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Curl Curl Beach

Postby biggerry on Sun Feb 06, 2011 11:50 pm

This first image, for me, is quintessential australian summer on the northern beaches - I also really like it because of the apparent father-son bonding. :up:

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Re: Curl Curl Beach

Postby colin_12 on Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:31 pm

I do like the concept of what you have captured in #1 Gerry. :up:
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Re: Curl Curl Beach

Postby Geoff on Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:48 pm

Love the whole series Gerry!
After Freshwater, Curly is my favourite beach! Well done!
I wish I could do a morning Northern Beaches shoot with you sometime in the near future when I get some time!!
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Re: Curl Curl Beach

Postby biggerry on Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:04 pm

colin_12 wrote:I do like the concept of what you have captured in #1 Gerry.


in hindsight, a lower POV with some horizon may have been better suited to this image, not much for the eye to follow.

Geoff wrote:I wish I could do a morning Northern Beaches shoot with you sometime in the near future when I get some time!!


cool...will be heading out this Sunday for another sunrise, will prolly be a northern beach location.
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Curl Curl Beach

Postby Geoff on Wed Feb 09, 2011 4:04 pm

Bummer for me :(
I start work at 7am on Sunday.
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Re: Curl Curl Beach

Postby Remorhaz on Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:27 pm

biggerry wrote:cool...will be heading out this Sunday for another sunrise, will prolly be a northern beach location.


+1 cool - please do ping us if you do - I'm interested but can't commit yet :)
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Re: Curl Curl Beach

Postby Matt. K on Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:49 am

First image is beautiful technical quality...(is it the 105mm?) and perfect composition. You got the balance perfect and it makes the image very easy to look at.
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Re: Curl Curl Beach

Postby biggerry on Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:10 pm

Remorhaz wrote:+1 cool - please do ping us if you do - I'm interested but can't commit yet


will post up here if I do go.

Matt. K wrote:First image is beautiful technical quality...(is it the 105mm?) and perfect composition. You got the balance perfect and it makes the image very easy to look at.


next best long lens Matt, the 300mm f4 :up: :up:
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Re: Curl Curl Beach

Postby surenj on Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:01 pm

Almost missed this series!

#1 not ringing my bell that much. I think your idea of the lower POV may be a good one.

#3 You could crop to square from the top. Just have those people and the water. Great light on this!
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Re: Curl Curl Beach

Postby biggerry on Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:39 pm

surenj wrote:
#3 You could crop to square from the top. Just have those people and the water. Great light on this!



nice idea Suren....

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Re: Curl Curl Beach

Postby surenj on Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:04 pm

Dat is bootiful composition dude. Nice double S like flow. You could crop those waves right at the top. They don't add much. :cheers:
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