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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: nma on June 16, 2017, 10:09:23 pm

Title: Lithified cliffs, Kauai.
Post by: nma on June 16, 2017, 10:09:23 pm

Lithified cliffs, Kauai.

Thoughts?

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Kauai-favoritesd-2017/i-Vphw7zc/0/7df4fb26/X2/_1260561-HDR-Edit-Edit-2-X2.jpg)

Title: Re: Lithified cliffs, Kauai.
Post by: Cornfield on June 17, 2017, 06:35:09 am

Nicely done, good composition and processed for a strong natural look.

Title: Re: Lithified cliffs, Kauai.
Post by: JKoerner007 on June 17, 2017, 08:08:40 am

Beautiful. Love the turquoise accent in the forming wave.

Title: Re: Lithified cliffs, Kauai.
Post by: luxborealis on June 17, 2017, 08:18:10 am

It ticks all the technical boxes, is well-composed with movement around the scene and it was made during the "golden hours". What it lacks is an emotional connection. It explains everything and leaves little to the imagination. Not every photo will have these elusive and difficult-to-define qualities, but they are pretty much a pre-requisite for photographs destined for "the wall".

Title: Re: Lithified cliffs, Kauai.
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on June 17, 2017, 08:56:33 am

Nice sky, banal and too-bright foreground.

Title: Re: Lithified cliffs, Kauai.
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on June 19, 2017, 04:49:23 am

Tough crowd:)

I like the photo, a lot, since it takes me into the location. I also like coastal photography a lot, and this image ticks a lot of boxes for me.

Title: Re: Lithified cliffs, Kauai.
Post by: nma on June 19, 2017, 08:49:10 am

It is nice to have criticism. One must accept that all criticism is not praise. Lux has explained his critique; no emotional connection. Well, I agree to some extent; but the viewer must also be receptive to the scene which I thought might appeal to some.