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On 9/18/2011 6:59 PM, Paul Furman wrote:


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>
>> As always, thanks to all for playing.
>
> I've got one more I shot with the mandate in mind, after the deadline:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/edgehil...n/photostream/


Great composition. I particularly like like the rock stacking in the
first Muir Beach. You have captured the mood. Too bad some of the dark
area seems a bit blocked. But, maybe it's the screen.

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Peter

On 2011-09-19 01:51:52 +0100, Paul Furman said:

> PeterN wrote:
>> Paul Furman wrote:
>>
>>>> As always, thanks to all for playing.
>>>
>>> I've got one more I shot with the mandate in mind, after the deadline:
>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/edgehil...n/photostream/
>>
>> Great composition. I particularly like like the rock stacking in the
>> first Muir Beach. You have captured the mood. Too bad some of the dark
>> area seems a bit blocked. But, maybe it's the screen.
>
> Thanks, I actually dropped the exposure almost a stop in post so it
> looked like dawn, not a white sky, and a little more saturated.
> At full size, you will see some crazy orange and purple star fish I
> hadn't noticed in real life <g>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/edgehil...60580/sizes/o/

Stunning. My "Early Mars" image has a sea of water, I should've shot it
as carbon dioxide like yours.

On 9/18/2011 8:51 PM, Paul Furman wrote:
> PeterN wrote:
>> Paul Furman wrote:
>>
>>>> As always, thanks to all for playing.
>>>
>>> I've got one more I shot with the mandate in mind, after the deadline:
>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/edgehil...n/photostream/
>>
>> Great composition. I particularly like like the rock stacking in the
>> first Muir Beach. You have captured the mood. Too bad some of the dark
>> area seems a bit blocked. But, maybe it's the screen.
>
> Thanks, I actually dropped the exposure almost a stop in post so it
> looked like dawn, not a white sky, and a little more saturated.
> At full size, you will see some crazy orange and purple star fish I
> hadn't noticed in real life <g>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/edgehil...60580/sizes/o/

Ah! I see now why you dropped the exposure. The building in the
background is distracting. Could some cloning help?

--
Peter

On Sep 19, 7:15*pm, Paul Furman <pa...@-edgehill.net> wrote:
> PeterN wrote:
> > Paul Furman wrote:
> >> PeterN wrote:
> >>> Paul Furman wrote:
>
> >>>>> As always, thanks to all for playing.
>
> >>>> I've got one more I shot with the mandate in mind, after the deadline:
> >>>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/edgehil...n/photostream/
>
> >>> Great composition. I particularly like like the rock stacking in the
> >>> first Muir Beach. You have captured the mood. Too bad some of the dark
> >>> area seems a bit blocked. But, maybe it's the screen.
>
> >> Thanks, I actually dropped the exposure almost a stop in post so it
> >> looked like dawn, not a white sky, and a little more saturated.
> >> At full size, you will see some crazy orange and purple star fish I
> >> hadn't noticed in real life <g>
> >>http://www.flickr.com/photos/edgehil...60580/sizes/o/
>
> > Ah! I see now why you dropped the exposure. The building in the
> > background is distracting. Could some cloning help?
>
> There aren't any buildings big enough to see; between the large rocks is
> Point Bonita headlands 4 miles away and Mt Davidson or Twin Peaks in San
> Francisco 10 miles away with a radio tower - lights from the Sunset
> District / Ocean Beach SF to the right of the rocks. Maybe San Bruno Mt
> 15 miles away.

Paul, I take it you live near there? One of my favorite areas. I had
a friend who lived in Mill Valley that I used to visit some 40 years
ago. I remember going to an arts fair in Sausalito. I think the
admission was free or a couple bucks at most. There was a girl band
playing. Not bad, but not great. Turns out they were the girl
friends of the guys in Quicksilver Messenger Service. The guys got up
on stage and did a 20-30 minute instrumental set that just blew me
away.

I lived in Boulder Creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains for about 5
years. Sure do miss the Bay Area, except for the costs.

