At Easter I took The Hound to a beach just down from Youghal, the first time I had ventured there.
From the edge pf the dunes the view out to Capel Island was full of pastel shades. Undeterred I sought to see if I could capture the essence of this scene. Now I haven’t gone near the likes of photoshop for this, but have tried to gain a sense of the scene that lay at my feet.
All thoughts would be appreciated, MM 🍀
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It’s a very subtle series of images so glad you like them. MM 🍀
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You way of capturing is amazing
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Thank you so much Dannie, I knew what I wanted whenI was at the scene, it was a question of trying to capture it. 😎
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Subtle and dreamy, in a rainy-day-kind of way. You can’t be in a hurry when you look at this picture, because more and more unfolds the longer you look at it.
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Thank you so much Beauty as for me those are the kind of images that I love, they have depth. It;s a bit like songs, the catchy ones you get fed up of, but there are those that gradually take you in…..🍀
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Pastels definitely informs us of the mood and colour of the day and place John. A bit of camera movement perhaps? if so you really nailed it.
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I wanted a high dof, rather than draw attention to one part of the photo, but without great clarity. Rather than breath hot air on the lens I took the image and then reduced the clarity setting in Lightroom 5 to get the effect I was looking for. So no camera movement but reduced clarity. Hope I still nailed it 😏
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How easy to get that effect with the Clarity slider ! Never thought of that. I couldn’t quite see how you could have done it with camera movement as there wasn’t enough blurr in the foreground. Thanks for clarifying for me John 🙂
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Really wonderful!!! 🙂
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Thanks Zark, something a bit different anyway 😀
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My fav is ‘Pastels.’ The scene is so well-suited to the mistiness and moodiness of this rendering and is very pretty, John.
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Thanks Debbie, it is good to see that others are liking the approach I was seeking to take and which caused me to stop and take the image. thank you, MM 🍀
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It’s always a pleasure to view your work, John, and I want to thank you for visiting my blog. I don’t get to post too often (though I feel another one coming on soon!) as I run an Etsy shop, a dog boarding business, and I create art pieces for accessory items that are made by outside manufacturers. I know you’re busy too so I really appreciate your taking time to give us a look see Thanks so much!
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The Pastels is my favourite. It has a softness and dreaminess to it that I find calming and beautiful.
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Same here and it best represents what I was trying to achieve 😎
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I like the mistiness of that first one…
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Cheers Sue, I hope you got to see the tulips in the end 😀
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I have! Thank you 😀
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