Cloudscape at Rodeo Beach
Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mmThere were dramatic clouds last Friday too. I shot this while standing on the bridge that goes over Rodeo Lagoon to Rodeo Beach from Ft. Cronkite. You can see some folks picnicking on the beach on the other side of the dune.
--Warren
Labels: Beaches, D100, Marin Headlands
posted by Warren T. at 10:51 PM
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4 Comments:
The dark foreground really works well here, drawing attention to the three people's head peaking into the horizon. And the rails lead you to look at them as well, and then of course up to the beautiful sky :)
Simple and wonderful. Wonderfully simple... you get the idea ;-)
Warren,
The focus of the clouds is brought on by the dark lower part of the picture. Was this planned? I really enjoy the clouds with all the shapes and colors. Thanks,
**Dolph
Dolph, it was planned to the extent that I liked the way it looked, and the it was partially dictated by the narrow dynamic range of digital sensors. It would have been challenging to get an even exposure even with film, and would probably have required a split ND filter, or a HDR technique, if I had wanted to even out the exposure. I personally do not like to use the HDR technique because I often like to work within the limitations of my gear and medium (I like the look).
I could have created a composite, but like you say, the attention to the clouds is accentuated by the lower part of the picture. The only things that I did was to adjust the levels in the lower part to show just enough detail to avoid having a dark blob on the bottom.
--Warren
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