Sunday Morning on Studland Beach

[Keith (M)]

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...and the dog-walkers are out in force. M9, Elmarit 28mm f2.8 ASPH. C+C welcomed.

[leicamann]

Ok , I like the picture, love the lighting effect, but the crop , especially for this lens ... I feel as MacBeth says.."cribbed, cabined and confined"

 

 

Thanks for sharing

 

Cheers, JRM

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[pauledell]

Ok , I like the picture, love the lighting effect, but the crop , especially for this lens ... I feel as MacBeth says.."cribbed, cabined and confined"

 

 

Thanks for sharing

 

Cheers, JRM

Keith.

 

I agree this is a fine picture with the sunlight, patterns and sharpness but I feel you left out too much of the picture. Wider please.

 

Paul

[Keith (M)]

OK, here by popular demand is the 'widescreen' version...

 

I cropped the first version to create a 10in x 8in print, retaining as much of the foreground sweep of wet sand as possible whilst trying to optimise the strength/location of the figures.

 

The version below retains the full width of the 28mm angle of view but with some of the sky cropped to move the horizon up and again accentuate the sweep of the sand.

[StephenPatterson]

Keith, I actually prefer your first version, but would crop the right 1/3rd and present in portrait instead of landscape. Emphasize the patterned foreground and not loose the detail of the people, while removing some of the distractions on the right side.

 

I love the detail and colors. Well seen!!!

[pauledell]

Keith,

 

I like the full view picture better but perhaps Stephen has a point about making this a vertical format by cropping.

 

Paul

[Iduna]

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Keith, I actually prefer your first version, but would crop the right 1/3rd and present in portrait instead of landscape. Emphasize the patterned foreground and not loose the detail of the people, while removing some of the distractions on the right side.

 

I love the detail and colors. Well seen!!!

 

Keith,

 

I agree with Stephen,

 

a slight crop would add to the fine pictures with its monochrome atmosphere and rich details. Thanks for giving us the chance of discussion.

[leicamann]

For me the second version starts to "breathe" a little more..it is after all people IN the landscape.

 

 

Thanks for that

 

 

Cheers, JRM

[jedi996sps]

A lovely picture...and a nice place to walk.

My thoughts if i may, the picture is naturally divided into 4 horizontal band, if you crop the bottom one out, you have a slightly more panoramic view split into equal horizontal thirds, which personally appeals.

[stuny]

Keith -

 

Beautiful. I prefer the first, though it feels just a touch oversharpened.

[Keith (M)]

Thank you all for the further feedback and constructive comments - appreciated.

[Guest Jim 2012]

Both are appealing to me in their own ways.

 

I find it interesting how, in the first image, there are two sets of leading lines - the large lower lines leading our eyes to the main subject and then the smaller lines that point us to the tiny background subjects on the right. I'm not sure if that's a positive or negative, but cropping a bit off the right side would eliminate that.