Discussion on: Image 1414 - "Whitby Abbey"

Discussion, revisions and constructive criticisms of Image 1414 - "Whitby Abbey"

Original - Adrian Warren (AdrianW)
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Photographers Note:
This ruined Abbey stands on the cliffs overlooking Whitby, Yorkshire. As with most ruined religious buildings in the UK this was destroyed during the reign of King Henry VIII.

Three lightsources in the picture; on the left of the Abbey is an installed sodium floodlight, on the front of the Abbey and the foreground is my torch, and the rest of the lighting is ambient from just after sunset.

Yes, it is a very special torch; if a bit on the heavy side. Ideal for painting with light though :)

Any thoughts on this shot?

Image Details:

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Original Date	2007-09-03 19:33:00
Focal Length	17mm
Aperture	f/6.7
ISO	100
Exposure Time	30s
Flash	N
Tripod	Yes
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Adrian Warren (AdrianW)
Msg: #9

September 24th 2007
03:30:49

OK; final version?

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Adrian Warren (AdrianW)
Msg: #10

September 24th 2007
22:22:34

Test

Peter A (Peter)
Msg: #11

September 25th 2007
06:27:51

Hmm. Hard to decide. I like the light editing done on the ruin itself, but I don't know how it would look with the foreground unboosted. I think that the ruin is already quite strong, and that unboosting the foreground would strengthen it even further. In this case, I dont think it would be necessary, though I would be interested in seeing it if you had the time/inclination to post it.

Bob Wallace (BobTrips)
Msg: #12

September 27th 2007
06:05:50

Comments at this point (on my part) are all subjective.  Not stuff like "you're horizon needs straightening...".

I like the R3 version  best.  It's a little closer to 'real'.  I recognize that real is a building flooded with sodium light, so I guess you did a good job with that.  I'd rather see the ruins in natural light.  There's something offputting (to me) about lighting up stuff that is from yesteryear.

Framing....  Looks like there might be a nice shot with the headland on the right included.  That would let the ruins fade a bit back into the frame.  There's not a lot of interesting detail in the ruins that I can see and a wider framing might set a scene of more desolation.  Perhaps there will be another nice sunset some day....

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