The Cottage Atop The Cliffs

Penrhyn Cottage atop the cliffs of Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was fun clinging on to the steep, rocky cliff, trying to protect the camera from the force 8 gale in the low light of pre-dawn. I only had one casualty, a Lee Filters adaptor ring that I watched bounce down into the sea.
Location
Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire
Equipment Used
Mamiya 7II with 50mm lens
Exposure
5 minutes at f/16
Film & Developer
Ilford Pan F 50 in Ilfosol S
Paper & Developer
Foma Fomatone MG Glossy in Moersch Amidol then Catechol
Lens Filter
6 stops of soft ND grads
Nice. Beautiful detail in the darker values. The building in the distance beacons as a refuge.

I should learn from your mishap and carry an extra adaptor ring.
 
A lovely moody shot.

You have posted some lovely work of late and it has been a pleasure to view.

I have just returned from the Gower myself and quite spookily, made a negative not disimilar to the window one you have recently posted (bus stop).

Look forward to more of you work

Regards

Stoo
 
I really like the composition and mood, but I wish it were brighter.. a tad underexposed maybe? Pan50 at f16 at night is a tough one. Even in a full moonlit night I need 100 asa at f8 for 15 minutes. I've gone back to Ilfosol-S recently, I've had mostly good results with it.. short shelf life though it seems.
 
Victor, the print's actually a fair bit lighter than it appears here. I didn't really notice how dark the scan was until after I'd posted! You're quite right, it looks too dark here. I took several versions of this shot from under-exposed to over-exposed and this one was about right the for mood I was after, I just messed up the scan.

Cheers

Barry
 

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