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The Pier was closed off yesterday for safety. The waves were quite large.
Anysuggestions for improvement greatly appreciated. I was shooting almost directly into the sun withlight to moderatecloud cover.The lighting was on the gloomy side. With the blowing sand and surf, I kept my polarizing filter on to protect the lens, (I didn't have any other fliters with me.) After a few adjustments in PS to boost contrast, this is my final result. All comments welcome! :-) Thomas. |
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overall i rather like this shot...
its a good composition with the pier coming out of the corner and leading into the distance... you captured the power of the ocean well with the waves crashing in.. i think this would look good in black and white.. you could increase contrast a bit more in black and white as it gets a bit washed out in places right now.. also, i think if you would have left a little more room on the right hand side of the frame it would balance better.. and its maybe a bit bare in the foreground.. but as i said, i like it.. -dustin |
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Thanks Dustin!
I will definitely give the B&W conversion a shot with boosted contrast. Thanks for the critique, your insights are always most helpful. ![]() Thomas. |
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oh yeah!
c-street just up the beach. that's where i learned to surf way back when. thanks for the shot and the memories, thomas! scot |
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I don't know.
The angle isn't quite right to me. Maybe if the horizon was at the vertical halfway mark or something. It looks like a very good photo but not a great one. I'm sure if you shopped around slightly for more angles you could have come up with a better photo. How many shots/attemps did you make? -- Terry |
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Yeah I think a higher perspective might work better but thats not really an option unless you get farther back and zoom in.
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In addition the weather was really against you. The light is not good. The shot would be very powerful with good day light.
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Thanks you for all the comments!
Scot: 15 years in California and I still haven't learned to surf. I think I will wait until the waves are a bit smaller. :-) Terry: I took adozen or so shots from different angles. I will try and post a couple morelater. I may have a couple others with better compositions. Widowmaker: Unfortunately,I didn't bring any of my longer lenses. efs17-85 was the longest I had. I will try a few from a higher perspective nexttime I am out there. Aumma45: I was hoping so much for good light. ![]() Thanks again! Thomas. |
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Tom, don't give up keep trying one day it will be bingo!:homey:
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