[photos] several from Isle of Wight

[photos] several from Isle of Wight

Finally got back to some of the photos from overseas. Had a
great day at Osborne House, Isle of Wight. Queen Victoria loved
this place, and in fact was her final resting place.

I didn't think that much of this shot in colour, but quite like
the B&W. What do you think? Too busy in the foreground, or
effective? I find it interesting to look at, all the angles,
lines and stairs etc.

* piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img_6887_hdr.jpg

Small piece of Piggins trivia - Queen Victoria's grandchildren
called her "Gangan" instead of grandma etc. My brother and I
also called my grandmother, who loved the royal family,
"Gan-gan". Brings a tear to your eye, doesn't it?

* piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/gangan.jpg

Moving right along...

The Needles rock formation, lighthouse and battery. Man, it was
sooo windy out there. I had to wrap my arm around a fence post
to stabilise myself for some of these. I had so much going on
trying to concentrate - wind, worried about exposure with the
white cliffs, haze. Not really happy with the results, but
meh...

* piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img_6922.jpg
* piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img_6934.jpg

And finally this really cool medieval church on top of the hill
at Godshill. Was instantly liking this place. Gravestones right
up to the building on all sides, stark trees with heaps of crows
nests and crows in the trees - ooooh, spooky.

* piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img_6992_0_1.jpg
* piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img_7010_08_09_bw.jpg

And that concludes our journey...

* piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img_7022-3_cropped.jpg

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I always appreciate critique.

Re: [photos] several from Isle of Wight


"Troy Piggins" <usenet-0805@piggo . com > wrote in message
news:20080510071851.448@usenet.piggo . com ...
> I didn't think that much of this shot in colour, but quite like
> the B&W. What do you think? Too busy in the foreground, or
> effective? I find it interesting to look at, all the angles,
> lines and stairs etc.
>
>
* piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img
_6887_hdr.jpg

I like it too, shame about the sky though.


> And finally this really cool medieval church on top of the hill
> at Godshill. Was instantly liking this place. Gravestones right
> up to the building on all sides, stark trees with heaps of crows
> nests and crows in the trees - ooooh, spooky.
>
>
* piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img
_6992_0_1.jpg


I'd try straightening it in Photoshop if I were you.

MrT.

Re: [photos] several from Isle of Wight

On Sat, 10 May 2008 07:37:59 +1000, Troy Piggins
<usenet-0805@piggo . com > wrote:


>I didn't think that much of this shot in colour, but quite like
>the B&W. What do you think? Too busy in the foreground, or
>effective? I find it interesting to look at, all the angles,
>lines and stairs etc.

I quite like it and saved a copy to my HDD, thanks. I've been to the
Isle of Wight a few times when I was a young nipper.

Re: [photos] several from Isle of Wight

Troy Piggins wrote:
> Finally got back to some of the photos from overseas. Had a
> great day at Osborne House, Isle of Wight. Queen Victoria loved
> this place, and in fact was her final resting place.
>
> I didn't think that much of this shot in colour, but quite like
> the B&W. What do you think? Too busy in the foreground, or
> effective? I find it interesting to look at, all the angles,
> lines and stairs etc.
>
> * piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album 08 04 01&img=photos/2008 04 01/img 6887 hdr.jpg

Had you not said it was a photo, I would have thought it was an 18C litho!

The Church one- why not play Contrast, and bump it up a lot and see if
you like that.

> And that concludes our journey...
>
> * piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album 08 04 01&img=photos/2008 04 01/img 7022-3 cropped.jpg
>

Ah, yes, very similar to one you've posted before, the JMWT one. While
Turner-esque, the colors are way too muted.

Thanks for posting; nice work!

--
John McWilliams

Coach: "Are you just ignorant, or merely apathetic?"
Player: "Coach, I don't know, and I don't care."

Re: [photos] several from Isle of Wight

* John McWilliams wrote:
> Troy Piggins wrote:
>> Finally got back to some of the photos from overseas. Had a
>> great day at Osborne House, Isle of Wight. Queen Victoria
>> loved this place, and in fact was her final resting place.
>>
>> I didn't think that much of this shot in colour, but quite
>> like the B&W. What do you think? Too busy in the foreground,
>> or effective? I find it interesting to look at, all the
>> angles, lines and stairs etc.
>>
>> * piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img_6887_hdr.jpg
>
> Had you not said it was a photo, I would have thought it was an
> 18C litho!

Yeah, that's what I thought. Not the effect I was after, but
I'll take it :)

> The Church one- why not play Contrast, and bump it up a lot and
> see if you like that.

Thought about that. Thanks for the tip.

>> And that concludes our journey...
>>
>> * piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img_7022-3_cropped.jpg
>
> Ah, yes, very similar to one you've posted before, the JMWT
> one. While Turner-esque, the colors are way too muted.
>
> Thanks for posting; nice work!

Thanks for the comments :)

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Troy Piggins
I always appreciate critique.

