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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Chairman Bill on December 29, 2015, 03:41:04 pm

Title: Four from the beach
Post by: Chairman Bill on December 29, 2015, 03:41:04 pm

Four from this afternoon at St Audrie's Bay, Somerset. I went primarily with a view to photographing one of the waterfalls that flows over the cliffs. Took my tripod, but forgot the QR plate. Next time. For now, these will have to suffice.

Title: Re: Four from the beach
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 29, 2015, 04:43:58 pm

I'd say leave the tripod at home, Bill. You obviously don't need it.

Nice set!

Title: Re: Four from the beach
Post by: petermfiore on December 29, 2015, 04:52:06 pm

Nice set Bill...I like the last image "Rocks and Sand" very much. Strong graphic image.

Peter

Title: Re: Four from the beach
Post by: Rob C on December 29, 2015, 05:12:07 pm

Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 29, 2015, 04:43:58 pm

I'd say leave the tripod at home, Bill. You obviously don't need it.

Nice set!

Without it you find freedom.

Rob C

Title: Re: Four from the beach
Post by: Chairman Bill on December 29, 2015, 05:56:32 pm

Yeah, but I was lying down, trying desperately to hold the camera steady enough to get a nice blurry waterfall. It worked, but the rocks were a bit blurry too, which rather undermined my artistic intent  :(

Title: Re: Four from the beach
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 29, 2015, 07:47:55 pm

So where is that waterfall? I don't see it here.

Maybe blurry rocks is just what it needs.   ;)

Title: Re: Four from the beach
Post by: Chairman Bill on December 30, 2015, 01:50:41 am

OK, here's the waterfall, which makes it five from the beach. So I lied. Sue me.  :)

Title: Re: Four from the beach
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on December 30, 2015, 12:54:47 pm

Quote from: Chairman Bill on December 29, 2015, 03:41:04 pm

For now, these will have to suffice.

Yes, I suppose they will. They'll do. Just about  ;)

I love the sky in the second.

Jeremy

Title: Re: Four from the beach
Post by: MattBurt on December 30, 2015, 01:43:14 pm

Ugh, I hate it when I do that! I try to keep an extra plate in my bag now for these occasions.
Despite your challenges the photos look great. 2 and 3 are my picks for the motion the lines imply. Good compositions!

Title: Re: Four from the beach
Post by: Chairman Bill on December 30, 2015, 04:48:51 pm

Thanks all for the positive comments. I'm just waiting for Russ to tell me that the hand (or footprint) of man is what makes them any good.

Title: Re: Four from the beach
Post by: SanderKikkert on December 30, 2015, 05:31:43 pm

I like Rocks and Sand a lot too and must say that the one of the waterfall appeals to me a lot, at least in this size. Yes, some blurriness there, but also a great deal of character and and a strange mood, love it, the foreground leading up to the waterfall and the point where it tips over the edge catches my eyes and I couldn't care less about the blurriness I just see an intriguing shot.

And I don't know about you but everytime a revisit some spot and try to recreate a composition shot handheld on an earlier visit I fail miserably, not always but most of the time anyway.... :o

Cheers, Sander

Title: Re: Four from the beach
Post by: Mjollnir on December 30, 2015, 07:28:23 pm

The first one works especially well.

Nicely done and nicely processed.