Sunbather - Repost at bottom

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted January 18, 2010147 views7 comments

This was taken on a recent trip to Florida while trying to get away from the cold in the upper midwest.

I liked the spacial contrast between the lone sunbather and the very wide beach. I thought the two people in the upper left were needed to establish scale. Not sure if that's a correct assumption.

I'm interested in hearing your thoughts.

Comments and critiques are appreciated.

Thanks.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on January 18, 2010 at 11:38 PM

I think the two people in the ULC add to the overall impact of the shot. This is a really neat photo. I just could not image someone walking out to the middle of all of that sand just to sunbathe. To take photos yes, but to sunbathe?

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Comment posted by David Cobb on January 19, 2010 at 1:11 AM

Wonderful image Jerry, the diagnol lines in the sand add interest and I love the scale the three people give this image. The shadow up top also helps. Nice use of negative space here.

David M. Cobb

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on January 19, 2010 at 2:08 PM

The more I look at this photo, the more I like it. I like the composition and the three people give a good sense of a large, almost deserted beach.

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Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on January 19, 2010 at 8:56 PM

I have to go against the consensus and say that for me the two people walking are a more of a distraction. I like everything else, especially the textures in the beach and the idea of a sunbather alone in the center of a huge beach (why did he/she pick that spot? why not closer to the ocean?, etc.) There's a story being told that the walkers don't contribute to IMO. Well composed.

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Comment posted by Michael Elenko on January 20, 2010 at 6:32 PM

Jerry,
This photo makes me smile and that's always a good sign.
I very much like it as is. But having only the single prone bather makes for a very different shot. And this may be just as good. Try it and see.

ME

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Comment posted by Reed Bowman on January 20, 2010 at 9:06 PM

I like this a lot and I think the 2 people in the ul work great to establish scale. I'm less enamoured of the person lying on a beach towel in the middle. Its not needed for scale and in this case, I like the extreme placement of the 2 in the ul, so I don't think the other person is needed ffor balance. If this were mine I would be tempted to clone that out...

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Comment posted by Jerry Marella on January 20, 2010 at 9:31 PM

Thanks for the comments everyone. I've added this image without the two walkers in the UL. If I'm allowed another addition I'll clone out the sunbather and post it also. I guess I'll call it beach walkers and see how they compare to each other.

Thanks again for taking the time to comment.

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