Landscape Blyth Pier

Blythman · 01-13-2014, 12:02 AM

A couple from Sunday morning with the Pentax K3, Samsung 12-24 and Hitech Grads. C&C most welcome

Heinno · 01-13-2014, 01:18 AM

Can't find anything wrong (1st picture) - think it is perfect from a beauty perspective! Seems a bit over processed, but that does not matter - still is gorgeous!!!

dngr · 01-13-2014, 01:51 AM

Love the first one, I feel like I'm getting sucked down a vortex, if that makes any sense

london.paul1 · 01-13-2014, 08:13 AM

2 really cool shots. I definitely prefer the first. I like the inclusion of the life preserver, and I prefer the sky in that one as well.

Gregory_51 · 01-13-2014, 09:29 AM

I like the first one best also. More dramatic with the processing used and it shows the frost better. The lower angle gives a bit different viewpoint and the life preserver adds some weight and interest. It looks like you have a lot of interesting sites to photograph near you looking at your flickr gallery.
Regards
Greg

**Canada_Rockies** · 01-13-2014, 09:46 AM

I'm going to be off side - I prefer the second one - but both are very nice. They are just different. For me the second one has much better sky at the end of the pier and places the shot better with the left side of the harbour showing more.

Robert Hank · 01-13-2014, 11:02 AM

Like both, but for some reason prefer the 2nd.
Looks more "natural" but not sure why.Maybe just the lighting

TaoMaas · 01-13-2014, 01:46 PM

They're both good shots, but I prefer the first one. As someone mentioned, it seems a tad over-processed, but that's adjustable (as well as a matter of taste). Other than the extremely strong lines of the dock, what I like about it is the horizon placement. It's given you a couple of small "pictures within a picture" framed by the railing. On the left, there's the other pier and lighthouse (if that's what that is)...and on the right there's the string of city lights. Also, I think the dark clouds at the top of the frame forces the viewer's eye down from the sky and onto the dock. The front to back sharpness seems better, too.

Blythman · 01-15-2014, 04:29 PM

Thank you all for your positive feedback. Its most appreciated. I prefer the first but can see me printing them both to see what they look like

Dr Orloff · 01-16-2014, 06:51 AM

I much prefer the first. I think the lighthouse works much better in the scene,. In the second the lighthouse seems to compete for a second focal point. I like the lifebelt too, really adds something.

econojames · 01-16-2014, 06:58 PM - **1 Like**

I love the first one. I think the processing makes it look almost otherworldly, and the tension of the sun almost peeking over the horizon is palpable. In this light (no pun intended), the second shot almost seems like it was caught too late, but I'm hung up on the "pre-sunrise" thing - my problem, not yours

01-13-2014, 12:02 AM	#1
Blythman Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Blyth, Northumberland Posts: 66	Blyth Pier Lens: Samsung 12-24 Camera: Pentax K-3 Photo Location: Blyth, Northumberland ISO: 100 A couple from Sunday morning with the Pentax K3, Samsung 12-24 and Hitech Grads. C&C most welcome

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01-13-2014, 01:18 AM	#2
Heinno Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 56	Can't find anything wrong (1st picture) - think it is perfect from a beauty perspective! Seems a bit over processed, but that does not matter - still is gorgeous!!!

01-13-2014, 01:51 AM	#3
dngr Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Victoria/Great Lakes Photos: Gallery Posts: 691	Love the first one, I feel like I'm getting sucked down a vortex, if that makes any sense

01-13-2014, 08:13 AM	#4
london.paul1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Lexington, KY Photos: Albums Posts: 287	2 really cool shots. I definitely prefer the first. I like the inclusion of the life preserver, and I prefer the sky in that one as well.

01-13-2014, 09:29 AM	#5
Gregory_51 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: London, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 343	I like the first one best also. More dramatic with the processing used and it shows the frost better. The lower angle gives a bit different viewpoint and the life preserver adds some weight and interest. It looks like you have a lot of interesting sites to photograph near you looking at your flickr gallery. Regards Greg

01-13-2014, 09:46 AM	#6
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	I'm going to be off side - I prefer the second one - but both are very nice. They are just different. For me the second one has much better sky at the end of the pier and places the shot better with the left side of the harbour showing more.

01-13-2014, 11:02 AM	#7
Robert Hank Inactive Account Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 27	Like both, but for some reason prefer the 2nd. Looks more "natural" but not sure why.Maybe just the lighting

01-13-2014, 01:46 PM	#8
TaoMaas Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Oklahoma City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,574	They're both good shots, but I prefer the first one. As someone mentioned, it seems a tad over-processed, but that's adjustable (as well as a matter of taste). Other than the extremely strong lines of the dock, what I like about it is the horizon placement. It's given you a couple of small "pictures within a picture" framed by the railing. On the left, there's the other pier and lighthouse (if that's what that is)...and on the right there's the string of city lights. Also, I think the dark clouds at the top of the frame forces the viewer's eye down from the sky and onto the dock. The front to back sharpness seems better, too.

01-15-2014, 04:29 PM	#9
Blythman Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Blyth, Northumberland Posts: 66 Original Poster	Thank you all for your positive feedback. Its most appreciated. I prefer the first but can see me printing them both to see what they look like

01-16-2014, 06:51 AM	#10
Dr Orloff Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Brighton, England Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 512	I much prefer the first. I think the lighthouse works much better in the scene,. In the second the lighthouse seems to compete for a second focal point. I like the lifebelt too, really adds something.

01-16-2014, 06:58 PM - 1 Like	#11
econojames New Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 8	I love the first one. I think the processing makes it look almost otherworldly, and the tension of the sun almost peeking over the horizon is palpable. In this light (no pun intended), the second shot almost seems like it was caught too late, but I'm hung up on the "pre-sunrise" thing - my problem, not yours