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Description
what inspired me was seeing michael shainblum’s youtube video at this location. i had lived in san diego for 15 years and didn’t know about this spot. i was trying to tell the story of this vibrant, beautiful spot transitioning to night time.
Specific Feedback
I feel that the sunset part of the sky, the orange part, is not pronounced enough. I tried making a radial gradient, and increasing the vibrance, but it just looked garish. I am OK with the rest of the image. I would appreciate any advice.
Technical Details
canon rp, canon 24-105 L lens. shot at sunset at hospitals reef, la jolla, san diego county.
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Frank, this is a good one. It’s very well composed. I agree with Preston that the orange area is fine as is.
I took one of the spots Preston mentions to be a bird. In any event, it’s distracting and it doesn’t add anything to the shot, so you might consider deleting it.
This is very eye-catching, Frank. I don’t mind the subtlety in the sunset. To me, the foreground is the subject, and the sunset is simply contextual information. Really great location. On closer look, a surfer or perhaps a buoy is there by the horizon. I agree that it is distracting.
ML
Very eye-catching composition. The FG shapes and detail in the moss is wonderful. The triangle shape leads the eye into the BG colorful sky, which I think is perfect as is. It does not need to be electricly glowing to have impact. I also like the clouds in the sky to keep the attention contained. You did the location justice.
