I’ve left the usual photos to last, seeing as how everyone else has shot this scene before.
It wasn’t particularly easy; the tripod was struggling to stay steady in the breeze and the course of a few seconds between adjusting the camera, leaving it to stop vibrating and pushing the shutter remote release, the light was changing radically from dull shade to bright sunlight on the foreground rocks. Still, a moderately long exposure worked, eventually.
Herewith, four different ways of processing the same images.
A classic view - the strong angular shape of Bow Fiddle with rock-pools in the foreground, Portknockie.
A classic view - the strong angular shape of Bow Fiddle with rock-pools in the foreground, Portknockie.
This was a real blighter of a shot to make. Even with the tripod legs not very extended and wedged into crevices in the rockpool, the wind was such that even a few seconds' exposure was impossible. Added to this, the light seen here was so transient, it blossomed to optimum golden-yellow on the stone and vanished again within the course of about 10 seconds.
Black+white conversion: Ilford PanF-50+ simulation in the Gimp.
A classic view - the strong angular shape of Bow Fiddle with rock-pools in the foreground, Portknockie.
This was a real blighter of a shot to make. Even with the tripod legs not very extended and wedged into crevices in the rockpool, the wind was such that even a few seconds' exposure was impossible. Added to this, the light seen here was so transient, it blossomed to optimum golden-yellow on the stone and vanished again within the course of about 10 seconds.
A classic view - the strong angular shape of Bow Fiddle with rock-pools in the foreground, Portknockie.
Pseudo-vintage effect courtesy of G'Mic in the Gimp. Timeless? Maybe...
A classic view - the strong angular shape of Bow Fiddle with rock-pools in the foreground, Portknockie.
I quite like it in this semi-desaturated rendition; it seems to bring a melancholy mood to the scene, not entirely unrealistic.