Surface Tension

Josh220 · Mar 30, 2012

First test shot with my new D700:

Uncropped version:

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LaFoto · Mar 30, 2012

Nice first use of new camera. Lovely light.
Composition might have wanted to include all of the closest rock and just a tad more beach on the right, though.
Well, that's my feeling about it. Others may think differently.

Josh220 · Mar 30, 2012

LaFoto said:
Nice first use of new camera. Lovely light.
Composition might have wanted to include all of the closest rock and just a tad more beach on the right, though.
Well, that's my feeling about it. Others may think differently.

Thank you!

The crop was a personal decision. I did not like the rock in the bottom right or the foam texture in the bottom left:

My thinking on the shoreline was that less on the right would make the viewer more likely to follow the leading lines to the left. Maybe my logic was off.

Geronimo · Mar 30, 2012

I agree with LaFoto , I like the second image better.

Josh220 · Mar 30, 2012

Thanks!

Derrel · Mar 30, 2012

Nice work. Lovely light indeed.

Bios. · Mar 30, 2012

Nice arc for the eye to follow, nice light and I like the foam against the blurred water. Good work!

Josh220 · Mar 30, 2012

Thanks for the compliments and feedback!

adichiru · Mar 30, 2012

Very good light and exposure and very good textures in water foam and rocks. Only one thing I would try, maybe you already did - I cannot say from the image itself: apply lens correction in Lightroom for example, as for me it seems like the horizon line is a little bit curved. Also, i like second version better.

Thanks for sharing! Great job!

Mygixxer · Mar 30, 2012

nice shot with the new camera! I like it a lot. Did you use a filter with that?

Josh220 · Mar 30, 2012

adichiru said:
Very good light and exposure and very good textures in water foam and rocks. Only one thing I would try, maybe you already did - I cannot say from the image itself: apply lens correction in Lightroom for example, as for me it seems like the horizon line is a little bit curved. Also, i like second version better.

Thanks for sharing! Great job!

Thanks, I applied some lens correction to the second version. It totally slipped my mind!:

Mygixxer said:
nice shot with the new camera! I like it a lot. Did you use a filter with that?

Thanks! I used a 3-stop LEE GND filter. I am still deciding whether to pick up a 14-24 but the ability to use filters on my 16-35 is hard to give up and I can't justify two UWA lenses.