Embrace The Wide

[Julian de'Courcy]

Yesterday in a thread Rob suggested to embrace the wide angle lens. Finding myself on a very chilly grey day at Pentewan Driftwood café, those words came to mind and tried to find an appropriate image for such a lens. I think this worked out ok. They appeared ok at the time, but then many things do.

 

[Pete Askew]

It worked out more than OK. Superb Julian.

 

[Tom Dunne]

I agree. Top class work. I love the top one best because of the softer tones and more high key nature of it . Love the sight of the person in the distance and the doggie paw marks in the foreground.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

It worked out more than OK. Superb Julian.

Thank you Pete. I felt as if I was making the best of a bad job but that is thing with photography, it is full of good surprises at times.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

I agree. Top class work. I love the top one best because of the softer tones and more high key nature of it . Love the sight of the person in the distance and the doggie paw marks in the foreground.

I agree Tom and deliberately did a lot of minus clarity to soften the image. I think it plays better with the light over detail which can be pleasing at times.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

You've done me proud, son! Seriously, though, these are really gorgeous. I think the first edges it due to the positioning of the people, but the foreground trails in the second are beautiful. You are right about light over detail in an image such as this - Turner would of course agree! Superb, Julian.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

You've done me proud, son! Seriously, though, these are really gorgeous. I think the first edges it due to the positioning of the people, but the foreground trails in the second are beautiful. You are right about light over detail in an image such as this - Turner would of course agree! Superb, Julian.

Thanks Rob , horses for courses as they say.

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Lush!!!!! Hope it improves when I'm there

 

[Pat Reehal]

Wide angle? I am wide eyed at these images Julian.

How appropriate to be at the Driftwood Cafe when the sand has taken on the wild grain of driftwood in all its un-regimented glory.

Simply beautiful, I can smell the sea breeze here in Mid Wales.

If these glorious photographs were taken with your Merrill then I am becoming more impressed by the day. You and R MacKillop Esq are leading me towards financial ruin and a well aimed kick in the nether regions.

(Jolly nice to see a Cornish urchin sweeping the sea in the background. Seems a tad over the top or is it preparation for the arrival of Cattermole Sahib?)

 

[Brian Moore]

Stoaters the pair of them Julian. I like the foreground detail in the 2nd one, but I prefer the first one overall. Excellent stuff!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Lush!!!!! Hope it improves when I'm there

That's the trouble isn't it Dan could rain all week . June is usually very good and the best chance of decent weather. The site opens this weekend . The café is closed for a refit and open soon, I intend to have a morning coffee there as often as I can.

 

[Dave Green]

Oh aye I like those

There's a lovely fresh light feel to them - niiiice

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Wide angle? I am wide eyed at these images Julian.

How appropriate to be at the Driftwood Cafe when the sand has taken on the wild grain of driftwood in all its un-regimented glory.

Simply beautiful, I can smell the sea breeze here in Mid Wales.

If these glorious photographs were taken with your Merrill then I am becoming more impressed by the day. You and R MacKillop Esq are leading me towards financial ruin and a well aimed kick in the nether regions.

(Jolly nice to see a Cornish urchin sweeping the sea in the background. Seems a tad over the top or is it preparation for the arrival of Cattermole Sahib?)

Thanks Pat. The sand is actually not real sea sand as we know it, the golden sand on our north coast and some of the South is made from the seashells, other beaches are pebbles, fine or otherwise. Pentewan beach has been built up over many years from the Clay industry aggregate waist which got washed down the river which comes onto the beach. It is made up of granite and mica I believe. The small river is called the 'White River ' It brought all the waste water down to the sea from washing the clay from the quarries. The Bay used to be white for about half a mile or so out to sea. A great place to fish as the fish liked the murky water. In the late seventies early eighties the clay companies were no longer allowed to send the waste down the river, the sea has returned to it's natural colour and the remnants of the granite waist is the sand for the beach. So yes the colour is unique.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Stoaters the pair of them Julian. I like the foreground detail in the 2nd one, but I prefer the first one overall. Excellent stuff!

Thanks Brian greatly appreciated.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Oh aye I like those

There's a lovely fresh light feel to them - niiiice

Thanks Dave, blinking cold though. Odd it was tee shirts yesterday and starting to get a good tan. Not today.

 

[Dave Green]

That tan - it's rust!

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

I can't say anything, I'm in awe and a Norseman, left speechless as usual.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

I can't say anything, I'm in awe and a Norseman, left speechless as usual.

Thank you Ivar, I am left wondering if therefore I aught to have more of what I thought at the time was an unsuccessful few shots in the freezing cold.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

I could certainly have the last one up on my wall.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

I could certainly have the last one up on my wall.

If you would like the Tiff not a problem Ivar.