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Along the jetty

Postby Geoff on Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:51 pm

Spent a very pleasant weekend down the south coast of NSW at a beautiful spot not far from Vincentia...

Here's one I liked...comments welcomed:

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Re: Along the jetty

Postby Bindii on Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:33 pm

I like it.... but I think .... no I know I would like it more if you cropped the top of the shot down to the waterline.. in a pano format.. :)
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Re: Along the jetty

Postby Alpha_7 on Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:40 pm

I agree with Bindii a pano crop may help this image, but overall I find it a little bland, there seems to be something lacking, the oomph factor (of the stubbsy wow factor), if you know what I mean.
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Re: Along the jetty

Postby surenj on Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:36 am

I agree with Bindi and Alpha...

something missing... splash of colour, directional light, point of interest, human element ...not sure what it is.. BTW the jetty in your avatar is top notch!!!
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Re: Along the jetty

Postby Geoff on Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:13 am

Thanks for the comments people - appreciate the feedback!
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Re: Along the jetty

Postby robert on Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:26 pm

I agree with some of the comments about it lacking something- maybe you could accentuate this feeling of emptiness or isolation with a degree of desaturation and cropping some of the sky??

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Re: Along the jetty

Postby Alex on Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:55 pm

Great image, Geoff. I like the tones and reflections!

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Re: Along the jetty

Postby whoalse on Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:08 pm

I think the horizon is a little too dead centre making the image a little boring. Perhaps some burning might bring out the colours a little more. That's my 2c.
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