Whitby is famous for?
Whitby (St Hilda's) Abbey, Dracula, Bram Stoker, Captain Cook, Whitby Goths, Whitby Regatta, Whitby Whaling, Fishing, St Mary's Church, Whitby Jet, Whitby Witches, Whitby Town, The Whitby Seagull, 199 Steps, Harbour, Whitby Piers, Shipping Trades, Alum Production, B&Bs, The East Cliff, Captain William Scoresby, Fisherman's Cottages, Whitby's Yards, Steps and cobbled streets, Fish and Chips, The Endeavour, Ghost Walks, Sea Food, Seaside, The West Cliff, Whitby Folk Festival, Caedmon, Frank Sutcliffe, Whitby Kippers, Lobster, Crabs and Scampi, Synod of A.D. 664, Australian 'First Fleet' supply vessels,
Do you know any other things Whitby is famous for? Let us know and we'll add it to the list, see here!
Discover Whitby's street names and their history here
Break the ice, Jury, Binge drinking, Incredible Hulk, Down the hatch, ...discover these and many more well known phrases from our maritime past here
Find out about the building styles and architecture found in the buildings of Whitby here.
Whitby in times gone by, ads from the past here
PHOTOGRAPHING IN THE WHITBY AREA
The Whitby area groans with image potential, you can see it yourself, so why lots like this.
The clue is in see it yourself: eyes first, camera second. Modern cameras are photo-technical wizards, but like all predecessors they only record what they’re pointed at. It’s you that makes the difference.
Is there anything wrong with the example? No, snapshots are frozen memories and if you’re shooting to please yourself that’s fine. But could you take more pleasing ones? Easily.
RULE OF THIRDS. Actually photography has no rules and this contrarily named composition aid is literally guidelines. When framing a photo, imagine a noughts and crosses grid superimposed on the view screen (some cameras allow one to be displayed). Set visually important elements like a person’s eyes, or the horizon, on or near a line.
And remember you can rotate the camera from horizontal to vertical framing too.
A couple of points though:
Horizons: in a place like Whitby it’s natural to include the sea. Try to get it acceptably level, because sloping water looks unnatural. Allied point: watch verticals too, West Pier lighthouse isn’t related to the Leaning Tower of Pisa!
People: it’s vital a person’s eyes are sharply focused, but when using the Rule of Thirds autofocus might lock onto a subject’s chest. Camera makers know this and first pressure on the shutter button usually produces ‘focus lock’. So, first set eyes in the autofocus area, take and hold first pressure on the shutter button, re-compose in line with the Rule of Thirds then shoot.
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