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Went down to Semaphore beach last night to see what the storm was going to bring in the way of colour..here is the result..
again taken with the 17-85 IS hand held





and this one breaks all the rules of composition but I like the effect of how the jetty leads your eyes all the way to the corner and then the building drags it back to the centre..

Hi mate. I agree the jetty shot does look cool. Despite the objects in the background being in the distance, they're still very much an important part of the image.

Cool shots.

G'day BV,

Love the tomes and colors in those first two shots, is the horizon curved in #2 or is it just me Assume it's at or near 17mm...

Lie the third one too, just wondering whether having all of the railing on the right hand side within frame rather that chopping a bit off (has this been cropped at all?), might be just me again probably You're right about how the jetty leads the viewers eye into the scene and then follows the shoreline, good use of leading lines, I like it

Mudder, that is an uncropped shot and yes the horizon is a little curved - yep the effect of the 17mm end..
ok , here it is with a slight crop..

G'day BV,

Sorry mate, I was thinking the other way, in that if the original shot was cropped for posting, I'd try to get more of the railings on the right hand side into the frame.

That looks like a nice spot to try once the lights along the jetty and along the shoreline are on...

Number 1 and 2 do it for me, in particular number 2, this is maybe the second shot I've seen posted recently where the sky and the light up clouds look more like a renaissance art work then they do a photograph, love the affect, love the image.

well done Big V - I'd like to catch up some time and pick your brain on capturing these type of pics. I also went out in the storm last night - but didnt come home with anything resembling these pics. I woke up feeling weather beaten tho after a trip down to the Bay.

I now have 10 days off and have been to the library for a few more references but need to just get out there and take more photos - hard with a young family but at least with all these days off I can now process some of my pics for critiquing - cant wait to get off dial up!!

A Merry Adelaide Christmas to you!

cheers

R2

Rookie, I am on holidays too (one advantage of working as a teacher), sent you my number so we can catch up..