Water, metal and fire(y skies) - well 3 out of 5 ain't bad...

[electrolyte]

Taken yesterday from the North Bank of the River Humber at Hessle near Hull. Went there to take photos of the Humber Bridge but got distracted by this container ship passing under the bridge. Hope you like it...



Best viewed large here

Camera: Canon EOS 350D Digital
Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/22
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: -2 EV
Date and Time (Original): 2008:01:06 16:33:25

Link to EXIF page at flickr

More shots from my trip to Hessle can on this AVForums thread

 

[sbowler]

A very nice shot, is it the Humber bridge? shame the ship is not slilghtly larger. The left hand side of the ship kinda dissapears into the horizon, but very nice. You certainly have the "elements" covered. Am finding this one tricky myself.

 

[sbowler]

Just looked at your Flickr, so ignore my question, a great set of the bridge.

 

[rizingstar]

Tremendous shot instant fave!

 

[vulkan75]

The large is definately worth a look.

I think its a really nice shot and the silhouette looks spot on.My only crit would be that the boat could do with being isolated against the orange sky.The back end seems to have blended with the background which is a tad of a shame.

well done for spotting the elements

 

[netronelson]

Realy nice shot - love the colours...

incidentally, what's the 3 out of 5 ref??

 

[electrolyte]

Thanks for the comments guys.

I agree that it would have been better if the ship was larger but I only had my 18-55 kit lens on and this was taken at 55mm. I did have my Sigma 70-300 APO with me but by the time I'd have changed lenses the ship would have gone.

The "3 out of 5" refers to the Chinese elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth. See wikipedia article here for more info...

 

[bodoman]

Thanks for the comments guys.

I agree that it would have been better if the ship was larger but I only had my 18-55 kit lens on and this was taken at 55mm. I did have my Sigma 70-300 APO with me but by the time I'd have changed lenses the ship would have gone.

What was it Simon, A Speedboat

Its a excellent entry and it does look superb larger on flickr, well spotted and well done

 

[electrolyte]

What was it Simon, A Speedboat

Its a excellent entry and it does look superb larger on flickr, well spotted and well done

No, but it was pretty quick. And I only had a couple of seconds before the boat moved away from the setting sun and a pleasing silhouette.

But thanks for your nice comments though Bodo. Pleased you like it.

 

[macker2006]

Lovely colours, looks almost Mediterranean

 

[Sabretooth]

Great image - particularly when seen large.

Well done.

 

[Alphatoner]

Great shot, lov the colours and the way the clouds seems to sit along the bridge

 

[ddodia]

Lovely capture. The cool blue of the sky sets of the fiery sun beautifully.

 

[alfienoakes]

Large version looks great.

Shame that you didn't have a longer lens as a tighter view of the boat, sun and bridge silhouette would have been even better

 

[electrolyte]

Thanks for all the nice comments.

Shame that you didn't have a longer lens as a tighter view of the boat, sun and bridge silhouette would have been even better

Yes, it is a shame but 55mm was all I had to play with at the time.

 

[bodoman]

Thanks for all the nice comments.



Yes, it is a shame but 55mm was all I had to play with at the time.