Landscapes for C&C

[spacefuzz]

Some recent work I would love some brutally honest feedback on! make me cry!

1. 12 minute exposure at f/22. Just after sunrise near Santa Cruz. Filters left a brutal red cast and tis a bit soft I know.

2. Pepper fields in CA. f/8 bracketed shot.

3. Waves on a stormy morning in Capitola. Dont remember settings. Is the white foam too dominant?

 

[Fishpaste]

3. That depends on the subject. If the foam isn't the subject, then yes it's too distracting.

1 and 2 really aren't bad.

 

[kiwizak]

I quite like #1. I managed to get rid of the color cast after a rough edit.

 

[spacefuzz]

I quite like #1. I managed to get rid of the color cast after a rough edit.

Yeah the original color was deep red, and a fully corrected looked like a blandish grey sky (which it was), so I compromised with purple for "artistic" effect

 

[BuS_RiDeR]

I really like the first one.

 

[Brinr]

#1's the winner! The rock in bottom right absolutely makes this image.

 

[draig56]

Hi
I like 2 because of the lines and the repeated pattern in the background

 

[shootermcgavin]

I like 1 a lot

 

[anon]

1 is nice

 

[Redbaron]

1 does look awesome, I love long exposure shots but 2 is my favourite - the contrasting bright colours do it for me.... number 3 I thought my feet were going to get wet!

 

[GeorgieGirl]

I think the action in #3 is very cool!. I love the colors in #2.

Can you share what filters you used in #1? I will be tsking some photos next week with filters for the first time and would appreciate your insight and challenges.

 

[MatchlessArts]

LOVEEEEE #1, good show m8

 

[tevo]

#1 The cliff seems out of focus, I would make it less colorful imo
#2 kind of boring, doesnt wow me
#3 to be honest I dont like the composition, the long exposure on the water is odd, and it feels like there is too much beach and too little air/water.. if that makes sense

 

[andrewKn]

1 is epic

 

[spacefuzz]

I think the action in #3 is very cool!. I love the colors in #2.

Can you share what filters you used in #1? I will be tsking some photos next week with filters for the first time and would appreciate your insight and challenges.

I believe in #1 I stacked a 6 stop ND, with 2x 3 stop GNDs pushed all the way down for a total of 12 stops of filter. With the cheap lens & that much glass / resin in front of it no wonder it came out soft.

The GNDs are great but a pain if you dont have a holder for them. What will you be shooting?