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johnstra
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Post subject: The Lizard Light  Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 3:45 pm |
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Monochrome is my first love. Here is a shot of the lighthouse on the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall. I have no idea why it's called the Lizard by the way. It was taken some time ago with my A700 and 28-75mm KM. It never did look very impressive in colour but I redicscovered it recently, converted to B&W and made a lot of tonal adjustments to arrive at this.
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Post subject: Re: The Lizard Light Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 4:24 pm |
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Post subject: Re: The Lizard Light Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:05 pm |
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Very dramatic indeed, Bob. Very seldom I see landscapes where clouds dominate the terra firma.  Sury
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Post subject: Re: The Lizard Light Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:35 am |
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Fabulous clouds Bob, and a wonderful view
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Post subject: Re: The Lizard Light Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:56 am |
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That's a nice dramatic view Bob, it looks like the lighthouse was actually working at the time.
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johnstra
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Post subject: Re: The Lizard Light Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 5:06 pm |
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All,
Thanks for the nice comments. The great thing about black and white is that you can make some huge tonal changes for effect and get away with it. The original image is not nearly as dramatic. The light was indeed working as it was approaching dusk at the time. Although all the lighthouses in Britain are now automatic there are a few that you can visit. This is one of them. It is well worth a look around. The huge rotating lens floats on mercury and was made by Chance in Birmingham a long time ago - probably 1920s.
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Post subject: Re: The Lizard Light Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:51 pm |
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That is a perfect subject for B/W, and I like that you waited for the light to be pointing at the viewer, it adds to the drama. Of course, the shot has plenty of drama without that light too!  
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