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{K:1471} 11/27/2002
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I really admire your use of a PL filter.
The white clouds behind the Mountain give a 3D-Effect, because you notice the sky falling behind the mountain.
the rock are ver clear and everything is so nice.
The wide space is also very remarkable.
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Wayne Harridge
{K:13852} 11/27/2002
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Very good. Interesting the way the foreground pebbles and the background hills seem to look somehow disjointed, almost like the image is a composite rather than a single shot.
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J
{K:2647} 11/27/2002
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Hmm I'll be the annoying critic here. :-) The time of day was right with a warm light emphasizing the pebbles. And it is a nice beach with lovely mountains... but in this photo there is not really a subject. Is it necesary to have a subject? Isnt the scene itself a subject? Well these are questions I havent really answered myself yet. BUT I think eventually my answer will be no.
Why not? I think that even if the scene is what you want a subject, it will be difficult to just make a photo of it and let is stand on its own aesthetically. If you want to portray the beauty of this landscape then I think it will be better to pick out some detail and place it in this context of this beautifull scene. Or you take a supporting subject as in introduction to the scene.
I have a photo of a landscape in which the landscape is actually only a small part of the photo. In the foreground there is a boat. What is the subject? Well actually I dont know. But the two elements do require eachother to be beautifull. The boat doesnt work without the landscape, the landscape would be boring without the boat.
This might all sound a bit weird, maybe even just stupid. But maybe its worth thinking about a bit. Curious to hear what you think of it yourself.
Regards,
Julien
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Sarah Needham
{K:2482} 11/27/2002
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Thanks Arrey, Wayne and Julien for you comments.
Just to answer Julien, I do see where you're comming from, and understand what you mean. I find it hard to critique my own photo, mainly because I know my local area so well, and would find almost any image beautiful. From a point of view of someone who doesn't have any ties with Pembrokeshire, you are probably right. Unfortunately, on this day, there wasn't anything on the beach to really include. My daughter was with me, but she wouldn't stay in one place long enough for me to use her in an artistic way!!
Once again, thanks for taking the time to comment.
Sarah
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Steve Wise
{K:215} 11/27/2002
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Sarah you are really posting some neat stuff, including this one! You live in a gorgeous place. I do agree with Julian the inclusion of another object would be interesting. But I guess if there's nothing there to include.........
That's cool your daughter will go with you. Have you tried giving her a disposable and let have at it? I'd be interested to see a kiddie shot..
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Sarah Needham
{K:2482} 11/27/2002
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Thanks Steve.
Jenny comes with me quite a lot of the time, and she sometimes takes pictures with my mum's older digital camera. I would like to post up some of her images, but wasn't sure if I could on my portpolio, or whether I should set up her own page. Any ideas???
The only down-side to her being with me is that it is hard for me to take the time I would like to compose an image. I have to try to keep my eye on her (she's only 4 1/2 ), whilst still composing the shot. It's imposible to take my tripod - I'd get it set up, and she'd be off into the distance!!
Thanks again for your kind words.
Sarah
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Vincent K. Tylor
{K:8890} 11/27/2002
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I like this series also. I too agree that the other two stand out in that the person is in the scene. I like the stones in this one better, but feel like it is missing something. Was actually looking to see if there was a lighthouse or something on the end of the point...but it is just a cloud! I would really like to see some of this place with Velvia. Kodak 400, and it still looks colorful....nice shot Sarah!
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Andrew Lahanas
{K:7044} 11/27/2002
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I suppose for me the subject is sort of the pebbles, or that's what I tend to look at the most. The background and colour of the sky breaks it up a little. I like the way you have a large DOF. Do you also use hyperfocal distance calculation? What do you focus on when wanting to have everything in focus? Sometimes I get in trouble with my foreground being out of focus a little and it really bothers me. You did a great job with this one.
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Sarah Needham
{K:2482} 11/28/2002
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Thanks everyone.
Andrew, I tend to focus about 1/3rd into the scene, thereby roughly using hyperfocal distance. I could have used the distance scale on my lens, but I forgot!!
Sarah
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