This was from Ballintoy last week, when I was out with my favourite model. That's Sheep island in the near background and Rathlin Island in the distance, some 6 miles or so away.
Missy, at Ballintoy, July 2020 Hasselblad, 60mm lens |
If you're thinking it's a little 'unsharp' for a Hasselblad you'd be correct. I'd put a UV filter on the front of the 60mm CB lens for a bit of protection. Well, I thought it was a UV filter, as it looked clear. When I went to take it off I realised it was a Softar filter, perfect for portraits but probably not the thing usually recommended for landscapes. But it was a happy accident - I like the result.
Sheep Island is so-called, by the way, as that was where the locals used to take their valuables some years ago when word reached them that a raiding party was on the way to disrupt their peaceful existence. It's a natural fortress, with a grassy top, and I'm guessing they had some clever way of getting their livestock (and, presumably, women and children) up on top and then retreating back to the mainland to welcome their not-so-welcome guests with freshly sharpened steel and what have you. Some weeks, or maybe months later, those that were left standing could go back and be reunited with their loved ones (and sheep).
Great photo! Composition, light, etc. And I think the soft filter is nice. Like something from the pictorialism era.
ReplyDeleteThank you Marcus - appreciated. And you've made my day with the reference to pictorialism.
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