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sbruno Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #1 · A trip to the beach Hi all, Looking for critique on a couple of my favorite shots from this fall (e.g., any thoughts, suggestions for improvement in PP, composition, etc). All three taken with my D200 and 16-85VR at Rehoboth Beach, DE: 1. Sunset on the road home 2. Old pier on the beach 3. Nighttime boardwalk fun Thanks for looking. Steve Dec 19, 2008 at 06:25 PM

Bob Jarman Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #2 · A trip to the beach Hi Steve, I like all with #2 and #3 being favorites. Could you post Exif on #2? The slow exposure re waves produces a nice result - not too little, not too much. I've tried a similar composition on the Chesapeake Bridge-Tunnel fishing pier - not nearly as successfully as yours. #3 - I find I enjoy this type of street-scene, if you will, since I cannot seem to bring myself to try one - my hang up, I know. Are you from that area? I spent many summers as a kid doing Rehobeth when visitng great grandparents in Millsboro - long before the growth and influx from Philly and the "western-shore". Still have family in Milford... regards, and welcome! Thanks for sharing, Bob Dec 19, 2008 at 07:05 PM

sbruno Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #3 · A trip to the beach Thanks, Bob, for the good comments. Yes, the street scene - they're always a challange for me too. They key for me is to be quick and discrete. I feel weird unless people think that a) I wasn't shooting them, or b) wasn't trying to shoot them. With that shot, I simply pretended to be shooting the storefronts and snapped when the kids ran by. They sped up thinking that they were going to be in the way of the picture, without realizing, of course, that they were the picture With regard to #2, I had the good fortune of a darkening sky, so the tones between sky and ocean fit nicely into one exposure. Here are the exifs: 1. f6.3, 85mm, ISO 280, 1.15(?) 2. f25, 19mm, ISO 100, 6 sec (polarizer used) 3. f3.8, 20mm, ISO 800, 1/50 I actually live in Baltimore and that was my first time in Reho. A fun town, and more than a little flamboyant. Steve Dec 19, 2008 at 07:21 PM

Bob Jarman Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #4 · A trip to the beach Someday, yes "someday", I'd like to take a leisurely trip to shoot the Eastern Shore: Cambridge, Easton, Chestertown, Deal Island, etc...as well as the barrier islands - someday. Thanks for the feedback - hh with VR except for #2? Bob Dec 19, 2008 at 07:43 PM

sbruno Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #5 · A trip to the beach Bob Jarman wrote: Someday, yes "someday", I'd like to take a leisurely trip to shoot the Eastern Shore: Cambridge, Easton, Chestertown, Deal Island, etc...as well as the barrier islands - someday. Thanks for the feedback - hh with VR except for #2? Bob I hear you, Bob - It took me 7 years of living in Maryland before I did a leisurely wekeend trip to the Eastern Shore. But it sure was worthwhile - it's a beautiful part of the country. The sunsets are especially gorgeous. And yes - all HH except for 2. VR is a great thing. Cheers, Steve Dec 19, 2008 at 08:13 PM

becfuddle Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #6 · A trip to the beach These are outstanding. I love them and wish I could do something half as well as those. Dec 31, 2008 at 03:51 PM

sbeme Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #7 · A trip to the beach Steve, I want to echo the feedback above. These are each excellent images. Of the three, I think the third stands out. In part I think this is because of the still figure in the back and the contrast with the motion across the foreground. High contrast and BW really working well here. In the first, beautiful silhouetting against a glorious sky. I wonder how if might look with a bit cropped off the bottom. Second: I have yet to try anything like this and think you have done this well. It would be interesting to see with shallow DOF and various points used for maximum sharpness. I think you could bump the saturation, clone out the gray/brown stones in the foreground water. Scott Dec 31, 2008 at 07:43 PM

sbeme Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #8 · A trip to the beach Here's a rework of your pier shot. Happy to remove it. Lightroom to reprocess with bump in saturation overall and of the blues, some curves work, lowered clarity (adding blur/softness in mid-contrast areas), slight crop. slight rotation clockwise, moved black point. I didnt do any cloning. Maybe a bit too far with the saturation. Image also works as BW or subtly toned if you want to experiment with a variety of looks. Scott Dec 31, 2008 at 07:53 PM

moody_blue Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #9 · A trip to the beach i love #2 and sbeme's version is better in my opinion. i wish there was more sky in the picture though, maybe a portrait shot rather than in landscape orientation? just my thoughts great work thanks Jan 01, 2009 at 06:50 PM

_JG_ Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #10 · A trip to the beach sbruno I like #2 and #3. #3 is very well composed. Very well done. As #2 and #3 are good I am going to try and give you feedback on #1: I think it needs to be cropped a lot tighter maybe focusing in on the trees more. While there is a lot of detail in the clouds I don't think it adds much to the sunset so by cropping it tighter it should emphasis it more. I hope that helps. Jan 02, 2009 at 07:14 PM

Scott Stoness Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #11 · A trip to the beach 1 Nice colors but for me the trees are too far away. Closer would have much more interest. 2 Nice image, interesting and with nice leading lines and horizon. For me it would be better with more details in the horizon and either more angle or less angle [its almost perpendicular but not] on the posts but quite nice. 3 is nice but would be better with their feat and not so much dead space at the top. Ideally the person on the left would not be there. All my suggestions would be hard to achieve since the people are not actors. Good photos. Jan 02, 2009 at 10:29 PM

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