This is not a great shot. Well, the composition may be OK but it's technically quite poor being grainy and lacking sharpness yet the Facebook group dedicated to ships in Torbay that I posted it to have gone mad for it with well over 700 'reactions', 65 shares and dozens of favourable comments (and counting) so some people can see past the inadequacies that we photographers can't ignore.
It took 44 different shots at a variety of settings before I decided this one (f4 1/8th ISO1600) would have to do. A tripod would have improved matters but, as it was, I had to use the window frame for stability (with stabilisation off).
It is, of course, some of the cruise ships 'resting' in Torbay taken at dawn shortly after the moon had risen with the Berryhead Lighthouse flashing.
These ships are a subject that in my self-imposed isolation I've shot literally hundreds of images of but while a decent record of the times, none have really been interesting enough to share but, as I haven't been on here much lately, thought I'd throw it up to show how forgiving non-photographers can be.
Cruise Ships, moon and lighthouse by John Leah, on Flickr
Cheers,
John
It took 44 different shots at a variety of settings before I decided this one (f4 1/8th ISO1600) would have to do. A tripod would have improved matters but, as it was, I had to use the window frame for stability (with stabilisation off).
It is, of course, some of the cruise ships 'resting' in Torbay taken at dawn shortly after the moon had risen with the Berryhead Lighthouse flashing.
These ships are a subject that in my self-imposed isolation I've shot literally hundreds of images of but while a decent record of the times, none have really been interesting enough to share but, as I haven't been on here much lately, thought I'd throw it up to show how forgiving non-photographers can be.
Cruise Ships, moon and lighthouse by John Leah, on Flickr
Cheers,
John
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