Capture: A Place to Stand
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Hebe,
Thank you John and David.
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Perhaps an almost cliched piece of Dunedin iconography . . . but my earliest memory of Dunedin was on St Clair beach as a five year old, visiting from Christchurch. A scorching hot day, and a beach covered in jelly fish! I remember some "big boys" (they must've been at least 10!) running up and down the beach throwing them at each other.
I don't recall seeing jelly fish on the beach again, but have spent many an hour on that beach or St Kilda since moving here as a 12 year old- despite still being a pretty crap swimmer!. Getting sunburnt as a teenager, when seeing and being seen is so important; the joy of paddling in the edges with our kids when they were little; swimming and playing at the salt water pool with the kids (even still when one is 16 and the other nearly 22); jumping into the car to drive to watch the waves crash in on days of big tides or stormy weather; wandering along the esplanade with three generations of the whanau when they congergate in Dunedin- and enjoying the delight of kids getting drenched by waves hitting the walls; or just strolling on the beach contemplating and enjoying the space, which is when this photo (and the next) was taken.
I always love the ocean, but this bit is a wee piece of home for me.
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St Clair beach, looking towards St Kilda and Lawyers Head
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St Clair in a bad winter mood. Taken through the window of The Esplanade Restaurant.
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Here’s where we are.
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Hebe, in reply to
Here’s where we are.
Hope you are settling in well Chris.
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Chris Waugh, in reply to
Thanks. We're getting there, but it takes time. The wee one is loving it, though, she's having a great time, and has already planned out precisely what she's going to do when she starts school in a few months.
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St Clair on a still evening
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Lilith __, in reply to
Hebe, I suggest you try taking the park on a cloudy day. Big trees cast deep shadows and the camera can't handle the range of light and dark that our eyes can. An overcast day evens things out :-).
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A difficulty with taking pictures on an overcast day, Lilith_, is that there will be a reduction in contrast.
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A place to stand, or a place to lie around.
And round Silo Park, a place to stomp.
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Another favourite stomping ground
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Auckland storm, softer that your Dunedin storm!
Classic Manukau Heads
Braving weather
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Lilith __, in reply to
A difficulty with taking pictures on an overcast day, Lilith_, is that there will be a reduction in contrast.
Yes, this can be a good thing.
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Shaun Scott, in reply to
Nothing like a pizza and an emmersons to quell a bad-tempered Dunedin day :-)
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It seems beaches/coasts are very much a place of home for many of us, looking at the number of great posts
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Hebe, in reply to
Hebe, I suggest you try taking the park on a cloudy day. Big trees cast deep shadows and the camera can’t handle the range of light and dark that our eyes can. An overcast day evens things out :-).
Thank you: great advice. I don't think like this (yet).
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John Farrell, in reply to
That morning, it was coffee and a muffin.
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I have sad news for those of you into "lomography".
http://petapixel.com/2015/11/28/r-i-p-holga-the-hit-toy-camera-comes-to-an-end/
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Shaun Scott, in reply to
That certainly works too.
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sandra, in reply to
In response to the idea that taking shots on a cloudy day is better - it is! I photograph a lot of plant life and the colours of flowers are a touch more vibrant on a cloudy day and you don't get the whites "blasting out" or problematic shadows.
You can compensate for any perceived lack of contrast when processing the pix on your computer. Just bump the contrast button up a bit and the vibrancy (usually) pops back in.
If you find yourself in a situation where there is bright sunshine and deep shadow in the same shot you can always force your flash to try and brighten the shade without blasting the bright area. Takes a bit of practise.
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One of our favourite places to walk - there again at the weekend. Different every time we go.
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Oddly enough, another one of my favourite places to be - near my childhood home and where my great-great grandparents rest.
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sometimes home is where the lawn is . . .
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That is a lovely shot, Sandra.
Cemeteries are, I find, very grounding and contemplative. Just the sense of history and humanity, and wonder of the lives of those beneath the headstones.
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