Sunset Cliffs

[GB1]

Got off work a little late for a Friday and figured I would spend the sunset down at the water.

Here's a few pix - not award winners I don't think. Any suggestions, comments or ideas? Note that several were sharpened up a bit.

Nikon D200

[MB1]

Great compositions but the colors aren't strong enough. Maybe go B&W?

[fx101]

I think #2 is the winner. From your post it seems you are close to this site so I suggest you visit it again. The problem with all of these is that the sky is blown out. You might want to take a bracketed three shot burst, or even HDR it (the D200 set on the max possible framerate should allow for this with little ghosting). Composition is excellent though.

[GB1]

Yes it's funny how the sky come out so blown. Several of these were shot at f 22 to try to get a soft effect on the water but what that did was white out the sky - strange to me, as I would think that it would simply set the correct exposure regardless of the f stop value.

MB, yeah I agree that the colors weren't spectacular last night. Sunsets are hit or miss. I actually prefer scattered clouds -- that makes for some interesting skies!

Fx I will learn up on that HDR technique. Yeah I think that # 2 would be perfect for a model posing area..........

G

[Greg McCary]

Nice work GB. I agree the saturation could be posted some, but the composition in them all is very good.

[Coastal Flyer]

GB,

One of my favorite places. Thanks for the mid-day trip.

CF