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Hermosa Beach Lifeguard Stations
Image Title:  Hermosa Beach Lifeguard Stations
 
 By: Doyle D. Chastain  
  Copyright ©2006



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Photographer Doyle D. Chastain {K:99493}
Project #52 Patterns in Nature Camera Model Nikon D50
Categories Seascapes
From The Field
Film Format Digital RAW
Portfolio Pacific Coast
Lens Nikon  70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED AF
Uploaded 6/5/2006 Film / Memory Type 2G Sandisk
    ISO / Film Speed
Views 234 Shutter
Favorites Aperture f/
Critiques 32 Rating
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Location City -  Hermosa Beach
State -  CALIFORNIA
Country - United States   United States
About As the fog rolled in . . . swimmers were "on their own". I enjoyed watching the gradual disappearance of reality as nature replaced it with white. A different type of pattern . . . but one that would be repeated again and again here.
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There are 32 Comments in 1 Pages
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Marco Vredegoor   {K:7181} 6/5/2006
Excellent composition. The fog really puts the focus on the beach houses, and makes the noisy background dissappear. Composition and depth is great. Nice work.


Ace Star   {K:20388} 6/5/2006
good shot Doyle! fog really added a mistery to the scene!
excellent +7

wish you good luck


Klaas  Baas   {K:15115} 6/5/2006
Good composition Doyle, the sharp lifeguard station in front, and the one in the back to be swallowed by the fog in a few minutes so it seems. Do you remember the movie... The Fog? Very spooky mood.
Take care,

Klaas


Marian Man   {K:63972} 6/5/2006
the fog finally rolled in....
fine composition dear Doyle!!!
and as Klaas says...spooky mood :)
all the best
Marian


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:99493} 6/5/2006
Thanks Marco! I set out to get the sunset . . . but just couldn't do it. My wife managed very well somehow, but I wound up shooting the other way, by and large. It was still . . . as always . . . a good photo trip, though! Thanks for your comments!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


vanessa shakesheff   {K:62647} 6/6/2006
Great shot with elements taking over..lovely clear shot with everything fading into the fog in the background..nessa


fotogr@vi     {K:49265} 6/6/2006
Dear Doyle,

I ALWAYS love these misty pictures.. I love painting.. and this gives me a feel of water colors..

Absolutely brilliant use of thirds you got here, as well as the very interesting structures..

6 !!!

Avi


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:99493} 6/6/2006
Thanks Nessa! Mother Nature kind of took over the DOF for me here :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:99493} 6/6/2006
Thanks Avi:
I'm a painter myself (oil) . . . and I have dabbled in watercolors. They work VERY differently from oils but produce strikingly different results. You're right . . . this would make a good watercolor but difficult oil. For some reason the watercolors seem SO much more difficult to do. Perhaps because of the years I have done in oils . . . or perhaps because children often do better than me in that medium! :)
Thanks for the comments.

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:99493} 6/6/2006
Thank you Ace!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:99493} 6/6/2006
I very much remember that movie Klaas . . . I saw it at a drive-in, which seems now to be a thing of the past here. Thanks for the comments . . . the mood here (despite appearances) was more of a quiet, even hollow, peacefulness. :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:99493} 6/6/2006
Thanks Marian! Very kind of you to comment!
:)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Juan Gonzalo Marcano Prieto   {K:14209} 6/6/2006
bello muy bello, excelente


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:99493} 6/6/2006
Thanks again for your comments Juan!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Mary Slade   {K:40918} 6/6/2006
I really like this Doyle- so atmospheric. I can feel the mist. And that blue really striking.


Hugo de Wolf   {K:184670} 6/6/2006
Hi Doyle, nice moody photo, it has something calm and tranquil about it, rahter peaceful. I think I'd ease down a bit on the magenta levels, the purplish / pink / lavender tones look just a tad strong, which provids a bit of an unnatural feel. Nothing as severe as in the pano, though.

I like the composition, with the repetitive shapes of the life guard cabins as primary subject. Well captured.

Cheers,

Hugo


Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen   {K:55368} 6/6/2006
I love misty landscapes, also on a beach that reminds me of "Baywatch":-))The composition is excellent.
All the best,
Annemette


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:99493} 6/6/2006
Thanks Mary! Hard to lifeguard in the fog . . . but they were warning the swimmers!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:99493} 6/6/2006
Thanks Hugo . . . great point. Didn't really see the lavender till you mentioned it so I'm glad you did. I'm not sure, though, what caused it. The fog did color itself to some extent as the sun set . . . but I don't recall it seeming unusual. Do you think it would be possible to adjust the hue of the entire scene without causing other issues? As it happens, the lifeguard stations are correct in the colors you see. I do know that much later . . . the fog colors were influenced by the sunset . . . though not obvious at any short range. Exposure settings changed rapidly as the sun dropped past a certain point and the encroaching darkness became evident. Thanks for the time you spend pointing out that which will one day (hopefully) become obvious to me, or better yet, instinctual. It's been quite helpful to me.
:)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:99493} 6/6/2006
Annemette:
Funny you should mention that . . . this is where some of Baywatch shows were filmed. Farther down the beach the lifeguard boat is docked. I'll have to post a picture of a REAL lifeguard. :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Hugo de Wolf   {K:184670} 6/6/2006
Hi Doyle,

I think you can change the hue without causing other issues. I think my first try would be using the hue / saturation tool in photoshop, and select the magenta levels to begin with, and desaturate those. If that doesn't quite do the trick, I would probably do the same with the reds....

Following my own advice, I tried this in PS myself; per attached...

No more lavender


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:99493} 6/6/2006
Hugo:
You're my hero! ( sigh )

:)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Kenneth C. Long, Sr.   {K:4245} 6/7/2006
Great composition Doyle, lighting was good for the shot, nice use of the DOF, good job.


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:99493} 6/7/2006
Thanks again Kenneth!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:99493} 6/7/2006
Hugo:
I have gone back to the image and adjusted (extremely easily) the pano . . . and the improvement is quite dramatic. Even so, I see it was given an SC today. Thanks so much for the tip . . . I won't forget it in the future. It's nice to know even recognized good shots can be improved! In my opinion, that's the real strength here on UF!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


jessie voigts   {K:6601} 6/8/2006
wow!! how incredible is this one!? does that happen often, such deep fog?


a. gianfranco baccelli   {K:19330} 6/8/2006
Simply bat so nicely composed!


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:99493} 6/8/2006
Jessie:
Yes, it does happen often. I was hoping to capture some brilliant sunset across the Pacific . . . but (like today) it was foggy. You just work with what you have! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:99493} 6/8/2006
Thanks Alberto! A very kind comment, indeed.

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:99493} 6/12/2006
PS: The attachment was well done Hugo!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Renato Renato   {K:4759} 6/12/2006
great atmosfere and excellent shot,tones and lights are so beautifull. from Bellagio regards R


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:99493} 6/12/2006
Thanks Renato! Very kind of you to comment!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


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