Port Moon - 100 years on

amcinroy

I took a little wander down into Port Moon today on the Causeway Headlands.

I was trying to recreate another 100 year old photograph by the landscape pioneer of Northern Ireland, R.J Welch.

The boats are long gone but the furrows to pull the boats up into are still there and can just about be seen in the foreground. Notice too how the boulder in the mid-distance has been broken, perhaps chipped off to be used as a building repair.





Andy

ike

Andy,

Thats great stuff! very interesting to see the subtle changes in the landscape over a hudred years

DaireQuinlan

Looks like you got the location absolutely dead on ! Its a pity the weather was so flat though, It might be interesting to see if you can get the same time of day with similiar conditions aswell, looks like early afternoon or late morning ? . Did you actually make sure to get the exact same tide too ? or was that just a lucky coincidence ?

shepthedog

Andy
Great to see you posting here now too. Had a look at these shots earlier. Its an excellent idea recreating the old photos. Easier said than done I'd imagine. Must be incredible to see the changes to the landscape.

Eirebear

I like what your doing andy, really interesting to see how time has changed certain aspects of the landscape.
Nice work

amcinroy

Thank you everyone,

The alignment took me about half an hour to get right. The boulder initially threw me out then I realised that some of it had been chipped off.

I used the drop in the headland as my distant alignment mark and then used the little causeway and also the large boulder to line up the shot. Then I walked in a line back from this until I found the hidden grassy furrows that the boats must have pulled up into.

The next thing was the elevation that I changed by adjusting my tripod height. I had to get the same water separation between the boulder and the causeway and then also between the causeway and the headland. Looking at this again I feel I should have been just a fraction lower.

Then lastly I had to get the focal legth correct by zooming in and out to achieve the same angle of view.

Indeed, I was lucky with the tide. The tide is marginally higher in my version but it's not far away.

The light is more tricky. The weather is never the same twice. Based on the lighting I would say that the original was taken on a Summer afternoon. Might head back next year.

Cheers for the comments.

Andy