Down at the Marina ..

[GB1]

Another attempt to capture a tranquil boat scene that one often sees, but has so difficult a time photographing. C&Cs welcome.

note - you may feel this one's underexposed and/or was an overuse of a polarizing filter. Actually, it is Ektachrome VS 120 film shot w/o a filter (using a Mamiya 645 film camera). I tried adjusting it's density a bit but decided to be careful not to eliminate the deep blues and blow out the sky, which was starting to happen with more adjustment.

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[Frog]

My opinion is you need far fewer boats to capture tranqulity.
I bet it seemed tranquil while you were there but it just seems busy to me.
Focus and color and all is fine.

[armando_m]

Greg,
I think I would have preferred without the foreground plants, just to critique something, it is a nice shot

[dl4449]

I agree with Frog about less boats .
Maybe less ripples in the water would calm it down a little (less motion)

[EOSThree]

Tranquil, no, not a bad shot though, I would think more of a busy dock scene than tranquil. Tranquil would be a small cove with a white sandy beach and one sailboat moored about 200 feet from the shore. Maybe a couple of brightly colored umbrellas on the shore with a cabana or two.

I think the light's wrong, the photo would have been much better if shot at dawn or dusk. I've also noticed a distinct magenta/cyan color cast in most of the photos you've posted shooting Ektachrome. When I color correct using the eyedropper in LR the color changes more toward blue green, and to my eye looks tons more natural.

I highly recommend trying Fujichrome Velvia, It produces wonderfully strong skies and in general tends toward over saturated, making for dramatic photos.

[GB1]

Thanks fellows.

Frog, Troy, I agree the number of boats may be too much for a calm setting. I guess it's more of a busy waterfront marina scene than a tranquil one.

Armando, funny you mention that, I also tried it with the foreground cropped out, which looks OK I think. I ended up leaving it in to create a third plane, but that also adds another element and potentially clutters it up a bit.

EOS, always hard shooting mid day, esp for a naturally contrasty film like Ektachrome (or Velvia). Sometimes though, you're there and can wait for sunset, so have to just take what you can. I was happy there were clouds to spice it up (you don't see these type clouds in SD very often). Personally, I do see something off with the color .. But do you think it's magenta/cyan? I don't see it. Ektachrome usually leans heavily towards the blues, Velvia greens and warmer colors. Velvia is mega saturated, though Ekta VS is a close second. I guess they all have their own personalities. I also shoot Velvia at times. I will try adjusting the color .. just not sure which direction, but will try. Btw, that tranquil scene you describe sounds like a nice painting.

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