John Leech's Photoblog
Mist over the bay
Posted by John Leech (Grange-over-Sands, United Kingdom) on 12 March 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
An aggressively processed view through the mist.
I'm sure most visitors to my pages will be familiar with Ian Bramham's photography Ian Bramham. I've followed his emerging talent since he first bought a DSLR - not that his talent took long to emerge. I'm sure any viewers who have not seen his work will appreciate this link.
@Didier DE ZAN: Thanks Didier, it was quite an experimental image - the mist was quite thick and I could not see the hill at all without the camera. The scene as shot was very thin and needed a lot of processing to see much anything at all.
@WABIKOJA: Thank you Wabikoja, I was quite surprised at how much data was hidden in the original, very pale image.
@Ian Bramham: This is one of my faves of the scene. The grain is all a product of pushing a thin original to see what was there, nothing added.
Stu from Kyoto, Japan
There's a very "arty" feel to this one - in that it could be a piece of art rather than a photograph. I like how you've pushed it so far - that it's been brought down to it's most basic elements: light and dark, but that the original form is still just visible through the grain.
12 Mar 2009 4:03pm
@Stu: Thanks Stu - it is maybe my most extreme version of this view, and one of my grainiest images where the original data from the camera is of little importance.
Enrique Vidal Vijande from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Wow, this is beautiful! I love the grain. Such a simple landscape but really stunning. You should certainly print this one!
12 Mar 2009 8:47pm
Mirza Ahmad from Thames Ditton, United Kingdom
Nicely "pushed", really like the grain on this.
12 Mar 2009 11:30pm
Alfred from Mexico
I like the way that hill comes together with the straight lines below. Nice image.
13 Mar 2009 12:04am
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
It's a rare experience that a landscape image is inducing such a depth of emotional response..... amazing work, John!
It's a great delight to visit your blog each day!
13 Mar 2009 12:21am
@hugo poon: Thanks Hugo - I don't know how long I'll be able to maintain the flow. Reactions to the next image should be interesting - assuming I get any written reactions at all!
Momo from Montpellier, France
ooh, this is sweet...all these have this minimalist feel, japanese old paintings, straddling the fence between photography, paintings, and some unconscious life...i don't want to get into any talk of series or no, if these work alone or no...for me they all stand up fine on their own...I'm thinking of your image 'Mist'...
14 Mar 2009 11:51am
Guillermina from Buenos Aires, Argentina
If I saw this within the walls of an exhibition hall, I'd expect to read
John Leech (2009)
'Mist over the bay'
Graphite and watercolor on cardboard
15 Mar 2009 1:07pm
Nikon D300
1/60 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
105 mm