Blue jetty

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted August 17, 20062,593 views18 comments

An hour before sunrise and the unblemished surface of Lake Coniston, Cumbria is still in the grip of velvet twilight. The shot is unfiltered, but undoubtedly velvia has responded by exaggerating the colours in a most pleasant way in the form of reciprocity failure. The wooden structure is the Coniston steamer jetty.

Pentax 67II, 55-100 zoom, F22 at 15 secs, Velvia.

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18 comments

Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on August 17, 2006 at 5:03 PM

I love the color and the reflections.

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Comment posted by beth summer on August 17, 2006 at 5:29 PM

WOW

Super cool colors and reflection. Is there a bit of fog? I love how the jetty seems to stretch into infinity.

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Comment posted by David Bostedo on August 17, 2006 at 5:38 PM

Very nice Ian. The foggy BG reflection and ability to see the bottom in the FG water are really nice details. (I've also now learned what "reciprocity failure" is, never having used film before. Search engines are great.)

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Comment posted by Barb Hansen on August 17, 2006 at 5:49 PM

Beautiful Ian.......great comp and wonderful color.

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Comment posted by Mohammed Ahmed on August 17, 2006 at 5:53 PM

Beautiful work, Ian. A very nice capture.

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Comment posted by Deb Little on August 17, 2006 at 7:00 PM

Everything about this is fabulous!

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Comment posted by Peter Carroll on August 17, 2006 at 7:18 PM

Absolutely awesome Ian. It's super as is but it would be nice if you had another version with a human element to it. I guess the problem is not many people hang out around jetties an hour before sunrise (except other photographers

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Registered on August 19, 2005, 132 Posts, 983 Comments

Comment posted by Jamie Wallace on August 17, 2006 at 8:11 PM

Great image! All of the lines and reflections lead my eye in to a mysterious place where adventures are surely waiting.

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Comment posted by Kevin McNeal on August 18, 2006 at 3:52 AM

This is unbelievable - it is so perfect in every way but even for medium format I cant believe how sharp and detailed this - this makes me want to give up my 5D for MF even though I know it is your skills that make it so good and not the camera

Registered on May 19, 2006, 209 Posts, 3202 Comments

Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on August 18, 2006 at 5:01 AM

superb! very pleasing to look at!
great location also, to take some shots of people sitting on the end of the jetty!
georg

Registered on July 5, 2006, 272 Posts, 2823 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Flindt on August 18, 2006 at 6:19 AM

A familiar scene, but I struggle to recall seeing it rendered as beautifully as this. The composition and underwater detail are very striking elements. As you say, the colours have been exaggerated in a way that complements the scene superbly.

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Comment posted by Dan Truong on August 18, 2006 at 6:31 AM

Nice! Very sureal with the amazingly still water, the fog... I guess it pays to wake up early in the cold mornings...

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Comment posted by Jack Mroz on August 18, 2006 at 8:34 AM

Great mood it conveys. I love the clear water.

Jack

Registered on July 12, 2006, 114 Posts, 1476 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on August 18, 2006 at 2:22 PM

What stands out to me is the detail under the water. I love the color too Ian.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on August 18, 2006 at 5:35 PM

Thanks to everyone for their kind comments and yes Beth that is good old English fog and quite a dense bank of it too. Peter this was taken in mid July at 4.30am, now you know I'm bonkers, unfortunately no-one else was daft enough to queue for the morning ferry at this hour.

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Comment posted by Barry R. Byrd on August 22, 2006 at 2:40 AM

congrats on the EP for a fine image

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Comment posted by Jody Grigg on August 22, 2006 at 10:44 AM

The color is great!

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Comment posted by John Chapman on June 3, 2007 at 6:38 AM

Hi Ian great image and I used to love Velvia.

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