Rhode Island Beach B&W

[natefromri]

Here's a few beach scenes I took today. I was in a black and white mood due to the stormy weather we've been having this weekend. These were taken a few hours after the rain finally stopped around here. The waves were very strong, and I thought that these might make make nice black and white photographs.

Please be aware that these shots are rough drafts, and I am editing these from non-detailed web-copies since I'm at work and the originals are at home on my computer, but I was wondering what you thought of the composure of these shots? Do they work?

Comments are welcome.

Thanks...Nate

[Dzerzhinski46]

Dear Nate,

The first thing I would do, is do a curves adjustment. After that, a small contrast adjustment. Your pictures aren't quite conveying the storny nature of the weather, so I would try to emphasize this. As for composition, there is not too much in the way of interest. That is why I would work on the contrast first. Then see what it looks like. Good ideas.

Dzerzhinski

[gahspidy]

I feel your first shot is the strongest and a good one at that. The inclusion of the fence in the fg is a plus, although i think I would crop a bit off the bottom. What makes it really stand above the rest is the breaking wave, and the dramatic sky. The other shots have nothing to offer, imo. Great image , that first one.

[Overbeyond]

Hello nate
I like beach shots very much. The first is the best. The fence is good but overall it is let down by the messy growth around it. A little added interest would have been nice also but of course not always possible. Theres a great wave there and only needs a little adjustment to give it and the sky a little more punch.
The other two, variations really on the first do not work as well.
Tom

[perfect9point9]

Hi Nate

Maybe if you had tried to shoot the fence against the horizon. That is the first shot I would have taken as I'm very into lines and angles. Set up your horizon and then take a shot of the fence as perpendicular as possible to the horizon. Sand, sea and fence, no mess bush... unless of course, it could offer a 'neat' bottom layer. Can you picture what I'm trying to say?