About the Image(s)

I was sailing in the Hebrides recently, and we passed Fingal’s Cave. The hexagonal columnar basalt rock formations are dramatic. But everyone takes a photo of the cave as they pass the island, and I wanted something different. I filled the frame with the cave and its surrounds, and then processed. Initially I couldn’t get the stark outlines I wanted, so played with posterization and levels adjustments. I think the results are interesting. Which do you prefer?

Main image: PA012027 posterise 4 50%. This has 4 posterisation levels, with 50% opacity, on top of the “straight” mono.

Others are “original” images:
PA012027 mono ??“ a “straight” mono conversion
PA012027 posterise 4 ??“ with 4 posterisation levels and 100% opacity
PA012027 levels adjusted - with no posterization, but both white and black levels changed, to 86% and 14% respectively.


OM Systems OM-1, Olympus 40-150mm pro lens at 150mm, 1/500 sec, f4.5, ISO 1000, processed in Affinity 2


Best wishes, and Happy Christmas to all!