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10/07/2004 11:32:58 PM |
| The line of bouys is distracting. The foreground is very nice. |
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10/07/2004 11:14:31 PM |
| I find myself wishing I could see the shore a little better - there's a story in those footprints. |
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10/07/2004 11:12:01 PM |
| nice color and good detail. the water looks so clear. Nice work. 6 |
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10/07/2004 10:25:49 PM |
| I like the interesting pattern in the water & on the sand yet I think that the burn on the lighting and mountains in the background spoil the shot somewhat. Perhaps a differnet crop? Its a great photo none the less! |
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10/07/2004 10:24:27 AM |
| ahhh, tranquility. you certainly have captured the essence of the start of a great day. i love the angle and the lines. i can only guess what your setup was, but i wonder how this shot would look at f/32 for an extended exposure? |
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10/06/2004 08:46:52 PM |
| I don't care for the line of floating things in the water, but nice colors and lighting 8 |
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10/06/2004 02:27:49 PM |
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Message edited by author 2005-07-12 08:22:17. |
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10/06/2004 01:38:57 PM |
| I think, I would try a bit different angle - to move with the camera more to the left. Just a bit. I have a filling the left empty space is to big in proportion with busy right side. BTW you have great footprints on the sand on the right. I don't know what was happening on the right side of the area, but if there was nothing disturbing, the footprints could be exposed a bit more, to add some story behind the picture. |
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10/06/2004 01:16:14 PM |
| A very nice image and great composition. My only complain are the transitional shades which appear pastel magenta and then pastel cyan. This shift affected the greenery. Outside of this, the image has breath, great reflections and the water in the foreground is just grand. Bumping to 6 |
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10/06/2004 01:15:47 AM |
| ah bliss, wonderful pic - well done |
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10/05/2004 04:43:12 PM |
| I love the perspective you showed in this photo. Colors, contrast and saturation are very good except for the very bright spot which is out of place. Judging by the shadows I see on the trees in the background, it appears that the sun is coming from the right side vs the left by the bright spot. Maybe I'm wrong. 5 |
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10/05/2004 12:29:54 AM |
Very good scene and good composition. Horizon seems slightly tilted to the right, but that could just be the impression given by the shore line curving round. Photo somehow just lacks real punch, though.
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10/04/2004 10:34:16 PM |
| The color of the sky in the upper left corner sure draws your eye into the photo. Beautiful |
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10/04/2004 06:46:27 PM |
| very peaceful and calming (thank you) the ripples in the water make a great pattern and the varying colors in the sky also add to the picture. 9 |
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10/04/2004 06:40:01 PM |
| Beautiful scene, puts the viewer right on the shore...I think those are my footprints! |
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10/04/2004 04:47:21 PM |
| What a beutiful peaceful feeling study. The firts light to the water to the shore flow so perfectly. Ilike the footprints too. |
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10/04/2004 04:10:07 PM |
I Realy like the composition, the footsteps in the sand add to the image, but I'm not so keen on the "light" it is blown out and distracts from the beauty of the rest.
I know it's your title, but this is my opinion (call me crazy :) |
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10/04/2004 12:42:07 PM |
| For some reason the angle of the shore seems to move me toward the right horizon of the shot which is the darkest and least appealing focal point. It just doesn't work for me. |
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10/04/2004 05:42:58 AM |
Not a great deal to look at here - needs some foreground interest. Also watch out for the white blowouts.
I like teh footprints though - they lead your eyes well.
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10/03/2004 07:55:56 PM |
Strong points: a) The leading line of the sand on the shore line coming in from the bottom left with the footprints in the sand is superb. I would however like just a bit more space where it curves back to the left - it's almost a merger with the edge of the frame. b) The patterns of ripples in the forground water are great. c) Exposure is right on - even with the bright area at the left horizon. Suggestions for improvement: If this shot was taken a few minutes earlier - the light may have been spectacular.
