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My first ND 10 stop long exposure photography !!! The waves turning soft while the pier stays sharp as possible … Learned a lot …
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All Feedback is welcomed. Im learning this technique …
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ISO 50 Exposure 90 seconds f 25 or 29 Edited in Photoshop …
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This is really cool, Gil. I like what it did to the water. Next time I’m on the coast, I’ll have to play with my ND filters. I like the composition, but for some reason those first three bright diagonals really grab my eye and tend to keep it from flowing smoothly to the end. Maybe some really careful low opacity dimming of them would make the flow smoother.
This is very cool! The high contrast works for me and I love the gradient in the sky. If you have a wider angle lens this could be a good location to get even more perspective on the pier. The ND filter might not fit on some wide angle lenses but twilight would allow the long exposure. You might need to light paint the pier, or shoot it in brighter light and composite.
I love long exposures where one element is still. Can’t wait to see what you will do with your new weapon!!
I see you are talking about the pier as well. Because I Love I left it as it is. Maybe I’ll try another edit. I do try to make white white and black black with the gray tones mixed in. Thanks again.
Hi Gill! This is a really nice architectural image of the pier. You found a very nice composition with a good shutter speed to smooth out the water. The high contrast processing works, though the diagonal cross beams are over exposed. These could be recovered without loosing the high contrast you are after. Well done!
The use of the shades in the whole image is splendid even in the sky. The shades are so dark that probably the contrast will not decrease lowering a bit the highlights. It seems that the are highlights blown up also in the peer, at least for my eyes. A very impressive image, I love it.
Thanks for showing interest. The position of the sun is real important. Something I found out. A cloudy day may give better results. I just did what I could not really knowing the final result
The NPN is a great place to get feedback. Thanks again.
Now that I saw it on your next post, I see that the horizon is also not level on this one. Leveling it would make the angle of the pier less level and more dramatic.
I never noticed that. My framing on getting the pier and water was the goal.
Putting my tripod in the sand was a different experience. I’ll look at that. Thanks.
It’s really difficult to see if a horizon is level looking through the viewfinder and almost as hard looking at the display on the back of the camera. I have learned (the hard way!) to frame with enough room that I can level after it’s in the computer.
If leveling crops it too tight, distortion usually works amazingly.
I fixed the horizon and readjusted the gamma on the images.
Gave it more of a late afternoon look.
Never perfect but a nice vibe.
That’s the thing I love about the Old Masters. Never perfect but this great vibe and presence in the images.
Does it tell a story without words. That’s my goal. Just use my music and images to say something positive.
Peace to you. 
I hadn’t noticed the horizon either. This does work better, Gil.
I hadn’t noticed the horizon either. This does work better, Gil.
You can post a revised post in the same window as the older one by clicking the pencil icon in the lower right of the post, then put the cursor where you want the image and drag and drop. That way people can toggle between them and see the changes more clearly. It’s always nice to put whichever version you like best at the top, and label them so the viewer can tell which is which.
There is still a tilted horizon, or even curved from the wide angle lens. I don’t know what your processing software is, but in PS you can toggle rulers on the top and left borders with Ctrl/Cmd-R. Then hover in a ruler and pull guide lines for horizontals and verticals. They will only show to you but you can remove them by selecting the Move tool and grabbing them and dragging back into the rulers or off the canvas.
Gil, what a peaceful and serene image! The tones and shading are very captivating, and the milky water sets off the pier perfectly.
Congrats on a fine EP!
