jay_patel

The mood, composition and lighting in this photograph are excellent. One of my favorite in your gallery.

Beautiful lighting and excellent composition makes this an outstanding photograph. Thanks for sharing.

Very nice shot of the Onenta Gorge Falls. I was there at end of August and it is one of my favorite places to shoot.

 

-Jay

Here are the the "adventurous" women at Cape Kiwanda.

This photo does indeed convey the power of nature, but nothing beats standing there in person as the giant ways batter the coast of Cape Kiwanda.

 

Here is my version: At Land's End.

This one have near perfect exposure and colors. A focusing point would have dramatically improved the photo.

Using a ND filter and a circular polarizer will dramatically improve this image. The light on the mountain is spectacular. and the greens and the lake is beautifully exposed.

Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon

 

All comments are welcome.

 

Website: http://www.jaypatelphotography.com

That is a good question. I used a soft ND filter and set the line just above the horizon. This allowed me to darken the sky and also darken the rock formation that was lit up brightly by the setting sun. Then I waited until minimal amount of light was falling on the rest of the scene before taking the photograph.

Alternatively, you can use HDR techniques for taking images like these.

Very nice colors and cloud pattern. Nice exposure as well.

 

-Jay

Potrait of Aanna at Cannon Beach taken on her recent visit to

Oregon. The photograph is composed to give a sense of place, show of

specatacular cloud formations and be able to capture beautiful

Aanna's beautiful smile.

Very nice composition. The colors and reflections just add to the photo. You may want to clone out that large water droplet on the Haystack rock.

Beautiful potrait of Aanna. I am glad I have an opportunity to get to know you all.

 

Here is Potrait of Anna I shot: Into the Light

WOW Vincent, this is really eye catching and artistic work. Really different from your other shots, but one of my favorites.

 

-Jay

Stunningly beautiful. Perfect shot, Jay. I wish I'd been there with you. Wait. I was.

Storm Lighting on Chambord (Loire Valley, France). All comments are

welcome.

Very artisitic, minimalist photograph. I think it looks good just the way it is. The colors are just right and the moon is placed off center creating an focal point for the viewer. Well done.

All comments are welcome.

 

Website: http://www.jaypatelphotography.com

 

A member of the Timecatcher Team.

HI Carsten,

 

This is such an great shot...The perspective is excellent The composition superb and the exposure is perfect. Well done. Glad this shot was choosen as POW.

Location: Havasu Falls, Havausupai Indian Reservation, AZ

 

Website: http://www.jaypatelphotography.com

 

A member of the Timecatcher Team.

I love the hand gestures...they convey lot of emotions. My only comment would be to not crop the left eye.

I love the pose...it is sensual, suggestive with great lighting. I would remove all distractions from this one and leave her alone.

The hike to Havasu falls is 10 miles each way (to campground) with approximately 2000 feet elevation change. You loose altitude on the way in and gain it on the way out. We backpacked..my backpack was about 40-45 lbs. It took me 3.2 hours to get to campground and 4.2 hours to get back (uphill) including breaks along the way. It was snowing/hailing when we left the car and rained on and off all weekend long. The morning when I took the photos, the mountains surrounding the canyons were covered with snow. The average temprature in day time was in 50s and night time in 30s. I fell in the river couple of times while crossing it and got cold and wet (and there were no fire allowed). And given another chance...I would do this over again in even worse conditions. :-)))

In digital world, I can look at the histogram and know how a shot is going to come out. So, if I dont need to combine mulitple exposure together, I only need to take one shot...and no need to bracket.

Thanks for the comments. The only filter used for this photograph is a circular polarizer.