Balboa Pier LE Shot

[Roman Racela]

I was going through some old unprocessed images that I initially never really bothered to check out after dumping them on the hard drive. This shot was taken back in July 2010...a long exposure image of the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach, CA about 5 miles away from my house. I used a 10X Lee Big Stopper filter to create that silky smooth look of the ocean water. I knew there was going to be a strong color cast using the Big Stopper and originally planned on doing a color match in PS with the correct white balance of this early morning image, but as inaccurate as the sunrise colors are on this photo I think I like it a lot and leave it the way it is.

Thanks for viewing. Enjoy.

[Paulo Bizarro]

I like the photo, the exposure time worked out right. It does look a bit too magenta, but you explained why you did not corrected it.

[Roman Racela]

Yup. Lots of magenta. I'll eventually color correct and desaturate it one of these days.

I like the photo, the exposure time worked out right. It does look a bit too magenta, but you explained why you did not corrected it.

[Roman Racela]

I actually just quickly converted it to B&W and now I really like it.

[thierrylegros396]

Yes, very good in B/W !!

Thierry

[Bob_B]

Yes, the b/w is stronger imho.

[Roman Racela]

Thank you Thierry and Bob.

[francois]

Yes, better in B&W!

[Roman Racela]

Thank you, Francois.

Yes, better in B&W!

[polaris-14]

You know, there is a crazy magic with B&W Long exposure photography. Love the shot!

[Roman Racela]

I can't agree with you more, Polaris!

You know, there is a crazy magic with B&W Long exposure photography. Love the shot!

[Chris Calohan]

Agree with the B&W and the Big Stopper tends toward the magenta side during exposures over one minute...I generally change my WB in camera to 6050K which tends to bring me back to a more neutral state.

[NancyP]

Prefer the B&W - very nice.

[Jeremy Roussak]

Yup. Lots of magenta. I'll eventually color correct and desaturate it one of these days.

As I read this comment, I thought it would look good in monochrome; I scrolled down a bit further and was proved right. Good shot!

Jeremy