HMS Illustrious is in town. She’s the sister ship of HMS Ark Royal. Instead of helicopters she gets Harrier jump jets. Very cool. This isn’t a HDR image. I took one just in case but this works well enough. Its actually a 242 second exposure. I’ve been playing with crazy exposure times the past few days. Its funny really. I was talking to a mate about the lighting and I commented how I wouldn’t get a nice photo because the ship is barely lit. Its no cruise ship. I was quite surprised when I saw something this clear appear on my display.

HMS Illustrious in Liverpool | Posted at 12am on 19/10/08 | Filed Under: Liverpool |


  • @Hitesh Sawlani - I used a bit of recovery in Lightroom but some of the highlights are blown out. Personally its an ok price to pay.
  • Great result!
  • Long exposures are always surprising I think. There is so much to be photographed in the dark. This one turned out great!
  • Hey pete, was wondering how you prevent the highlights from overblowing in very long exposures such as this?
  • You are really good at playing! A 242 second exposure is more than impressive, and it turn out great.
    Bravo!
  • Mark
    The long exposure almost makes this look like it has a glass floor. Lovely effect.
  • Really great! Fantastic photo.
  • awesome photo - really beautiful colours and impressive ship.
  • tucker
    I had forgotten about exposure times since going digital, I am going to check my camera, I love your photo its a great shot.
  • Exceptional. Fantastic.
  • Jen
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  • your work inspires me and this is no exception!
  • This is stunning ... an absolute peace of a shot!

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  • Amazing colors and sharpness! I like the sky and reflections. Fantastic shot!
  • Ian
    The colour in this is amazing.
  • 卫海
    非常漂亮
  • This is really stunning! What a beautiful and impressive shot of an impressive ship. Amazing colors.
  • Love the reflection from the water here. Great processing too!
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