The all new Staff Photo of the Week : Week 41 (w/c. 7th October)

[Admin]

Congratulations to Michael on this week's Staff Photo of the Week.

Well worth getting cold and wet for.
Beautiful colours, lovely detail and the composition draws you right in.

Well Done !!!
Original thread here.

Lower Diabaig - Torridon
I almost left here with my tail between my legs, couldnt get a composition I was happy with. The old wreck has ran aground close to the shoreline and its quite a tight cove. Theres really only one place to catch it from to get some clear sky behind it.

The water was about 2 feet deep so waded out and wedged my tripod into some big rocks. Its a 5 minute exposure with the black glass filter on. After setting the shutter I waded around (up past my wellies) firing the flash gun (from behind a black jacket) to try and throw some light on the boat. I have a mono version thats probably better, will post that soon.

Not sure how much difference the light painting with the flash did but it kept me moving and with the cold seawater over the top of my wellies I 5 minutes in there can feel like a long time


Once loved - Lower Diabeg by Michael~Ashley (Catching up), on Flickr

 

[Solo man]

Well done Michael...that's a really lovely image.

 

[damianmkv]

Awesome shot ! Congratulations

 

[Ricardodaforce]

Well worth all that suffering! Great shot!

 

[LostInSpace]

That is a really nice shot - well done Michael.

 

[windrunner]

Thanks - I am glad you enjoyed it.

Makes getting my feet wet all worth while

 

[Barso]

Fully deserved winner......

 

[rpn]

Well done Michael,

Amazing shot with beautiful colour and perfect exposure. Is it worth it to get all wet and cold for? I think so.

 

[Michal28]

Amazing !!! you have capture really beautiful shot , I like it ..