Monday 25 February 2019

The sun was hiding...

The sun was out one second and behind a cloud the next.  Not that easy to meter for so I kind of guestimated and crossed the fingers.  Not the best shot in the world but I was wondering how such a wide subject brightness range would turn out on paper.  Not too bad, in the end up - this was more or less a straight print:

Portstewart Bay - HP5+ on Adox MCC paper

There's probably a bit more I could have done to tidy the sky up a little but I don't think this particular shot warranted any more work, to be honest.

I was trying to print the whole negative - you can just about see the two notches along the left side, which tells you it's a Hasselblad.  That and the way the corners aren't squared off, I think...
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  1. Marcus Peddle26 February 2019 at 02:55

    That's quite a range. It's sometimes frustrating to make photos when the sun is playing paeek-a-boo like that. Especially if you are using manual exposure to get the best results. Perfect - under - over - perfect - under - over - and so one.

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    1. Michael McNeill27 February 2019 at 11:59

      Exactly, Marcus. It's remarkable how quickly the clouds can move in this part of the world at times.

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  2. Roy Karlsvik6 April 2019 at 01:39

    A lovely sky for sure, but looking a bit further into it also reveals the not so well hidden gem in the form of a path or a road in the sand or whatever it is? Looks absolutely great in relation to them clouds up there!
    It's a lovely print, once again!

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