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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Kiwi Paul on May 28, 2016, 11:33:26 am

Title: Newburgh beach
Post by: Kiwi Paul on May 28, 2016, 11:33:26 am: Newburgh beach north east Scotland.

(https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7122/27191507386_c1aec4ee3e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/HqPzNS)
Title: Re: Newburgh beach
Post by: Chairman Bill on May 28, 2016, 01:27:32 pm: Nice. I also think it could be just as nice in B&W
Title: Re: Newburgh beach
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on May 28, 2016, 02:31:13 pm: Quote from: Chairman Bill on May 28, 2016, 01:27:32 pm
Nice. I also think it could be just as nice in B&W
I agree completely.
Title: Re: Newburgh beach
Post by: Tony Jay on May 28, 2016, 08:04:54 pm: I would add my voice to the choir here - B&W for me.

Tony Jay
Title: Re: Newburgh beach
Post by: biker on May 29, 2016, 08:27:33 am: Nice pattern!
It's great in colour with the exception of that green on the coast that slightly disrupts the beige - grey/blue harmony. That's why it would benefit from B&W.
Title: Re: Newburgh beach
Post by: Kiwi Paul on May 29, 2016, 08:59:34 am: Thanks for the comments folks, most appreciated.
Title: Re: Newburgh beach
Post by: sdwilsonsct on May 29, 2016, 10:18:29 am: I like the colours, and the way the rhythms are repeated between sand and sky.
Title: Re: Newburgh beach
Post by: luxborealis on May 29, 2016, 10:56:03 am: The motion of the tumultuous clouds moving toward us somewhat replicates the motion created by the ripples of sand, but in a much more dramatic and random way - well seen and captured!
Title: Re: Newburgh beach
Post by: John Koerner on May 29, 2016, 12:43:07 pm: I like it the way it is :)
Title: Re: Newburgh beach
Post by: maddogmurph on May 29, 2016, 05:22:55 pm: I'm digging it sir. My only gripe would be that you didn't focus stack it. (Take a foreground shot, an infinity shot and blend) I think that would have added some clarity to the foreground that would have been minimal to notice but still just a nice little edge.
Title: Re: Newburgh beach
Post by: Kiwi Paul on May 30, 2016, 01:53:58 am: Quote from: maddogmurph on May 29, 2016, 05:22:55 pm
I'm digging it sir. My only gripe would be that you didn't focus stack it. (Take a foreground shot, an infinity shot and blend) I think that would have added some clarity to the foreground that would have been minimal to notice but still just a nice little edge.

Thank's for the comment.
Focus stacking wasn't an option as it was a handheld shot with me crouching down looking at the screen (flip out screen). The lens I used was a Voigtlander 12mm, manual focus lens, ultra wide and generally with f11 and setting the focus to about 0.5 metre the depth of focus is such that everything is usually in focus so focus stacking was even considered at the shoot.
Title: Re: Newburgh beach
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on May 30, 2016, 04:09:09 am: I like the vastness and the patterns. But I find the foreground a bit dull. Perhaps a bit more contrast to it?
Title: Re: Newburgh beach
Post by: francois on May 30, 2016, 04:41:12 am: Quote from: Paulo Bizarro on May 30, 2016, 04:09:09 am
I like the vastness and the patterns. But I find the foreground a bit dull. Perhaps a bit more contrast to it?

A B&W version should probably improve this shot.
Title: Re: Newburgh beach
Post by: brandtb on May 30, 2016, 10:19:04 am: Very nice - would think about pulling up shadows in fg a bit plus some clarity/contrast
Title: Re: Newburgh beach
Post by: Kiwi Paul on June 04, 2016, 04:29:58 pm: Here's a B&W version.

(https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7302/27185342270_582e21da26_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/HqgZ8L)
Title: Re: Newburgh beach
Post by: sdwilsonsct on June 04, 2016, 06:11:26 pm: Quote from: Kiwi Paul on June 04, 2016, 04:29:58 pm
Here's a B&W version.

Much better.
Title: Re: Newburgh beach
Post by: Bob_B on June 05, 2016, 07:05:19 pm: For me, the B/W version is way better. Beautiful capture.
Title: Re: Newburgh beach
Post by: francois on June 06, 2016, 11:27:57 am: Indeed, much improved over the original. Now I can give it some love and say congrats!
Title: Re: Newburgh beach
Post by: Kiwi Paul on June 07, 2016, 05:18:07 am: Thanks for the comments folks, the B&W version got "explored" on flickr and did very well on 500px too!!

Paul