East Coast

[mattyshea]

Heres a shot from Minnamurra near Kiama on the South Coast.
I am still using a piece of cardboard for a grad filter as I cant afford a proper one yet haha



Heres 2 from Newcastle this afternoon. Im not happy with them as I got there too late and didnt have enough time to find a decent spot but I figured I needed to contribute more to this great forum.





Cheers matt

[surenj]

Hi Matt,

#1 I quite like the composition which leads you in. The foreground rocks have good detail. The middle ground is a little dark but still ok.

#2 the sky looks oversaturated. Those subtle eastward tones at sunset are more pastel in my experience.

#3 has nice colors but the composition to me isn't as strong.

Pls tell us your technique with the cardboard grad (Also known as CB vari grad)

[aim54x]

For a cardboard grad you are doing really well. I am guessing it is much like dodging in the darkroom but blindly rather than seeing what your doing.

#1 has great lines that lead you in, but that top edge could be a tad lighter (probably easier to control in the darkroom than on location though)

#2 great colours in the sky, but the composition doesnt do it for me

#3 has great skies, but two things bother me, there is a lack of balance (needs something on the LHS) and the horizon seems off a bit.

Great stuff, I look forward to seeing mroe of your work