San Clemente Twilight

[Chris Dodkin]

Latest in my series 'Piers of Southern California'

Here's the pier at San Clemente, just North of San Diego - as the sun had set this evening.

Canon 5D2 and 28-70 f2.8L Lens - ISO100

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Cross processed shot for Pete

 

[Paul Lange]

I like! There's something jarring about the composition my eye wants to flow both left to right and right to left at the same time. I quite like effect. Or it could be the drugs man!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

16:9 crop - looses some of the sky which I think tightens things up a little

Also suspect that the JPEG engine in Photoshop has lightened it a touch - could be my imagination though...

 

[Paul Lange]

I think the first has more movement but I have to agree that the cropped one is a corker.

 

[Alastair Cummins]

Agreed the 3rd one is best for me, the second makes my eyes go mad lol!

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Now that's nice!!! Good eye candy this is chris. Love it!!!

 

[Pete Askew]

I agree with the others Chris. No 3 - even if it doesn't have any cross-processing i it!!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

I agree with the others Chris. No 3 - even if it doesn't have any cross-processing i it!!

 

[Hamish Gill]

Chris .. im itching to ask you if you would consider applying your skill to something more abstract with your skills

have a look at this shot on the silver efex site ...

http://www.niksoftware.com/silverefexpro/usa/entry.php?view=usa/features.html#all_in_one_workflow

its obvious there is a very similar thought idea going on in this chaps head ...

im not saying just copy that ... but the smooth sky is lovely ...
perhaps something similar over some of those lovely rocks you live near

Basically Id like a new header for the site ... its not easy to find somthing that works in such an aspect ratio, but some nice smooth sky with some nice red rocks in the foreground might look nice
maybe with the sun in the background too like I was saying before?

you up for the challenge?

you would need to take into account the position of the logo too ... have a think!

 

[Pete Askew]

I agree, that would look great and you look like the man to me Chris - no pressure of course

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Roger that - will get my thinking cap on