Low tide SF Bay

toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
edited December 14, 2009 in Landscapes
Taken with an Panasonic LX1 (P&S)

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  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2009
    I do like the many compositional elements: the beach, the mudflats with the birds, the deeper bay and the bridge. I do feel a bit constricted at the top with the bridge so close to the edge.

    Nice depiction of exactly how SF Bay sometimes looks and feels.
  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2009
    I agree, the bridge is too high. I couldn't see what I was shooting & shot blind (figuring I could crop to suit)

    I'm not a fan of the LCD as the only viewfinder.

    thanks for looking & the comment
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,934 moderator
    edited December 13, 2009
    There really isn't one subject or cohesion of the various subjects.

    I think it would be nice shot from the deck and with more DOF. From that angle, we'd get the birds, mud and a little water which would tie the shot together. More DOF would keep the bridge but far enough back as to add background interest--and the lower angle would make it lower as well.
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  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2009
    ian408 wrote:
    There really isn't one subject or cohesion of the various subjects.

    I think it would be nice shot from the deck and with more DOF. From that angle, we'd get the birds, mud and a little water which would tie the shot together. More DOF would keep the bridge but far enough back as to add background interest--and the lower angle would make it lower as well.

    I agree to everything you say.

    But the birds, those inconsiderate bas***rds fly away.

    Add to that I couldn't find the way to set aperture priority and I couldn't see the image in the lcd........... :cry, well you should have seen the other four snaps that I deleted.

    That P&S drove me to dslr's. I keep it in the car in case I have an accident. I have and it worked fine for that

    :D
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,934 moderator
    edited December 13, 2009
    Ha ha! I should have read the P&S part :)

    I think you'd like shooting birds down at the Palo Alto duck pond. They're used to people now lol3.gif
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  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2009
    :D I do go down there from time to time

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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2009
    Hey I might be out of line here but I like the shot as-is! The contrast of blue and yellow is particularly nice, and I like the layers created by the different horizontal elements. ne_nau.gif
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  • RidgetopRidgetop Registered Users Posts: 214 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2009
    For a point 'n shoot shot from an akward angle I think you did pretty good.
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