David L Smith Fine art Photos

23/11/2022

14/02/2022

One of the tricks with a smart phone , is the ability to create panoramic images . The resulting resolution is often quite large enough for large prints and can be quite impressive .
The challenge lies in two main areas ,
1.Areas of different light intensity leading to vertical stripes often made worse when processing in the likes of Snapseed , Lightroom etc .
2. Slanting or wobbly horizontals , this can be a real pain as the eye of your audience is drawn straight to it (sorry no pun intended ) .
The solution to the first is quite straight forward , either have the sun directly behind you , or directly in front of you , as in this example of a panoramic image take 4 years ago on the beach at Jokulsarlon ,Iceland . This mini bus size iceberg had landed there during the last tide , I managed to place the sun directly behind the berg to give a stained glass window effect .
So the last issue of slanting horizontals is a little more complex & comes in 3 parts , practice ,practice & practice 😉. Yep ,just keep having a go you’ll get it . It took 3 goes to take this image ! If the image is just slightly off horizontal,there is a tool in Snapseed that can straighten , and also intelligent ly fill in the gaps of the image at the corners without loosing resolution.
Another point is don’t make your panoramics too wide . They can loose their impact .
If there are areas of differing exposure (the dreaded stripes ) you can ‘mend ‘them by using the ’selective ’ exposure tool in Snapseed to equal the exposure out (just fiddle with brightness & contrast until happy )
That’s it ! iPhones tend to have the best Pan mode ,not my words just reporting back from other users .
Have fun ,Dave.

08/02/2022

Just two years ago this was taken , the place is called Valahnúkur ,located near the south western tip of the Reykjanes peninsula where the mid Atlantic ridge comes out of the sea onto dry land . Literally within a few hundred yard , large geothermal vents emit huge quantities of geothermal steam , many power stations are in this area . Amazing on stormy days .

19/11/2021

Just releasing a new image both on my own website (www.dlsfineartphotography.com )and on Saatchiart.com
It’s taken a few months plowing through images of my last trip to Iceland , a few nice surprises have popped up , this one I particular. Taken on the beach at Stokksness in south Iceland with my friend foot 👣 prints in the foreground, giving scale to the final image . Available from A4 up to A2 and 3D acrylic prints 30” wide special editions (5 ) from Saatchiart.com .
Wait for announcement here .

26/08/2021

19/08/2020

A quick 3 day visit to Liverpool for a bit of a creative break and to get used to my new camera (well second hand ) the Olympus E-M1mkiii , more weather proof than my 5MKii and hand hi res images up the 80MP . Battery life is easily all day and on the hoof charging is a much better arrangement than spare batteries. Although it is said that Micro 4/3rds is no comparison to full frame , I can’t see the difference myself in real terms . Plus the lenses are superior in quality and up to a third smaller . Hunting huge amounts of kit around severely impacts the creative flow !

02/05/2019

Hopefully in the next month or so most of my image will be available to purchase , just putting the final touches to the site with expert help from a friend . Limited editions from £50 in various sizes up to A2 .Ive kept the prices reasonable as sharing to a larger audience is more satisfying than a rich few .ill keep you all posted . Thank you for your support and kind comments.
Warm Regards ,David L Smith

07/05/2018

Just a collection if images while I was chilling and remembering .