Life's a Beach

[Detritus]

Some of my favourite images from last weekend in Lossiemouth.

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u1/Detritus_2007/IMG_0220.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u1/Detritus_2007/IMG_0208.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u1/Detritus_2007/IMG_0217.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u1/Detritus_2007/niceday.jpg

All are untouched and as they left the camera. With the exception of the last one which was a little too bright.
Any pointers welcome.

[gibbo]

number 2 for me :thumbs:

[Jophotography]

Same here, no. 2 for me as well, nice reflection!

[Ajophotog]

Another vote for #2 ;)

[ranarama]

Just a few thoughts on what you have posted...They're good but you've asked for pointers and I think they could be improved.

1. The post with the life ring on it is too central and cuts the frame in half as it nearly touches the top of the frame. I'd have thought the "post with ring" would work better on one of the thirds, depending on your background. Also the bar across the ring links the horizon which I don't particularly like. Think about moving the ring above the horizon and perhaps a wider aperture to throw the background out of focus to make it really stand out. The base of the photo feels a bit thin too. Give me more grass! The colour balance looks a little orange to me as well.

In the 2nd I'm left feeling again that the composition is too central. Flip the camera 90 degrees and you have a photo of the 'sacrebleu' boat with a lot of the reflection which I think could be good, rather than a load of other boats either side.

Again with the 3rd the lead in line from the right is good but just ends in the middle of the frame with nothing much to see. Think about the 3rds and where you are leading the eye to. Nice light and great shadow so maybe you could have concentrated on that. There's a bit too much shadowed area at the front for me. You can easily see what I mean by making your browser smaller to make an instant crop. Leave a little shadow at the bottom, take a bit off the top and crop the 4th post off the right. It makes a better shot in my opinion and makes you concentrate more on the shadow cast by the fence, which I think is what you want us to see.

I like what you have tried to do with the last and I'm in two minds. I like the grass but I also think get the machete out and cut it down then take a very narrow crop of just the writing and the bolt holes. I think it could make an interesting photo. At the moment the writing is too obscured.

[Detritus]

Thanks for the comments peeps.

Ranarama thanks for taking the time to go into such detail. I'm very new to photography and need a lot of attention.

I can see what you mean about the 1st image and will try to keep everything you've said in mind for the next one. I'm finding it difficult at the moment to 'see' the whole image before I shoot. The light is natural though and tbh was the main reason I like this shot.

I did try number 2 as you suggest but I still had part of the boat on the right and the reflection from the left. The extra height also lessened the impact of the reflection. Mind yoiu it was a little oof which didn't help.

Number 3 was one of the shots that came in the desolation series:D Quite a few of the shots show a quiet and windswept beach and I was trying to capture the essence of this with this shot. I think your ideas would improve the shot. I'll see if I can chop it up a bit.

The last image. I think the grass adds to it. Do you not think it would look too stark without it? I also think it gives it a sense of the past. I maight have to go back this weekend with some shears and find out.:naughty:

[ranarama]

I maight have to go back this weekend with some shears and find out.:naughty:

Do it, experiment, and have fun.:D

btw yes I think the grass adds to the last, but it obscures the writing too much so I feel like I'm left peering through it.