Pictures of Keswick Row Boats at Dawn

Photographer	Barry Wakelin {K:7838}
Project	#24 The Decisive Moment	Camera Model	Mamiya 7II
Categories	Landscape	Film Format
Portfolio	Lake District	Lens	Mamiya 50 f/4.5
Uploaded	11/3/2005	Film / Memory Type	Fuji Velvia RVP
		ISO / Film Speed	50
Views	690	Shutter	15s
Favorites	0	Aperture	f/16
Critiques	11	Rating	6.33 / 3 Ratings
Location	City - State - LAKE DISTRICT Country - United Kingdom
About	I returned to Keswick jetties almost exactly a year since my last visit in the hope of a stunning dawn but it was wet and grey again! Still, there were some nice autumn leaves washed up on the edge of the lake so I scooped some up and threw them in the water so that the lapping waters would blur them into coloured patterns. The wind was blowing hard and I had to wade a little way out to pull the boats in to the land to stop them moving. By aligning the camera so that it was facing into the wind and waiting until a new cloud front began to move across the sky, I've used the motion of the clouds to create a symmetry with the rowing boats. I used a 2 stop soft ND to tone down the sky, an 81B warm-up to counter the cold blue light and a polariser to remove the bright reflection on the foreground water so we can see the leaves beneath the surface.

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Stefan Engström {K:24473} 11/3/2005

As much as I appreciate the leaves in the water, my favorite part here is the rich color of the wooden boats.

Chris Spracklen {K:32552} 11/4/2005

A very pleasant reminder of our recent flying visit to the lakes, Barry!
Exquisite composition and exposure.
Kind regards, Chris

Debarshi Duttagupta {K:26686} 11/4/2005

Super shot.

Danny Brannigan {K:17500} 11/4/2005

Well controlled Barry and a nstunning image despite the weather. It can be a bit of a gamble but when its right it is right.

Gary Dyck {K:12708} 11/5/2005

wow, neat shot. Great perspective with the boats and the clouds. Very well done. Cheers Gary

Jara Parijayee {K:4964} 11/5/2005

the world booms upon us !

Dr. Pratim Datta {K:546} 11/6/2005

Unparalleled shot! My only criticism: don't keep rasing the bar and our expectations any more;-)

Naomi Weidner {K:6579} 11/8/2005

Your set-up work really paid off. I like how the "fan" of boats echoes the cloud pattern. -- Naomi

Gaute Bruvik {K:1156} 11/27/2005

All your pictures have great depth and fantastic colours, Barry. I really like your style, into my friends you go......

paolo marin {K:4652} 1/31/2006

this is wonderful!
i like very much vertical composition that leads eyes from a very relaxed and static subject in the bottom to a dinamic sky at top!
lighting and exposure give perfectly idea of dawn.
bye
paolo

deniz cesmeci {K:5571} 1/31/2006

wounderfull colours congrs.

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