Sorry David ... it's just like a million other snapshots of someone walking along the beach. On top of that it's not at all well composed. After reducing the photo so it would fit on the screen, one sees the woman about dead center in the photograph. In addition, the horizon isn't straight, and the dark brown sand in the foreground adds yet another distraction. The lighting is flat and uninteresting, too.
But, IMO, the biggest mistake you made was choosing to press the shutter release when you did, because you were trying to capture what may have been an emotional moment between you and the woman on the beach. You let your emotions and personal involvement get in the way of paying attention to the basic elements of composition and making a good photograph. Crop out the distracting foreground and a little on the right, putting the woman in the lower right corner of the picture: http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/beach.jpg Do you think that might be a better composition? "David P. Chernicoff" wrote: > > I shot this picture last weekend. It's at Montara State Beach in NorCal, > just for the record. > > http://www.supercharger.net/private/beach.jpg > > The photo is very strong and appealing to me, but I think my judgement is > skewed because I know what the young lady who's walking at the water's edge > is thinking about. I'd like some feedback on it as a photograph. Thanks - -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
