I had to be down at Rottingdean early this evening, shortly before sunset. It was windy, but the skies were blue, the tide was out and the light… well the light was interesting.
From Rottingdean you look west towards the Brighton Marina, more or less directly into the setting sun. There was a slight sea mist, and the waves were breaking on the marina walls. The combination of mist and sun gave a soft yellow hue to the scene, washing out all the colour and creating a gentle sepia-toned landscape. These shots have had the shadows taken down to bring out the detail of the image, but there have been no adjustments to the colour tone whatsoever.
Here’s a direct link to a large-size version of the third shot.
Just a couple of wildlife photos to go with the sepia landscapes, a peregrine which flew in from over the cliffs as I was photographing the marina. It’s a vastly different angle, hence the more usual colour tones. The main difficulty I had was keeping the camera steady in the buffeting winds, and the distance of the bird; but it’s one to keep a record of so here it is.
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D EF and 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.
gdare
14 Sep 2011Sepia photos are great!!! Especially the third one :up:
Words
17 Sep 2011Darko, thanks. I really liked the third shot. It needed some work to bring out the detail, but the light was so strange. It really did look like that.
Words
17 Sep 2011Erwin, thanks!
gdare
17 Sep 2011It is really great!!!
SittingFox
19 Sep 2011Those are beautiful! Magicial moments.
Nice to see the falcon too! 🙂
Words
20 Sep 2011Adele, the peregrine was a real bonus, but the light was exceptional at that time of day. I must make more use of it.
Wulpen
19 Oct 2012Lovely Photos