Portobello, Edinburgh

I like the DOF in the first one............(y)
 
Great 'lead-in line' in the first which makes its strong image!

the second however lacks any real point of interest, the wooden structure is a bit boring IMHO, and the seaguls in the sky are too small so just look like dust spots of specs, think your right a slightly different view point and a stormy sea would much improve it!!

Really do like the first tho :D
 
aethelstan927 said:
Great 'lead-in line' in the first which makes its strong image!

the second however lacks any real point of interest, the wooden structure is a bit boring IMHO, and the seaguls in the sky are too small so just look like dust spots of specs, think your right a slightly different view point and a stormy sea would much improve it!!

Really do like the first tho :D
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Hi aethelstan, thanks for the comments! I guess you mean the first lacks any real point of interest (the colour photo)? I agree.

I'll edit the post and number them to avoid confusion in the future.
 
That's home territory for me, I live close to the beach.

Good job with the pics, I like the B&W one best.
 
desf said:
That's home territory for me, I live close to the beach.

Good job with the pics, I like the B&W one best.
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Hi Des, thanks for the comments. I live in Leith (at the moment at least, will soon have to move away from Edinburgh so we can afford a larger flat) so it's not far for me either.
 
Like the top one - the uneven balance of the groyne supports gives the image movement.
Long up short down like morse code dah dit _ .
It also balances across the sand; smooth wet to the left, dry footprints to the right and lastly the sky; clear blue left - seagull speckled right.

The monotone doesn't really do anything for me as much as the groyne other than low viewpoint and the curl in the wave.
 
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I think you're right in that both would look good with a stormy sea or an epic cloudy sky.
In the first I would be very tempted to carefully clone out those seagulls as I don't add anything to the image (only a couple identifiable as birds).
 
viv1969 said:
I think you're right in that both would look good with a stormy sea or an epic cloudy sky.
In the first I would be very tempted to carefully clone out those seagulls as I don't add anything to the image (only a couple identifiable as birds).
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Many thanks for the feedback, Ruth. I do have another shot without the seagulls; I posted the one with because I thought they added something to the sky, but you're right that they're really too small to be effective in that regard.
 
The Shiba said:
Like the top one - the uneven balance of the groyne supports gives the image movement.
Long up short down like morse code dah dit _ .
It also balances across the sand; smooth wet to the left, dry footprints to the right and lastly the sky; clear blue left - seagull speckled right.

The monotone doesn't really do anything for me as much as the groyne other than low viewpoint and the curl in the wave.
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Thanks for your comments, Shiba. A lovely interpretation! You have a very artistic eye.
 
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