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Antoine Berger
{K:481} 3/4/2005
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really a great shot ... i like a light this sweet light just befor sunset and just after storm ... it remembers me the lights of Iceland ...
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Shane O'Neill
{K:3054} 3/2/2005
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nice choice of scanner. I was going to go that way too but I couldnt justify the cost. So I got an above average Epson and got a decent macro lens. I think I will stay as you are on the next camera purchase too. Although I could be tempted by the Kodak 13.89mp (for its price at least): full frame cmos, I could hang onto my existing lenses and it also drop to ISO 6! Imagine the exposures from that. Anyway make sure to stock up on the Velvia 50 - its getting shelved early next year.
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Barry Wakelin
{K:7838} 3/2/2005
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Shane, thanks for your positive comments - I'm glad you enjoyed the article in AP, I was very pleased with the layout. I've been following some of the noise about the comparison of the new Nikon D2X with the Canon 1DS MkII and it makes me laugh and cry at the same time. People are at one anothers' thoats about which one's better and reviewers have received hate mail for expressing one opinion or another! The straight facts are that both cameras are pretty similar and both are hopelessly low resolution compared to a 6x7 transparency. Equally importantly, putting resolution aside, the colour response and gradation of tonality on Velvia are in a completely different league. So, I've decided to hold any future investment in digital until we see around 30Mp resolutions with minimal noise and true 16bit dynamic range (not the 12bit mapped onto 16bit that we're currently lumbered with). In the meantime I've taken the plunge and order a Nikon LS9000ED film scanner that will hopefully overcome at least some of the scanning issues that you and I have discussed here before. It's two-thirds the price of a Nikon D2X and will give me true 16bit colour depth and a resolution of over 100Mp whilst maintaining the fabulous colour response of Velvia!
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Shane O'Neill
{K:3054} 3/2/2005
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Hi Barry,
I read your article in AP. Very good work indeed, there are a lot of articles that are rubbish but yours stood well out and you should be delighted with yourself.. As for the topic covered, well I am totally with you on the digital vrs film argument. I have in the last year spent about ?5,000 on my my new digital gear. It has it advantages as you laid out in your article but it in no way compares to a 6x7 Velvia 50 on a lightbox. I would love to get a medium format camera but I'm afraid it wont be happening for a while. Whats even more despairing is 12 months ago 6.1 mega pixels was good - now its average. A lot of noise is being made about the new Canon 1ds mark II and its comparison as a genuine alternative to medium format (I also believe Mamiya have a 22mp dslr on the way soon). I would like to see the tests you carried out in AP with this instead of the Fuji. I was nearly going to complain to Nikon for over-selling the D100! They advertised perfect metering yet I alway shave to overexpose by at least .7 of a stop! Photoshop is essential now and once I was used to that, its not as hard to take the shortcomings of my equipment.
Anyway - keep up the good work (especially with your use of filters) - and lets hope, one day, the perfect marraige of film and digital will be here.
Rgds,
Shane
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59855} 11/21/2004
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What a beautiful scenery with lovely colours. This magic low lightadds so much. You have a great portfolio.
Thanks for your comment.
Jeanette
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Danny Brannigan
{K:19523} 10/31/2004
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Barry. Thank you for considering my comments.The revisinsto the second pic have obviously been done with great deal of care and thought. Maybe because the second pic is smaller in size and i am in the early stages of senility but I cannot come to grips with the subtlty of the change although I will reiterate my earlier point that it is a superb image.
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Barry Wakelin
{K:7838} 10/31/2004
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Danny, I took another look at this image and adjusted the curves to improve the contrast which I think is what made the foreground look a little dull. See attached.
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Yutaka Itinose
{K:22586} 10/31/2004
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Beautiful light of dawn.Good colours of boats and fallen leaves as a foreground.Thanks I visited your home page.Wonderful.
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Tim Schumm
{K:29196} 10/31/2004
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WOW wonderfull mood you have caught. i really like your composition and the contrasting warm and cool colors.
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Ameed El-Ghoul
{K:42215} 10/31/2004
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Very nice capture Barry and great composition, it came out very nice in spite of the difficult lighting condition, very well done, regards,
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Robert Jaworowski
{K:533} 10/31/2004
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Brilliant shot Barry. Composition, tones, the mood are perfect. A little lack os sharpness (probably conversion). I like it very much.
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Maria José Barres
{K:11276} 10/30/2004
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Great night shot! I like the compositon too.
Greetings.
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Keith Naylor
{K:13064} 10/30/2004
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Barry, the poles on the jetties are the making of this image, together with the smooth water which is exactly what you intended. Terrific image, professionally executed.
Regards
Keith
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Chris Spracklen
{K:32552} 10/30/2004
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Stunning image, Barry!
REALLY beautiful!!
Kind regards, Chris
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Lukasz Kuczkowski
{K:14687} 10/30/2004
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the view is just fantastic;
good light and composition;
great work
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Barry Wakelin
{K:7838} 10/30/2004
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Danny, thanks for the comments, I'll post a post-dawn version tomorrow. It lacks the obvious lighting on the poles but the boats are much more 'alive'.
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Darren Arena
{K:2999} 10/30/2004
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Gorgeous. enough said.
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Kevin Collier
{K:19076} 10/30/2004
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Beautiful - the sky is like velvet .. great comp. K
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Danny Brannigan
{K:19523} 10/30/2004
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I think its a pity Barry that you could not have launched some of those boats. I think the light on the water and the upper half of the image is superb but the rather dull tones of the boats have not enhanced things at all however we are still left with a superb image.
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