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Photo of the Week 96 – The Boathouse in Autumn

Filed Under Photo of the Week, Photography on March 7, 2010 at 7:34 pm

My last few Photo of the Week picks have been nature macros, so I thought I’d change things up a bit this week and go for some local history. I just love the boathouse in Carton Estate, it’s such a cool little building in such a great setting. I’ve taken many shots of it, but this is one of my very favorites because of the dramatic backdrop nature kindly provided. For a start the trees in the background are at their autumn best, but as well as that the light was great and there sky was very dramatic.

The Boathouse in Autumn
on Flickr – Full-Size

  • Camera: Nikon D40
  • Lens: Nikon DX AFS 18-55mm (D40 kit lens)
  • Exposure: 1/125 sec
  • Focal Length: 18mm
  • Focal Ratio: f/11
  • ISO: 200
  • Camera Mode: Aperture Priority
  • Processing: This shot was generated by tonemapping the original RAW file with Photomatix Pro, and then tweaking the results a little using Aperture’s Dodge & Burn plugin.

Comments

3 Responses to “Photo of the Week 96 – The Boathouse in Autumn”

  1. Bill Tomison on March 15th, 2010 9:58 pm

    Bart,
    Just clicked over to your site for the first time after listening to IMP Live 097. Your photos are stunning. I especially like the closeups, but they all are really beautiful. My envy of your skill only increased when I learned you have earned your PhD in experimental physics.

    By the way, I tried going to your gallery, but the link “View My Photo Gallery…” circles back to “www.bartbusschots.ie/gallery/”.

    Anyhow, rock on, or may the road rise to meet you.
    Bill Tomison
    Beaverton, Oregon, USA

  2. Bill Tomison on March 15th, 2010 10:10 pm

    Just a follow up to correct my errors. I need to read more carefully.
    I see that it was your undergraduate degree that included experimental physics, and you are “finishing up” the PhD.
    Also, I did find the link to your Flikr photostream. Like the shots in the blog, all golden.
    B.T.

  3. Bart B on March 17th, 2010 1:18 am

    Thanks Bill – and nice catch on the old broken gallery link. I’ve fixed the redirect so it now goes somewhere sensible.

    Bart.

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