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10/03/2004 04:54:18 PM |
| Lovely...though I do wish the sands were brighter, I'm totally sold by the waters. The extreme brightness of the "first light" is a tad much for ME, but I understand that it's the point of the shot ahaha. Overall, I dig!! |
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10/03/2004 02:57:54 PM |
| A very nice and serene landscape. Depth is perfect. I would suggest a little more light on the sand from a fill flash, just a suggestion.7 |
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10/03/2004 01:45:31 PM |
| I like how you set this shot up. The leading lines and the footprints in the sand take the viewer's eyes right to the hill in the backround. Pleasing colors and a serene feeling. Good job. |
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10/03/2004 01:09:03 PM |
| Nice light and composition, but there are a lot of distractions - 4 |
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10/03/2004 12:05:15 PM |
| The foot steps are an excellent touch. |
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10/03/2004 11:46:22 AM |
| a well composed landcsape shot. it's a little dark on the sand - waiting a bit longer might have thrown more light there which would give you chance to better emphasize the footprints. the prints, to me, give more compositional interest to the shot, so I would have liked them to be more apparent. |
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10/03/2004 07:54:05 AM |
| Looks cold and calm. Nice soft lighting and array of colors in the sky. I might have cropped out more the beach, just to see what effect it had on the composition. |
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10/03/2004 07:43:16 AM |
| Beautiful and peaceful location. I really like how my eye is led along the shore banks in the lower right up and around to the mid-left where the light is, which is further emphasized by the footprints in the sand. Nicely done. 7 |
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10/03/2004 06:47:52 AM |
| Nice shot, reminds me of one of my shots from Scotland(!). Horizon well placed, breaking the frame into 3rds. Left hand edge of frame is too burnt out for my taste, and I don't like foreground diagonal leading my eye out of the right hand side of the frame. The foreground textures look a little soft... some sharp sand textures could have added some 'wow' to the shot, if you're using a DSLR you probably would have needed a tripod for the dof. Horizon on the right of the shot looks a bit cluttered. The footsteps are a nice touch, but are a bit too subtle. Some dodging and burning could have cured this. The sky could have done with a polariser, which may have solved your burnt out highlights. 5 |
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10/03/2004 03:31:18 AM |
| Nice photo, it may have had more impact without the floats cutting theough the image. |
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10/02/2004 07:58:25 PM |
| Very well done. I love the leading line and the soft colors. |
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10/02/2004 04:49:58 PM |
| Nice relaxing shot here, good DOF and clarity throughout the whole picture. Might have liked to have seen the footprints in more detail though. 8 |
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10/02/2004 03:41:13 PM |
| Nice photo. I like the texture on the beach. Good color |
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10/02/2004 12:06:36 PM |
| Beautiful colors and exposure. The composition leads my eye around the scene. |
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10/02/2004 08:52:22 AM |
| Something about the sky just isn't appealing for me. Perhaps it's the cyan bar there. Maybe if the shot were taken earlier? I like the water, but the sky and the lighting on the hill seem to take away. 6 |
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10/02/2004 05:40:37 AM |
| This is a very nice shot, but in my opinion a bit too bright on the left hand side. I like the footprints in the sand, as they add a littl;e extra interest. 7 |
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10/02/2004 02:19:29 AM |
| Nice tone to this image just looking at it gives a relaxing feeling |
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10/01/2004 08:44:19 PM |
| I could eat the bottom half of the pic it's so good, but would leave the top half on the side of the plate. Crop me a meal!! |
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10/01/2004 06:11:29 PM |
| It's beautiful! It has that matted and framed art look. I gave it a 9. |
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10/01/2004 05:30:24 PM |
| nice reflections and ripples - the sky is bright for "first light" - overall pleasing effect, but the darks are little too dark, and the lights are a little too light |
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10/01/2004 03:28:56 PM |
| Smooth shot, exposed enough to get texture in the sand, with the footsteps. The overexposure on the left, though, really overpowers the image. Although this might be intentional (when considering the title), it seems to be a bit much. |
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10/01/2004 03:10:30 PM |
| overexposure fits very well here! looks liek its gonna be a nice day! |
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10/01/2004 01:34:18 PM |
A glacially still water may or may not have improved this - I don't know. It's a lovely time of day but it's a shame that much of the beach is in shade, so I ccan't help thinking that an evening shot may have been more effective. I'd also have removed the boundary markers too.
Competent composition, but not a great deal to latch onto beyond the pretty scene. |
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10/01/2004 12:01:59 PM |
| footsteps make this photo. good job. |
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10/01/2004 11:47:34 AM |
| A nice peaceful and tranquil atmosphere, hard to get right with such extreme highlights and shadows in the image. The only thing I am wondering is how it would have looked twelve hours later, at sunset. I looks like the light is coming from the right and therefore a sunset from the left would put some more light on the sand and increase structure and add some more WOW factor. |
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10/01/2004 09:01:19 AM |
| I think the human elements take away from this one a bit. Cloning out the buoys would have helped a lot i think. It's nice, though. |
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10/01/2004 02:32:52 AM |
| You have brought this to the sensual realm of feeling and sight. Beautiful work. |
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10/01/2004 02:11:24 AM |
| Very nice, looks so relaxing. |
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10/01/2004 01:14:10 AM |
I find, because of the harsh lighting in the upper right, that you've got some visible stepping in the color in the sky. Also, there's a bit of a halo between the background hill and trees and the sky which shows a slight oversharpening. Foreground is a touch too dark, and the footsteps that should have been visible are *just* barely. Metering against the water, or closer to the ground, may have helped this out, or you were going for a "higher power" aspect with the bright light, but it unfortunately weakens the rest of hte photograph.
Keep playing around with your shutter speeds and aperatures (if you have manual control on them), and keep trying. I hope you get enough helpful comments. Good luck. |
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