Volleyball at the Beach

JeffC230JeffC230 Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
edited March 11, 2014 in Landscapes
Missing the players but I still thought it was a decent shot :) Gotta love Florida sunsets! Thanks for looking everyone

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  • jsruccijsrucci Registered Users Posts: 118 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2014
    Nice sunset
    Jeff, I gotta say, that sunset is BEAUTIFUL. Now, if you could just get the volleyball net out of the way :)

    Seriously though, it depends on what you wanted the subject of the photo to be. Personally, I love getting sunset shots, but I like them without many distractions. A little bit of foreground is ok, but I prefer mostly sun & sky.

    That said, I'm jealous of you being over on the Gulf coast. I'm on the FL east coast, so no good sunsets at the beach :(
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2014
    Yeah....I see that I am running over the volleyball players to get to the beach....and I bust out the zoom to get closer......and hope I find something that ties the sky and water together in the sea....ship...gulls....whatever.
  • JonaBeth RussellJonaBeth Russell Registered Users Posts: 1,065 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2014
    Personally, I like the net. With that being said, my eye wants the net to be super close...almost macro close. It would be super cool to see the sunset shot THROUGH the net...if that makes sense?
  • JeffC230JeffC230 Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2014
    jsrucci wrote: »
    Jeff, I gotta say, that sunset is BEAUTIFUL. Now, if you could just get the volleyball net out of the way :)

    Seriously though, it depends on what you wanted the subject of the photo to be. Personally, I love getting sunset shots, but I like them without many distractions. A little bit of foreground is ok, but I prefer mostly sun & sky.

    That said, I'm jealous of you being over on the Gulf coast. I'm on the FL east coast, so no good sunsets at the beach :(

    I hear you....I take so many sunset shots though. My wife said I was getting a bit crazy with it haha but the sunsets are so amazing over here. Same night, different picture below without the net!

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  • JeffC230JeffC230 Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2014
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Yeah....I see that I am running over the volleyball players to get to the beach....and I bust out the zoom to get closer......and hope I find something that ties the sky and water together in the sea....ship...gulls....whatever.

    looks like I need to invest in a zoom....
    JonaBeth Russell wrote: »
    Personally, I like the net. With that being said, my eye wants the net to be super close...almost macro close. It would be super cool to see the sunset shot THROUGH the net...if that makes sense?

    and a macro lens! haha thanks everyone! I just thought it was something of a different subject with an awesome foreground. Maybe I just didnt execute well? gotta love me some FL Sunsets none-the-less iloveyou.gif
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2014
    JeffC230 wrote: »
    looks like I need to invest in a zoom....



    and a macro lens! haha thanks everyone! I just thought it was something of a different subject with an awesome foreground. Maybe I just didnt execute well? gotta love me some FL Sunsets none-the-less iloveyou.gif

    As fellow student on same path....my suggestion would be "standard zoom" 24-70 or 24-105 is great range to have and post-processing software....costs less than 150, something like Lightroom....so easy to use that even someone like me who struggles with softwares can manage. Cheers!
  • JonaBeth RussellJonaBeth Russell Registered Users Posts: 1,065 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2014
    Agreed....no need for the macro lens so much, just saying I'd love to see the net slightly out of focus, and maybe see only a few strands of the net itself...as if you're a kid, peeking through a screen door.

    Execution was definitely done well, friend. You captured a beautiful sunset, while retaining a piece of realism (the volleyball net). Too many sunset shots portray some imaginary fairy tale land, sterile of human life. I love those shots as much as the next person, but they can feel a bit...lonely.
  • JeffC230JeffC230 Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2014
    JonaBeth Russell wrote: »
    Agreed....no need for the macro lens so much, just saying I'd love to see the net slightly out of focus, and maybe see only a few strands of the net itself...as if you're a kid, peeking through a screen door.

    Execution was definitely done well, friend. You captured a beautiful sunset, while retaining a piece of realism (the volleyball net). Too many sunset shots portray some imaginary fairy tale land, sterile of human life. I love those shots as much as the next person, but they can feel a bit...lonely.

    very well put....I like the way you put it, makes a lot of sense. Thanks so much :)
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  • JeffC230JeffC230 Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2014
    christinaroberts wrote: »
    Amazing shot! I love this beautiful sunset shot which is taken so nicely and wants to capture similar sunset shots from different angles.

    thanks so much!
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