December at the beach...

I went down to Half Moon Bay today and it was about 70 degrees on the beach. I took a couple shots just playing around with lightroom, trying different effects. Does anyone have any recommendations? These are pretty plain...

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I like the idea of the first shot a lot!

My recommendation in terms of PP is to boost the contrast. I think that it would help your pictures. In that respect, I think #5 has the best balance between the darks and the lights.

I tend to like the high contrast pics as well. I'll keep playing with that

#5. 8)

I like #3 if you can warm it up a bit and crop the person out at the end of the shot on the right.