The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
It was a lovely sunset at MacKerricher Park in Mendocino County. The light on the surf was rather subtle, but just beautiful. I couldn’t resist going for the standard horizontal swipe ICM method to capture the softness of the sunset.
Specific Feedback
Any comments welcome. I’m o.k. with it as is, but always open to suggestions.
Technical Details
Processed in ACR for targeted exposure adjustments to enhance the light.
Absolutely LOVE this. The ICM motion is so graceful and the light/colors are sublime. I can’t think of anything that would improve this. Gorgeous.
Your post actually is a reminder for me to explore other shutter speeds besides 1/4s (my goto shutter speed.) But clearly depending on the speed of your motion, faster shutter speeds can produce elegant results - like this.
Bonnie, I will echo Lon’s sentiment and say this is excellent! This goes beyond the simply horizontal swipe that we see with seascapes. That is due to the relationship of the blue section with the warmer bottom section.
I get an impression of a shade being pulled down over the light to signal the end of the day. Love that your image takes my imagination there. Job well done!
Bonnie, there is not much I can add to what has already been said. I really like the peace and quiet your image brings. The light, colors, and curves are endearing.
I see you used your bridge camera. Are you enjoying it?
Yes - it’s a fun exercise to change the shutter speed and try different movement speeds. You can get quite different results.
What a great metaphor! Thanks, Alfredo.
Oh, definitely! It’s permanently in my pocket these days.
It does have it’s drawbacks. It’s more difficult to change exposure settings quickly, but I’m getting better at it. I need to figure out how to program a couple settings for recall - I think that’s possible.
And I’m a bit constrained on ss for longer exposures because it only stops down to f/11 (which was the case with this photo). I had to go with a “faster” ss because of the relative brightness of the scene. If I want to do longer exposures and it’s going to be bright, I’ll take the big camera.
@Diane_Miller, thanks for the technical explanation. I had intuited that from experience, but hadn’t thought about why. This was illustrated by @Mario_Cornacchione’s recent ICM of a big landscape view (Mountain View). The foreground was really blurred, while the background not so much.
Well, now reading my explanation I give you credit for figuring out what I was trying to say – in a hurry. The simpler explanation (for me, anyhow) is to think of the “amount” of blur as how many pixels a feature will be moved in the time the shutter is open. With 16mm, if a movement covers say 10 pixels, at 200mm at the same swipe speed and exposure time it would cover a lot more pixels so be a stronger blur.
