Here are a some recent shots, the first two were taken on an outing with the SF Bay Area Flickr group. The last one was taken at Coyote Hills. I actually was going to look around for some beaches, but I saw the clouds. (:
I like a lot the last two images. The dark tones are a little too close to solid black for me, perhaps you can try opening up those areas a little bit ?
Nice stuff, very nice. The first is a bit too contrasty for my taste, or maybe it's as Santiago suggests and just the dark tones are a little too dark.
@santos, which image(s) are you referring to? My monitor isn't calibrated so maybe there's a difference. 2 is probably the darkest, but it was during twilight. I kind of wanted to convey that, lightening it up a bit would work pretty well, thanks.
@all, Yeah, it definitely is contrasty, I actually had to decrease the contrast in ps. I'm guessing I should decrease it even further?
#1 doesn't do it for me. The stack is too silhouetted compared to the brightness of the foreground.
#s 2 and 3 though are just awesome. I really love the vignetting on #2, I think it really enhances the photo. And #3 is even better. I really love the subdued feel and I'm really glad you didnt push the contrast or sharpness too high.
