As far as composition goes, I rather like the lines you have chosen. They make for a less usual, but rather nice scene. Technically, there are some issues with some kind of banding. Good eye on this one.
-- Bruce Sunday, April 23, 2006, 9:19:08 AM, you wrote: Eac> I am feeling uninspired in naming this. Eac> I am back for a while (see the I'm back thread I will write later). Eac> I was in Monterey recently and took lots of shots. Felt good. Haven't really Eac> done photography for about six months. Eac> I took this just as it was getting starting to get dark (in another 5-10 Eac> minutes or so it was too dark). I don't really know how to shoot at night so I Eac> didn't know what I was doing. :-) Eac> This looks sort of lonely, but actually, IIRC, this was the newer busier pier Eac> with all the shops and restaurants. I just shot up. But I like the lonely Eac> look so I probably shouldn't have told you that. Eac> It has lot of noise, but I rather like it. I haven't really done any noise Eac> reduction on it. When I tried it (Elements 3, noise reduction), it took out too Eac> much of the light/pinkish violet banding. I sort of like it, think it adds Eac> "flavor." Anyway, I wouldn't want all of that color to disappear. Eac> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/pier.htm Eac> Comments welcome. Eac> Also maybe suggestions on how to do noise reduction without removing all of Eac> the subtler/ pinkier color. (But I don't want to spend money on Noise Ninja). Eac> Or tell me if you think it's okay even with banding. Eac> Marnie aka Doe :-)
