Another Perfect Day
by Melethia

Comment by tnun:
I'm tempted to say it is too dark, but what does that mean? What is marvelous here is the light, and how it rains on the cyclist at the same slant at which the clouds have chosen to arrange themselves. The foreground is interesting/puzzling: tell me you didn't put the mighty lumix down on the wet sand.... Were there more light and detail in the foreground would it lose the drama in the sky and the cyclist?

Message edited by author 2012-08-02 10:58:50.

Another Perfect Day
by Melethia

Comment by tanguera:
I think Peter's comments are on target, Deb. On both my monitors this is much too dark overall.

Another Perfect Day
by Melethia

Comment by bassbone:
Deb - in some ways I think it may be a bit too dark, especially in the sky.

I voted in this challenge and gave it a 6. The 6 score was for a good shot meeting the challenge, but lacking in a couple areas. First, I am not crazy about the near square crop, it takes away from the line that you are almost creating with the road and the barrier. Using a more standard landscape crop would have provided more direction of the photo (try cropping the bottom asphalt to leave the sky?) Second, the foreground asphalt is not adding much to the shot but taking up valuable pixel real estate. Third, I think the silhouette would have been more dramatic (higher scoring) had the sun been more behind the rider rather than off to the side. I think you could have rectified this to some degree with playing with layers to brighten the sky and keep the rider dark, but that is just one approach to do it post snap.

I hope this helps...

Phoenix Rising
by Melethia

Comment by jomari:
Lovely shot. Kites are wonderful.

Phoenix Rising
by Melethia

Comment by Jutilda:
Great title. Love the lens baby!!

Passing By
by Melethia

Comment by bassbone:
I am following Bob around DPC today it seems....

My brother lived right up the street from Manhattan Beach back in the 70s. Are those your footprints or were they found?

Passing By
by Melethia

Comment by bmartuch:
Very nice job. I like the fade from dark to light.

Fam photo
by Melethia

Comment by PennyStreet:
wonderful shadows and lots of fun stuff going on. Great pov too.

Oh the places you will go
by Melethia

Comment by sherpet:
LOOKS VERY ITALIAN OR GREEK RE THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE, BUT IT COULD BE ANYWHERE, BUT I DO NOT CARE WHERE IT IS AS I LOVE IT NO MATTER WHAT XOX

Oh the places you will go
by Melethia

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Hehe. Great minds think alike, right?