Up this morning about an hour before sunrise and looked up at the bleak gray sky and for a split second I thought… is that a hint of magenta in the clouds. From past experience I have learnt not to second guess what you think you might see… if you think you see it, then it is there, so get your ass out quickly.
So I grabbed my young bloke who had just finished his breakfast and we headed out to Woy Woy and this was the result. At the rip old age of 2 years 3 months my son Christian was a great help, carrying stuff, helping me move my tripod, getting things from my bag that I asked for and also stuff I didn’t, awesome company.
This shot is a 13 image panoramic shot vertically on the 5D Mk II | 24-70 f 2.8 lens | lee 2 stop soft grad. I really try and process my digital shots so they don’t look too much like digital shots, if that makes sense so I deliberately close down the dynamic range a bit in areas to make it look more like film. Shot with the GX617 as well from this spot so will be great to see the difference in colour.
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Nice shot Matt. the film shot will be a good one i reckon with the colours to the right of frame, look forward to it.
Thanks mate… yea it should be nice as well. This is a little bit wider than the 90mm lens.
Nice shot here mate – what really makes this one for me is the reflected light on the two yatchs to the left of frame… that golden colours is just sensational!
I’ve been here, my cousin used to live in Woy Woy. You’ve done the place justice as usual Matt. Love the colour and I’d like to see the film version too. Jezz, you get the sunrise/sunset images just spot on, colours’ are so well balanced, that golden sunrise to the dark foreboding cloud, magic!
Nice work Matt, wait til next year mate, your assistant will want to be taking the photos. My eldest is 3 and he wants a camera for Christmas
Great pano as usual Matt. I really like the natural look to it.
I saw this skies as well when I got out of bed yesterday, grabbed my camera and bolted outside the house for a shot as I know this color doesn’t last long. Here’s my amateur version of it : http://www.flickr.com/photos/tranclan5/5073162243/
Great stitch, nice hints of light on the bows of the boats.
great pano. looking fwd to see the film result.