The insignificance of man

What's your take?
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Very nice. You've caught that feeling well. I'd like to sit there...alone.

Very well defined point. Nice shot.

The human element in the pic certainly makes this image works .. somehow deep inside my heart i would love to see a b/w version of this pic .... A classic shot imo , well done !

Liban; you are posting great stuff for use to look at. This is wonderful indeed but how better it would be if only there was a more dramatic sky.
Tom

Liban,

Great. One of the best I've seen in a while. Colors seem a tad soft, but I like it.

Very desolate,

Jared

I dunno. I think the colors add to the feeling of the picture. Sort of an'overwhelmed by the relative place of man in the universe' kind of thing.

Thanks Chunk & D. :D

Juzzus,
I've tried a b&w version but it didn't work. The man stands out here because of his yellow jersey. That's lost in the B&W and sadly with the loss of the man, the whole shot follows. Thanks.

Tom,
You're absolutely right, I also think that it would've been way better with more dramatic skies. I just can't pull off great skies for some reason. My skies have always been lacking the drama it seems. Any tips on how to? Filters and the such?

I'll give a bit of description of what the atmosphere was like that day. Cloudy with a few darker clouds, somewhat bright but not overly bright and I could definitely see the rolls or folds in the clouds although dim and not strong enough.

Most of the little variations in grey & white have disappeared. What's left contrast wise in the skies were the areas where the clouds were considerably darker. So there. I'd love to hear what you guys do to get all the little variations, etc. All tips will be appreciated! I've seen plenty of beautiful skies here. Thanks Tom you brought up a good point.

Thanks Jared & swmdrayfan! :D

Hello Leels, to achieve a more dramatic sky during any landscape shooting sometimes depends on our luck( if the weather is good ) ;) but neverthless there are two types of filter that can help to enhance the sky and i strongly recommend .. which is polariser and soft grad neutral density . Personally i will never leave home without it ... ;)

Hello Again Liban
I honestly feel that in this picture there was nothing much you could do about the sky as it seems that there was little there to work with in the first place. It was just the day that was in it.
Tom

Great shot and really like the composition and the colours, there is a great sense of stillness in this image. My only input is that I can't help but feel it would have been better if the figure was a little more clearly defined (ie, if we could see the shape of two separate legs or an arm sticking out) the human element is there but it could be exaggerated.

Thanks for sharing
Herriot

Very nice , Liban the relationship in size between the person and the large mountainous rock out in the ocean is dramatic. Very good composition.

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You have a superb composition here. The tones looks just fine too me. Obviously, it's not super dramatic but it don't have to. The mood is set by the tones.

My only concern is that the foreground is overly soft. I don't expect the water to be dead on sharp and the very background have to be soft to make the image works but the blurry foreground give me the impression of motion blur and/or serious loss in compression for web displaying.

Seb

Juzzus,
I'll remember that! when I'm ready for my upgrade. The polarizer and the soft grad filters. I won't ask how it works, I'll find that out for my self. :) Thanks

Tom,
Thanks man, I get it. Couldn't do much with the skies I was dealt. I probably needed something like blue skies with clouds scattered. or even a greater variation between the dark greys and light ones. That would've been more dramatic.

Herriot,
I'm glad that the man was wearing yellow! He would've gotten even more lost if he wasn't. As far as the arms sticking out, I don't think that would've given this shot that extra boost because IMO his pose right now is what makes this shot work. The arms on the hips sorta taking in the scene while being helpless is what made this shot for me. Thanks a lot Herriot

Gary,
Thanks man. Appreciate the kind words.

Seb,
Thanks. I see what you mean and I think I can fix that as I added a tad of blur to the foreground and it wasn't because of the compression.