Raves & Rants . . from Penzance

F8 and Be There The phrase 'f8 and be there' is an old press photography adage explaining that the sure-fire way to get a great photo is to set your camera aperture to f8, and make sure you're in exactly the right place when that dramatic something happens!  Although 'f8 & be there' is a simplistic aphorism, a witty joke giving you only two parameters to get a great shot, those two central ideas can be used by photographers of all skill levels to achieve a good result.   For landscape photographers this means finding the right spot to set up your camera & tripod, at exactly the right time of day.  As you know, sunsets happen over the last half hour of the day, so you need to time your photo trip to be in place and ready for that half-hour.  An hour early and the scene is too bright, an hour later and you've missed all the fun.  Timing is key. As is being in the right spot. The luxury of planning where to be is something that press...

It was morning, and work timings had unusually left me free for a couple of hours. That would normally mean the surf was onshore, or blown out, or flat or something, adhering as it usually does to the First Law of Surfing . But not today. Blue Rinse Today looked like a bleak, grey, midwinter day with (from a brief glimpse of the sea on the school run) a weak looking swell and the wind threatening to go onshore. But I had time. Time to take pictures. So I trawled along the coast looking for surf or seascape images, but found very little. Until I came to the reef. Which, oddly, seemed to be firing. Fryer  Several locals and some of the Aggy crew were making the most of a small day before the expected 'Hercules II' storm at the weekend. An acceptable peak Empty Dan Joel Mole getting critical Captain Fryer on a set wave A chill wind cut through the grey pall that hung over the break, warmed slightly by the relaxed atmosphere. Styling ...

Ocean Image is on the shelves! This month's edition of Cornish World magazine (sold all over Cornwall as well as Cornish communities all over the world) is sporting a rather fine image from the Ocean-Image.com back catalogue. With a nifty piece of clever designeryness, they've also included a postcard on the front, which is a cut-out from the main photo. Get out and buy one, and post the card to a friend. Check out the full image here Cover picture Also in the news is another Ocean-Image photographer, Adam Cornick, who's cracking shot of surfers walking down the beach is now gracing the current cover of Coast magazine . Congrats to Adam, who has only recently started uploading his photos to the site. Check out his folio here : Adam Cornick . Keep checking the site for more summery images, some have just been uploaded from Rock , in North Cornwall. Return to Ocean-Image.com