After sunset close to home

[singingsnapper]

Back up the mountain after dark again but with the Canon.

Canon 5D mkIII EF 70 - 200 IS f/2.8L @ 115mm and f/16 72 seconds ISO 100


Nighttime at Taibach by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

At sunset on my way up the mountain to take the previous shot:

Canon 5D mkIII 24 - 70L at 66mm and f/11 2 shots combined in photomatix and adjusted in CS5


Swansea-Bay-as-the-sun-sets-over-the-Gower by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[photographyxfactor]

I am really intrigued by these shots. I am now motivated to try something similar. Thanks!

[singingsnapper]

Went to a lower part of the mountain to get a slightly different perspective of things this evening around sunset.

This is five shots merged in HDR Efex Pro.

Canon 5D mk III EF 28 - 300 L @ f/16 and 40mm


Swansea-Bay-just-after-sunset by singingsnapper, on Flickr

And another traffic movement shot over the M4

Canon 5D MK III 28 - 300L at f/16 and 105mm 30 secs exposure


Another-M4-light-show by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

Popped into Cardiff today to my usual salon for a much needed haircut as I headed back to teh train station I took a stroll through Royal Arcade which like all the other arcades in Cardiff has a nice feel to them:

Canon 5D mk III EF 24 - 70L @ 27mm and f/16 4 seconds ISO 100


Royal-Arcade-Cardiff by singingsnapper, on Flickr

After getting off the train, I wondered what the subway I walk through on my way home would look like as a photo, and I quite like the result. I have processed the same photo in slightly different ways in Silver Efex one a fairly straight B&W conversion the other useing an Ilford Pan 50 profile

Canon 5D mk III 24 - 70L @ 35mm and f/5 1/15 ISO 1250


Port-Talbot-Subway by singingsnapper, on Flickr

and the Ilford profile:


Port-Talbot-subway-Pan-50 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[Matt Bennett]

I really like all the urban shots here, Paul.

Well done.

[singingsnapper]

Back up the mountain behind my house in South Wales yesterday evening just before during and after sunset.

Pentax 645D FA 35 f/3.5 at f/8 1/60 ISO 200


overlooking-Port-Talbot-just-before-sunset by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Caught the sun setting close to this spot

Several images merged in photomatix

f/16 ISO 100


summer-sunset-over-Swansea-Bay by singingsnapper, on Flickr

A little further down after the sun has gone down

again several shots merged (fused) in photomatix

f/11 ISO 100 (1 shot at 200)


The-sun-has-set-on-swansea-bay by singingsnapper, on Flickr

looking over the town of Port Talbot after sunset

f/8 25 secs ISO 100


overlooking-port-talbot-at-twilight by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

Went out this evening down by the beach. A dull day today with little sun. Right at the end before going into a cafe for something to eat on the sea front, I set the camera up on my very lightweight Benro tripod which held up well against the wind, unweighted. I wasn't sure what result I would get. I have the official Nikon cable release with timer which comes in handy. The result is very interesting indeed. Despite the fact that it was almost dark, the camera focussed straight away. The foreground is partially lit by streetlight and the colour in the sky is a mixture of last light and streetlight and I find the colours in this interesting.

It has been processed in Efex's Viveza, and saturation and contrast have been tweaked. I also used a software ND grad at 50% strength.

Nikon D800 14 - 24 at 20mm f/11 8 mins ISO 50


Aberavon-Abstract by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

Back from a trip down to the local beach with my 645D and the DA 25 f/4. My word it's a heavy lens, but it is definitely quality.

Pentax 645D DA 25 f/4 at f/22 5 secs, ISO 100


By-the-beach by singingsnapper, on Flickr

converted to B&W in Silver efex pro2


On-the-beach-in-BW by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Looking towards the docks and steelworks:

f/14 30 secs ISO 200


Looking-towards-the-socks-at-twilight by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Swansea Bay as night falls:


Evening-falls-on-Swansea-Bay by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

Some more close to home:

Nikon D800 80 - 200 at 1/400 ƒ/11 ISO 400 200 mm


sun-sets-on-the-Bristol-Channel-behind-the-Gower by singingsnapper, on Flickr

24 - 70 1/80 ƒ/8 ISO 200 35 mm


Swansea-Bay-sunset by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Pentax 645D DA645 25 f/4 at 13 sec ƒ/11 ISO 100 25 mm


Swansea-Bay-after-sunset by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Nikon D800 AFS 300 f/4 + TC17 II at 1/250 ƒ/10 ISO 400 500 mm cropped to 4 x 5


the-setting-sun by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Pentax 645D DA 25 f/4 at 1/200 ƒ/8 ISO 100 25 mm


early-evening-sun-in-swansea-bay by singingsnapper, on Flickr

converted in silver efex pro2


BW-early-evening-sun-over-swansea-bay by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Nikon D800 14 - 24 f/2.8 at 30 sec ƒ/16 ISO 50 14 mm


Looking-over-Port-Talbot by singingsnapper, on Flickr

24 - 70 at 25 sec ƒ/20 ISO 50 48 mm


Evening-M4-snakes by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

and one of the steelworks well after sunset

Nikon D800 Nikkor AF-S 80 - 200 f/2.8 at 30 sec ƒ/10 ISO 50 80 mm


Port-Talbot-and-its-steelworks by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

Some from the hill above my home town;

Carl Zeiss 35 ZF2 f/2 at 15 sec ƒ/16 ISO 50 35 mm


Just-after-sunset-above-Swansea-Bay by singingsnapper, on Flickr

CZ 35 f/2 at 151 sec ƒ/16 ISO 50 35 mm


Twilight from above Port Talbot by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

A couple from this evenings 9 mile walk and shoot. Last night before the clocks go forward, so traffic will be too light for traffic trails again.

Nikon D800 and Nikkor 24 - 70

73 sec ƒ/14 ISO 100 62 mm


Steelworks-from-Mynydd-Margam by singingsnapper, on Flickr

30 sec ƒ/14 ISO 50 70 mm


Taibach-M4 by singingsnapper, on Flickr