Night
It has been said that for a photographer ”Night-time is the right-time”.
As day finally succumbs to night, the challenges placed upon a photographer to capture the true essence of what is present become ever more intense.
The decisions are plentiful. Light can be modified in so many ways, varying ultimately upon the manner of its supply. But the rewards for overcoming any hurdles associated with this time of day can produce outstanding results.
Arguably the most important element to consider when capturing ”Night” is to shoot around twilight, when the deep cyan colour of clear evening light remains, providing a backdrop to enhance any image.
As day finally succumbs to night, the challenges placed upon a photographer to capture the true essence of what is present become ever more intense.
The decisions are plentiful. Light can be modified in so many ways, varying ultimately upon the manner of its supply. But the rewards for overcoming any hurdles associated with this time of day can produce outstanding results.
Arguably the most important element to consider when capturing ”Night” is to shoot around twilight, when the deep cyan colour of clear evening light remains, providing a backdrop to enhance any image.
TWILIGHT SENTINAL
Perch Rock Lighthouse, also known by the names Black Rock and New Brighton Lighthouse, has been guarding the entrance to the River Mersey since 1830.
This granite structure rises 90 feet above the bedrock of Liverpool Bay, standing at the very northeastern corner of the Wirral Peninsular.
Finally decommissioned for the use of shipping in 1973, the lighthouse has been refurbished in recent years and once more shines a beam of light across the bay, more as a tourist attraction than for the use of today's modern seafarers.
Low tide is the best time to record the structure, where the rock pools left by the ebbing tide provide an ideal foreground to record its fabulous reflection.
Although there is no substitute for meticulously researching a location before a shoot, luck is also an indispensable element of photography and this was the case for this image.
The weather enroute to Perch Rock was not looking too promising with a grey layer of cloud filling the horizon. However, just discernable below this was a gap of clear light.
It was this break that produced the stunning trickle of red below the cloud line. Then as night fell the cloud broke up and vanished.
Perch Rock Lighthouse, also known by the names Black Rock and New Brighton Lighthouse, has been guarding the entrance to the River Mersey since 1830.
This granite structure rises 90 feet above the bedrock of Liverpool Bay, standing at the very northeastern corner of the Wirral Peninsular.
Finally decommissioned for the use of shipping in 1973, the lighthouse has been refurbished in recent years and once more shines a beam of light across the bay, more as a tourist attraction than for the use of today's modern seafarers.
Low tide is the best time to record the structure, where the rock pools left by the ebbing tide provide an ideal foreground to record its fabulous reflection.
Although there is no substitute for meticulously researching a location before a shoot, luck is also an indispensable element of photography and this was the case for this image.
The weather enroute to Perch Rock was not looking too promising with a grey layer of cloud filling the horizon. However, just discernable below this was a gap of clear light.
It was this break that produced the stunning trickle of red below the cloud line. Then as night fell the cloud broke up and vanished.
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New Brighton, The Wirral, Merseyside
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