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Low Tide Revelations

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Posted by Mark Windom on May 18, 2007 at 6:43 PM
Low Tide Revelations
A minus 2 ft. tide yesterday AM revealed these guys and gals. Ruby Beach, Olympic Nat'l Park


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Posted by Erik Lundh on May 19, 2007 at 2:18 AM
I think the image would work alot better if you cropped out the water at the bottom. I've tried this type shot many times before and this works better than anything I've attempted.
Posted by Bryan Swan on May 19, 2007 at 3:01 AM
I definitely agree with Erik - crop out the water and focus the frame on the two bright orange ones. This is one of the best groupings I've seen pictures of from that stretch of beach. I couldn't even find a single starfish when I hit Ruby back in February (had slightly better luck at Rialto).
Posted by Zack Schnepf on May 19, 2007 at 2:01 PM
Really neat image. I agree with the crop suggestion as well. That is killer grouping.
Posted by Sean Watson on May 19, 2007 at 7:38 PM
Nice find. I've never seen starfish at Ruby beach. I really like the colors.

The water doesn't bother me, but it doesn't add much.

Something seems a little OOF on the rock on the lower left. I can't imagine the DOF is too narrow. Did you have to clone something out?

Sean
Posted by Mark Windom on May 19, 2007 at 8:02 PM
Sean, they aren't as plentiful at Ruby as some of the other beaches on the WA coast but the extreme low tide sure exposed a bunch of them. I didn't do any cloning, will check that area more carefully. Thanks.

I shot some w/o the water; not sure which I prefer. Appreciate the feedback.