Staring out to sea

TA-2D · October 17, 2008

Hi everyone im a newbie here and just wanted your opinion on a photo i took today, i know you guys know your stuff so any comments are much appreciated. I took this pic today its my son staring out to sea fom Ayr beach on the west coast of Scotland, i really like the photo, it was taken on my Nokia phone. Comments much appreciated. Thanks.

Raina.Rae · October 17, 2008

TA-2D wrote:

Hi everyone im a newbie here and just wanted your opinion on a photo i took today, i know you guys know your stuff so any comments are much appreciated. I took this pic today its my son staring out to sea fom Ayr beach on the west coast of Scotland, i really like the photo, it was taken on my Nokia phone. Comments much appreciated. Thanks.

That is pretty good picture for being taken from a phone camera. I like the shot and the composition.

Jack'll do · October 17, 2008

The sea and sky look quite ominous. Was a storm brewing?

Dogdots · October 17, 2008

I agree....this is a keeper

You have to wonder what goes though a childs mind when looking at such a vast body of water from his eye level.

TA-2D · October 18, 2008

Thanks, some interesting comments, i like the photo but just couldnt pin point what it was exactly that i liked, there was a storm brewing as it started to rain shortly after taking the photo, i like the comment:

You have to wonder what goes though a childs mind when looking at such a vast body of water from his eye level.

I want to name the photo and would love some suggestions, Staring out to sea being the obvious, thanks

Dogdots · October 18, 2008

Name/Title for the photo.....you could come up with so many, but I would concentrate on your son for the title and not the sea in my opinion. The sea speaks loudly all by itself. The fact that you can't see our son's face opens the door to may possiblities for a title.

Good Luck picking one

Sam · October 18, 2008

First, I have never seen such a high quality image from a cell phone. You could probably get a half decent 4X6 print out of this.

The composition, sea, and dramatic sky shows you have a good eye for photography.

If you like capturing images like this you need to get your self a DLSR.

Sam

ian408 · October 18, 2008

The sea has always amazed me. Such a powerful thing yet so very calming at the same time. I can sit for hours and just watch the waves upon the shore. I wonder if a child sees the same thing?

Back to the picture. I very much like the picture. It definitely is something you'd want to keep. I do think a more horizontal crop would work nicely. I hope you don't mind, but I tried that. I've darkended the sky a bit as well as lightened the foreground.

TA-2D · October 19, 2008

Thanks for the advice and i love what you've done with the photo, My cell phones a Nokia N95 8GB with 5 mega pixel camera although i think the stored image sizes was 980kb its such a pity as ive mostly always got my fuji finepix camera with me except on this occassion, id like to print it out 10 x 8 inch size but doubt the pixel quality will start to deteriorate at that size. Theres a local camera club that meet up weekly near where i live and ive always thought about going along, maybe i will now.

I have always loved taking photos and have a vast collection kind of like a photo diary of the last ten years, ive got eight albums each containing three hundred photos, all in order from back in '98 to the present day, just photos of holidays, birthdays, day and nights out, places ive been, people ive hung out with, my wedding, and son growing up, hes three now, i think it'll be something he will appreciate when hes older, im 30 years old now so its strange to look back to when i was 20, the things ive been doing and places ive been again as i said its like having a photo diary.

Dogdots · October 19, 2008

TA-2D wrote:

Thanks for the advice and i love what you've done with the photo, My cell phones a Nokia N95 8GB with 5 mega pixel camera although i think the stored image sizes was 980kb its such a pity as ive mostly always got my fuji finepix camera with me except on this occassion, id like to print it out 10 x 8 inch size but doubt the pixel quality will start to deteriorate at that size. Theres a local camera club that meet up weekly near where i live and ive always thought about going along, maybe i will now.

I have always loved taking photos and have a vast collection kind of like a photo diary of the last ten years, ive got eight albums each containing three hundred photos, all in order from back in '98 to the present day, just photos of holidays, birthdays, day and nights out, places ive been, people ive hung out with, my wedding, and son growing up, hes three now, i think it'll be something he will appreciate when hes older, im 30 years old now so its strange to look back to when i was 20, the things ive been doing and places ive been again as i said its like having a photo diary.

Wonderful that you have a photo diary

There is no better way to save those precious moments in your life.

JenGrace · October 19, 2008

Welcome to DGrin!

As the others have said, you definitely have a nice eye for composition! I like you avatar, as well. :cool

ian408 · October 19, 2008

When the wee lad grows up, he'll be thankful you've documented so much of life.
What a treat to look back over the years. Nicely done

TA-2D · October 19, 2008

Glad you like my avatar, i tweeked the colours using google picasso. Still thinking of a name for my photo, staring out to sea is a bit obvious and as has been mentioned in replys that the sea in the photo speaks for itself, i agree with Dogdots comment that the name lies in what my son sees/ is thinking so i thought of naming it "wonder" Suggestions welcome, you have a great forum here with very clever and friendly people.

Tried to post a larger pic of my avatar but having probs posting it on here.

http://img129.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf0953pr2.jpg