Sea Stacks

I took this shot the other day. I had been here a few years back, but had

never noticed the small rock in the foregound. I am processing this trip's

images with my laptop, and I am curious how they look to other people in

terms of exposure and colour etc. My laptop is not calibrated so this is why I

am looking for feedback. Lastly, what do you think of the composition and

processing? Thanks in advance for your comments.

Good capture, well done

Cleverly planned and well executed.

I think your laptop is doing fine, and your composition and processing are equally good.  I like the reflection of the cloud in the small pool.  This is a shot where I might try blending several focus points, at least one on the foreground rock and a second on the distant rocks, just to make the distant rocks more sharp (if that would be something you wanted in your photo).

Thanks everyone for your comments.  Stephen, I understand what you are saying about focus stacking, but I did not mind that the stack further out was not as dark, or as sharp.  There were two reasons for my decision on this: I feel that things that are further away don'e necessarily have to be tack sharp when compared to things in the foreground; secondly, the tide was coming in, and I had to move my camera after each exposure as the waves would have disturbed the sand, and my tripod had a tendency to sink into the sand as water washed around the legs so recomposing exactly the same would have been too much of a hassle, or next to impossible.  Some very good thoughts as usual, though, Stephen.  I am always happy to hear your input as it has helped me more than once!  Take care.

Paul

Paul, I agree completely.  That's why we have lenses with very wide apertures to be able to get a shallow focus.  It all depends on the photographer's intent, and I was probably expressing my own biases into your photo -- that's often hard to avoid because it comes so easily and naturally.  In the end, I always appreciate conscious intention over something that happened by accident because it was never considered before the shot was taken.  Thanks for your response.

Hi again, Stephen.  No need to apologize for having an opinion.  I totally understand what you mean about putting one's bias into a comment.  I do it all the time, and I am sure most of us on this site do it as well.  I welcome people's opinions because they open my eyes to different possibilities.  It does not mean that I will change a photo necessarily, but gives me another perspective to consider.  I find your comments are pretty spot on, Stephen, and I always appreciate your input.  Thanks for spending the time to comment on my images.

Paul

Nice composition, I especially like the cloud reflecton in the middle, it works as a strong leading line to the stacks in the back. Nice saccular pond of water, too.

Keep up the good work, Tomaz

Thanks Tomaz.  It took some time for the clouds to shift toward these stacks, but the wait was worth it.  Take care.

Paul