Sunrise/Moonset/Sunset - Marloes Sands

gubbs · March 29, 2005

After visiting here briefly the previous evening I decided it was better suited to sunset than sunrise but thought I may not get another opportunity. So I set the alarm to 5:00 and was down here by 5:30. Had the whole place to myself, it was awesome! I can't remember what ND filters I was using for each shot :rolleyes I really should take notes, but I was up to ND12 at one stage. Click on the pics for full exif.

As it happened, everyone else fancied a walk along the cliffs so I did get an opportunity to go back at sunset too

Comments welcomed :thumb

micknewton · March 29, 2005

Wow, these are some really beautiful images!

Is that fog on the water, or maybe just the water with a long'ish exposure?

Allen · March 29, 2005

Very dynamic. Great results.

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Al

Andy · March 29, 2005

just stunning, gubbs!

(how come you didn't take me to this place yet??)

congrats, some fine wall hangers there.

ian408 · March 29, 2005

Gubbsy,

It's because of you that I bought a ND filter. Haven't had a go with it
yet but soon.

The first is spectacular.

Ian

Andy · March 29, 2005

jon,

i insist that you print these up large. 12x16 at least.

share the results, willya?

tmlphoto · March 29, 2005

Very cool Gubbs. I like these alot. I really like the misty effect of the long exposures. I'll have to give that technique a go some time. Great job.

rutt · March 29, 2005

These are so beautiful, all three of them. Maybe you should reconsider for the FM MA? Would these ring the long exposure bell, I wonder? I'm no contest winner, so maybe Andy will opine.

You seem to be on a roll. I bought the book you mentioned before: "The Complete Guide to Night and Low-Light Photography", by Lee Frost. You just convinced me to move it to the head of my reading queue.

Is the color just what you got, or did you do some interesting post to get these?

Khaos · March 29, 2005

Fantastic shots!

bfjr · March 29, 2005

Spectacular

I planing a self asign myself with just this in mind. In fact got a ND Filter today.
You've given me inspiration

Andy · March 29, 2005

mrs w
gubbsie

mrs w, who is very jaded on photographs, just walked by when i had your pics on my 30" monitor -

"honey, that's gorgeous, really gorgeous!"

there you have it.

Jerry Curtis · March 29, 2005

Gorgeous shots!
I really like the monochromatic tones in that first shot, and the effect of the long exposures on the water texture, but they are all spectacular!

Sam · March 29, 2005

gubbs wrote:

After visiting here briefly the previous evening I decided it was better suited to sunset than sunrise but thought I may not get another opportunity. So I set the alarm to 5:00 and was down here by 5:30. Had the whole place to myself, it was awesome! I can't remember what ND filters I was using for each shot I really should take notes, but I was up to ND12 at one stage. Click on the pics for full exif.

As it happened, everyone else fancied a walk along the cliffs so I did get an opportunity to go back at sunset too

Comments welcomed

If tese were mine I would definetly have one printed up in a large size! These are really good!

Sam

ps: The DN filters reduce the light so you can use a longer exposure, for bluring of the water / mist etc. without overexposing the photo, is that right?

ehughes · March 30, 2005

All incredible shots, but the first one really stands out. Great Work..

Ed

David_S85 · March 30, 2005

Gubbs...
All three of those are just....

stupendous.

Thanks for sharing them. They'd be right at home as backdrops for Lords of the Rings or something like that.

gubbs · March 30, 2005

micknewton wrote:

Wow, these are some really beautiful images!

Is that fog on the water, or maybe just the water with a long'ish exposure?

Thanks Mick

, it's not fog it's the movement of the waves through a long exposure

gubbs · March 30, 2005

andy wrote:

just stunning, gubbs!

(how come you didn't take me to this place yet??)

congrats, some fine wall hangers there.

Hey, thanks andy and say thanks to Mrs W too!!

If you want to go down here you'll need a couple of spare days. It's 4.5 hour drive from London but there are so many great locations in Wales, I could spend weeks there

Luben's lined up some excellent places in Dorset (2hrs) too.. When are you coming over next?

gubbs · March 30, 2005

rutt wrote:

These are so beautiful, all three of them. Maybe you should reconsider for the FM MA? Would these ring the long exposure bell, I wonder? I'm no contest winner, so maybe Andy will opine.

You seem to be on a roll. I bought the book you mentioned before: "The Complete Guide to Night and Low-Light Photography", by Lee Frost. You just convinced me to move it to the head of my reading queue.

Is the color just what you got, or did you do some interesting post to get these?

Thanks John! I Hope you find the book useful!

WIth all three shots I used mainly wb adjustments, curves and some some tuning with the H&S. I had to work harder with the third so also used a masked channel mixer layer with the red increased to 108%

gubbs · March 30, 2005

Sam wrote:

If tese were mine I would definetly have one printed up in a large size! These are really good!

Thanks Sam

Sam wrote:

ps: The DN filters reduce the light so you can use a longer exposure, for bluring of the water / mist etc. without overexposing the photo, is that right?

Spot on!!

gubbs · March 30, 2005

Thanks for all the comments everyone, makes the repeated soakings from the waves washing around my knees seem all worthwhile

Thanks again

Phil U. · March 30, 2005

Quite nice gubbs!

mslammers · March 30, 2005

Rather Remarkable

gubbs wrote:

After visiting here briefly the previous evening I decided it was better suited to sunset than sunrise but thought I may not get another opportunity. So I set the alarm to 5:00 and was down here by 5:30. Had the whole place to myself, it was awesome! I can't remember what ND filters I was using for each shot I really should take notes, but I was up to ND12 at one stage. Click on the pics for full exif.

As it happened, everyone else fancied a walk along the cliffs so I did get an opportunity to go back at sunset too

Comments welcomed

I think the blue one would work better with the left cropped off closer to the moon. That way the moon balances the large rock on the right.

Angelo · March 30, 2005

fantastic shots gubbster. just beautiful!

aero-nut · March 30, 2005

Very stunning! I agree...these must be hung on a wall somewhere!

John Mueller · March 30, 2005

This set is awesome Gubbs

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JubbaKing · March 31, 2005

This needs a bump! These are fantastic. The long exposures are wonderful.

gubbs · March 31, 2005

Thanks, much apreciated

photocat · April 12, 2005

I can only join the crowd here Gubbs and congratulate you with all of these shots.
The second and third are having a slight preference from my side, the blue one is a bit spooky.
I love the effect that you have of or on the water, wether it is damp or slow water flow, it looks great.
It takes a good photographer to do work like that.
Keep up the good works

SusanB · April 12, 2005

Comments welcomed

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Gubbs, Those are stunning. I love the first and second the most because of the wonderful colors and silhouettes.

Susan

purified · April 13, 2005

BEAUTIFUL! Perfect. I envy you to have seen such beauty.

:jawdrop

ginger_55 · April 13, 2005

What? I didn't say anything re these shots? I remember them well. And there was a previous post on the area, too. I hope I commented there.

These shots are gorgeous, am I being redundant. To what everyone has said, I say, "ditto".

I love those water long exposures. I dare not try them with my tripod that shakes worse than I do. I will get my husband's work tri-pod out sometime and practice that. I do love the effect on water.

I don't have any neutral density filters, so that is out, smile. Do you know I have not, since I got back into this camera thing, done a long exposure. That is something I have to learn to do. (Which settings, etc.)

Ditto, again

ginger