Critique Welcomed Time at the pier

[Chris Dodkin]

Took a quick trip to Ocenaside Pier this evening, as the marine layer rolled in and covered the setting sun.

Shot with the X-Pro1, 35mm Lens, and a B+W 10 Stop ND Filter - f/16 ISO200

PP in Nik Silver FX Pro

 

[Brian Moore]

Nice! I like the fuzzy people at the water's edge and also the sky. Its like a dusk shot, but the surfers give it away. Oh wait, it IS a dusk shot. Nevertheless, really fine image, Chris.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Thanks Brian - yes a dusk shot with extra ND-ness for longer exposures

I have shots without people, but really liked the context they gave the location, and the movement to suggest the passage of time.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Love the overall tone, and the slight movement is perfect. Very nice.

 

[Allan Batchelor]

Like that Chris. Makes us Brits feel bit more welcoming with all these black moody clouds for a change I agree with Brian the OF pair at waters edge just make the picture.

so you had the welding glass on the front then is that what your saying

 

[Darren Bradley]

Nice way to make the marine layer work to your advantage.

 

[Ben Jennings]

Absolutely love this, has a very ghostly feel to it. Very nice indeed.

 

[alfie Wright]

Lovely image. I love the light & mood in this capture. The movement in the people in the foreground just adds to the effect. Wonderful image.

How long was the exposure with the 10 stopper?

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Thanks everyone

Yep Allan, the welding glass got slapped on the camera, and even an additional ND grad for some shots as well!

Alfie, the above shot was around 6 seconds I think - as the light dimmed I was getting up to 25 sec exposures before I packed up.

Here's a later, longer exposure, with the ND grad in place over the 10 Stop ND

 

[Hamish Gill]

I like the fuzz of folk in the background... They give a sence of slowness the the people on the waters edge

 

[Hamish Gill]

... Is slowness a word?

 

[Allan Batchelor]

it is now Hamsih

That 2nd one is top notch Chris its got a ghostly feel to it now

 

[Ronald Atchley]

Really like the B&W and agree with the folks above that the
people on the beach take the image to the next level. Almost
an other world feeling. I can never seem to achieve it but I'm
a great fan of simplicity in B&W. Was wondering what you would
think about possibly cloning out the surfers ?
Ron

 

[Brian Moore]

it is now Hamsih

That 2nd one is top notch Chris its got a ghostly feel to it now

Is "Hamsih" a word?

 

[Brian Moore]

Really like the B&W and agree with the folks above that the
people on the beach take the image to the next level. Almost
an other world feeling. I can never seem to achieve it but I'm
a great fan of simplicity in B&W. Was wondering what you would
think about possibly cloning out the surfers ?
Ron

I would agree about cloning the surfers out of the color version, Ron, since they are so vague in that image as to look like artifacts left in by mistake. On the BW version though I think the surfers add a lot of interest to the image. Personal opinion, of course.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Is "Hamsih" a word?

It is now ... oddly if i type my own name fast it always comes out 'HAmsih' ...

 

[Brian Moore]

You'll be on the "no fly" list if you don't watch out Hamsih!

 

[Paul Lange]

Both images are nice and I don't mind the surfers really, I think it makes you want to think a bit about the image you are looking at. Slowness appears to be a word as my spell checker doesn't pick it up.

 

[Pete Askew]

It's the fuzzy folks that makes it for me too Chris. And the first is my favourite. You seem to be getting on with SilverFX - there are more simulations you can download from the Nik website to play with too.

 

[Lesley Jones]

I keep coming back to this one, so only fair to comment. I love both, but the black and white version does it for me, complete with ALL the fuzzy people. Can I ask about Silver Efex please? I've used it for the past nine months or so, but I've never come across simulations. Admittedly I don't tend to use the presets - are simulations the same thing?