Neath at Night

W. D. Grey said:

I think Richard was thinking more of external combustion
engines than internal ones :-)

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More likely to have been behind the Bwlch up at Werfa.

Yes I realised that later. Don't know why I included the
word star in my sentence. Must have been the alcohol.

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Fran said:

You have email.

Thanks, I'll reply a bit later.

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I think Richard was thinking more of external combustion
engines than internal ones :-)

Quoted message said:

More likely to have been behind the Bwlch up at Werfa.

Correct, and for that matter any lane outside any urban
area. I went along my old cycle commute route for the first
time in years, in South Staffordshire. Several trees badly
scorched, almost every layby showing fire signs.

As for the loans of the Lothians.. It seems that burning
cars has really gone mad very recently. It used to be a real
South Wales Local Feature.. like you would see it elsewhere,
but The Valleys were a different league.. Now its
everywhere, just th same

Richard Webb

Paul Saunders said:

Until I get my Purbeck pics online you might like to take
a look at this shot I took last night during a stroll up
Mynydd Drumau. It was an overcast day so I just went out
for a bit of exercise rather than to take photos, but when
I reached the standing stone Careg Bica on the summit
plateau I was treated to an unexpected and very nice
sunset. Naturally I always take my camera so there were no
worries there.

Before I started my descent in twilight I was treated to a
very pretty show of urban lights in the valley below, with
some scenic trees on the plateau edge to add interest. I
hadn't brought a decent tripod but I did have my teeny
little bendy pod so I managed to find some half decent
positions on grass and on a wall where I could take some
long exposures.

I shot a variety of scenes using different trees and
compositions, and in the end I chose this one, the very
last shot I took. Unlike the much prettier trees in the
other shots this tree is in a very sorry state, stripped
of most of its branches. Although the other trees looked
better, this was the best overall composition IMO. The
stripped tree adds a stark bleakness to the scene I think.

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For those interested in the technical details, it was a 30
second exposure at f11 at ISO 100. I reduced the contrast
during the raw processing and boosted it later in PS,
using both Curves and the USM radius 250 technique. I also
altered the white balance during the raw processing to
give it a colder look. I think I set it to 4000K or
thereabouts. This toned down the orange glow from the
streetlights to give a bluer sky. Saturation was not
increased.

I'm also experimenting with a new page design for my
images. I'm still not happy with the image title and I may
invert the logos at the top to give black on white rather
than white on black. Any comments or suggestions?

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personally, tone down the sodium lights and increase the
density of the mist in the foreground....either way
great imagery.

jimf