Oak Bluffs, Marthas Vineyard, MA. Shot using a B+W 10 stop ND filter, 77 second exposure. Did a lot of dodging and burning on this. Putting the horizon exactly in the center was a deliberate composition choice. Please say what you like or dislike about it.
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I'm finding this difficult to rate and comment on. I feel it would fit better in a contest for minimalism and abstract photography although I understand its relation to travel- sand, ocean, and sky. I don't think "needs work" (2 stars) really fits because it is a solid photo and doesn't need more work (a fault of the rating system in my opinion). I can see that it would appeal to a very narrow purchasing group. Maybe I'm having trouble because it looks more like a painting than a photograph. It just doesn't say "travel photography". A photo has to stand on its own and strike a cord. This type of photo has limited appeal to most people I believe. But then, that's what they said about Mark Rothko.
I have posted this on other photo sites and you are the third person to compare it to Rothko. Thanks! That is high praise. If people don't the photo I posted for the contest they are really going to hate this one! https://www.flickr.com/photos/10025089@N05/49506395183/in/dateposted-public/
Wonderful, check out my gallery and my instagram profile.Here's a wonderful rating for your photo.
Thanks!
Dope! Sweet to see something different. Totally a fresh abstract, Minimalist take in a contest that's full of the same rather boring snap shots.
What I don't like is you took the mystery away by telling me how you did it. 77 sec, exposure, ND filter, dodge/burn.
Its too good and abstract to have some technical numbers based explanation. Perhaps something more ethereal and emotive.
We would shout and swim about
The coral that lies beneath the waves
(Lies beneath the ocean waves)
Oh what joy for every girl and boy
Knowing they’re happy and they’re safe
(Happy and they’re safe)
The Beatles ~ “Octopus’s Garden”
Thank you! I thought that some might enjoy my different take on travel photography but was wrong. Oh well. I am trying to go my own way and develop my own style and try not to care what others think. Now perhaps if had I posted a photo of a long exposure of a waterfall or Antelope Canyon people would approve. Thanks again for the nice comments!