Posted by Ray Laurence on February 1, 2010 at 5:49 PM
This photo was taken at the Newport, Oregon marina at 2:51 pm in Mid April. Image taken at ISO 200, 1/100 Sec.@ f/22, 18mm. I appreciate any suggestions and observations you can provide. Thanks for taking a look.
Posted by Erik Lundh on February 1, 2010 at 8:27 PM
Raymond,
The colors are great but I'm not too positive about the comp. I would like to see more of the boats instesd of just their masts. It makes for an overall chaotic composition IMHO. As for your exposure, I'm curious why you used f22 as your f stop, especially at such a wide angle. The image does degrade at the smaller lens openings and if you used that setting for more depth, it's not neccessary , especially at that focal length. the wider the angle, the more DOF you get out of your lens. Most lenses have a sweet spot between say f8-f12.
The biggest issue with the composition is the distracting foreground shadows. I love the color but I can't see much that can be done for the photo. Trying to crop this would cause even more issues with distracting masts. Maybe a careful increase in contrast and color saturation could pull your eyes away from the distraction. I hope this was helpful.
Posted by John Williams on February 3, 2010 at 11:38 PM
The colors are working well for me too Raymond, nice. The variation in blue is excellent. With an 18mm I wonder if you could have crowded that foreground boat even more, reducing the lrc in size?
Posted by Ned Fenimore on February 4, 2010 at 10:52 AM
I agree that maybe something close to the boats could have been cool... nice colors!
Posted by David Bostock on February 4, 2010 at 11:27 AM
Raymond, the masts don't bother me, that's what sailing ships have. The colors work well, as does the lighting. I'm going to go against the grain here and suggest more of the pier would add a sense of depth down the right side, like the line of boats down the left. And, if there was something interesting on the pier--rope, crab cages, something like that would add interest.
Keep 'em coming, Raymond, I like the possibilities.
Posted by Mark Hudon on February 4, 2010 at 10:26 PM
Classic and well done but uninspiring (although I've sold lots of photos to the local tourist mags that could be described that same way).
Posted by Ray Laurence on February 6, 2010 at 2:29 AM
Thank you for all your comments. I appreciate you taking the time to compose your observations and opinions.
Discussion
7 repliesThe colors are great but I'm not too positive about the comp. I would like to see more of the boats instesd of just their masts. It makes for an overall chaotic composition IMHO. As for your exposure, I'm curious why you used f22 as your f stop, especially at such a wide angle. The image does degrade at the smaller lens openings and if you used that setting for more depth, it's not neccessary , especially at that focal length. the wider the angle, the more DOF you get out of your lens. Most lenses have a sweet spot between say f8-f12.
Keep 'em coming, Raymond, I like the possibilities.