Michele Borgarelli
About the Image(s)
Background: the Trabucco is a massive fishing machine made by wood that is typical of the Adriatic shores of Abruzzo and Gargano coast. This one was photographed next to VIeste on the Gargano coast. The Trabucco in this region are built with Aleppo pine wood, because this trees are widely available in the region and this wood is elastic, weatherproof and resistant to salt. If you want to know more about these fascinating machines you can read here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabucco
Taking the image: This photo was taken midday and considering the very uninteresting gray sky, I though from the beginning to use a long exposure to get a smooth ocean and emphasize the structure. I had few minutes to compose the image and set up everything because rain was coming (indeed arrived soon) and I was going to use a neutral density filter for the long exposure that would attract the drop of rains… More, I forgot my filter holder, so I had to handhold the filter in front of the lens and keep everything stable. I got the right shot at my second attempt and happy because on the third it start raining pretty hard.
Technical data: Fujifilm GFX100s, Fujinon GF45-100mm F4 R LM OIS WR, @64mm, 25 sec, f/7.1, ISO 800, 10 Stops ND filter
Post processing: I thought to have this in monochrome, but my wife suggested the color one is better, and she is always right… So I kept the color one. I first crop slightly the frame and then since the image was slightly overexposed, I decreased the exposure by 1 stop in the post processing. I also selectively increased the clarity and details on the rocks and the building. Finally, I applied a selective dodge to the Trabucco to make his wooden structure to pop up.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
6 comments posted
thank you for your comments and input. Trabuccos are interesting fishing machines and are more complicated of they look at first. They are also a very efficient way to fish.
Nigel, I am posting the monochrome image, since you asked. To me this one is working better in color despite being almost monochromatic.
best wishes
  Posted: 07/15/2024 18:41:25
Michele   Posted: 07/26/2024 17:12:53