Amateur Photographer Magazine Smartphone Picture of the Week

Delighted that Amateur Photographer magazine selected one of my images as their Smartphone picture of the week.

Carrelets, Brittany, iPhone 13 Pro Max

These lovely fishing huts, known as Carrelets, are a common feature off the Western coast of France between the estuaries of the Gironde and Loire. I discovered this little grouping near Pornic; the outer two huts, each facing away from the middle, gave a very pleasing balance to the composition. However, gale force winds and rain blowing directly inland from the sea made tripod mounting a camera totally impossible. Smartphone to the rescue, I was able to brace against the conditions and experiment with the long exposure feature to capture the image I had in my minds eye. Thankfully the digital file was good enough to allow a little judicious dodging and burning in Photoshop to enhance detail and contrast.