Ball, no socket

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 30, 2014262 views8 comments

An oddly-eroded formation on Second Beach, Olympic National Park, WA

Raw file processed in LR5, with TK resize/sharpening for web.
Canon T3i, 1/80 s, f/8, ISO 200, EF 24-105 mm @ 45 mm, CPL

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Seeking any and all advice and comments. Thanks in advance.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 30, 2014 at 11:56 AM

Love the comp Ronald. I particularly like the detail in the sand and the ball rock. The fg rock is a touch soft but not a deal breaker for me. Very fine composition.

pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on August 30, 2014 at 11:58 AM

Ronald I like this a whole lot, It reminds me of Anil Rao's work,and that's a compliment. Beautiful in every way, excellent light and detail, a real pleasure to view.
John

Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on August 30, 2014 at 12:47 PM

Pat - Yes, although I usually prefer everything in focus in such photos, this time I chose to leave the foreground rock out of focus. You're making me wonder if that was a mistake.

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Comment posted by Daniel Finchum on August 30, 2014 at 1:44 PM

Love these kinds of pictures. Nice capture Ronald.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 30, 2014 at 3:42 PM

Ronald,

I tend to dislike fg blur but in this case it's not blur, just not as sharp. I could make an argument that it makes the ball and actual subject seem sharper by context. It's really not a problem.

pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on August 30, 2014 at 7:28 PM

I love the composition. The out of focus area is a little distracting because I find my eye trying see sharp detail there. You could try burning that area down some so that the focus of the image is on the odd shaped boulder and the saddle to its left. Nice detail and color in the rest of the image.

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on August 31, 2014 at 12:02 AM

The OOF isn't an issue for me--the barnacles are a bit disruptive though. An interesting shot!

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on September 1, 2014 at 9:31 AM

Very interesting find Ronald and nice tones and textures also.Good eye to spot this.

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