Morning at the Dock

Well I had a moonlite shot, now for a sunrise. I went to cover another subject but it was a wash out and I didn't have any other prop. So this is what I came up with.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5110/...c91b2d14_b.jpg
Morning at the Dock by Cosmonaut's, on Flickr

Clever use of a foreground.

Impressive colors!

The composition adding the shoes on the deck make the viewer something else to see other than a colorful palette

It is surprising the balance of light between the shoes and the sky

I absolutely love this photo. The colors are so beautiful and make me instantly feel a sense of relaxation just looking at it! The shoes give me the sense that someone just took a long run and found a lovely place to relax and watch a beautiful sunrise :) I also really love the detail of the wood on the deck, it really adds to it for me

Nicely done, Greg. Saw it on your Flickr page. The sneakers as a prop work. They add a bit of a story for the viewer to ponder over.
Good work

I hope the water wasn't too cold.
Nothing else to critique.
Picture perfect........................:)

Thanks all. This started out on a venture into time lapse. But I wasn't to happy with it. This was the first picture in the sequence. I know now why most time lapse vidoes are of sunsets and not sunrises.LOL
Maybe I should just stick to stills.

The only thing I could think to add would be a pair of shorts,otherwise top notch shot
Greg.

very nice. everything works. the composition, colours, everything. no nitpicks.

also greg, i cleared my inbox and outbox.

ah, just read your time lapse bit. haha. dude, don't give up. upload the clip you have to youtube and let me look at it. what was the problem with them?? what didn't you like about it?

this setup would really look amazing in a time lapse man. if you're gonna go back in the morning. try and find a semi cloudy day.

Excellent execution here, Greg. Razor sharp, great exposure control, etc. Looks like it could be an HDR, but you say a time lapse. How does that differ from a simple long exp? Hmm.

One thing that could improve this is the foreground subject - the shoes are OK but it doesn't install a super amt of mystery. I want to tell you - and will - to instead use some female lingerie :) ...

G

Thanks Leels. GB, not an HDR. A time lapse is several hundred pictures strung together to make a short movie. I set up and the timer does the rest. This just happens to be the first shoot. The video failed my expectations. But I will keep at it.

Just for kicks here is the botched attempt, wait for the surprise ending.LOL
Not to get off of the subject. This is 380 shots in 20 seconds. I hope the old
E3s shutter can handle the extra work.

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good start greg. I sent you a pm.