The Image: Just happened to be down the beach waiting to meet someone for an appointment, so I dragged out the tripod and took some pics on this pier. Two seagulls were right where I wanted them and so I shot this.
I had a polarising filter on and slow shutter speed as I was trying to blur the movement in the water in another image. It worked well here as the seagull has a nice bit of movement in it.
The Edit: Cropped with some rotation, grayscale, duotone, USM, Noise Ninja...contrast and levels adjustment.
Prediction: Not sure. My first two challenges since dropping my D200 in the water before I got chased 25km by a maniac were not so well received, so maybe a 6????
It was almost eerie being back at the beach. I was looking over my shoulder the whole time. It was a different beach and in broad daylight this time!
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excellent photograph . love the b&w process and the darkness ..
(altho that could just be my monitor) .. has a sort'v calm before the storm feeling, especially considering the fishing rods all lined up and not a person in sight .. !!!..:)
great score for our aussie team .. :)
Making this photo black and white was a good choice as it makes it more interesting. The repition of the fishing poles, the shadows, and the bird are all nice touches to the shot.
I love this photograph. It is so simple, but complex at the same time. A great contrast and idea. I really like the movement of the birds that you captured, but it not being the focus point
I've looked at this a couple of times now, and just now noticed the person leaning over the railing. I wondered where are all the fishermen were. :-)
With or without the person at the railing this image works very well for the challenge IMO. The slight tilt adds to the curve and brings the viewer around and into the photo. The lined up fishing poles add rhythm. The railing shadows assist the leading lines, and the gull in motion adds a dynamic to this.
Nicely seen and captured! Good luck in the challenge.
I really like this picture a lot, but maybe a reverse tilt would look nicer since the bridge would be moving opposite of the tilt. Thats just my opinion but that would be cool.
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