c and c pls

puddles22

been a long time since i have been out so got all motivated over the weekend, got a break in the weather and here are some of the results

first pic , magheroarty beach

humberklog

The crooked horizon does nothing for me and am curious as to why you like it. I'd often play with visual levels to throw the viewer but this example is just off putting to my eye.

Why do you think the crooked horizon works in this pic?

Diabhal_Glas

Overall I like the image.
Im not a big fan of that large shadow taking up a lot of the foreground, the composition, sun reflecting on the skull and water reflecting in the sand are really nice.
The slight tilt on the horizon gives me the feeling that the bay is curving around. Not sure if it was like this or you did this on purpose, but it works for me.

puddles22

the bay was curving round towards me , so im tryin to think whether it si a crooked horizon or thats the way it was

Logical Fallacy

I'd have to agree. With a shot like that you get a lot of wandering lines, from the angle of the skull, the shadow relative to the skull, the marks on the beach, the flow of the waves and the line of the moutains, so i reckon the horizon should, ideally, be perfect.

Just me though.

puddles22

another from same beach

pullandbang

puddles22 wrote: »

been a long time since i have been out so got all motivated over the weekend, got a break in the weather and here are some of the results

first pic , magheroarty beach

The first thing I notice is the crooked horizon and it takes away from the image. The skull and shadow are quite strong but the emphasis is taken away from them by having too much going on in the distance.
I think if you had a lot less sky and moved back a little from the skull to recompose it a bit higher in the shot it would improve it - at least IMHO.

tororosso

I like that photo Puddles! I can see what the straight horizon issue is but I guess that's from having the skull at the angle it is in the photo. I imagine there are several different ways that this photo could have been composed (horizontal etc) but I like it. I would have liked the opportunity myself to compose it by kneeling down more and maybe playing around with different angles from ground level (bit messy for the trousers though )

AnCatDubh

I think the first image is a cracker of an image.

The desaturation works well IMHO, but careful not to push the 'metallic' look too much or it will get tacky.

The horizon didn't even cause me a second glance. I don't particularly think it diverts attention - at least for me, but maybe I have a natural tilt on my head to match the chip on my shoulder

To me its a belter of an image (that's good ) I think the processing far better suits the first image rather than the second one posted. Perhaps a gritty black/white would have suited the second one better?

Nice.