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Man getting up at 4:15am hurt...

The bizarre thing was, there were people in the baths at the ungodly hour we got there...I enjoy a paddle in the pool, but this is commitment!



I know what this bloke as thinking... 'eekk mummy, this is gonna hurt'

#1 POTY
#2 POTM
#3 POTW
#4 Nah doesn't do it for me. At least not in this company

Wow Gerry,

Love #2 and #3, great story in number 2 and the light in #3, you have captured it beautifully.

I agree, the 4am start is certainly harsh!!

Gerry,

#3 is great .....

but ....

How about a square crop? cut it too the left of the arched structure, keeping the wall on the right?

How about a pano crop? Look at the reflection in the water of the arched structure. Now look at the top of the image; Crop from the bottom so that area beyond the reflection is basically the same height as the sky is, at the top.

Mr Darcy wrote:#1 POTY
#2 POTM
#3 POTW
#4 Nah doesn't do it for me. At least not in this company

somehow I agree!!

Mr Darcy wrote:#1 POTY
#2 POTM
#3 POTW

nah, definitely not

gstark wrote:How about a pano crop?

ahhh..the pano crop...



I actually was not a fan of the image - i was looking to get more definition o fthe greens in the foreground..

another different angle on the same theme, I love the transition of the sky colours and the surreal nature of the lack of shadows..

Dude that swimmer is rather primo! Love how there is that really contrasty feel to the shadows when you use that 300.

#2 Those waves were truly huge and great stuff in capturing that. Light on his face as well!

#3 looks too surreal to be my cup of tea. I reckon you should break your rule and try to manually dodge and burn a little to see whether you can also have a few shadows in the image.

You are getting very good at hiding those grads. My 4 stopper usually sticks out like a sore thumb. I think 3 stops is probably the best compromise although the sun gets blown out quite a bit.

#4 the shutter is too long so it's weakened by the non-dynamic water action.

surenj wrote:Dude that swimmer is rather primo! Love how there is that really contrasty feel to the shadows when you use that 300.

yep can't fault that 300, its a very very nice lens and such contrast! I love it.

Those waves were truly huge and great stuff in capturing that. Light on his face as well!

yeah I took quite a few of slightly differing compositions to try and capture the scale of the waves - this was as close as I got.

surenj wrote:#3 looks too surreal to be my cup of tea. I reckon you should break your rule and try to manually dodge and burn a little to see whether you can also have a few shadows in the image.

fair call! shame we did not have more time on teh w/e, I am keen to see your workflow with lightroom - next time!

surenj wrote:You are getting very good at hiding those grads. My 4 stopper usually sticks out like a sore thumb. I think 3 stops is probably the best compromise although the sun gets blown out quite a bit.

yeah it surprising really, it is also a hard grad so I expected much more distinct changes when the horizon was not spot on flat...

surenj wrote:#4 the shutter is too long so it's weakened by the non-dynamic water action.

its a hard balance to track down! ta for teh comments Suren.

Real nice work!

No 1 is in a class of its own. Best shot I have seen for a long time. Vibrant & Alive.

I like No 3 also despite it looking like a prop from Dr Who...which is a good thing. An earlier tardis perhaps..where is the master?

Regards

Peter Mc

i think this is your best set
the tone of the images are just devine
and it's a really nice range of subjects
well done man