oh no stop it Fred!
I know, I'm posting a lot of pictures of the San Clemente Pier. It's because I missed it dearly when I was overseas.
Today I am posting some shots I took with the 17 and 24TSE. The colors look very saturated but it's because of the long exposures. I also took some shots with my 90TSE and will post them later. Thanks for looking
Fred,
Sunsets always touch my heart. these images are excellent in every aspect.
You are the expert, but TS lenses? was that overkill? Every thing is tack sharp. But is that necessary, even desirable? personnally I prefer the far/back-ground to be a bit out of focus, that helps to render the pictures more "3-dimentional".
My personal taste and opinion.
Very cool, different perspectives on the pier. Love the lighting in these, I particularly like the 1st. I like the comps in the last 2. Not sure, but I find the clouds to be a wee bit strong in the blue department, especially the 3rd. Probably just me.
The first one really keeps my attention - I like the overall comp in this one. The crisp details in the third image are also nice to view. The angles of the pier supports are interesting with this point of view and the shutter speed for the water works quite well.
Nice pier to work with - these have been some fun sets.
really gorgeous series, fred. the perspectives and comps, especially the unusual ones, really show how well you know this subject. that 17 t/s is the greatest!! wonder though, if you've shot the 16-35 m2? reason i ask, is that it is the absolute world champ of sun/light stars stopped down to f/16-22. the 17 t/s (i'm assuming it's that lens) looks pretty good but man, the 16-35 is just insane. it's love/hate b/c of its still too mushy corners and edges but for sunstars, it's the very best.
nugeny wrote:
Fred,
Sunsets always touch my heart. these images are excellent in every aspect.
You are the expert, but TS lenses? was that overkill? Every thing is tack sharp. But is that necessary, even desirable? personnally I prefer the far/back-ground to be a bit out of focus, that helps to render the pictures more "3-dimentional".
My personal taste and opinion.
I only have TSEs for landscape shooting. Yes, sometimes movements are not needed but the image quality you get in big prints is worth the effort and does not make it overkill. Tilting does not make everything sharp. It just allows you to choose a focal plane to work with.
Thanks!
bshamilton wrote:
Very cool, different perspectives on the pier. Love the lighting in these, I particularly like the 1st. I like the comps in the last 2. Not sure, but I find the clouds to be a wee bit strong in the blue department, especially the 3rd. Probably just me.
Barry
Yes, agree, the blues were very strong. I had warm colors close to the pier and dark and colorful dusk blues. The last two pictures had very little post-production in software.
D. von Briesen wrote:
really gorgeous series, fred. the perspectives and comps, especially the unusual ones, really show how well you know this subject. that 17 t/s is the greatest!! wonder though, if you've shot the 16-35 m2? reason i ask, is that it is the absolute world champ of sun/light stars stopped down to f/16-22. the 17 t/s (i'm assuming it's that lens) looks pretty good but man, the 16-35 is just insane. it's love/hate b/c of its still too mushy corners and edges but for sunstars, it's the very best.
I had the 16-35mm and it's a great versatile lens. Currently, I prefer the TSEs for more control of perspective and focal plane. I am also printing bigger than before and need all the resolution I can get, especially in the corners. Thanks for your comments!
I really like the third one. The perspective is interesting and unusual. The band of light on the bottom is nice as well as the lighting on the pier itself. I'd probably like to see the sky a little darker but that's just me. The others are nice too, but this one really caught my eye.
It's because I missed it dearly when I was overseas.
