Beach pathway

This series is very much interesting to me ... like them all ... whenever I browse ur port ... I return with some knowledges ... recently I have taken a shot of a jetty ... without any character ... here is the difference between u and me ... but ur series and ur tips (on The Blackboard) influenced me and the result is reflected in my recent posting ... hope to have some tips on that snap ... not telling u the caption of the posting ... I think that u will recognize ... regards ...

This is just tryout on a different approach to the b&w conversion. The

2 previous ones (

href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4273223" >this

one

and

href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4273216" >this

one

) are the reference for the first method. If in the mood please

let me know what you think. Thank you in advance for your time.

Olha a SaoSao...Gosto da foto.Abraco!

Love the "feel" of this shot. I grew up on the coast and this REALLY speaks to me of the cold and lonely winters at the beach, gazing off into the horizon. Very nice tones, great DOF and sharpness. The horizon seems fine, but I get a little thrown off by the angle of the walkway. Might've come out too "conventional", but I might've liked to see a little less tilt to the walkway (not even sure how without tilting the horizon though... oh well). Great shot!

I like the solitary nature of this shot. Well done.

Muito bom!

Nice shot.!Good DOF.! Love the composition.

All of them look really great in B&W, but this one looks the best. I think the angle being at (standing/walking) eye level causes one to really feel drawn in by the sea...

Mui bien, mi amigo (pardon my Spanish! My Portuguese is just about non-existent too :)

Mark

cok guzel ... ( Very nice )

very nice composition and perfect wb....congrats.

Embora tenha gostado das outras duas, atrevo-me a dizer que prefiro esta. Bom trabalho Rui. Um abrac'o !

 

Although I liked the previous two as mentioned, I dare to say I prefer this one. Best regards !

 

 

 

 

 

Very nice B&W. Nice composition

I too like all the versions but this one seems to stand out and really it combines all the elements of the two previous shots. elisabeth

Good composition! I very like the scenery! Regards Paul

Well done, wonderful idea, that`s great, striking!

Gosto muito... I have lived for several years in Portugal, and I can relate to this athmosphere, I can feel and smell it.

 

Els

Throw that zoom away and get an straight horizont, would be beautyful then...

 

BS.

REALLY beautyful, I meant, good one...

 

BS.

this shot makes me feel the breeze in my hair.... you have chosen the curves and tones beautifully. the assymmentric approach makes the shot even more interesting! well done!

m

Rui, you have successfully captured a great moment of human relaxation. a nice image...congrats...

 

rabinder

Very interesting perspective and good composition. I love the DOF the the b/w tone. Best Regards.

muy buena!

 

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No words for this shot,with excellent composition and tones,regards.

Hi Rui, What do you yourself think about the three B&Ws? To me, this one is the best. It's a bit more contrasty and has a wider range of tones. The dark grasses against the light sand and the white foam against the dark sea have much more visual appeal, I think. I'd say you made a lot of progress, maybe even a bit of a technical breakthrough, just in experimenting on this one series.

 

I like the composition in this one -- I like the perspective, the view down to the beach. If you redid the horizontal one so that the B&W was like this one, though, then it'd be hard to choose a favorite between them.