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Expansive sunset

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Posted by Brett Grossman on May 18, 2007 at 12:52 AM
Expansive sunset
Now that I buttered you all up saying some nice stuff about Marc, I figure I should post. You know, strike while the iron is hot. :biggrin:

I have been taking this landscape/nature/macro class, and this was one of my assignment submissions. Shot at Indian Beach at Ecola, I am sure everyone knows the site. Not sure how this will turn out for the web, since it has been quite a while since I have done that.

Canon 30D / iso 100 / F11 / 2 sec / 17-40 @ 17mm
1 stop GND + 2 stop GND

What do you think?

-Brett
Posted by Ned Fenimore on May 18, 2007 at 1:09 AM
The misty water looks great. I'm thinking a little more darkening of the foreground, perhaps.. that's the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse in the distance?
Posted by Vinu Lakkur on May 18, 2007 at 1:12 AM
nice image, it really leads my eye to the sunset. I agree with Ned however, the foreground feels like it should be a little darker
Posted by Brett Grossman on May 18, 2007 at 1:14 AM
Thanks Ned, that is Tillamook Rock in the background. In the full sized image it is a bit more obvious. I thought catching the sun setting on top of it added something of interest in the background, plus I like lighthouses. Though I had no idea if anyone else would think it was worth keeping.

I got an A for the assignment, in my estimation, for standing in the Pacific Ocean in April. :wink:

Thanks for the comments,
-Brett
Posted by Vinu Lakkur on May 18, 2007 at 1:22 AM
also, I forgot to add, have you thought about cropping the bottom a pinch? It just feels like there is a lot of white space in the LRC. Also, I love the silhouette of the rock formation in the back right on the sunset!
Posted by Vinu Lakkur on May 18, 2007 at 2:16 AM
also, I forgot to add, have you thought about cropping the bottom a pinch? It just feels like there is a lot of white space in the LRC. Also, I love the silhouette of the rock formation in the back right on the sunset!
Posted by eric lee on May 18, 2007 at 10:45 AM
What class was this? I'm interested......
Posted by Eric Hahl on May 18, 2007 at 12:35 PM
Nice one Brett, only nit I have is it might be tilted just a bit to the right.
Posted by John Lehmkuhl on May 18, 2007 at 5:33 PM
Brett, this is really beautiful. Darken the FG and level the horizon and print it big :toast:
Posted by Brett Grossman on May 19, 2007 at 1:01 AM
Thanks all for the feedback, and I'll give the suggestions a try.

Eric, this was an online course taught by Darwin Wiggett at ppsop.com. A book of Darwins, that I picked up several years ago in Grand Teton, really set a bar for me in terms of what I wanted to learn about photography. When I came across the course with him as an instructor, I had to try it.

Thanks again for the comments.

-Brett
Posted by Mark Hudon on May 19, 2007 at 10:53 PM
Jeez! about half as much sky and I'm all over it!