Saturday, March 22, 2008
Irish Wind
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It would be difficult not to like this! The low(ish) viewpoint makes the most of the wind-blown sand; after that you're spoiled rotten by where the light is or isn't falling, the stormy sky and the clours. It doesn't look as though too many people are attracted by the great outdoors!
The last time I saw sand being blown this hard was in South Island, NZ, in 2000.
Wow, I certainly get the sense of size, noise and speed with this one. There's so much going on in the sand that the backdrop could almost be anything. However, those distant clouds really add to the light tricks going on in this scene.
What's not to like. Very impressive.
As a matter of interest, I first saw this on a very small screen (iPhone sized - no I don't have an iPhone). The flash of blue on the left edge which is presumably water became very intrusive. At full 'stills' scale it is hardly noticeable and fully natural. An example of the perils of compression.
the metallic/blueish grey on the top complements well the sand colour. Light is, well, light, as blown like everything else.
This is a good study in how to move the eye through a frame. Although the center third of the frame is the most dramatic, that little bit of rock on the bottom left helps me start at the bottom of the frame and move up bit by bit without skipping around.
It's pretty too, but it does raise the question; if an Irish wind fights an Illinois wind, which one wins?
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The last time I saw sand being blown this hard was in South Island, NZ, in 2000.
As a matter of interest, I first saw this on a very small screen (iPhone sized - no I don't have an iPhone). The flash of blue on the left edge which is presumably water became very intrusive. At full 'stills' scale it is hardly noticeable and fully natural. An example of the perils of compression.
It's pretty too, but it does raise the question; if an Irish wind fights an Illinois wind, which one wins?