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Wellington Point Dusk Sky

Postby Manta on Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:54 pm

A shot from last Sunday evening…

This is Wellington Point, a narrow spur jutting into Moreton Bay and a popular spot with locals for boating, fishing, beach-combing, wind- and parasurfing. At low tide you can work out almost a kilometre to nearby King Island.

The attached shots are of my daughters admiring the dusk sky. I’ve done no PP except for some minor sharpening and the obvious B&W conversion.

I’d just like some opinions – Colour, B&W or the shot’s that bad no colour treatment is going to save it???

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Postby marcotrov on Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:08 pm

Colours composition are delightful whilst the B&W one ads a new dimension. My comment would be that I'd like to see yoour 2 girls loom larger in the composition. Getting in closer use a shorter focal length. This way you could also rexsolve the issue, of what IMO is a little too much void/darkness in the bottom of the frame that does tend to draw the eyes away from the main composition. :)
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Postby Manta on Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:17 pm

marcotrov wrote:Colours composition are delightful whilst the B&W one ads a new dimension. My comment would be that I'd like to see yoour 2 girls loom larger in the composition. Getting in closer use a shorter focal length. This way you could also rexsolve the issue, of what IMO is a little too much void/darkness in the bottom of the frame that does tend to draw the eyes away from the main composition. :)
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Thanks for that Marco. I didn't want to get my feet wet! The foreground held more detail than shows up in the shot - I even tried to resurrect it a bit with a different exposure in Camera Raw but it was still too dark to save. I'm a bit loathe to crop the image but.... it may have to be done. The original idea however was to dwarf them against the expanse of sky.
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Postby Oneputt on Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:22 pm

Simon I like this but perhaps a tighter crop would make more use of the people in the shot, which I think adds interest.
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Postby Matt. K on Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:24 pm

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Something very fragile and beautiful about this image. It has a timeless quality and the clouds have such a light touch in the universe.
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Postby Manta on Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:28 pm

You never cease to amaze me Matt with your unique and poignant views, always expressed so eloquently. Thank you for your kind words.
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Postby Manta on Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:30 pm

Thanks John - sorry, my browser skipped straight to the last post and I missed yours! :oops:

I'll do some crop work and see how the emphasis changes....

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Postby the foto fanatic on Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:41 pm

I love the image and think that it has been improved by cropping out the black area at the bottom. I prefer the colour version.

I think the small size of the figures emphasises the vastness of the sky.

A very good image, Simon. :D
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Postby stubbsy on Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:51 pm

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I, too, think the colour version is the better of the two and the new crop is spot on.
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Postby marcotrov on Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:54 pm

Well done Simon I think the crop makes the image come alive.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:04 am

Simon,
I really like this shot and the crop is improves it. I disagree with the suggest from marco about the girls looming larger. I love it how small, innocent and fragile they appear compared to nature.

Gorgeous stuff.
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Postby Manta on Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:15 am

Thank you all. I think the colour, cropped version is the way to go. Off to Hardly Normal for a large print perhaps...
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Postby BBJ on Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:17 am

Hey Simon, nice pic and i like the crop better, a lil bit closer. Colors are nice as well.
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Postby Manta on Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:23 am

Thanks John. :)
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Postby Big Red on Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:23 pm

the last pic is the pick for me. 8)
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Postby wendellt on Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:29 pm

hi

I think the coloured is more emotive, the tone variation is consistent with an image that should be treated as a colour
usually black and white images have more obvious contrasts

your image is much more neutral soit needs the colour to give it that punch
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Postby Manta on Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:37 pm

Thanks Shane - glad you like it. I imagine you could get some similar shots down your way though, if the mozzies at Wello Point were anything to go by perhaps you'd just better stay inside!! I gave several litres of blood that evening but I don't think the Red Cross saw much of it.

Thank you Wendell. I agree with you about the tones. There's not nearly enough contrast in the shot to carry off the black and white. Now if there were some nice angry storm clouds in the sky....
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Postby blacknstormy on Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:11 pm

Simon - I love the second shot - beautifully done !!!
I'm with Matt on his comments, and agree with Alpha - there is a certain innocence that almost adds a mystical quality to the shot.
Congrats on capturing a piece of mother nature at her best and softest.
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Postby Manta on Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:31 pm

Thanks Rel. It was a magic sunset just begging to have a camera pointed at it.
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