A black beach sunset for KDOG

skippy77

this is Ajuy beach on the west coast of fuerteventura in the canary islands i promised KDOG i would take a pic of the black sand for him i would love some critic on this pic yes i no i got some spots in the pic need to clean sensor other than that thanks and enjoy

p.s i got soaked by the next wave u can see coming in in the photo

dereksurfs

skippy77 wrote: »

this is Ajuy beach on the west coast of fuerteventura in the canary islands i promised KDOG i would take a pic of the black sand for him i would love some critic on this pic yes i no i got some spots in the pic need to clean sensor other than that thanks and enjoy

p.s i got soaked by the next wave u can see coming in in the photo

I really like this shot. You have very nice light with the foreboding sky and sliver of sunset color. Love the contrast of black sand and white water. The water motion looks cool too. Even though the composition is a 50/50 split it doesn't bother me. Nice job all around.

skippy77

thanks derek guess i forgot the rule of thirds there maybe a crop ould work

dereksurfs

skippy77 wrote: »

thanks derek guess i forgot the rule of thirds there maybe a crop ould work

Photography rules are meant to be broken under certain conditions. I think this image qualifies.

Of course it might have looked really cool if you had gotten down low to the moving water and really accentuated the flow. But then you would have gotten even wetter.

skippy77

i ended up knee deep in water after taking that shot i need a tripod that goes low for that sort of thing

kdog

I agree with Derek, Skippy. You have a very nice balanced shot here. Great colors and water motion, terrific exposure. The white foam contrasts nicely against the black sand. The horizon is just a little tilted. That's the first thing I always check in the raw converter because it's so easy. But otherwise, this shot rocks!

Oh, and thanks for thinking of me.

Cheers,
-joel

skippy77

no worries joel glad u like it hoping to try another beach close to this 1 next week when i get a day of from work

redleash

Nice one, Skippy! I agree with everything Derek and Joel said--including the centered horizon. I think it works well here.

Lauren

skippy77

thanks redleash

dave6253

Nice! The horizon is slightly tilted to the left. The centered horizon doesn't bother me, but a crop of the sky would get rid of the most noticeable spots. Beautiful shot though.

Doug Solis

Beautiful image. I love the shutter speed, there is a lot of symmetry between the clouds and the water

skippy77

thanks for the feed back guys it is always good to have more eyes look at it will tidy it up a bit and straighten the horizoin

skippy77

adjusted hows this look

kdog

Looks great, and the presentation is also better in the larger (XL) size.

redleash

dave6253

Perfect.

skippy77

thanks guys i think 1 of my best photos to date
now how do u get it into the list of photo of the day thing

FlyNavy

Well done!

skippy77

thanks fly

PappyRoot

skippy77 wrote: »

adjusted hows this look

Wonderful I absolutely love this. Thank you for sharing!
Darryl

skippy77

thanks pappy glad u like it i am thinking of getting it on canves

PappyRoot

skippy77 wrote: »

thanks pappy glad u like it i am thinking of getting it on canves

If you don't I would think you crazy and you don't want us to think you are crazy do you?

Again, I can not say enough about it. GREAT GREAT composition.

Darryl

skippy77

well darryl i must be crazy i just got an A3 print of it done as a canvas print out here in the canary islands was an absoulte fortune it is now in a beveled frame sitting on the wall above my sofa