On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 2:50 AM, Christine Aguila <cagu...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > I believe this is my 1st wave shoot. I probably shot about 90 pics, but > this was the best of the bunch. The others weren't very interesting mainly > because I didn't time the shots right or the wave didn't turn out as > dramatic as I thought it might or the composition was uninteresting. Getting > all of the aforementioned just right at the same time was hard. > > Birds were everywhere as well--so I cleaned up the sky quite a bit--lots of > blurry black spots polluting that drab looking sky :-). > > I found shooting waves quite a challenge. I tried to use all my senses to > anticipate where the big splashes might be but it often didn't work out. I > tried to rely on hearing, but it seemed the louder and incoming wave was the > less interesting was the splash when it hit the shore :-). If anyone has > any tips, I'd be grateful. I probably should try this again with an ND > filter, no? Also, I'd be interested in knowing which crop you prefer--I've > cropped the jogger out of the 2nd pic. > > Anyway, comments/critique welcome--I could use some help in shooting this > subject.
I like both of 'em, but the first (looser crop) is better to my eyes. Gives the waves a bit more "breathing room" - it just feels more natural. Great timing to catch those waves! Wonderful photo. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
