Santa Monica Pier

LiquidOps

Well, brutal honesty time again. Got to get better somehow.



Steven

Shakey

Better than anything I have done! I like the reflections .
It is very good IMO.

Tim

bfjr

It's a good shot the reflection really makes it
Which the sky was more dramatic, but hey that's up to Doppler7000

gpgold

LiquidOps wrote:

Well, brutal honesty time again. Got to get better somehow.
Steven

I agree it is a nice capture. The reflection takes it to a higher level.

regards,

Gary

LiquidOps

Thank you all for your comments. I really want to get as much feedback on my images as possible.

Thanks again, and keep the comments coming!!!

Steven

Harryb

LiquidOps wrote:

Well, brutal honesty time again. Got to get better somehow.

Steven

Hiya Steven,

I looked at really hard trying to find something wrong with it and I couldn't find anything to complain about except for the absence of egrets. Outstanding shot

LiquidOps

Harryb wrote:

Hiya Steven,

I looked at really hard trying to find something wrong with it and I couldn't find anything to complain about except for the absence of egrets. Outstanding shot

Thank you Harry.

This means there's still hope for me and my 717

w00000t

Steven

LiquidOps

I'm proud of this one, so i'm bumping it back to the top

hehe

don't shoot!!!

Steven

Phil U.

LiquidOps wrote:

Well, brutal honesty time again. Got to get better somehow.



Steven

Brutally honest eh - well, here goes... I'm a sucker for pictures including elements of ocean/beach/maritime stuff. I'm a sucker for sunrises/sunsets. In short - I like it. For me the mood is great. I really like the reflection. Like bfjr said, I'd like to see a nicer sky, but what the heck.

LiquidOps

Phil U. wrote:

Brutally honest eh - well, here goes... I'm a sucker for pictures including elements of ocean/beach/maritime stuff. I'm a sucker for sunrises/sunsets. In short - I like it. For me the mood is great. I really like the reflection. Like bfjr said, I'd like to see a nicer sky, but what the heck.

Thanks for the comments Phil

ginger_55

OK, Steven, I will bump it back up to the top, too. Little trick we are all learning huh?

That is a good photo, I suppose could be great with a better sky. On the other hand, a better sky might detract from the reflections.

I really like it.

So, I looked at it. Told you the truth, a really good photo, so good that for bumping it back up, would you please tell me if the color intensity was in the image immediately or if you did anything to help it a bit, if so what? One thing, it is so sharp, is that just a smart use of a tripod. It just looks better and sharper than most reflections I have seen. Even the building and lights do. Anything I can learn from this?

ginger (Tell Harry to send you an egret, you can paste him into anything.)

ginger_55

The bump didn't work, I will try this one. I looked at the shot again, the clarity, focus and all are amazing. And the brightness. Still looking to learn, myself.

Could you say what you did in post?

ginger

wxwax

Like everyone else, I really like the reflections. A couple of things occurred to, looking at yer shot. Pan down a wee bit, put the pier more firmly in the upper third, which will give you more reflection and balance the shot a bit better. Also, the pier is dull, it needs better light on it. But if there was a way to make the shine a bigger part of the shot, you might be able to get away with a slightly dull pier.

LiquidOps

wxwax wrote:

Like everyone else, I really like the reflections. A couple of things occurred to, looking at yer shot. Pan down a wee bit, put the pier more firmly in the upper third, which will give you more reflection and balance the shot a bit better. Also, the pier is dull, it needs better light on it. But if there was a way to make the shine a bigger part of the shot, you might be able to get away with a slightly dull pier.

Thanks for all the feedback guys. I didn't really do to much inpost. Did some minor color adjustments and levels just a tad, but that's it. I tried something (not srue if it did any good) but i stacked two layers on top of eachother, hoping to rid some of the noise. Again... not sure if that did any good, but it made me happy

This was not on a tri-pod... this was handheld.

So yeah... thanks again for looking... I'm still learning here

not too shabby for a non DSLR eh?

Steven

USAIR

Steven

LiquidOps wrote:

Well, brutal honesty time again. Got to get better somehow.



Steven

Great shot nice colors

Thanks
Fred

LiquidOps

Thanks Fred

MuskyDude

To be brutally honest there isn't a thing I would change, lovely shot! Just love those reflections!


AJ

LiquidOps

MuskyDude wrote:

To be brutally honest there isn't a thing I would change, lovely shot! Just love those reflections!


AJ

Thank you MuskyDude.

Glad you enjoyed