[Leica] IMG: Playing At The Point

[rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler)]

Hi Nathan.
Thanks for the feedback. There's no denying that the light of the last shot 
is what makes it. You can't fake rising and setting light in landscape 
photos?(at least I don't know how and really don't want to know how!). 
Seeing as I only get to go shoot my landscapes every other week for a single 
day, making the best of whatever light is available that day is what I have 
to do. I was fortunate that there was both a negative tide AND a partly 
cloudy to overcast day. That's as good as it gets for me.

Both Wendy and Oliver have also given me?good feedback on these images. I'm 
reworking the?images, including the last one,?and hope to post them again 
soon. As for the color, it's real and unnatural! That's what makes Weston 
Beach such an attractive stage; it's a surreal spot.

Thanks very much for the input. Please let me know what you think of the 
reposted images once I get them up.
All the best,
Bob
?Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.raflexions.com 




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From: Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 10:04:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Playing At The Point

Bob, it is not that I dislike it, but I just like the last one better. 
Regarding that first one, the colors look a bit unnatural to me, as if you 
had gone overboard a bit in Photoshop--which I am sure you did not, it just 
appears that way.

Cheers,
Nathan

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On Oct 19, 2009, at 11:10 PM, Bob Adler wrote:

> I'm just a bit curious and hoping folks will chime in.
> I find the first shot in this series to be my favorite:
> http://raflexions.com/playpt/content/_GA_9963_large.html
> Can any/everyone explain why this one doesn't really grab/appeal? I'd 
> really learn from your input, so many thanks,
> Bob
>? Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.raflexions.com
> 
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> 
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> ________________________________
> From: Philippe Amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 1:46:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Playing At The Point
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> 
> 
> Bob Adler wrote:
> 
>> Thanks Wendy and Phillipe. Your choice seems to be the unanimous one.It's 
>> a pretty classic shot at Pt. Lobos. Just wish the sky had lit up, but 
>> there was a large fog bank way off shore that blocked the final minutes 
>> of the sunset...
>> 
>> Phillipe, yes, I did use a polarizer for the beach shots; everything is 
>> so wet you just have to or you have nothing but speckles all over the 
>> image.
>> 
>> 
> I love the tones you got - and will shoot with a pola whenever I get to
> the seaside again - thanks for the confirmation
> 
>> I didn't use one, however, on the final shot that you prefer.
>> 
>> 
> It's the light that makes it too, don't be too demanding - you know the
> potential, I saw the result, and found it much to my taste, so no
> regrets, no worry :-)
> 
> Philippe
> 
>> Thanks for taking a look,
>> Bob
>> Bob Adler
>> Palo Alto, CA
>> http://www.raflexions.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: Wendy Thurman <wendythurman at gmail.com>
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 1:14:29 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Playing At The Point
>> 
>> I agree with Phillipe- this is a beautiful photograph.
>> 
>> Wendy
>> 
>> On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Philippe Amard <philippe.amard at 
>> sfr.fr>wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> All good to excellent compositions - my favourite light is the last one
>>> http://raflexions.com/playpt/content/_GA_0074_large.html
>>> Also I saw a starfish - lucky you ! Very well rendered too.
>>> 
>>> Was a polarizing travelling with you?
>>> 
>>> Thanks for sharing
>>> Philippe
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Bob Adler wrote:
>>> 
>>>? A negative tide (-0.5), partly cloudy day, sun arcing through the 
>>>south, a
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> wide angle tilt lens and a macro... My wife and I went to play by the
>>>> seashore; Pt. Lobos/Weston Beach. Patrick (for those of you who watch 
>>>> Sponge
>>>> Bob) and his friends came out to play in the salad bar of the Pacific.
>>>> Hope you enjoy as much as I did,
>>>> (Sponge) Bob
>>>> http://www.raflexions.com/playpt
>>>> Bob Adler
>>>> Palo Alto, CA
>>>> http://www.raflexions.com
>>>> 
>>>> 
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