Whiterock (West Beach) (view large)

A shot from early this morning. I used a reverse grad filter on this one,

and I like the way the sky exposure is more balanced out of the camera

with the foreground. I still did a little dodging and burning, but very little.

Let me know what you think of the composition, and feel of the image.

Thanks in advance for your comments.

Paul

Hmmm, ....

The sky, water and bench are good, nice. The bottom part doesn't convince me.

Ben

I understand your sentiments about the sign and the visual stuff around the sign etc.  I intentionally framed the shot this way as I wanted to play on the "Welcome Sign" with all its restrictions, and how this contrasts with the ides related to being at a beach, which is usually very unrestricted.  I found this quite humorous.  Maybe I should have mentioned this in the initial post.  Anyway, take care, Ben, and all the best.

Paul

Paul, what struck me was that to get to the bench and overlook, one had to cross the railroad tracks, and I can imagine what it must be like to be sitting there enjoying the view when a freight train rumbles by.  All of the circles with red slashes are icing on the cake.

Your exposure looks fine; good use of the filter.

Thanks for your comments, Stephen.  The blue rails run the entire length of the beach (about 2km), but there are a few spots where people can pass through, but only at strategic points, and not in any areas where people could get hurt.  Having said this, there is really no stopping people from crawling through the rails at any point.  I am glad that you knew where i was coming from, and shared the humor on this one, Stephen.  Like I said to Ben, I should have mentioned my intention earlier, but I find that doing this can lead people in less directions!  Take care, my friend.

Paul