Urban seascape

A different kind of seascape for me. Away from the wilderness of Tasmania, this is the Gold

Coast with the view from Burleigh Heads. You can see the cityscape of Surfers Paradise in the

distance. Gave me the chance to try out my newly acquired Singh-Ray ND filters at sunset.

Specifications : Gitzo tripod, ISO 50, f22, shutter 4 seconds, 3 stop hard and 2 stop soft ND

grads.

Magnificent shot... love the vertical orientation... and the difering magnitudes of the elements... great sky! 7/7

Very nicely done! I'd like to see the high res version.

Great composition and colours. Perfect focus at foreground and perfect light!

Congrats

Carl

Fantastic shot, maybe you can correct the barrel effect.

Congrats.

This is great. I love the contrast between nature and civilization. Almost alien like. The bottom does seem a little dark & blurry but I don't mind it much. Great job Kah. Congrats

Kay, this is an Intersting landscape, good colors and composition, although imho i feel there is too much sea and ground on the lower part of the image, just my opinion, great shot, RK!

Thank you all for your comments, you all make good points. Botikario, I made some perspective correction to straighten some of the buildings slightly but I am not sure much can be done about the barrel distortion. About the foreground, Rafik & Jon-Michael, I liked the crop initially because of the details in the broken shells. In my version for print I have cropped the foreground to fit it into a 8x12 format which I agree is a better balanced composition. This also helps get rid of some of the dark areas.

I like this version, with the rocks & water stretching into the distance, leading our eyes to the unrban horizon. Good combination, Kah Kit.

This is a great shot....I feel as if I'm looking at two different worlds, separated only by a mile or so of open water. I tried cropping a bit off the bottom on my screen, but wasn't able to find a satisfactory line. I'm less interested in the shell fragments than the contrast between the foreground rocks and the background buildings -- that's the essence of the image for me.

Thank you for your comment Stephen, I am thinking about entering this shot in a competition and your words 'two worlds' may make a good title.

It will do well. Frankly, I think you've framed this perfectly. I like the fine detail in the broken shells and foreground rocks leading all the way out to a distant cityscape across an expanse of water. The light is perfectly balanced as well; if the foreground was lighter, it would keep my attention too long and hinder the eyes from moving across to the city (with the appropriately lit sky). Everything works.

As always a beautifully crafted image KKY.

 

I wonder if you could give me some advice on the filters you use with such brilliance. What brands and types would you recommend please.

 

All the best and thank you for your encouraging comment on my portfolio recently.

 

Daren

Daren I have taken many shots I am proud of with my Cokin ND grad filters. These are the cheapest available and are easiest to use initially and they come in 2 strengths. However they are not truly neutral and can cause a magenta colour shift which may ruin certain photos, especially if the dark part come into contact with an area that is not sky. When Cokin filters are stacked the colour shift can be quite marked and I would not recommend doing this with Cokins. For these reasons I have invested in Singh-Ray filters, which I have used in my last 2 landscape shoots. They are more expensive and require more experience to use as they come in more gradations (1 stop to 4 stop if you get the full set) but I think they are the best. They accurately balance sky and foreground and having 2 stop and 3 stop NDG in soft and hard gradations allows me greater control over exposure than ever before. If you decide to give them a try I would suggest a 3 stop hard and a 2 stop soft. I purchased them over the internet and they were fed-exed to me.