Friday, January 20, 2006

Jan. Project - Stormy Sea





Photo shot near the Cliff House in San Francisco between winter storms. I used a 35mm camera with black and white film.

5 Comments:

Blogger Warren T. said...

Nice one, Martin! I know that spot well, lots of photo opps there.

Nice silhouettes of the rocks and people. The arm coming out of the 2nd person's head does look a but odd though :).

We've got a prety nice collection of Jan. Project shots, but the month is not over yet. Let's see more!

--Warren

Friday, January 20, 2006 at 11:11:00 AM PST  
Blogger SteveR said...

Excellent, Martin!

I like the way you created the feeling of depth with the foreground sparkling water-on-beach, the middle-ground silhouettes of the people and low rock, the semi-background of the big rock, and the horizon in the distance. It's so nicely layered.

I actually do like the man's gesture - I guess my mind filled in the assumption that the two people were standing close together and the man's arm was in back. The gesture adds life to the scene IMO.

Best regards,
SteveR

Friday, January 20, 2006 at 4:02:00 PM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Steve,

Of course, you're right, I think the gesture adds to the scene too. :)

I was just giving old Martin a hard time :)

--Warren

Friday, January 20, 2006 at 4:47:00 PM PST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

My compliments on your zest and in particular your "bravery" in doing it in the conventional way ie using a 35 mm AND with b/w film. I think much thoughts have been given to show such great depth via the shinny foreground, the couple, the rock out at sea and the overcasted sky on the very top. The irregular line where the couple was standing is fascinating.And,capturing the angle thereby clearly outlining the guy's stretched-out hand and the couple's body-contour is quite a catch. A great piece!
PAT

Saturday, January 21, 2006 at 6:58:00 PM PST  
Blogger martin said...

Thanks to all for the comments. I've been on a back to basics approach during the past two years. Most of my shooting has been on Tri-X with a Nikon F or a Leica. I found that I've been able to get a different look by being a bit unconventional. I got my hands on a old bulk film loader and recently got a fifty year old Rolleicord. The film was developed in my bathroom and then scanned on a film scanner. The above photo was taken with lens that was made in the 1950s.

Monday, January 23, 2006 at 2:04:00 PM PST  

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