JeffBryce 0 Posted June 22, 2014 The "pebbles" on the beach range in size from grapefruits to bowling balls. Driftwood catches the final light of the day. Thanks for looking. Link to comment
Larry_G1664882113 15 Posted June 24, 2014 Jeff, I really like the way the stones dominate the image. Their size, angle, and vertical presentation really work here with excellent light. I this looks like a Lake Superior beach. Is it that part of Ontario? My compliments! Larry Link to comment
JeffBryce 0 Posted June 24, 2014 Thanks Gary, José, & Larry. Yes, Larry, this location is about 300km east of Thunder Bay and 200km west of Wawa, on the north shore of Lake Superior. Colorful rocks are polished ultra-smooth by pounding waves and shifting ice. Regards, Jeff Link to comment
AlainD 0 Posted July 6, 2014 Splendid work! Pebbles making a wonderful foreground, trunks leading to the background, nice sky... everything is here to make a great image. Best regards, Alain Link to comment
ken_thalheimer 3,739 Posted July 11, 2014 Pretty scene with a good DOF. At first I wasn't sure of the smoothness of the driftwood. But, I've seen wood polished this smoothly by the water Link to comment
JeffBryce 0 Posted July 11, 2014 Thanks, Stephanie and Ernest. Thanks for your comments again, Alain. Always appreciated.Ken, thanks for your observations and comment. The rocks were as smooth as egg shells and these two bits of driftwood were highly polished and so complementary.Regards, Jeff Link to comment
daverave 1 Posted July 25, 2014 Damn jet trails ;-) I think you could crop out a lot of the sky and not lose a thing. The rocks make the image. Can you brighten the background mountain some? Link to comment
JeffBryce 0 Posted July 25, 2014 Hi Dave, I appreciate your comments. The contrails are a bit tough to edit on this one, so understand your point about cutting most of the sky. And I agree about brightening the hill. I tend not to spend much time in post-work but I realize that, one day, I need to revisit many of my images for tweaking. Regards, Jeff Link to comment
Christal1664882414 0 Posted December 22, 2014 I think the amount of sky you've included creates a perfect balance. I don't mind the contrails personally. I do agree with Dave about lightening the distance hill. But it's an impressive image. Do you use hyper focal distance when you're composing? The DOF is quite good! Link to comment
JeffBryce 0 Posted December 24, 2014 Hi Christal, thanks for commenting. Yes, I try to improve DOF by focusing roughly 1/3 in and trying to remember hyper focal distancing at various f-stops. But it doesn't always work. Angles and my mind sometimes fail me! I thought the contrails were OK too as the driftwood mimicked them, sort of. Link to comment
chris_hamilton29 29 Posted March 20, 2016 Lovely clarity and subtle tones, excellent foreground interest. Link to comment
thadley 15 Posted October 18, 2016 Beautifully and expertly captured. I am thinking that the stones should be neutral gray or have a tinge of 'warmth'. Here they are mostly colored with a tinge of blue. Now, I was not there and this could have been the way the scene existed. This is only a question of color balance and it is a minor consideration on an enjoyable image. PS and afterthought: The foreground driftwood has the color I would expect in this scene so the rocks must be what you saw. Link to comment
JeffBryce 0 Posted October 18, 2016 Thanks Tony. Interesting that you chose to comment on this image: the editors of Outdoor Photography Canada nearly put this on the cover of Issue #38 rather than Cave Point Sunset. I think the blue tinge on the rocks makes sense because the blue sky acted as a giant reflector. Jeff Link to comment
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