Saugatuck Piers

• jeroldharter

• Sep 17, 2006

At first glance, I would crop out mostof the bottom to make moreof an 8x12-type format and burn the darker water in the loer right corner to emphasize it. I would experiment with a graduated burn on the sky.

 

• julian bell

• Sep 17, 2006

I like this print the way you've portrayed it here. Perhaps, cropping out some of the bottom area of the print might improve it a shade. Whatever you do this is a fine print and one that I would like hanging on my wall. BTW what time of day did you take this picture ? Thanks for sharing.
Warm regards
Julian

 

• jeroldharter

• Sep 17, 2006

As I look at it again, I might like it better more abstract with the sky and horizon cropped out.

 

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  clogz

• Sep 17, 2006

Beautiful as it is although Jerold has point in saying that leaving the pier out would give you a very nice abstract.

Hans

 

• John Simmons

• Sep 17, 2006

Dan, you are the man.......this is fabulous. Simply incredible. Is this the one off oval beach??? It's tough to improve on, however, you may want to burn the top left a little to even out the tonal balance in the sky. You could just leave it alone.

Regards,
John

 

• removed account4

• Sep 17, 2006

this is really sweet.
everything about it -
no need to crop, the little people
in the distance echoing the piers is fab!

 

• User Removed

• Sep 17, 2006

I find the pier to be too distracting for the rest of the image. You have these nice organic shapes that make a beautiful rhythm thru the image, but then you have this bold black line coming in from the side which makes it unbalanced. I think that line needs to go and you will have a nice panoramic image. The line is just not working in harmony with the rest of the image.

 

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  dlin

• Sep 17, 2006

Very nice, Dan. The surface of the water looks nothing like water with that 8 minute exposure-really lovely effect.

All the best,
Daniel

 

• CarlRadford

• Sep 17, 2006

Stunning - lovely feel of tranquility

 

• Harrigan

• Sep 18, 2006

I wouldn't crop a thing here, the composition is excellent. I think the pier works in the composition and contributes to the zig-zag flow. Perhaps its too man made for some but I like it.

I would also burn the upper left and upper right corners a touch and possibly darken the black sleaks in the mid to lower right portion.