Some shots from today

brocksta · 3 Nov 2006 at 15:22

Rather splendid weather today so i took a trip down to my seafront and along the pier, my legs are killing me!

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brocksta · 3 Nov 2006 at 15:23

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rotters · 3 Nov 2006 at 15:28

splendid colours, well done chap, the first one makes me feels sea sick.

rotters

King_Boru · 3 Nov 2006 at 16:50

The first one creates a very uncomfortable feeling. If thats what you intended then well done. However, I think a low viewpoint with a level horizon would have made for a nice more relaxing shot. But good al lthe same.

King.

brocksta · 3 Nov 2006 at 17:01

thanks for the replies guys. Yes i can see how you feel about the first one. I agree with the level horizon, i probably should have done a shot like that as well and compared, but i was getting a bit bored of the level stuff and wanted something a bit different

rickyt · 3 Nov 2006 at 17:15

Nice shots , did'nt like the first one though . Thought you must have tripped as you pressed the shutter button :-)

Vipernet · 3 Nov 2006 at 18:03

Good stuff dude. I like the first one anyway

brocksta · 3 Nov 2006 at 18:09

Vipernet said:
Good stuff dude. I like the first one anyway

yay at least one person does! hehe cheers mate

JRY · 3 Nov 2006 at 19:00

very nice m8
eventhough the first one does make me giddy

is this with the 18-55mm lens?

woodsy2k · 3 Nov 2006 at 19:15

Ok,

Shot 1: Its all about the gradient. I think you have got it just right. The colour gradient works well, and the angular slant to the shot makes the lines work in the photos' favour. Nice composition although could do with something else in the right hand foreground, by the sun/water reflection, like a few people looking out to the horizon or something. very nice shot imo.

Shot 2: Too much gradient! but only in the colour sense. well composed and nice contrast of colours. But the top left fading to black is a little too much for me.

Shot 3: I like the lines, and the detail in both the pier and the water, but the sky just needs that something extra.

Shot 4: First thing is that it needs a straighten

Secondly, the blue structures on the right hand side are a little distracting. Lastly, next time i would say use thirds rule but only have the top 3rd as the sky if it doesnt containt much interest.

Shot 5: You certainly have the right idea. The text on the telescope is a little distracting, and the darkened corners is a little overkill. I dont know what is to the left of the scene that you have captured, but might i suggest using the telescope as an object to lead the eye into the shot? Otherwise i really like that shot.

All said and done mate, i really like them all. Just a few things that you might want to consider next time to really push the envelope!

If you do get chance to redo them please do post the new ones.

Woodsy

brocksta · 3 Nov 2006 at 19:45

JRY said:
very nice m8
eventhough the first one does make me giddy

is this with the 18-55mm lens?

hehe

Yes mate, all but 5, which was my 50mm 1.8.

@woodsy

thanks for your comments mate, very much appreciated

Some of the stuff you said i didnt realise, so ill give them another tweak soon

woodsy2k · 3 Nov 2006 at 19:53

no problem matey

im glad i can be of some help. Unfortunatly, not enough people post like that any more. Its all well and good getting replies saying that people like the shots, it tells you your doing something righti guess, but constructive critiscism (sp?) is where its at.

RandomTom · 3 Nov 2006 at 21:32

woodsy2k said:
no problem matey im glad i can be of some help. Unfortunatly, not enough people post like that any more. Its all well and good getting replies saying that people like the shots, it tells you your doing something righti guess, but constructive critiscism (sp?) is where its at.

i totally agree with you there.

but i'm just going to add on number 5 because i think it's the best shot you posted, and unfortunately i think it's just down to the clarity of the image using that lens, the desaturated colours and lomo effect work really well here but echoing woodsy2k i only wish that the telescopes barrel lead me somewhere. Quite like number 2 also, very raw, which works.

Jimmy_Lemon · 3 Nov 2006 at 22:18

Number 3 is missing two blokes walking down the towards the camera, one of them smoking a cigar, until one remembers he left something at the other end......ah good old UK Gold!.....anyway.

I like number 1 though it does feel like you are on the titanic! and I am sure will appear in a nightmare tonight!

Nice shots though - great colours!

brocksta · 3 Nov 2006 at 22:26

RandomTom said:
but i'm just going to add on number 5 because i think it's the best shot you posted, and unfortunately i think it's just down to the clarity of the image using that lens, the desaturated colours and lomo effect work really well here but echoing woodsy2k i only wish that the telescopes barrel lead me somewhere. Quite like number 2 also, very raw, which works.

cheers mate, yea im well chuffed with the 50mm, well worth the money imo. I did have another one of the telescope, but it didnt come very well so im a bit gutted about that.

Jimmy_Lemon said:
Number 3 is missing two blokes walking down the towards the camera, one of them smoking a cigar, until one remembers he left something at the other end......ah good old UK Gold!.....anyway.

I like number 1 though it does feel like you are on the titanic! and I am sure will appear in a nightmare tonight!

lol. As everyone loves the angle of my first one so much, i thought id post this one too

now that makes me a bit queasy, lol

Felix Da Housecat · 3 Nov 2006 at 22:32

Very nice, I love the first one :eek:

woodsy2k · 4 Nov 2006 at 00:51

There are three things i notice about that last image you posted mate. First is that subject matter is that much better than the very first shot. Its the person that makes it. The second is that the gradient is too much, you had it spot on in the first shot imo. thirdly, you have dust on your CCD/CMOS, this can be seen just above the second lamp post in from the left

Might want to get that sorted out before it spoils any more shot mate.

In fairness it can be cloned out, when the area is quite simple, and it wont really show up that much if the area is quite complicated, but its worth sorting it anyway

Woodsy

number41 · 4 Nov 2006 at 09:38

I like the colours in the first one of the flooring! What sort of post processing did you do on it? Is it HDR?

Joe T · 4 Nov 2006 at 09:39

The first one rocks - and some of the others are good too.

brocksta · 4 Nov 2006 at 14:27

woodsy2k said:
There are three things i notice about that last image you posted mate. First is that subject matter is that much better than the very first shot. Its the person that makes it. The second is that the gradient is too much, you had it spot on in the first shot imo. thirdly, you have dust on your CCD/CMOS, this can be seen just above the second lamp post in from the left Might want to get that sorted out before it spoils any more shot mate.

In fairness it can be cloned out, when the area is quite simple, and it wont really show up that much if the area is quite complicated, but its worth sorting it anyway

Woodsy

Yea i really only like this one because of the silloheute(sp?) guy, i think if he was in the my first shot, it would make it much better

Ive had that pesky bit of dust in pretty much all my photos, i just rushed that one and forgot to clone it out

I need to get one of them blower thingys.

number41 said:
I like the colours in the first one of the flooring! What sort of post processing did you do on it? Is it HDR?

That shot, as well as a couple of others was my first bash at RAW. The colours are pretty much from the camera, but i just tweaked the white balance to make the colours a bit warmer.

Joe T said:
The first one rocks - and some of the others are good too.

thanks mate