Spirit of the West Coast

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 22, 2013334 views10 comments

This photo was taken on Canada's West coast this fall. I originally overlooked it but when I double checked my raw files it caught my eye so I touched it up. The composition is a bit different and I wanted to get opinions on it from a technical perspective and an aesthetics perspective. Thanks for looking.

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10 comments

Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on January 22, 2013 at 5:43 PM

I like the way the rock is glowing in the foreground...and there is plenty of detail in the darker rock. I think it is a very pleasing composition actually...my only nit is the halo arching over the sun which is probably easily fixed.

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Comment posted by Vincent Piotrowski on January 22, 2013 at 6:20 PM

Thanks Eirini, great call on the halo. Much appreciated.

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on January 22, 2013 at 6:29 PM

The colors here are quite nice, I love the rich warm tones in the sky and rocks. As already noted there is a halo, and this I am just being really nit picky, I wish there was a sunstar :) .

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Comment posted by Vincent Piotrowski on January 22, 2013 at 9:42 PM

This version lost its halo. Thanks for the critiques

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 22, 2013 at 10:28 PM

Really like the intense colors and the way you framed the elements. Also like how the textures and colors in the shadow come through so well.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 22, 2013 at 11:01 PM

This surely works for me Vincent. I never caught a sunset or sunrise when I visited Vancouver Island a few years ago. The weather just did not cooperate. This is very enjoyable with fantastic color and light.BTW - Welcome to NPN.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 23, 2013 at 12:10 AM

Love that wonderful glow that appears diffused throughout the image. Like your composition with the prominent foreground rocks with nice detail, and the landforms in the distance. Well done.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 23, 2013 at 3:57 PM

Welcome to NPN Vincent, and a delicious post. The light in this is very nice and i like your composition. Overall, this is very nice.

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Comment posted by Robb Hirsch on January 23, 2013 at 6:29 PM

This is a beautiful scene with great rocks, coast and sky. It feels like the composition is a bit right heavy. If there were a way to create better balance left to right it might be improved. Then again that may not have been possible. Still very nice as is.

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Comment posted by Vincent Piotrowski on January 24, 2013 at 12:07 AM

Thanks Robb, I think your critique is spot on. I hadn't noticed before but the big rock is too big. I think if you shaved about a foot off of the top the comp would balance better and it would reveal more of the distant landforms. Good call.

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