jesli tak to we snie:) pieknie niebiańskie:)pozd

AEG (2445) 2005-01-17 16:21

sie podoba

nwoehnl (120) 2005-01-17 16:33

Beautiful scene, Jerzy, a postcard in the best sense of the word (I don't consider this a negative term at all). Stunning color setting, the high contrasts work fine on this one, and the apparently slow(er) shutter speed creates a nice soft quality on the water. Nice work.

elihesamian (26091) 2005-01-18 10:33

OH!!!
what a special result,amazingly beautiful,Jerzy,great serie,I enjoy it,congratulation for this work,in a fine way you controlled the light and reached a beautiful and attractive colors,nicelydone,Jerzy.
Yours
M

singuanti (15240) 2005-01-18 22:00

incredible sunset shot! good job on the sharpness, and I especially love the saturation. good framing of foreground elements as well. awesome job!

Jaku (6806) 2005-01-20 15:43

To co lubię.
Sielski widoczek.
Brawo, że nie przepaliłeś słońca.

scalerman (25741) 2005-01-26 14:03

Splendid use of 50 speed film and a tripod (?). Great timed exposure and blazing color. congrats, Jerzy.

touristdidi (8561) 2005-02-01 9:06 [Comment]

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joseelias (367) 2005-02-02 8:30

Amazing sunset image. The softness effect achieved in the water together with the very vivid colors make a very attractive image. Still there seems to be some kind of oversharpness because some white halos are seen around the rocks and horizon. Nothjing too complicated to correct.

Galmeida (12559) 2005-06-05 4:31

Hello Jerzy,
Consulting your excelent Portfolio I saw this one of a Sunset at Madeira Island. Thanks for this great Serie about a nice place of my country.

You well managed the light conditions in a great approach and perspective.
Excelent orange and red colors and also a great enqaudrement in this beautiful scenery.

Thanks for sharing and I will return soon to this Serie.
Best Regards
Fernando

greg64g (11193) 2005-08-29 3:42

Hello Jerzy,

I am very interesting by cokin filter, and i must say that the P198 looks to give very good result, i think to buy it, i like the yellow/oraange result, i think about a tabacco filter too, if you have suggest or advise avbout this,no problem ;-)
cheers
greg