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Sunrise Swansea Heads......

PostPosted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:05 pm
by big pix
have not posted for a while, moving, painting a house and stuff.......but I have been popping in...... anyway, here is a quick one from this morning.........

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Re: Sunrise Swansea Heads......

PostPosted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:51 pm
by aim54x
that looks awesome...now i am going to ask for a wider perspective or a pano crop..... :twisted:

Great stuff...shows that the early morning was worth it.

Now for some more useful critique (someone posted an article about useful critique so I am trying). The colours and subject are great, you have captured the deep blue sky and the sliver of warm red from the sunrise well. The misty appearance of the waves makes this whole scene very surreal. However, I would think that moving the horizon further away from the centreline would make this image stronger, but this will probably necessitate a wider angle as not to lose the foreground rocks. I would try removing some of the top (to about where the dark blue starts) and then remove some off the bottom (maybe up to the start of the lowest rock), but this would still scream for more width.

A great image nevertheless.

Re: Sunrise Swansea Heads......

PostPosted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 6:49 am
by big pix
...... tend to agree,....... so a re-crop......

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Re: Sunrise Swansea Heads......

PostPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:48 am
by stubbsy
Bernie

I like this and prefer the recrop.

Re: Sunrise Swansea Heads......

PostPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:15 am
by aim54x
The crop looks very good. I had something a bit more aggressive in my mind but this works very well having offset the horizon nicely....now if only we had more width (runs off to dream)

Re: Sunrise Swansea Heads......

PostPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:45 pm
by surenj
Nicely done Bernie. I saw this on the sundance flickr.

Have you intensified the blues at the top? It just feels un-natural when it's not reflected on the stones on the bottom.

I can't see the exif but the only other suggestion is an attempted light painting to bring out a little detail on the rocks.

Re: Sunrise Swansea Heads......

PostPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 3:34 pm
by big pix
aim54x wrote:....now if only we had more width (runs off to dream)


......... just for you, a little left, a little right, some doggy PS retouch...... and your dreams come true :mrgreen:

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Re: Sunrise Swansea Heads......

PostPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 6:43 pm
by Killakoala
Gorgeous. I love that silky smooth effect. :)

Re: Sunrise Swansea Heads......

PostPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:52 pm
by big pix
...... thanks everyone

.... will try and do some more over easter

Re: Sunrise Swansea Heads......

PostPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:47 pm
by radar
Yep, love it too with the recrop. It was a very nice sunrise on Friday. I'll have to get out there too :D

André

Re: Sunrise Swansea Heads......

PostPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:00 pm
by surenj
Agree with the recrop! What a great improvement.