The Matlock pier is a well photographed pier in a small lake shore town. Built without ever touching the water. It makes for a nice photo subject. In the first photo you can barley see some anticrepuscular rays on the right side of the image.
you've nailed these each time, Scott
Great stuff. Perspective, color, exposure, water smoothing. You've got it all.
BTW, I also like your matting/presentation.
Scott
sbeme wrote:
you've nailed these each time, Scott
Great stuff. Perspective, color, exposure, water smoothing. You've got it all.
BTW, I also like your matting/presentation.
Scott
Thank you Scott. Nice to get a compliment on my borders/presentation. I know it is not for everyone but it is how I choose to present my "work".
I also almost always love your shots as well. This is a very nice set, with my favorites being hard to pick - possibly the 3rd one, followed closely by the 2nd, followed closely by the 1st
The one thing I also have to say is that I am always impressed that you can go to a location one time and end up with multiple, different, stunning images. That to me is indicative of having a real photographic eye. I am trying to grow in that way myself, but I still mostly feel like when I go out shooting I am 'carpet bombing' the landscape hoping a shutter click here or there finds a good subject instead of really seeing what I am trying to shoot. My impression is that you have a much more deliberate way of visualizing your compositions and setting up your shoot.
In any case what I am trying to say is, great stuff, man, as always
The rays in #1 are quite visible to me Scott, glad you educated me on the technical name for them
Just got back from a trip to the upper West coast of Michigan........seems piers and old pilings make for great images when you can put them in the right comps and perspectives as you have.
#1 for me is just super, love the warm and cool hues of the wood. Incredibly friendly sky and clouds and the bold pier and delicate sky are a great pairing
#2 and #3 are very calming. Nice little shimmer under the pier in #2
#4 pleasing elements, rounded stones and vertical pilings and the extended pier all work well. Looks like land/island area on the distant horizon? Inclusion of the warm cloud area that spills light onto the pier is great!
#5 Oh yes I like this one! I am not used to seeing such clear waters and I assume that a polarizer was not in order with this kind of light............can you explain any special filter usage here or if this was a more simply shot than it appears to be for me please..........thanks
I also almost always love your shots as well. This is a very nice set, with my favorites being hard to pick - possibly the 3rd one, followed closely by the 2nd, followed closely by the 1st
The one thing I also have to say is that I am always impressed that you can go to a location one time and end up with multiple, different, stunning images. That to me is indicative of having a real photographic eye. I am trying to grow in that way myself, but I still mostly feel like when I go out shooting I am 'carpet bombing' the landscape hoping a shutter click here or there finds a good subject instead of really seeing what I am trying to shoot. My impression is that you have a much more deliberate way of visualizing your compositions and setting up your shoot.
In any case what I am trying to say is, great stuff, man, as always
Thank you Mike! I have to admit the "carpet bombing" comment made me laugh! lol Luckily I had some great light to work this time.
I am often able to look at a scene and visualize how things will look from different perspectives without actually being to them. Most often I am right too. This allows me to think about where I want to shoot. There are times though when I just explore every angle until I find a perspective that works for me. Trust me, I've done the carpet bombing technique. I think we all have. As I get better—or at least I hope I am—at this thing called photography I get more picky when I will press the shutter. I used to try and shoot as many places and things in a photo trip as I could. Now, I would rather choose one spot, show up an hour or 3 before sunset and study the area and think about what I want to shoot. Waiting for the right conditions.
Karl Witt wrote:
The rays in #1 are quite visible to me Scott, glad you educated me on the technical name for them
Just got back from a trip to the upper West coast of Michigan........seems piers and old pilings make for great images when you can put them in the right comps and perspectives as you have.
#1 for me is just super, love the warm and cool hues of the wood. Incredibly friendly sky and clouds and the bold pier and delicate sky are a great pairing
#2 and #3 are very calming. Nice little shimmer under the pier in #2
#4 pleasing elements, rounded stones and vertical pilings and the extended pier all work well. Looks like land/island area on the distant horizon? Inclusion of the warm cloud area that spills light onto the pier is great!
#5 Oh yes I like this one! I am not used to seeing such clear waters and I assume that a polarizer was not in order with this kind of light............can you explain any special filter usage here or if this was a more simply shot than it appears to be for me please..........thanks
Piers and old posts are very hard to come across here and I wish they weren't! I love shootings old post etc on shores. Just not many to choose from. Probably why I want to move to the east coast so much!
For #5 there is nothing that special going on. I may have had a 3 stop ND filter on but that would be it. No polarizer on. In fact I never use and really need to start experimenting with it again!