Assignment 5 - Water

[Chip NoVaMac]

I went on a short break to Sylt (an island off the north-west coast of Germany) Monday & Tuesday. Fantastic beaches and some beautiful sunsets. These are a couple of my water shots for this months assignment from that trip.
The first two I have cropped, saturated and adjust WB a bit.
The last one I unsharp masked the footprints to make them pop and cropped a bit.

Let me know what you think. Any constructive criticism is welcome as I am most definitely still learning.

Love what you shared. The last image of the sand dunes and the water struck me as best fitting the theme so far. The footprints seem to be PS'd in, but that does not distract from the quality of the image IMO.

I hope that this shot was done in a RAW format. For I can this as an image worthy of going to 20x20 inches or better! Maybe some work to bring the background more in line with the rest of the image in tonality. But I really see this image as being one that many a landscape photographer I know, to be jealous over with the right treatment.

I know that given the right printing, I would be willing to buy a print for my own wall.

 

[cookie1105]

Thanks for the very constructive comments Chip.

Luckily it was shot in RAW, so I might play with the tonality some more. You are quite right, the footprints were sharpened a bit too much but the picture is definitely not finished. I will keep in mind what you said about blowing it up.

Cheers.

 

[m-dogg]

I just returned from California, which included a couple of days in Big Sur. Here are a few pictures I liked from many, many that were taken. While water is included in each of these, it isn't necessarily the focal point.

click me

All were taken with a point & shoot (Sony DSC-P10).

 

[simie]

Here's one I took earlier (today that is)

 

[andiwm2003]

too much rain in boston lately

rain rain rain

 

[Chip NoVaMac]

rain rain rain

I like this image. Hope for dryer days for you all.

 

[Orlando Furioso]

A sea...

of clouds.

 

[Rower_CPU]

Found a good opportunity while doing the dishes.

Love those clouds, Orlando.

 

[MacMosher]

of clouds.

I really like this one, it's a good play on the topic. I mean its not just a macro of droplets. Its a shot of clouds containing the water.

p.s. howed you get it?

 

[DinoAdventure]

I took this today, oddly before I even knew about these contests. I didn't even realize we had this kind of thing on the forum.

 

[OutThere]

I took a lot of really fancy and overly-long-to-set-up shots for this, and then I decided to take a picture of my foot under the brook near my dorm. And so you have it.

 

[andiwm2003]

I took a lot of really fancy and overly-long-to-set-up shots for this, and then I decided to take a picture of my foot under the brook near my dorm. And so you have it.

somebody had to do it..........

 

[gauchogolfer]

When you add a little water to a very dry place....

 

[Mr. Anderson]

Pic from a wedding last week that got a little wet (back ground is looking out over the south side of St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands)

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[FritzTheWonderM]

Pic from a wedding last week that got a little wet

Really nice composition. Half a stop lighter perhaps?

 

[Mr. Anderson]

Really nice composition. Half a stop lighter perhaps?

Thanks!

Yeah, it should be a little lighter, but that's actually how the place looked before it started to get a little lighter after the rain stopped.

I was going to go down and get another shot after relighting the candle to try some more views (which would have been quite cool), but the waiters came by and brushed all the water off - so all the water drops were gone

Here's one I *adjusted*

D

 

[andiwm2003]

When you add a little water to a very dry place....
post nr.38

i love the colors in your pic. but I can't see individual leaves of the blossom. it's all one orange. i encountered that problem also. is there a trick to increase the contrast (aside of heavy photoshopping)?

or maybe the problem only comes from converting the pic to jpeg?

 

[gauchogolfer]

i love the colors in your pic. but I can't see individual leaves of the blossom. it's all one orange. i encountered that problem also. is there a trick to increase the contrast (aside of heavy photoshopping)?

or maybe the problem only comes from converting the pic to jpeg?

First of all, thanks for the feedback. As to your question, I think it's probably a limitation of my Minolta Dimage A2 lens. I did reduce the exposure and bumped up the contrast a small amount: here is the result of a crop of just the flower region. As you see, it's still pretty indistinct. Results were basically the same before the jpeg conversion, in RAW. Time to invest in that 30D + macro lens

Or just choose better lighting...hmm, decisions decisions.

At any rate, it'll probably be the only submission to this assignment which was photographed in Monaco

 

[jared_kipe]

Canon 30D, Sigma 150mm EX Macro, Sigma 500 DG Super flash
f13, 1/250, iso100

 

[Abstract]

Let me know what you think. Any constructive criticism is welcome as I am most definitely still learning.

Wow, that 3rd photo of yours of the sand ripples is very cool. It's probably my 2nd favourite so far, but Jared's photo above is my favourite.

I have this image in my head of what I want to photograph, but seeing as how I just came back from one of the driest areas on the driest continent on Earth, there wasn't much of a chance. Maybe I'll have time now.

Anyway, here's my first contributions to this thread, I think.

Photos #1 and #2 are both from a sunrise, although the boat and dock elements do relate to water. The sun sets on the west part of Australia, but where we were along the Indian ocean, we can get a clear view of the sun rising AND setting over water, which is a bit strange, but it did result in some nice photo opportunities.

You can see birds in Photo #2. They're these enormous black birds (don't know what they're called) and they travel in "groups" of 50-70, it appears. They move in unison very quickly, almost like a large school of some types of fish.

Photo#3 was taken at an incredibly beautiful uni campus. I haven't been on American university campuses, but I've heard some can be quite grand (although a bit like a shopping mall at times).

 

[Orlando Furioso]

p.s. howed you get it?

Thanks for the nice comment. I was trying to be a clever lil mouse.

Anyhow, I was high in the sky flying by... actually I do not know where I was, but it was somewhere over the North Carolina/Virginia border.

 

[Chip NoVaMac]

Canon 30D, Sigma 150mm EX Macro, Sigma 500 DG Super flash
f13, 1/250, iso100

I appreciate the effort for this type of photo. Tried unsuccessfully back in HS so many years ago to do this type of image. Digital has in many ways made it easier. Thanks for sharing this.

 

[NATO]

Killylane Fisherman, County Antrim (Northern Ireland - UK)

I'm still relatively new to photography, but I took this photo this evening while I tried out my new camera. I am very pleased with the result, especially as it fits into the topic of this Assignment. I'd be very grateful for some feedback.

Btw, I love the photo by D LUX 2. Simply Fantastic!

 

[harveypooka]

Let me know what you think. Any constructive criticism is welcome as I am most definitely still learning.

Wow, the one with the jet stream is lovely. It's like a barrier that breaks up the sky. I'm trying to think of a Jim Morrison quote that'll fit...well, it dosen't fit that well...but Jim's a legend...

"A vast radiant beach and a cool jeweled moon"

 

[Chip NoVaMac]

I'm still relatively new to photography, but I took this photo this evening while I tried out my new camera. I am very pleased with the result, especially as it fits into the topic of this Assignment. I'd be very grateful for some feedback.

Btw, I love the photo by D LUX 2. Simply Fantastic!

Yep, the D-Lux 2 is an amazing camera!

Like this image. The only thing I would prefer to see in it, is the man getting to release the fly, as opposed to after.