beaches, cityscape, and sunsets C&C

[20civic04]

went up to san francisco this weekend for a car show and took hwy 1 back home, some amazing views to bad it got dark quick.

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[rambler]

Great photos. I would crop out the dark rocky islands that appear in the distance and center of pics 1 and 2. They distract from the sea and sky. I would also crop out the rock that pokes out in the right edge of your first photo.

In the second photo you might have been standing in a good spot to catch some wave action. A wide aperture and the corresponding faster shutter speed will help stop the action of waves. I do like the misting effect you have on the waves in the top photo and the rocky ledge on the left is nicely in focus. Did you try other shots from the same spot at a slightly different angle showing more coast line and less horizon?
It looks like you got some different lighting as you watched. I hope you get a chance to return to that area with your camera!

 

[Brenda Lee]

What I wouldn't give to have an opportunity to shoot in locations like this. I think the photos are stunning -- particularly 1, 5 and 6.

 

[AmberNikol]

beautiful, good job!

 

[highsteam]

Honda Civics aaa!

Geta pictures, they look like posters from movies or some like that.

 

[upsharepic]

Very nice shot, I like # 6

 

[hrry]

Love all of them, amazing. Love the Hondas too, i hope to get a civic soon.

 

[20civic04]

more pics added and thanks everyone

 

[tmartin2347]

Great photos, I would love to hang them on my wall.

 

[Photogger]

Awesome photos, thanks for sharing these, you did a great job with them!

 

[UnderThePink]

Awesome. Great Job! Defenitley the kind of pics people would want to buy and hang up on their walls.....or see in a calandar =D

 

[reznap]

Did you try other shots from the same spot at a slightly different angle showing more coast line and less horizon?

This, this, this.

They are some very nice photos of some beautiful locations - but the horizon is pretty much dead center in all of them. I guess you could say that it's generally accepted that a centered horizon (splitting the frame in half) can hurt a composition. I'm not saying it should never be done, some scenes call for it (I think #10 works well like that actually) but on #1, 2, 9 and 11 I would have liked to have seen more foreground, less sky. I also think you should invest in a a few split ND or graduated ND filters since these scenes would have been perfect for them (to darken the sky a bit) and would have maybe saved you time on processing.

 

[Felix 222]

i would darken the sky to bring some color back in. i enjoyed your photos

 

[20civic04]

Did you try other shots from the same spot at a slightly different angle showing more coast line and less horizon?

This, this, this.

They are some very nice photos of some beautiful locations - but the horizon is pretty much dead center in all of them. I guess you could say that it's generally accepted that a centered horizon (splitting the frame in half) can hurt a composition. I'm not saying it should never be done, some scenes call for it (I think #10 works well like that actually) but on #1, 2, 9 and 11 I would have liked to have seen more foreground, less sky. I also think you should invest in a a few split ND or graduated ND filters since these scenes would have been perfect for them (to darken the sky a bit) and would have maybe saved you time on processing.

thanks i'll definitely keep this in mind , i guess its just a habit for me to make things look equal. hopefully ill remember next time i go out and shoot, and i know i could just crop some of the sky out but i hate cropping lol.

 

[spacefuzz]

I think I like #1, 5, & 3 best. However I agree with some of the other comments about centered horizon, some hanging rocks on the edge of the frame, and burning in the sky (either with a GND, HDR, or post blending). I do like the ones with the soft water, guess I am a sucker for that.

I have 2 civics, so nice name as well!