Square mono long exposure coast shots

tobers

I've been doing a series of square mono long exposure shots of watery scenes recently. I quite like this format and the long exposure gets some very intriguing results. The idea is to have a set of 20 or so that I can pick 3 or 4 from to put on the wall in my hallway. I try and get strong compositions with positive shapes. Mostly these are done with an ND110 filter and converted to mono in Lightroom.

Here's the latest from this evening, taken on the south coast of England in Gosport.

"Jagged"

94 sec | f/16 | ISO250 | 102mm on 24-105.

And another from a few weeks back at Shoreham near Brighton.

"Cubic"

53 sec | f/20 | ISO125 | 58mm on 24-105

C&C welcome.

Tobers

david-low

These 2 shots are really impressive. Nice compo.

Skippy

tobers wrote:

I've been doing a series of square mono long exposure shots of watery scenes recently. I quite like this format and the long exposure gets some very intriguing results. The idea is to have a set of 20 or so that I can pick 3 or 4 from to put on the wall in my hallway. I try and get strong compositions with positive shapes. Mostly these are done with an ND110 filter and converted to mono in Lightroom.

Here's the latest from this evening, taken on the south coast of England in Gosport.

"Jagged"
94 sec | f/16 | ISO250 | 102mm on 24-105.
And another from a few weeks back at Shoreham near Brighton.

"Cubic"
53 sec | f/20 | ISO125 | 58mm on 24-105
C&C welcome.
Tobers

Hi there Tobers, that first image looks like the rocks are resting on a huge cog out of some kind of huge machine awesome !!

Both are excellent, heck fill your wall up Tobers they look Great
... Skippy
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DaddyO

Like your captures. Pretty sweet! Michael

tobers

Here's another one for you...

"Down"

15 sec | f/16 | ISO100 | 24mm on 24-105

Dogdots

I'd say your have your 3 keepers to put on your hallway wall

redleash

I'd put them all on my wall if you'd send 'em to me! You've done some very nice work.

Lauren

DaddyO

"Down", for me, looks like walking down into liquid nitrogen.
Yet another really cool image.

dank-photo

Wonderful shots...I especially like #1; it does look like a machine! I'd agree with dogdots that you have your chosen three. I also like how you kept them in B&W...the texture, as well as the "feeling" really pop. You should keep this series up, and once you have 20, try to exhibit them somewhere!

tobers

Thanks - I've got about 20 already actually . My wife really likes "down" as well. It's sort of disturbing I think, almost like there should be a dead body lurking under there.

Here's another - I'll make this the last. It's great fun taking them - trying to find a striking set of solid angles that contrasts with the softness of the water. And getting the exposure right with an ND110 filter on is quite tricky too. Also, putting together a sequence on a theme like this gives a certain purpose to my photography and makes it more interesting as a result.

"Angles"


Tobers

DaddyO

tobers wrote:

. My wife really likes "down" as well. It's sort of disturbing I think, almost like there should be a dead body lurking under there. Tobers

Disturbing.
I was thinking spooky, erie, dead cold, at the time I posted but didn't want to say so, so's to speak. Disturbing is spot on word.
Float a clothed blow up doll and see what happens. Wouldn't that look
odd (if anyone saw) if you tried it out.

How long is the exposure time? Michael

tobers

I think that one was about 15 sec with a pair of stacked ND 0.9s. I've got an ND110 now so I'm up in the 120 sec exposure range.

DaddyO

tobers wrote:

I think that one was about 15 sec with a pair of stacked ND 0.9s. I've got an ND110 now so I'm up in the 120 sec exposure range.

Would be tough putting a prop in the water with lengths like these. Good
time for double exposure.