Marina Sunset

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted January 11, 2010117 views5 comments

This was taken up in Blaine Washington last Saturday. I blended 2 exposures using Enblend/Enfuse inside Lightroom. Shot taken from the boat dock, surprisingly no movement in the picture considering the 2 to 8 second exposure. Your comments are always welcome. Thanks for taking a look.

Matthew Lippert

Canon 50D
17-85, @ 17mm, 2-8 sec, f/18, ISO 100
Tripod
RAW

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on January 12, 2010 at 12:11 PM

Looks good, Matthew. It has a very calm and natural appearance.
I wouldn't mind seeing a bit more contrast in the sky on the left side to give more definition to the different clouds layers and colours. I think that that would also give the composition a little more balance, since right now most of the interest is on the right half of the photo. In fact, a square crop of the right side could also work well.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on January 13, 2010 at 8:00 PM

Lovely light. There's a bit of unnatural looking magenta in the water on the left.

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Comment posted by Genny K. on January 14, 2010 at 1:59 AM

It's interesting that Kenn said most of the interest is on the right half of the photo, while I feel that it's pretty evenly balanced. Yes, there's more "things" on the right, but the color that pulls you in is on the left. Nicely done; I like it. Haven't been through Blaine in 25 years.....

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 18, 2010 at 4:07 AM

This scene reminds me why I love being a native of Western WA. Lucky, huh!

Love the comp and the lower angle perspective. Color is sensational. Nothing like a sky full of masts, especially with that color behind 'em. The expanse of water coming as it does to a vanishing point highlights that it is the marina waterway. Love this. Nicely done technically and artistically, I think.

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Comment posted by Matthew Lippert on January 22, 2010 at 6:43 PM

Thank you everyone for your comments. I just got home. Now that I see this shot on my monitor I see the magenta that Kah Kit commented on. I will need to take a look at this image again. The monitor on the laptop presents things a bit different...

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