Lost Shadow
Nov 17, 2013 13:22:27 #
Hunting Beach State Park beach. I was vey excited when I caught this image from the corner of my eye. I lowerd the camera down to 2 inches from the sand to get this intersting shot. The shadow cast is from the tree behind me.
Nov 17, 2013 13:23:28 #
Rudolf wrote:
Hunting Beach State Park beach. I was vey excited when I caught this on the corner of my eye. I lowerd the camera down to 2 inches from the sand
to get this intersting image. The shadow cast is from the tree behind me.
to get this intersting image. The shadow cast is from the tree behind me.
Oops. The image did not come through. Correction...it just appeared.
Nov 17, 2013 13:26:21 #
Rudolf wrote:
Hunting Beach State Park beach. I was vey excited when I caught this on the corner of my eye. I lowerd the camera down to 2 inches from the sand to get this intersting image. The shadow cast is from the tree behind me.
Rudolph...I love this picture. I am so glad you saw it. The shadow from unseen tree is what makes this shot. I don't know that I would change a thing although at first glance I wondered if the horizon was even. I am on my iPad so can't check out the finer detail.
Nov 17, 2013 13:31:11 #
Beautiful image. I would take out some of the shadow across the bottom, the area that appears as a band. That would make it almost perfect!
Nov 17, 2013 13:39:19 #
Wendy2 wrote:
Beautiful image. I would take out some of the shadow across the bottom, the area that appears as a band. That would make it almost perfect!
I agree and may crop in from the right if needed to format the frame.
Nov 17, 2013 13:56:32 #
I feel by removing the lower shadow band, the image loses a certain primal feeling.
Nov 17, 2013 14:20:17 #
Rudolf wrote:
I feel by removing the lower shadow band, the image loses a certain primal feeling.
Maybe leave some of it?
Nov 17, 2013 14:23:59 #
Rudolf wrote:
I feel by removing the lower shadow band, the image loses a certain primal feeling.
Ok, Rudolf, now you have me interested. :) I really like it when, in forums like this, the OP was intentionally trying to affect an emotional response in the viewer. What are you meaning by "primal"? and how is the band shadow contributing to that. I am just curious, not judgemental about this. Each version does have its own feel.
By the way, I do like the image and everything about it.
Thanks
Nov 17, 2013 15:07:56 #
Rudolf wrote:
I feel by removing the lower shadow band, the image loses a certain primal feeling.
I agree. The shadow in the foreground emulates the tree that is pictured. I first caught myself thinking, "How in the world did that tree trunk shadow not come out"! Then reasoning came on and I read other posts explaining it. Without the shadow, the picture would be mundane.. and lose some of the balance that the water creates behind the tree.
Nov 17, 2013 15:31:18 #
Nov 17, 2013 16:47:55 #
gdwsr wrote:
Ok, Rudolf, now you have me interested. :) I really like it when, in forums like this, the OP was intentionally trying to affect an emotional response in the viewer. What are you meaning by "primal"? and how is the band shadow contributing to that. I am just curious, not judgemental about this. Each version does have its own feel.
By the way, I do like the image and everything about it.
Thanks
By the way, I do like the image and everything about it.
Thanks
"Primal" is our core, it something all us that exists have in common. It is the beginning, the untouched, the primordial within us all. It is heavy and it always has at least one foot on the ground. The gravity that anchors us all. Without the band, I feel the image just floats, nothing more than viewed from an ordinary window. With the bottom band, I feel like being part of the environment, or being no different than the crab that scours the sand looking in the same direction.
Nov 17, 2013 16:51:49 #
Rudolf wrote:
Hunting Beach State Park beach. I was vey excited when I caught this image from the corner of my eye. I lowerd the camera down to 2 inches from the sand to get this intersting shot. The shadow cast is from the tree behind me.
What a great image. I like both versions. Have you tried one with the black band made smaller but not eliminated? I think the shadow band might be competing with the band of ocean water which for sure you don't want to lose.
Nov 17, 2013 16:59:29 #
Heirloom Tomato wrote:
What a great image. I like both versions. Have you tried one with the black band made smaller but not eliminated? I think the shadow band might be competing with the band of ocean water which for sure you don't want to lose.
Heirloom Tomato's suggestion.
Nov 17, 2013 17:01:29 #
Rudolf wrote:
Heirloom Tomato's suggestion.
I do like that. What do you think?
Your framing technique just makes me melt. I love how you frame your photos. Subtle, classy and gorgeous!
Nov 17, 2013 17:06:59 #
Heirloom Tomato wrote:
I do like that. What do you think?
Your framing technique just makes me melt. I love how you frame your photos. Subtle, classy and gorgeous!
Your framing technique just makes me melt. I love how you frame your photos. Subtle, classy and gorgeous!
Thanks HT.
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