Natalie Gail at low tide

Natalie Gail at low tide

A fine art painting, taken from an original Fuji X-T1 photograph. 

Shannon

A fine art painting of the fishing trawler 'Shannon', looking out to sea, at Wells-next-the-Sea, on the North Norfolk Coast. Taken from an original photograph, using my Fuji X-T1 and Fujinon 18-55mm F2.8 - F4 lens. Converted into a painting on the computer using Topaz Impression, adjusting brush stroke size, paint opacity, and curves and levels, until i'm happy with the finished piece.

Shannon

 

Glowing sunset

My last image entitled 'Dusk at East quay', (http://brettgardnerphotography.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/dusk-at-east-quay.html) was taken facing away from the sun, looking East. I had wanted to capture the inky and bruised pinks and purples of the fading light, as dusk descended over the little town of Wells-Next-The-Sea. The camera was set up, tripod, cable release, filters, all in place. But glancing over my shoulder, I couldn't help noticing the sunset itself was quite terrific, the silhouettes of the many boats and buildings, a stark contrast to the fiery reds, oranges, yellows and pinks that were erupting across the North Norfolk sky.

I had my Samsung Galaxy S3 mobile phone with me, so decided to take a quick image. The bright sky was causing the camera to underexpose horribly, so I dialed in  +1 2/3 E.V. to bring a bit of foreground detail back, trying to match what the eye was seeing. I think the image works rather well, and is quite usable up to A4 size, so I may just print it out, try it in the gallery, and see what customers think.

Glowing sunset