More from Mumbles

[thereyougo!3]

Had a problem with an ultra wide lens for my Medium Format setup. I'd bought the lens used from Ffordes in Scotland by mail order and it had gone faulty. After an unsuccessful repair, they and Pentax replaced it with a brand new lens - not bad bearing in mind I paid less than half the price of new, so extended waiting time was worth it. Took it out between the showers today to give it a runout.


Pentax 645D DA 25mm f/4 (35mm equiv 19mm)



1.



SA47-and-Mumbles-Pier by singingsnapper, on Flickr


2. Converted in silver efex



BW-SA47-and-Mumbles-Pier by singingsnapper, on Flickr


3. A slight crop of the above:



BW-SA47-and-mumbles-Pier-crop by singingsnapper, on Flickr


4.



SA47-at-low-tide by singingsnapper, on Flickr


5. converted in silver efex



BW-SA47-at-low-tide by singingsnapper, on Flickr


6. Mumbles Pier is under extensive renovation - over 100 years old



Mumbles-Pier-under-construction by singingsnapper, on Flickr


7. Converted in Silver efex



BW-Mumbles-pier-under-construction by singingsnapper, on Flickr




8.



It's-SA47-again! by singingsnapper, on Flickr


9. Converted in Silver efex



It's-SA47-again!-BW by singingsnapper, on Flickr




10. Oystermouth Castle



t's-Oystermouth-Castle-Mumbles by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[deeky]

Since they dominate the group, I'll talk about the boat shots. Way too centered. Usually you want your negative space in front of a vehicle or person or whatever to give them room to move in the shot. I think it also gives them more personality. For example, here's a crop of your first shot. If you want more negative space for expansiveness, reshoot with the open space in front of the boat. Seeing the whole set, I understand the pier in the background. But for the boat shot, it is too far away to really identify in the photo and becomes a distraction for me, so it's gone.


11714675854_b38e71b668_cA by breckmiller, on Flickr

 

[The_Traveler]

I think the boat is a bit un-heroic, just too much middle grey.
I suggest making the image a bit more dramatic and also rotation a tiny bit clockwise to get that nose up.