
No, don’t get me wrong, I’m not referring to the end of the world, just to the end of a summer day at the beach of Camogli on the Italian Riviera.
As a series of thunderstorms passed overhead Nuremberg today, I thought I post this one from the archives.
Camogli is an Italian beach paradise in Liguria, just a few miles east of Genoa, and just over the hill from Portofino, which was subject to yesterday’s post.
The photo was shot with the Olympus OM-D E-M5 with the mZuiko 14-150mm F/4.0-5.6 travel zoom. The RAW was shot at 1/320 sec f/9 and ISO200 at the wide end of the focal range. I converted the RAW (that actually looked quite dull) to B&W in Lightroom. I opened up the shadows, increased clarity, played with graduation curves and increased the reds and oranges in the image, bringing out the detail in the buildings. To finish of I sharpened the image, introduced a bit of grain and added a vignette.
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Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Marcus
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Very nice Marcus!
Thanks, Kirk, very much appreciated! Marcus
I think the title fits the photo well. π Lightroom is on my list to add and learn over the summer. I think it will add an entirely new dimension to my learning to convey my photographic vision. I hope that you are having a wonderful week. -Amy
Thanks, Amy, much appreciated. Lightroom will bring a complete new dimension to your photography! This is the same fun when taking the picture all over again. I had a great week in Cairo and Budapest, are back home safely and look forward to a four day weekend. I’m having a great week π ! I hope you too! Marcus
The black and white mixed with the old architecture gives it a hauntingly beautiful flair.
Thanks :-)!
very nice photo: captures the mood and both the b&w as well as the architecture give back the feeling of a ‘end of the world’ situation. Curious as why you added grain….: I do it myself sometimes but want to know why you do it!
Thanks, Ruggero, really appreciate your comment! As to adding grain…typically I don’t do it. Sometimes I do it out of a sentiment. I did a lot of analogue photography when I was young so I’m totally used to having grain in photos, depending on the films used. Sometimes I feel a photo needs/deserves some grain. A reminiscent of the old days. Purely emotional. Buon finesettmana! Marcus
I am asking about the grain because I changed my mind through the years: started aiming at very polished look, low iso and de-noise filters then moved to more ‘noisy’ style which , to me, give a better feeling of street photography. Keep up the good job Marcus and have fun!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts ππ!
Beautiful! I’m looking for the end of the rain showers down here in Miami. π
Thanks! Hope you have a dry and sunny weekend! Marcus
Lovely landscape!
Thanks π !
I love the composition in the shot of the clouds against the water…beautiful Marcus!
Thanks, Elizabeth, I wish you a cloudless weekend π !
We love Camogli. Certainly understand “The End is Near”.
Thanks so much for commenting π !Marcus
Looking at this picture, I feel colors would have added to this picture. Just my personal thoughts, Marcus π
Highly appreciated, Arv! The great thing about photography is that we are free to express what we see π ! I have so many beautiful color pictures of Camogli (will do a full post about the town), in this case the colors were so subdued that I didn’t like them at all. I thought the gloomy clouds were impressive, and I saw the photo in black and white when I took it! Marcus
Marcus we all have our own preferences which is OK… I’m sure you are better judge for this picture π