Sussex – Page 8 – Dave Wares

Beachy Head lighthouse

Nov 9, 2014Dec 23, 2015 Dave Wares

The iconic Beachy Head lighthouse, Eastbourne.

Originally I’d arranged to meet up with three other photographers for a mornings excursion but due to one calling off sick and another turning up but forgetting to pack the appropriate footwear, in the end just two of us ventured round. The weather had been awful all night and the rain didn’t stop until we had walked nearly half way round. Luck was on our side though and there was a break in the clouds just as the sun popped over the horizon. The tide times didn’t allow for much of a stay but it was just long enough for the two of us to grab a few shots and some that we were both pleased with.

Usually I use ND grads for my landscape work but having just acquired a new super-wide zoom lens, I haven’t yet been able to purchase a new filter system that will accommodate the larger filter thread. As a result, I had to resort to exposure bracketing for some of the more extreme contrast scenes, such as this one.

Processed in Photomatix and Lightroom 5.

Blog, Landscapes

The ghost of Cowdray

Oct 15, 2014Dec 23, 2015 Dave Wares

This is the spectacular Cowdray ruins in West Sussex, England.

My friend and I stopped here briefly whilst en route to the location of the truck featured a couple of posts back. The ruin is sadly now closed until some time next year and so we had to settle for exterior shots only.

To find out more about Cowdray ruins click through to their website here.

Continuing with my muted colour trend, I chose to process this using Topaz B&W Effects and Lightroom 5.

Blog, Landscapes

Timeless like the sea

Sep 13, 2014Dec 23, 2015 Dave Wares

Blog, Landscapes

Country scene

Sep 7, 2014Dec 23, 2015 Dave Wares

A bit of a departure from my usual style.

Having looked at the image (below) edited in my usual style, I decided that there was something about it that I thought might lend itself to having a more painterly look. To me, the scene had a kind of Constable look to it and keeping this in mind I decided to apply a cross processed film look, thinking that the colour shift would help to remove some of the reality. Additionally, I thought that by using one of my old photos of an old cobweb covered window I could, perhaps, emulate the look and feel of textured paper ( see bottom image). It did mean having to go into Photoshop however, something I’ve not used in quite some time, so a quick refresher was needed. I’ve created pictures before using textures but it’s not something I do very often. Also, I have a personal rule of only using my own work for creating the texture, rather than using one of the many texture packs available on the web.

I’ve used this particular window shot a few times before but I always change it slightly to make it less obvious. This time I added it twice, with one being flipped horizontally.

I’m quite pleased with the result, I hope you like it too.