Great Ocean Road+repost

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 25, 2012736 views11 comments

One of the few places I've been in Australia where there are photographers lining up beside each other, I find it a little unnerving after shooting alone 99.9% of the time!
Still, its hard to resist trying to photograph this well known scenery along the state of Victoria's Great Ocean Rd.
D300, Nikkor 16-85mm @ 20mm, 1/6th sec @ f/16

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 25, 2012 at 9:06 PM

Not a familiar scene to me so I am enjoying it to the fullest. Dramatic yet soothing... I can hear the waves rolling in. Beautiful presentation, technically well done.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on March 25, 2012 at 11:46 PM

Maybe just a tiny bit dark? But beautiful none the less. I am familiar with this area through photographs. I definately like the opportunity to see it in person one day.

Chris

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on March 26, 2012 at 5:17 AM

Great comp Neale. I think this could use a little more contrast though to make it pop.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on March 26, 2012 at 7:02 AM

compelling place - deserving of the photographers. the sky is glorious here.

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Comment posted by Neale Dyster on March 26, 2012 at 7:40 AM

Thanks for the comments, i sometimes get into trouble when I start playing around with adding contrast, how did I do here?

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 26, 2012 at 8:42 AM

Second post looks better to me. Great moment Neal.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on March 26, 2012 at 5:08 PM

The re-post is the ticket here, Neale. The composition was already there, the image just needed to have a bit more processing to enhance the viewing aspect, nice work.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on March 26, 2012 at 7:17 PM

What Paul said. I'd be in that line to see this, as well. Well done!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 26, 2012 at 8:19 PM

The repost works much better Neale. I love moody skies and light like this.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 26, 2012 at 10:05 PM

Very nice. Second version especially. The warmth and the drama are working together there very well.

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Comment posted by Leo Collazo on March 29, 2012 at 10:55 PM

I like both versions. The differences in the light between both make them look to me like two different times of the day, but the second version definitely shines. The teals and greens in the water really light up and make that ocean come alive in the second one, and you can definitely see more detail in the layers of rock on the cliff side and on the stacks. The light in the sky above the horizon line is beautiful. Great shot!

Registered on August 4, 2011, 19 Posts, 69 Comments