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Old 15-09-2009, 1:42 PM   #1
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sea washed glass

Heres my effort. I quite like its simplicity . p

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3490/...07dfebcf_b.jpg

canon powershot SX110 IS
exposure 1/1000
aperture f/4.0
ISO 80
focal lenngth 6.0mm
no flash
cropped in picassa
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Old 15-09-2009, 11:03 PM   #2
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Re: sea washed glass

I'm always looking for glass pebbles on the beach, I have collected a few myself.
I like the texture contrasts here, very zen.
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Old 19-09-2009, 9:08 PM   #3
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Re: sea washed glass

I like it! Reminds me of hunting for glass on the beach down at Beer & Branscombe in Devon on family holidays when I was a kid.
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Old 19-09-2009, 10:39 PM   #4
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Re: sea washed glass

cheers surprising how much smooth glass is amongst the pebbles and shells. Like your glass sky scraper and reflection by the way.

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Old 24-09-2009, 8:34 PM   #5
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Re: sea washed glass

Nice shot, but maybe the main object is a bit too central?
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Old 25-09-2009, 2:31 PM   #6
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Re: sea washed glass

cheers. yes i agree. I maybe could have cropped it more tighter and squarer as the pictures contents are pretty basic and minimal.

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Old 27-09-2009, 2:47 PM   #7
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Re: sea washed glass

I like this one too. Perhaps adding a vignette around the edge of the frame would have improved the central position.
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Old 27-09-2009, 3:43 PM   #8
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Re: sea washed glass

cheers I am just starting to read up on photography, but havent got to the various post processing techniques as yet.
I have a lot to learn. Am enjoying it so far though and finding the insperation provided by the photographers on this forum very helpful.
I will have a play on picassa though for fun. p

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Old 27-09-2009, 3:46 PM   #9
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Re: sea washed glass

I should maybe have included some blurred landscape in background to maybe give the glass subject a more 3d appearence.

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Old 28-09-2009, 1:16 PM   #10
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Re: sea washed glass

Like that this is different subject for the theme, but could have been a lot more with a bit of composition in it. Otherwise it doesn't do too much. Try a square crop, off-center with a light throwing the shadow up and away from it?
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Old 28-09-2009, 2:52 PM   #11
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Re: sea washed glass

Thanks for your ideas. I havent really got to lighting yet...but i'll let you know when i get there
I did have a quick play with picassa's utilities yesterday. Even though i believe its basic it did give some
interesting effects. p

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