
The Needles is a rock formation on the western tip of the Isle of White. As a
tourist attraction it's a busy place at peak times - but not so much on a late
November evening.
This image came from three bracketed ±2 shots at f/8, combined using
Luminance HDR before being taken into Paint Shop Pro X for some quick
cloning.
The exhibition ended last night, and it was a good show this year, with a lot of
excellent photos on display.
I did reasonably well - whilst I didn't win any of the trophies, two of my
images received certificates of merit, plus I received a panel certificate for
my "Elemental Views" panel.
This was a set of extra-wide landscapes with ratios between 4:1 and 8:1 -
showing that it is not necessary to stick to the 4:3 or 3:2 standard that comes
out of the camera, and photographers should instead consider what shape suits
the image best.
Both my print panel and digital set of images are now available to view online:
Elemental Views
Stormy Weather
For the next week, I'll be staying in York, wandering around and taking photographs of whatever I find up here.
Each evening I updated this post with what happened that day, and show a quick selection of the photos I've taken.