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Oregon Coast

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Posted by Christopher Mitche on March 14, 2008 at 8:39 AM
This was taken last weekend just North of Depot Bay. Sorta a boring photo but I do like the lighting.

Larger photo here:http://mitch.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p1064542815-5.jpg
Posted by Larry Gloth on March 14, 2008 at 2:34 PM
I like the defined edge of the water/foam on the sand. I think it would be more striking if the foreground was a bit brighter and the contrast between the water and sand were increased. Nice clouds/sky and light on the water.
Posted by Catherine Reilly on March 14, 2008 at 3:08 PM
Not boring, I don't think! The lighting is great; I love the foam sliding in right up to my toes! The "spread" of the foam mirrors that of the clouds in the sky and gives a nice balance to the image. I agree with a little brightening while maintaining nice contrast.
Posted by Christopher Mitche on March 14, 2008 at 4:03 PM
Thanks for your comments & suggestions. I reworked it a bit. See it here:
http://mitch.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p915770721-3.jpg
Posted by John Williams on March 15, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Me too, nice lighting. Personally, I'm usually not a big fan of centered horizons on a shot like this, preferring to have the sky or earth emphasized so the eye isn't conflicted when viewing the photo.

Also, did you know you can make your link clickable so that we don't have to cut and paste? It would look like this (exchange brackets for the parentheses):

(url=http://mitch.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p915770721-3.jpg)See it here.(/url)
Posted by Ryan DesJardins on March 15, 2008 at 5:43 PM
I like your reworked image a little better. I might crop some off the top to put some more emphasis on the foreground foam which I find interesting here.