Fremantle Sunset

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Fremantle Sunset

Postby big pix on Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:20 pm

........ checking some older images and found this

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Re: Fremantle Sunset

Postby zafra52 on Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:27 pm

Nice and simple, but I like the colours and depth of field.
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Re: Fremantle Sunset

Postby surenj on Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:17 am

While the technical aspects are excellent (control of flare etc), I feel that this image is lacking something. perhaps it's the reflections on the water, I am not sure.
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Re: Fremantle Sunset

Postby big pix on Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:11 am

surenj wrote:While the technical aspects are excellent (control of flare etc), I feel that this image is lacking something. perhaps it's the reflections on the water, I am not sure.


........ do you get reflections on the water when the sun is below the horizion....... lucky to even get any colour in the water..........

would like to see a few of your sunsets :wink:
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Re: Fremantle Sunset

Postby zafra52 on Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:22 pm

Big Pix, did you use a graduated filter to take this picture?
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Re: Fremantle Sunset

Postby Reschsmooth on Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:16 pm

I also like the simplicity, but feel there is too much in the middle between the horizon and the waves/beach in the foreground. I appreciate there isn't a lot you can do about it, but my opinion nevertheless.
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Re: Fremantle Sunset

Postby big pix on Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:55 pm

zafra52 wrote:Big Pix, did you use a graduated filter to take this picture?


...... as shot D2Xs


Reschsmooth wrote:I also like the simplicity, but feel there is too much in the middle between the horizon and the waves/beach in the foreground. I appreciate there isn't a lot you can do about it, but my opinion nevertheless.


.... will look at a tighter crop :mrgreen:
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Re: Fremantle Sunset

Postby biggerry on Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:29 pm

I think a tighter crop with the sun as the main subject would be the way to go, there probably is not a great deal detail to recover from the shadows so working on the sun would be the best way.

would like to see a few of your sunsets


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