Sunset Over The Georgia Queen

[Chris Dodkin]

Taken at old Fort Jackson on the Savannah River GA - X-Pro1 and 27mm Lens

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Excellent Chris. I like the blown out bits, the subject is interesting, which is helped by the passengers casual debark . a superb image.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Excellent Chris. I like the blown out bits, the subject is interesting, which is helped by the passengers casual debark . a superb image.

Thanks Julian - challenging lighting, but I liked the final effect with a little Film simulation from SilverFX

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Gotta quote Julian, just lovely.

 

[Brian Moore]

Delightful, Chris. (Didn't anyone tell you you're not supposed to shoot into the sun?)

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Gotta quote Julian, just lovely.

Thanks Ivar - I was being eaten alive by the locals (insects) at the time, so just happy to have something to show for the bites!

Delightful, Chris. (Didn't anyone tell you you're not supposed to shoot into the sun?)

Thanks Brian - I did see something about that in the 'Hints and Tips' section on Instagram, but I have a bad memory and just went ahead and did it anyway!

 

[Dave Young]

As always Chris, fabulous

 

[Dave Farnes]

That is fantastic. The lighting is beautiful. The old ship with the pylons and bridge in the distance hinting at the modern world make a great contrast.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

As always Chris, fabulous

Ta muchly Dave

That is fantastic. The lighting is beautiful. The old ship with the pylons and bridge in the distance hinting at the modern world make a great contrast.

Thanks Dave - much appreciated

 

[Pete Askew]

Lovely stuff Chris and very nicely balance lighting. Shame they stuck their phone number on the boat though but I guess it helps people book the right one - I guess there must be dozens of paddle steamers called the Georgia Queen on that river!

 

[Paul Lange]

Wonderful, really nice. I have come back to this a few times. What do you think of the 27mm? Apparently no as good as the 23mm (which I don't own) but I don't have a problem with mine at all.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Lovely stuff Chris and very nicely balance lighting. Shame they stuck their phone number on the boat though but I guess it helps people book the right one - I guess there must be dozens of paddle steamers called the Georgia Queen on that river!

Thanks Pete - it was just a teeny bit commercialized

Wonderful, really nice. I have come back to this a few times. What do you think of the 27mm? Apparently no as good as the 23mm (which I don't own) but I don't have a problem with mine at all.

Thanks Paul - Like you, I like the 27mm lens. It's sharp and fast to focus, and the anti flare coating is excellent (as you can see). bokeh is not up top the 23mm, but that's to be expected.
In the end, the pancake format allows me to pop the X-Pro1 in the laptop bag on a trip - and still have a premium camera to record what I see - priceless!

 

[Beth Carter]

wonderful sun flare coming thought.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

wonderful sun flare coming thought.

Thanks Beth