~What A View~ Photo

Photographer’s Note

I took a trip with my friends down to Victor Harbor in South Australia a while back. On the way home we stopped at Port Elliot. Port Elliot is a seaside village, with cafes, antique and gift shops along The Strand. As part of the township there is the picturesque Horseshoe Bay - its large beach and safe swimming conditions making it a favourite venue for families. This photo is taken in the direction of where the surfing fraternity is well accommodated at Boomer Beach, which lies on the western edge of the town. There is a cliff-top walking path and bikeway for stunning views of the coast which you get a glimpse of on the left hand side of this photo. The Encounter Bikeway goes onto weave its way through Port Elliot's streets. I think this house in the photo may be a bed and breakfast but I am not certain.

Port Elliot was selected by Governor Sir Henry Edward Fox Young in 1850 as the site for the ocean port of the Murray River trade. He named the place after his friend, Sir Charles Elliot. The township was proclaimed in 1854, the same year in which the first railway line in South Australia was opened between Goolwa and Port Elliot, this being constructed to convey the produce to the overseas port. However, the Governor's choice was unfortunate as the bay was not well enough protected, and following several shipwrecks, the anchorage was transferred to the lee of Granite Island at Victor Harbor in 1864.

As you can see there wasn't much sunlight, I sharpened the photo, adusted the contrast and brightness a little and added the frame.

Debbie

snunney, stego, sothy81, Didi, macondo has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

snunney (34942) 2006-11-09 6:15

Hello Debbie,
A very atmospheric seascape with that dark grey cloud line seeming to follow the coastline. Good composition and pov and fine detail.

MIG13 (0) 2006-11-09 7:25

Hi, Debbie! Very nice perspective, with great POV, colours and depht! Well done! Regards! Miguel.

sothy81 (8536) 2006-11-09 21:46

Wow Debbie, this is awesome. Very unique cloudy sky. It is like a storm coming to earth. It does look like a postcard picture. Your workshop is very effective. Good work Debbie. Sothy

Dave2006 (321) 2006-11-10 9:21

Hi Debbie, I like your shot. You've captured a good depth, and created a very atmospheric picture. Nicely dramatic. Your camera speed shows a lot of light was there, but it would have been reading mainly of the sky and sea (Pattern Metering mode) which is what would have darkened the land side. You were shooting under difficult lighting again, so good effort. Post processing is about right.

Didi (36158) 2006-11-11 5:59

Hello Debbie
Very nice view indeed in spite of the milky sky.
The reason is a big differnce of luminosity between the foreground and the sky; that is normal for all cameras.
I have done a WS to reduce this difference.
Cheers.

[workshop] [compare]

stego (22360) 2006-11-12 14:21

Very, very nice, indeed. It's fabulous.
The dramatism given by that grey sky, the bird in the perfect place and the plants on the FG is great. The POV is excelent.
That big cloud that seems like a seaside highway in the sky is too much!
I like what Didi did in his WS with the exposure of the FG, but I prefer the sky in the original.
TFS.

macondo (13123) 2006-11-13 7:54

Terrific moody coastline shot, Debbie. The cloud formation looks almost like a tornado or somesuch. The bird top right is a bonus. I like the naturalistic colouring and the light glancing off the roof of the building and the plants in the foreground. The shot has very good sharpness and a sense of depth to it. I can see what Didi has tried to do, but somehow it makes the whole photo look duller. I don't mind the white sky here, it's not always the terrible thing that some TE members dislike, especially as its how the sky looks much of the time.
Regards,
Andrew