Final Run

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 22, 2011168 views4 comments

(I'm back after several months of silence, but always glad to learn from the community's comments.)

My idea for this photo was to combine a small freshwater stream entering a well visited beach in central Chile (Zapallar). Thus the name, after the final few meters of this stream before entering the sea.

The shot was made just after sunset, using both a ND and a GND 3stop, hard edge filter, achieving a 2.5 sec exposure at F22. Camera is a D90 with a 18-105mm lens, used @ 18mm.

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Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 22, 2011 at 9:38 PM

You really nailed the light. I particularly like the warm-cool contrast between the water and the sky.

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Comment posted by Andrew Morrill on January 22, 2011 at 11:17 PM

Great shot - love the texture on the beach and the color in the water. The image feel a tad unbalanced on the right side - maybe try cropping a little less than 1/3 off the right side and going with a more square crop.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 24, 2011 at 2:31 PM

Rodrigo,

This is a lovely seascape and I'm really surprised this has not received more comments!

I think the composition is excellent using the fresh water stream to lead the eye in to the scene. Nice proportion of sky and great color throughout.

There are some spots in the sand that you might want to fix. I wouldn't think these are dust sponts on the sensor, but perhaps water drops on the lens? Or perhaps a better job of cloning?

Very nice seascape.

Lon

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Comment posted by Rodrigo Sandoval on January 24, 2011 at 2:55 PM

Lon. Sometimes an extra pair of eyes are needed to detect flaws. I haven't noticed the drops before.

Thanks for pointing them out.

Also thanks to Tony and Andrew for the comments and suggestions. yes, I loved this shot, but it can be improved as you have correctly noticed. Cheers.

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