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Post by chrisc on Aug 16, 2012 20:56:11 GMT
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Post by Kay on Aug 16, 2012 22:11:37 GMT
I like everything about this one.
The aspect, the light through the fence & the triangle shape of the sand, jolly nice work.
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Post by rasbury on Aug 17, 2012 1:07:13 GMT
I like this one Chris.The play between the light and shadows is very interesting.Might make for a good b&w.
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Post by jeeperman on Aug 17, 2012 1:24:22 GMT
A bit busy for my eye I believe. There is just no place for my eye to settle and take it in.
I like the idea with the shadows and fence but add the dead grass, foot prints and sticks and it all becomes too much.
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Post by jiro on Aug 17, 2012 3:01:12 GMT
Another play with light and textures. You're on a roll, Chris. Keep them coming! With some subtle selective dodging and burning, this can still be made to a stronger shot.
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Post by Seri on Aug 17, 2012 10:59:48 GMT
Chris, I really love this one. It reminds me of a woman's rippling hair. However, I also agree with Paul about the busyness. And I would so like to see the footprints gone  We have amazingly high and low tides which wash away all footprints at every spring tide. Does this area have the same thing? I'm so attracted to the ripples, the wavy shadows, the textures of the wooden posts, and the beautifully looping bottoms of the fences that I really hope you're going to tell me that you might be able to get a footprint-free shot at it at some point in the future, and at the same time of day, of course  I was also wondering if you could get some close-ups out of the same subject ? |
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Post by chrisc on Aug 17, 2012 12:27:21 GMT
If the tide erased the footprints here, I would unfortunately be very much underwater and most of lower Alabama would be what others call beachfront properties.
I actually shot this because the rumpled sand broke the nice wavy lines...but perhaps upon the new summer's tide, I will reshoot.
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Post by Seri on Aug 17, 2012 13:29:30 GMT
If the tide erased the footprints here, I would unfortunately be very much underwater and most of lower Alabama would be what others call beachfront properties. ;D ;D ;D So........you don't have a 30+ foot tidal range like us then  This high tide is nothing. Combine one of 10.4m with a deep low pressure system overhead and a good Easterly gale piling the sea up and I've seen people rowing down that street, or wading waist-high in water  I agree completely that the patterns are a wonderful subject, and look forward to seeing more. I'm trying to think of ways in which the footprints could be muted. Heavy rain? Gales? Sitting on them? The island I'm escaping to in September has a lot of sand, so you've inspired me to look more closely at the shadow patterns formed by the fences when the sun is low, and the interactions between those and the sand ripples But I do have one last question, Chris. Our huge tidal range and frequently stormy weather makes sure that the sand on our beaches is kept squeaky clean. But I've always wondered how beaches with very small tidal ranges are kept clean? Can you enlighten me? |
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Post by chrisc on Aug 17, 2012 13:30:58 GMT
Trucks with huge rakes attached to them (in the tourist areas), funny little storms called tropical depressions or hurricanes take care of the rest.
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Post by jeeperman on Aug 17, 2012 13:37:38 GMT
Don't take my crit to serious Chris as I seem to be the oddball out here. ;D
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Post by Seri on Aug 17, 2012 13:39:28 GMT
Trucks with huge rakes attached to them (in the tourist areas), funny little storms called tropical depressions or hurricanes take care of the rest. We do have winds gusting to hurricane-force, so I know what the feels like, and I remember your excellent photos of the last one you were in the middle of  Just one more question about the rakes. Do they rake up the rubbish, or just plough it in? |
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Post by chrisc on Aug 17, 2012 13:53:39 GMT
Unfortunately, they rake it up...makes it harder for me to find little treasures with my metal detector.
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Post by Seri on Aug 17, 2012 14:12:26 GMT
Unfortunately, they rake it up...makes it harder for me to find little treasures with my metal detector. How exciting! I've always wanted to do that. There's 5000 years of metal fragments buried all over these islands and on the sea bed Do you have any photos of your finds? |
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Post by chrisc on Aug 17, 2012 14:17:25 GMT
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Post by Seri on Aug 17, 2012 14:53:10 GMT
That's softened the footsteps nicely, but can you bring the tonal contrast back to that of the original? I liked it that way very much |
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