PAW: Trinidad Beach
This was taken walking along the beach just below the Trinidad lighthouse. There is a seal in the lower right hand corner, for those who care. I have played around with crops and haven't found any that improve the image for me. Comments welcome. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/imgp6809.htm Pentax *istD, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6 LD, handheld, ISO 800, 1/3000, F8, manual focus Bruce
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I like seals. I think its ok left in the shot,Bruce. Helps add something to the water. Is that mist behind the rocks or just very hazy. Nice shot BTW Dave > This was taken walking along the beach just below the Trinidad > lighthouse. There is a seal in the lower right hand corner, for those > who care. I have played around with crops and haven't found any that > improve the image for me. Comments welcome. > > http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/imgp6809.htm > > Pentax *istD, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6 LD, handheld, > ISO 800, 1/3000, F8, manual focus > > Bruce >
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Very nice. You caught the birds in really interesting poses. Bruce Dayton wrote: This was taken walking along the beach just below the Trinidad lighthouse. There is a seal in the lower right hand corner, for those who care. I have played around with crops and haven't found any that improve the image for me. Comments welcome. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/imgp6809.htm Pentax *istD, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6 LD, handheld, ISO 800, 1/3000, F8, manual focus Bruce . -- Daniel J. Matyola (908)725-3322 fax:(908)707-0399 Stanley, Powers & Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 78 Grove Street mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Somerville, NJ 08876 http://geocities.com/dmatyola/
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On my monitor the seals head looks like a rock, What makes the photo for me is the bird with it's wings out spread on top of the rock. Bruce Dayton wrote: This was taken walking along the beach just below the Trinidad lighthouse. There is a seal in the lower right hand corner, for those who care. I have played around with crops and haven't found any that improve the image for me. Comments welcome. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/imgp6809.htm Pentax *istD, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6 LD, handheld, ISO 800, 1/3000, F8, manual focus Bruce
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Hi, Bruce, Nice photo. I take it this is full frame? Well, I like it as is. I don't see any cropping improving it, either. I like the big rock off centre. I like the little rock in the foreground, giving the feeling of depth. And, of course, there's that seal! The only thing I'm not sure about is that I find the background very hazy. I know there's nothing you could do about it, but still, it's there. It's really just a small thing, and detracts little (if at all) from a beautiful photo. cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW: Trinidad Beach Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 09:23:18 -0700 This was taken walking along the beach just below the Trinidad lighthouse. There is a seal in the lower right hand corner, for those who care. I have played around with crops and haven't found any that improve the image for me. Comments welcome. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/imgp6809.htm Pentax *istD, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6 LD, handheld, ISO 800, 1/3000, F8, manual focus Bruce _ http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
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Thanks for the comments Frank. It is full frame - I played around with cropping and just didn't get any good feeling from it. As to the background, this is northern California coast - fog is the name of the game. It burns off as the sun shines, but earlier in the day, it does look kind of like this. I wonder if it was clearer if that would take away from the birds - they might blend in too much. Anyway, thanks for the comments. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, May 19, 2004, 6:57:12 PM, you wrote: ft> Hi, Bruce, ft> Nice photo. I take it this is full frame? Well, I like it as is. I don't ft> see any cropping improving it, either. ft> I like the big rock off centre. I like the little rock in the foreground, ft> giving the feeling of depth. And, of course, there's that seal! ft> The only thing I'm not sure about is that I find the background very hazy. ft> I know there's nothing you could do about it, but still, it's there. It's ft> really just a small thing, and detracts little (if at all) from a beautiful ft> photo. ft> cheers, ft> frank ft> "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist ft> fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer >>From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: PAW: Trinidad Beach >>Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 09:23:18 -0700 >> >>This was taken walking along the beach just below the Trinidad >>lighthouse. There is a seal in the lower right hand corner, for those >>who care. I have played around with crops and haven't found any that >>improve the image for me. Comments welcome. >> >>http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/imgp6809.htm >> >>Pentax *istD, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6 LD, handheld, >>ISO 800, 1/3000, F8, manual focus >> >>Bruce >> ft> _ ft> http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
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Hi Bruce ... I fiddled with the pic in PS, cloned out the rock in front, and y'know what? It loses something. The photo becomes too bare. Something was needed in the foreground. Shel Belinkoff > [Original Message] > From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 5/19/2004 8:48:12 PM > Subject: Re: PAW: Trinidad Beach > > Thanks for the comments Frank. It is full frame - I played around > with cropping and just didn't get any good feeling from it.
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Perhaps it would never be a great photo - just a nice one of the area there. If the rock is in, it detracts and if you take it out, something is missing. Thanks for taking a shot at it. Bruce Tuesday, May 18, 2004, 10:58:54 PM, you wrote: SB> Hi Bruce ... SB> I fiddled with the pic in PS, cloned out the rock in front, and y'know SB> what? It loses something. The photo becomes too bare. Something was SB> needed in the foreground. SB> Shel Belinkoff >> [Original Message] >> From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 5/19/2004 8:48:12 PM >> Subject: Re: PAW: Trinidad Beach >> >> Thanks for the comments Frank. It is full frame - I played around >> with cropping and just didn't get any good feeling from it.
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My suggested cropping: http://www.dariobonazza.com/paw/imgp6809_std.jpg I believe this adds some sense of mystery, due to the less identifiable background (also highlighting the main subject), while keeping the depth (thanks to the rock in the foreground). Then, the "widescreen" format makes it more dynamic. Or, at least, I feel that. Dario - Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 5:44 AM Subject: Re: PAW: Trinidad Beach > Thanks for the comments Frank. It is full frame - I played around > with cropping and just didn't get any good feeling from it. As to the > background, this is northern California coast - fog is the name of the > game. It burns off as the sun shines, but earlier in the day, it does > look kind of like this. I wonder if it was clearer if that would take > away from the birds - they might blend in too much. > > Anyway, thanks for the comments. >
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I like that crop ... ;-)) Shel Belinkoff > [Original Message] > From: Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 5/19/2004 11:53:20 PM > Subject: Re: PAW: Trinidad Beach > > My suggested cropping: > > http://www.dariobonazza.com/paw/imgp6809_std.jpg > > I believe this adds some sense of mystery, due to the less identifiable > background (also highlighting the main subject), while keeping the depth > (thanks to the rock in the foreground). > Then, the "widescreen" format makes it more dynamic. Or, at least, I feel > that.
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Hi! Sorry I am late to join this talk here. I do like original version better. To me the little space above the birds just hurts. The birds need lots of space, me thinks ... I think that it is just good as it is. Nothing I think needs to be done on it. Unlike Frank, I do appreciate the blurred background. It adds a little sense of space and also makes an excellent backdrop for contours of birds and rocks. Just my (late) pixels. Boris DB> My suggested cropping: DB> http://www.dariobonazza.com/paw/imgp6809_std.jpg DB> I believe this adds some sense of mystery, due to the less identifiable DB> background (also highlighting the main subject), while keeping the depth DB> (thanks to the rock in the foreground). DB> Then, the "widescreen" format makes it more dynamic. Or, at least, I feel DB> that. DB> Dario DB> - Original Message - DB> From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DB> To: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DB> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 5:44 AM DB> Subject: Re: PAW: Trinidad Beach >> Thanks for the comments Frank. It is full frame - I played around >> with cropping and just didn't get any good feeling from it. As to the >> background, this is northern California coast - fog is the name of the >> game. It burns off as the sun shines, but earlier in the day, it does >> look kind of like this. I wonder if it was clearer if that would take >> away from the birds - they might blend in too much. >> >> Anyway, thanks for the comments. >>