Re: [photos] several from Isle of Wight


"Troy Piggins" <usenet-0805@piggo . com > wrote in message
news:20080510071851.448@usenet.piggo . com ...
> Finally got back to some of the photos from overseas. Had a
> great day at Osborne House, Isle of Wight. Queen Victoria loved
> this place, and in fact was her final resting place.
>
> I didn't think that much of this shot in colour, but quite like
> the B&W. What do you think? Too busy in the foreground, or
> effective? I find it interesting to look at, all the angles,
> lines and stairs etc.


I like it. I think the foreground adds to the photo, I think you framed it
nicely. I also like the look of the stairs and all the angles. Nice work.

>
> * piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album 08 04 01&img=photos/2008 04 01/img 6887 hdr.jpg
>
> Small piece of Piggins trivia - Queen Victoria's grandchildren
> called her "Gangan" instead of grandma etc. My brother and I
> also called my grandmother, who loved the royal family,
> "Gan-gan". Brings a tear to your eye, doesn't it?
>
> * piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album 08 04 01&img=photos/2008 04 01/gangan.jpg
>
> Moving right along...
>
> The Needles rock formation, lighthouse and battery. Man, it was
> sooo windy out there. I had to wrap my arm around a fence post
> to stabilise myself for some of these. I had so much going on
> trying to concentrate - wind, worried about exposure with the
> white cliffs, haze. Not really happy with the results, but
> meh...


There is a lttle loss in detail in the white cliff but it's not too bad. I
like it better with most of the foreground cropped out leaving the white
cliff in the lower right corner.

The second photo I like as is.

>
> * piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album 08 04 01&img=photos/2008 04 01/img 6922.jpg
> * piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album 08 04 01&img=photos/2008 04 01/img 6934.jpg
>
> And finally this really cool medieval church on top of the hill
> at Godshill. Was instantly liking this place. Gravestones right
> up to the building on all sides, stark trees with heaps of crows
> nests and crows in the trees - ooooh, spooky.

It does have a little bit of a spooky feel to it. That would be an
excellent spot to try painting with light. If you could go back at night and
light up the gravestones it would look great. Some examples here :

* lowlightphotography.blogspot . com /2007/10/light-painting-tutorial.html

* w w w .dazecoop.co.uk/25-08-2007/night-photography-with-flash-guns-coloured-gels



>
> * piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album 08 04 01&img=photos/2008 04 01/img 6992 0 1.jpg
> * piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album 08 04 01&img=photos/2008 04 01/img 7010 08 09 bw.jpg
>
> And that concludes our journey...
>
> * piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album 08 04 01&img=photos/2008 04 01/img 7022-3 cropped.jpg
>
> --
> Troy Piggins
> I always appreciate critique.

Re: [photos] several from Isle of Wight

* XxYyZz wrote:
>
> "Troy Piggins" <usenet-0805@piggo . com > wrote in message
> news:20080510071851.448@usenet.piggo . com ...
>> Finally got back to some of the photos from overseas. Had a
>> great day at Osborne House, Isle of Wight. Queen Victoria loved
>> this place, and in fact was her final resting place.
>>
>> I didn't think that much of this shot in colour, but quite like
>> the B&W. What do you think? Too busy in the foreground, or
>> effective? I find it interesting to look at, all the angles,
>> lines and stairs etc.
>>
>> * piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img_6887_hdr.jpg
>
> I like it. I think the foreground adds to the photo, I think you framed it
> nicely. I also like the look of the stairs and all the angles. Nice work.

Thanks mate.

<snip />
>> The Needles rock formation, lighthouse and battery. Man, it was
>> sooo windy out there. I had to wrap my arm around a fence post
>> to stabilise myself for some of these. I had so much going on
>> trying to concentrate - wind, worried about exposure with the
>> white cliffs, haze. Not really happy with the results, but
>> meh...
>
> There is a lttle loss in detail in the white cliff but it's not too bad. I
> like it better with most of the foreground cropped out leaving the white
> cliff in the lower right corner.
>
> The second photo I like as is.
>
>> * piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img_6922.jpg
>> * piggo . com /~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img_6934.jpg
>>
>> And finally this really cool medieval church on top of the hill
>> at Godshill. Was instantly liking this place. Gravestones right
>> up to the building on all sides, stark trees with heaps of crows
>> nests and crows in the trees - ooooh, spooky.
>
> It does have a little bit of a spooky feel to it. That would be an
> excellent spot to try painting with light. If you could go back at night and
> light up the gravestones it would look great. Some examples here :
>
> * lowlightphotography.blogspot . com /2007/10/light-painting-tutorial.html
>
> * w w w .dazecoop.co.uk/25-08-2007/night-photography-with-flash-guns-coloured-gels

Yeah, I'd /love/ to go back at night time. Long way to go from
Australia to Isle of Wight to take a photo though :)

Next time.

Thanks for the comments and thoughts. Good links too.

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Troy Piggins
I always appreciate critique.