Opinion wanted Mediterranean Sky

[panos_adgr]

Location

Europe

Camera type

DSLR camera

Camera sensor

APS-C (Crop)

EXIF

Nikon D7200
Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED DX
@18mm
Unbranded ND Filter system with ND 10stop square filter used.
speed 41'' with IR remote control shutter release and mirror lock up enabled
f/10
iso 100
+1.3EV Exposure Compensation
(ETTR technique)

Photo taken in 2018
Re-edited in 2022

Mediterranean Sky

Lying in the cold water for many years, it used to be a ship which sailed across the seas of the world. The years passed and it ended up, abandoned in a gulf of Elefsis where it half sunk.
Nowadays it is a popular kind of sightseeing as you drive away or back from a country road. It is extremely popular for photographers and divers.
Many workshops are being organised at the coastline with photographers from across our country.
These photos are from my personal archive. Photographed back in 2018 with my first Nikon D7200 (which I sold some years ago and regretted. I bought a new one after a few months which i still own) and a very old Nikkor DX lens. Then ND filter system was a very cheap one with loads of colour cast which was almost impossible to correct.

Although I'm in photography since the age of 11, long exposure photography was something I tried 4 years ago. These are some of my first steps.

 

[panos_adgr]

Nikon D7200
Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED DX
@55mm
Unbranded ND Filter system with ND 10stop
speed 4'' with IR remote control release and mirror lock up enable
f/13
iso 100
+2.0EV Exposure Compensation

Photo taken in 2018
Re-edited in 2022

 

[ruedas]

I like the atmosphere, good work, but best of all I like that subject!! Well spotted!

 

[panos_adgr]

I like the atmosphere, good work, but best of all I like that subject!! Well spotted!

Thank you very much ruedas !
It is a nice spot 20 minutes from my town but I haven't visited it the last 4 years... I must go again sometime.

 

[Andy Smith]

wonderful shots with a great subject. very nicely done

 

[panos_adgr]

wonderful shots with a great subject. very nicely done

Good morning Andy Smith!

Thank you! I had some difficulty in P.P. because of the ND color cast. I did the best I could.
If the sea was smoothed more, by using a longer exposure, I think it would look better.

 

[Andy Smith]

Good morning Andy Smith!

Thank you! I had some difficulty in P.P. because of the ND color cast. I did the best I could.
If the sea was smoothed more, by using a longer exposure, I think it would look better.

I agree that the sea would look fantastic if it was smoother, but it is nice as is because it adds drama.
I like the slight blue cast on the second image bottom portion as I think it conveys sadness for the ship, which I don't feel in the first image.

 

[panos_adgr]

I agree that the sea would look fantastic if it was smoother, but it is nice as is because it adds drama.
I like the slight blue cast on the second image bottom portion as I think it conveys sadness for the ship, which I don't feel in the first image.

You are right about the blue in the first photo. It is missing. I'll to a re edit.