lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

I photographed Northern Elephant Seals, The Shore, Wave, Rocks, and a few Turkey Vultures and Common Sea Gulls.
The first of nine images was not good so I did not process it and am not sharing it.
Taken January 4, 2024, approximately 11:30 a.m. PST.
Taken with Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, Native 12MP, 12-bit > 8-bit jpg.
Processed with Adobe Photoshop CS6; Extensive leveling and cropping.
Images:
#2 (3000x4000 pixels) ISO 50, ƒ/2.4, 1/4300s
#3 (3000x4000) ISO 50, ƒ/4.9, 1/1000s
#4 (3000x4000) ISO 50, ƒ/4.9, 1/1000s
#5 (3000x4000) ISO 50, ƒ/4.9, 1/1000s
#6 (6120x8160) Simulated-Interpolated 50MP ISO 10, ƒ/1.7, 1/1000s
#7 (12,240x16,320) Simulated-Interpolated 200MP ISO 10, ƒ/1.7, 1/900s
#8 (3000x4000) ISO 10, ƒ/1.7, 1/600s
#9 (4000x2252) ISO 10, ƒ/1.7, 1/1100s

Above are the dimensions directly from my Cell to Adobe Bridge and ACR, the final presented images differ in size.
I am not really sure how or why the Cell camera selected ISO 50 vs 10, or ƒ-stop 2.4 vs 4.9 vs 1.7. Sure with I could set it intentionally for 4.9. Please make comments, suggestions. Enjoy. (please note I also with my wife shot 305 DSLR images at the location with two cameras with two different lenses. You may see some of those two once I process the good ones.)

#2

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#3

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#4

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#5

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#6

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Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Interesting set Mike. They seem more like "snap shots", IMO there is no clearly defined subject. Crop the seals off the bottom and you have a seascape, crop the ocean of top and you have something that could be seals on a beach.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

They were more or less intended to be Seascapes. What you don't see in all but one of the "finished" photos here was that I was shooting over a fence from a seated position in a wheelchair. So on some of these I left in the animals. I can do some different crops as well. Also for the ones with the Elephants Seals and Vultures and Gulls I was telling an implied story of why the birds are there. It is not all that pleasant, so I did not describe it in words.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

I re-edited a couple of them taking the animals (seals, birds) out. And changed the WB slightly too.

Since this is a protected breeding area for Elephant Seals, there is no human activity in the water here. If I photographed closer to my home near Pismo Beach there would be surfers and swimmers and boats in the water.

#2 Version 2

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#8 Version 2

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Fstop12 Loc: Kentucky

#3 is my favorite although I could go with a little less foreground.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Nice set.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice ones, Mike.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

I liked #8 the best, at first, but then I saw #8, “revised” and I really like that. #8 v. 2 is a very nice seascape. Otherwise, all in all, that is a nice sea/beachscape series. Given your situation in the wheelchair, I thought you did a great job.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

I like these much better. Since the subject is a seascape I think the landscape orientation works best

johnny1950 Loc: Palm Coast, Florida

Great shots Mike. The water looks more natural in #6, 7, 8, 9. Interesting group.
Johnny