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Dale Siscoe
28th of January 2007 (Sun), 22:26
Yeah, I know it's winter and some people are freezing but I just had to show off this color, as Usual C C (Constructive Criticism ) always welcome.
Dale Siscoe
28th of January 2007 (Sun), 22:28
And......
rparchen
28th of January 2007 (Sun), 22:37
The top two do more for me, especially the second one in the first set. That one has sharper focus, stronger color, and I like the sun rays coming through the clouds. I would check your horizon's though, they seem a bit crooked to me. Which beach were these taken on? My father lives in San Diego and I have spent a ton of time at PB. I'll be back down there in the summer.
Attic
29th of January 2007 (Mon), 04:50
I agree with rparchen the horizon straightened would definitely make them better.
Dale Siscoe
29th of January 2007 (Mon), 10:49
The top two do more for me, especially the second one in the first set. That one has sharper focus, stronger color, and I like the sun rays coming through the clouds. I would check your horizon's though, they seem a bit crooked to me. Which beach were these taken on? My father lives in San Diego and I have spent a ton of time at PB. I'll be back down there in the summer.
These were taken at the Silverstrands state beach Parking lot on Coronado, yeah I know the horizon is crooked and I did that all night long for some reason, thats for the critique, always willing to learn...or re-learn. D.
killer4605
29th of January 2007 (Mon), 14:34
those are very nice. ever consider using a graduated ND filter?
Dale Siscoe
29th of January 2007 (Mon), 23:47
those are very nice. ever consider using a graduated ND filter?

Truefully, I am not sure what that Is, can you explain it for me?
amitnike
30th of January 2007 (Tue), 07:43
top 2... awesome
rparchen
30th of January 2007 (Tue), 10:52
A graduated ND filter is basically a filter that has the top half of the filter darker than the bottom half. That way you can get more exposure on the ocean (or whatever is below the horizon) and keep the sky from getting overexposed. I have never played with one yet but I normally just shoot multiple exposures and blend. Many people use them for landscapes.
Dale Siscoe
31st of January 2007 (Wed), 12:31
Hmmmm, as you can see I am not into that sort of thing when I sometime cant even get the Horizon level.
sugarzebra
31st of January 2007 (Wed), 12:34
Great sunsets and lovely clouds too. We were in San Diego for five days in October and didn't see one cloud the entire time, however did see some nice sunsets at Glider Point. Well done.