These are all the unedited images iv chosen from a variety of images I took. The sights here include, Greve, St. Ounes, Frige, somewhere near the East-West, and near town. My intention for the images was to capture mainly a peaceful look at first, but to also have other small aspects to the image which might be going on which is not visible at first.
I decided to edit my personal best images, increasing/decreasing contrast, whites etc. Reason being that it allows me to use the whole colour scale (in black and white), all the way from a deep black to a pure white. This is the technique Ansel Adams used, so why not try it myself.
Here is an example. The image on the left is mine and the image on the right is Ansel Adams. Firstly in Ansel’s image he does use the whole tonal scale: so have I. Secondly he has used much more of a contrast between the black and the whites he uses: I also have but to an extent, obviously not as well as the one and only Ansel Adams. And to be honest for my first time even using a good camera, and going out to take semi-proper images, I done quit well. These two images work well together as well, if you focus on the river and where it leads you, you can see that on my image if you follow the shore line you can see the similarity of the layout. I think my image as well as Ansel Adams image that it is very balanced. It doesn’t focus on just one area of the landscape, it includes the scenery around me like the rocks, slipway, and even the shore. I like how it includes a lot but in a way where it isn’t overwhelming, there is a rough texture on the rocks close up to me and around the back of the sea, compared to the soft smooth sky and the clouds, it evens out. I also like how casual it seems, like you look at it and it seems pretty chill.