Critique Welcomed A Trip To Hastings

[Chris Luetchford]

I would like to share a few shots taken in Hastings (England) whilst on a relaxing break over the May bank holiday weekend. Contrary to common belief not all Bank holidays in the United Kingdom are dull rainy affairs. Anyway, here we go:


Hastings Castle.


Pathway. (Actually in Dover)


Street View.


Beach.


Boats.


Birds.



Motorbike. (M25)



Smart. (Not Mine)

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All the photos were captured with the Fuji X100. An Indian Jones style camera.

Without boring your eyeballs to death I have limited the number of photos posted. I don't get to take many photos usually, beyond the iPhone, so I welcome any criticism and areas of improvement you could suggest.

Thanks for viewing!

Chris.

 

[Pete Askew]

Welcome to RPF Chris. And what an entrance! A super set and I like the way you have processed / captured them - the colours and tones suit well I think. Love the boats and the beach but then I am biased as I lived near there for many years (Bexhill).

Looking forward to when you find time to share some more!

 

[Chris Luetchford]

Welcome to RPF Chris. And what an entrance! A super set and I like the way you have processed / captured them - the colours and tones suit well I think. Love the boats and the beach but then I am biased as I lived near there for many years (Bexhill).

Looking forward to when you find time to share some more!

Thank you Pete for your kind words!

Glad you enjoyed viewing the photos. The lighting on the boats was particularly good and one of my personal favourites too.

I'll be sure to share more in the future,

Chris.

 

[Tom Dunne]

A very good selection Chris. I particularly like the 2nd, 3rd and fourth composition wise. The shot of the houses and distant view is very good but maybe that selection of sticks and wood in the foreground would have been better left inside the house.
Welcome on board and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work already.

 

[Chris Luetchford]

A very good selection Chris. I particularly like the 2nd, 3rd and fourth composition wise. The shot of the houses and distant view is very good but maybe that selection of sticks and wood in the foreground would have been better left inside the house.
Welcome on board and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work already.

Thanks for the words of encouragement!

I agree, the street clutter could be best hidden somewhere round back but each to their own

Thanks again,

Chris.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Well now Chris...as I sit at the local pub on a misty day here in Boston...I admire your ability to photoshop blue sky there.
Nice work!

 

[Chris Luetchford]

Well now Chris...as I sit at the local pub on a misty day here in Boston...I admire your ability to photoshop blue sky there.
Nice work!

Thank you! I'll be sure to post some nice blue sky over to Boston. Although I can't promise it will be delivered

Take care,

Chris.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Eh up Chris - welcome!

X100 shots looking good - especially beach and boats - very tasty

Can't believe the sun shone though - must be a photoshop job as Glenn said

 

[Beth Carter]

really nice series, love the framing in the first.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Hi Chris. What a great way to announce your presence. Very nice shots, and I agree with you that boats one is the best. Never been to Hastings, but it looks worth battling over.

 

[Chris Luetchford]

Eh up Chris - welcome!

X100 shots looking good - especially beach and boats - very tasty

Can't believe the sun shone though - must be a photoshop job as Glenn said

Thanks! I can't believe you don't have the Southern Sun button in your version of Photoshop?

In all seriousness God was very generous with the sunshine over the weekend and has more than made up for balancing the elements with some miserable weather ever since.

Chris.

 

[Chris Luetchford]

really nice series, love the framing in the first.

Thank you, I was impressed too after travelling on the funicular to get that shot. #WobblyLegs.

Chris.

 

[Chris Luetchford]

Hi Chris. What a great way to announce your presence. Very nice shots, and I agree with you that boats one is the best. Never been to Hastings, but it looks worth battling over.

Thank you. Yes Hastings has lots to offer any budding photographer. Plenty to see and do. Unfortunately the coastline is eroding away so if you plan a visit make it soon.

Chris.

 

[Chris Luetchford]

A Trip to Hastings - Part 2

Here are a few more shots from my trip to Hastings. A directors cut. Possibly not as exciting but maybe worth sharing and critiquing on. Hastings provided a wide verity of photography possibilities, here are a few more:


Seagull in Flight.


Waters Edge.


Bodiam Castle.


Watering Can.


Meringue. (From Bakery, yummy) - Macro.

Please offer any critique you can think of. Framing, composition, colour, tone etc. as it will really help in future attempts at taking pictures.


Thanks for looking!

Chris.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Welcome Chris. A fine set. Love the 'beach' and the watering can in particular .

 

[Chris Luetchford]

Welcome Chris. A fine set. Love the 'beach' and the watering can in particular .

Thank you. The Watering Can I thought worked nicely with the horizontal materials and the overall colour tone aided by the late afternoon sun light. Didn't even adjust the position of the can. Just lazy point and shoot.

Chris.

 

[Brian Moore]

Very nice set overall, Chris, and I especially like the one with the gull flying past. Welcome to RPF!

 

[Chris Luetchford]

Thank you! I wasn't sure the Seagull shot might work better cropped landscape allowing the gull to fly into the extra space.

Chris.

 

[Tom Dunne]

Another good bunch of images Chris. I agree with Brian about the gull image. Very nice shapes and balance between land, sea and sky. Like how the wing clips the horizon.
The shot of the pier is really good too with that nice triangle of people on the path.