Sea Oat Sunrise

Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated!

Ashley Stone, July 09, 2007; 10:30 P.M.

 

You never stop getting better do you? This picture is beautiful! Impressed as always!

 

Bob Belanger, July 11, 2007; 09:22 P.M.

 

Tyler,

 

This is the balance I was talking about...

 

Thanks for taking the time to review some of my shots. I am relatively new to PN and I'm also new to DSLR. So, my goal is to get as much input from others on this site as I can. You certainly have a nice protfolio and I really appreciate your input. Thanks for your time. Cheers.

 

Tyler Wind, July 11, 2007; 10:45 P.M. (edit | delete)

 

Thanks Bob! I have many compositions similar to this one so I'll go back and review them more critically. Thanks again for the input--definitely appreciated! I hope a few of my comments gave you some "food for thought." I find that even if I don't agree with a comment it is still helpful because it gets me thinking. Keep up the good work and I'll be back to review more of your shots soon--I hope you'll do the same for me!

 

Bob Belanger, July 11, 2007; 11:20 P.M.

 

Tyler,

 

I'll be back. I am interested in these types of shots. I am looking for filters at this time as well, so thanks for that tip. I will be taking some vacation time at Cape Cod later this summer. I'm already starting to think about some shots. Fortunately, on the "outer Cape", I can get sunrise and sunset shots over the ocean in the same day.

 

And keep the comments comming. I often times don't comment a reply on my shots, but I will try to keep a dialogue when it's topical. Since I'm still on the learning curve, many of the shots that you commented on were "practice" shots. For example the Beaver Pond sunset was practice for the Farm Island sunrises. These were shots I took at my mom's cabin on Moosehead lake. I still have lots to learn and I hope to see more shots like yours for inspiration. Best Regards

 

Makes you feel as if you are really there, but is the tower tilting a little bit, or was the camera slightly tilted ? Just my toughts.

Thank you for your comments, Harry! To answer your question, yes, the tower is really tilted. I forget the number of degrees, but it is falling into the ocean. A stabilization project just started a few weeks ago to stabilize and restore this historic lighthouse. If you're interested, you can read about the lighthouse, it's stabilization/restoration, and the tilt at www.savethelight.org. Thanks again for your kind remarks!

Excellent composition. Beautiful colors! I lived on James Island for a couple of years back in high school and this brings back some wonderful memories of friends and events long lost.

 

Thanks.

With this perfect balance on composition I walk right through the photo. The color of the sky draws me to the subject. The solidness of the lighthouse brings peace to my soul today. A light house has always represented God to me. Thank You.

 

Barbara

First, you know you can replace an image without losing existing comments. go to the options- edit image info- reload new image.

 

hard to decide between this and the vertical. technically, this has more compositional balance where the sea oats justify the center position of the lighthouse. i guess local knowledge give the vertical more emotional value. i like both of them. well done. J.K.

Tyler,

 

It continues to blow my mind that there are raters who rate images low without any comments. over this series of shots, I like this one best. And in the category of ratings in my opinion it's "Very Good" in terms of Asthetics and Originality; the path is inviting the viewer to the lighthouse, which does have a slight tilt, but remains a beautiful subject in this setting. The colors are also very warm and inviting as is the tone. Also, the Sea Oats and the calm of the sea convey a quiet stillness. A very nice composition.

Ok best one I have seen so far. GREAT SHOT the balance is PERFECT would be a great one blown up. Darren