beach time

DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
edited March 21, 2006 in Landscapes
looks like I'm a little early...

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I guess this shot would be more meaningful if you knew what this place looked like in the summer. I was going for that ghost town effect - we've had some pretty bad winter storms and you can see that the two lifeguard chairs in the background are a wee crooked as a result
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited March 19, 2006
    of course, the lack of swimmers might have something to do with this:

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  • DanielBDanielB Registered Users Posts: 2,362 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2006
    Ooooo i really like that 2nd shot erikthumb.gif
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2006
    DoctorIt wrote:
    of course, the lack of swimmers might have something to do with this:

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    Erik, I'm willing to make a bet that that has more to do with the lack of swimmers than the other way around. :D
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  • §imone§imone Registered Users Posts: 105 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2006
    Laughing.gif oh & I thought were your staking your claim for the summer. Your 2nd pic is great. Great detail & texture.
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  • USAIRUSAIR Registered Users Posts: 2,646 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2006
    Eggs sunny side up
    Cool 2nd shot Eric

    Thanks
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited March 20, 2006
    USAIR wrote:
    Eggs sunny side up
    Cool 2nd shot Eric
    Ha! I hadn't seen that - too late to enter in the food challenge? lol3.gif

    Thanks for the comments, all!
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  • marlofmarlof Registered Users Posts: 1,833 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    I wouldn't go swimming there either, with the vacancies on the lifeguard seats. If only there'd be a lifeguard I'd bring my saw, and jump in! Brrr.... I like the sequence of these two images. They made me wonder: is it possible to shoot an empty lifeguard chair overlooking the frozen water? Now that'd be a sight.
    enjoy being here while getting there
  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited March 20, 2006
    marlof wrote:
    They made me wonder: is it possible to shoot an empty lifeguard chair overlooking the frozen water? Now that'd be a sight.
    The river actually hasn't been frozen in front of the beach for a few weeks now. It's obviously widened and deepened at this section to make the town beach. I captured the ice while hiking downriver to the more windy and secluded sections. That would tell a better story though.
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  • evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    I very much like the way you controlled the DOF of this image. Nice.
    DoctorIt wrote:
    looks like I'm a little early...

    60596659-L.jpg

    I guess this shot would be more meaningful if you knew what this place looked like in the summer. I was going for that ghost town effect - we've had some pretty bad winter storms and you can see that the two lifeguard chairs in the background are a wee crooked as a result
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited March 20, 2006
    evil eggplant wrote:
    I very much like the way you controlled the DOF of this image. Nice.
    Thanks - believe it or not, I meant to do that! lol3.gif

    I kept walking around the river and beach all morning trying to get something of an interesting duck shot all the while ignoring what would make for some good scenery shots. So I spent some real time lining this one up and thinking about how to make it work.

    glad you noticed. :D
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  • DanielBDanielB Registered Users Posts: 2,362 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    DoctorIt wrote:
    Thanks - believe it or not, I meant to do that! lol3.gif

    I kept walking around the river and beach all morning trying to get something of an interesting duck shot all the while ignoring what would make for some good scenery shots. So I spent some real time lining this one up and thinking about how to make it work.

    glad you noticed. :D

    now the question is, was that your corona bottle lying theremwink.gif
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited March 20, 2006
    DanielB wrote:
    now the question is, was that your corona bottle lying theremwink.gif
    blech. the only way that would be mine is if my dead body was lying right next to it.

    but nice of you to notice. lol3.gif
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    Second thing I noticed
    DoctorIt wrote:
    blech. the only way that would be mine is if my dead body was lying right next to it.

    but nice of you to notice. lol3.gif

    Was the litter -- even in the winter! Grrrrr

    I like the ice shot!
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited March 20, 2006
    Dee wrote:
    Was the litter -- even in the winter! Grrrrr

    I like the ice shot!
    Yeah, it's a popular spot for the high school kids and the weather's been warming up enough to venture out there in the dead of night for some "partying".

    The best part is that the cleanup crews go there about every other saturday. Can you guess who the crews are made up of? You got it, the bad kids doing their community service. Payback's a b*tch! But oh so just!
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  • amadeusamadeus Registered Users Posts: 2,125 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    foul! foul!
  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited March 21, 2006
    amadeus wrote:
    foul! foul!
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    ha ha!!! foooooled yoooouuu!
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