PANO7444

Titchfield Haven, Febuary 5th, 2010.

Five image panorama
RAWs processed in Adobe Lightroom Two.
Images Aligned and Stitched in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Nikon D200. Sigma 10-20mm @ 14mm.
0.6sec @ f/11. ISO100.

.9 [3 stop] Hitech ND Grad. Hard edged.

Shot in Manual. Exposure set by trial and error.

So this shot has been about four years in the making now...
I absolutely love the harbour down at Titchfield Haven. Its where I go to relax, write and think, and its normally my first port of call if I go out shooting.
Ever since I took up photography, I've been trying to get a image of the harbour that really stands out. I've tried panoramics, single shots, vertoramas and HDR's, exposure blends, Infrareds; all sorts, but I never seem to capture a shot that really does it justice.

So far, the tutorials going to be structured like this -

Evening ladies and gents,

Is that time of year again..!
There's a conifer in the lounge and my house is lit up like Blackpool.
Gatwicks closed due to some sleet, the M3 is in chaos and I'm running around like a tit struggling to think of what to buy for people.
It must be Christmas!

There's a big double line drawn in my orders book after the last entry. Everything has been packaged up and posted or filed away somewhere in my office. Had my last order of the year collected today, a custom block mounted panoramic print, very nice, which signals the end of the 2009 for me.
In an official capacity anyways. Now I get to mess about and experiment a bit over the holidays. Yay.

2009 has been a real roller coaster year.
I've had my triumphs; having my work displayed at Titchfield Haven and having my work stocked in two more local shops.
My lowerpoints; one of said shops avoiding payment when I sold a couple of prints through them, my computer dying on me, and not being able to shoot much, for one reason or another.

Two image 'Vertorama'.

Nikon D200. Sigma 10-20mm @ 12mm.
3 seconds @ f/16. ISO 100.

.9 [3 stop] Hitech ND Grad. Soft edged.

Shot in Manual.
Spot metered from the surf and sky to determine filter selection.
Custom White Balance applied in Adobe Camera RAW.

Shot this back on October 25^th '09. Was a bit of a breezy evening; couldn't turn my camera into the wind without the lens getting absolutely plastered with sea spray. Canne remember how many times I cleaned the lens and filters that evening.
Was a shame, as the best light and colours were in the same direction as the on coming wind.

Another down side to the wind was the lashing I got from the waves.
On a few occasions they came over the top of my ankles and down into my boots. Was a bit chilly to say the least.
Hence why this shot was taken from a bit further back though I still managed to get wet, thus resulting in me shooting it as a 'vertorama'...