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orias

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    surf 1.2

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    A nice moment. You have some nice diagonals going on in the photo including the surfer and the spray coming off the lip. It is a good sized wave. The lighting direction isn't quite optimal, but good enough. Even looking at the larger version, there is an overall softness to the shot, where I think a crisper focus would be better.

    Stream

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    I think you need to be a little bit careful about bright areas near the edge of the photo. That tends to draw the eye away and out of the photo. The photo has flow and texture.

    Riding the waves

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    I think the lighting is good. But, surfing is about the beauty of the wave and the surfer on the wave. I don't usually like seeing s smaller wave already crested and in the foreground of the composition. The shape of the wave ridden is not particularly beautiful in terms of color or shape. Lots of whitewater and froth is typically less desirable than a solid color.

    Cut back

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    Bland midday lighting and overall softness hurts the photo to some degree. The moment caught is a good one. The overall composition of the photo is conventional and follows the typical rules of surf photography.

    The big sweep

          5
    I think you have to be a little careful shooting form a high vantage point as it compresses the size of the wave. The lighting looks good like the sun just broke out from behind a cloud to illuminate the scene. The action portrayed shows a good amount of spray throw.

    SURF 101

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    I like the spray coming off the lip. That adds some dynamism to the photo. The colors are a little subdues and might be improved with some further manipulation.

    Half Dome

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    Looks like a nice view from Glacier Point. I probably wouldn't have the tree actually touching Half Dome, but it does make a nice framing element on the right side. I was fortunate to have been to Yosemite three times this year. Cloudless days makes the photography of the granite monoloths a little less interesting.

    Surfer 14

          5

    You appeared to treat it with some kind of filter like maybe a watercolor filter which kind of creates a blockiness the the image. It gives the photo a unique look to it and unique is good as it ma attract a different set of eyes on the photo. I don't care for it personally.

     

    This water angle or head on view is very nice for the moment of capture.

    Untitled

          5
    You went a little too hot on the brightness of the white water. You have some large patches where the detail is lost. You may be able to recover it to some degree with gentler processing. Your timing was very good and the low water angle gives it much more drama.
  1. My applauds for getting the timing right for this shot. I think everyone who has tried to shoot pelicans wants a shot something like this. Now, you have to work on getting an even better one when the light is a little more colorful, for example.

    Backdoor Pipeline

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    The light is a little bit on the glarry side. Did I even spell that right? But the position of the surfer coming out of the pit is nice as is the color of the water.

    Wave II

          5
    I love waves and this thumbnail immediately caught my eye even without seeing the title. The way you presented this goes very well with the title.

    Glass ''B''

          4
    Colorful with a lot of movement to it. You might look into cutting back on the saturation of the yellow and see if you can draw out a little more detail especially near the center of the image.

    Lea

          8
    It has a very ethereal quality to the light and tones. The large amount of hair creates an unsuual malporportion to the head and body whihc adds to a surreal feel.

    Untitled

          2
    The action is good and the perspective helps to give the skater the appearance of greater height. The lighting at the time of the photo is not very good.
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