Over/Under Piers

Seefutlung · Mar 11, 2008

Snaps from some LA County Piers

#1

Hermosa Beach Pier

#2

Manhattan Beach Pier

#3

Santa Monica Pier

Complete Galley is here:
http://garyayala.smugmug.com/gallery/4496738_2PbKq#264689399

Gary

Antarctican · Mar 11, 2008

Beautiful shots. I love the shadows in that first one, with the big breaking waves off in the distance. And the third one really grabs me too, with the edge of each support glistening in the sun, and the water crashing through the tunnel of wood...love the exposure you chose to 'freeze' the water drops.

MissMia · Mar 11, 2008

Great photos! 1 is my favorite of the 3. I love the shadows in it.

Seefutlung · Mar 11, 2008

Antarctican said:
Beautiful shots. I love the shadows in that first one, with the big breaking waves off in the distance. And the third one really grabs me too, with the edge of each support glistening in the sun, and the water crashing through the tunnel of wood...love the exposure you chose to 'freeze' the water drops.

Thanks Antartican. It was a good day.

Gary

Seefutlung · Mar 11, 2008

MissMia said:
Great photos! 1 is my favorite of the 3. I love the shadows in it.

Yep ... I went for the shadows. Thanks for commenting.

Gary

Tennessee Landscape · Mar 11, 2008

I really like #1. #3 is a decent 2nd for me......

Did you intentionally keep #1 off center?

Seefutlung · Mar 11, 2008

Tennessee Landscape said:
I really like #1. #3 is a decent 2nd for me......

Did you intentionally keep #1 off center?

Yeah, maybe it should have been more off-center ... centering lost a lot of the shadows on the right.

Gary

Tennessee Landscape · Mar 11, 2008

Seefutlung said:
Yeah, maybe it should have been more off-center ... centering lost a lot of the shadows on the right.

Gary

I think if you cropped a little off the top, the 'off center' would look much more intentional

AverageJoe · Mar 11, 2008

I think #2 stands way above the rest.

Seefutlung · Mar 11, 2008

Tennessee Landscape said:
I think if you cropped a little off the top, the 'off center' would look much more intentional

I dunno

Seefutlung · Mar 11, 2008

AverageJoe said:
I think #2 stands way above the rest.

Thanks Averagejoe ... here's some barnacles stuck to a piling.

abraxas · Mar 12, 2008

Nice shots, especially the first one. I really like the twisting effect.

Seefutlung · Mar 12, 2008

abraxas said:
Nice shots, especially the first one. I really like the twisting effect.

Thanks Abraxas ... although I appreciate the desert ... the coast is what grips moi.

Gary

Roger · Mar 12, 2008

all very nice, wonderful light that day from the looks.....I too like the 'warp' effect in #1, it's like the offcentre perspective combined with the shadows provides a vortex like effect...the strong contrast in #2 also appeals very much in combination with the detail in the wet sand. The last shot is fantastic.