On 9/19/2011 8:15 PM, Paul Furman wrote:
> PeterN wrote:
>> Paul Furman wrote:
>>> PeterN wrote:
>>>> Paul Furman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> As always, thanks to all for playing.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've got one more I shot with the mandate in mind, after the deadline:
>>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/edgehil...n/photostream/
>>>>
>>>> Great composition. I particularly like like the rock stacking in the
>>>> first Muir Beach. You have captured the mood. Too bad some of the dark
>>>> area seems a bit blocked. But, maybe it's the screen.
>>>
>>> Thanks, I actually dropped the exposure almost a stop in post so it
>>> looked like dawn, not a white sky, and a little more saturated.
>>> At full size, you will see some crazy orange and purple star fish I
>>> hadn't noticed in real life <g>
>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/edgehil...60580/sizes/o/
>>
>> Ah! I see now why you dropped the exposure. The building in the
>> background is distracting. Could some cloning help?
>
> There aren't any buildings big enough to see; between the large rocks is
> Point Bonita headlands 4 miles away and Mt Davidson or Twin Peaks in San
> Francisco 10 miles away with a radio tower - lights from the Sunset
> District / Ocean Beach SF to the right of the rocks. Maybe San Bruno Mt
> 15 miles away.

What is that bright area?

--
Peter

On 9/20/2011 10:32 AM, Paul Furman wrote:
> PeterN wrote:
>> Paul Furman wrote:
>>> PeterN wrote:
>>>> Paul Furman wrote:
>>>>> PeterN wrote:
>>>>>> Paul Furman wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As always, thanks to all for playing.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've got one more I shot with the mandate in mind, after the
>>>>>>> deadline:
>>>>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/edgehil...n/photostream/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Great composition. I particularly like like the rock stacking in the
>>>>>> first Muir Beach. You have captured the mood. Too bad some of the
>>>>>> dark
>>>>>> area seems a bit blocked. But, maybe it's the screen.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, I actually dropped the exposure almost a stop in post so it
>>>>> looked like dawn, not a white sky, and a little more saturated.
>>>>> At full size, you will see some crazy orange and purple star fish I
>>>>> hadn't noticed in real life <g>
>>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/edgehil...60580/sizes/o/
>>>>
>>>> Ah! I see now why you dropped the exposure. The building in the
>>>> background is distracting. Could some cloning help?
>>>
>>> There aren't any buildings big enough to see; between the large rocks is
>>> Point Bonita headlands 4 miles away and Mt Davidson or Twin Peaks in San
>>> Francisco 10 miles away with a radio tower - lights from the Sunset
>>> District / Ocean Beach SF to the right of the rocks. Maybe San Bruno Mt
>>> 15 miles away.
>>
>> What is that bright area?
>
> Residential neighborhood street lights in the Outer Sunset district near
> Ocean Beach, San Francisco, 8.5 miles away. It's out of focus because
> I'm at f/4 to keep the ISO relatively low at 800. 40mm FX focused on the
> rocks, 30 second exposure is max without a wired remote which I didn't
> have in the bag.

OK. but in any event, to my eyes the bright area detracts from a
beautiful scene.

Unless of course you intended to make a statement such as: all beauty
must come to an end.


--
Peter

On 9/20/2011 12:49 PM, Paul Furman wrote:
> PeterN wrote:
>> On 9/20/2011 10:32 AM, Paul Furman wrote:
>>> PeterN wrote:
>>>> Paul Furman wrote:
>>>>> PeterN wrote:
>>>>>> Paul Furman wrote:
>>>>>>> PeterN wrote:
>>>>>>>> Paul Furman wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> As always, thanks to all for playing.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I've got one more I shot with the mandate in mind, after the
>>>>>>>>> deadline:
>>>>>>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/edgehil...n/photostream/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Great composition. I particularly like like the rock stacking in
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> first Muir Beach. You have captured the mood. Too bad some of the
>>>>>>>> dark
>>>>>>>> area seems a bit blocked. But, maybe it's the screen.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks, I actually dropped the exposure almost a stop in post so it
>>>>>>> looked like dawn, not a white sky, and a little more saturated.
>>>>>>> At full size, you will see some crazy orange and purple star fish I
>>>>>>> hadn't noticed in real life <g>
>>>>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/edgehil...60580/sizes/o/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ah! I see now why you dropped the exposure. The building in the
>>>>>> background is distracting. Could some cloning help?
>>>>>
>>>>> There aren't any buildings big enough to see; between the large
>>>>> rocks is
>>>>> Point Bonita headlands 4 miles away and Mt Davidson or Twin Peaks in
>>>>> San
>>>>> Francisco 10 miles away with a radio tower - lights from the Sunset
>>>>> District / Ocean Beach SF to the right of the rocks. Maybe San
>>>>> Bruno Mt
>>>>> 15 miles away.
>>>>
>>>> What is that bright area?
>>>
>>> Residential neighborhood street lights in the Outer Sunset district near
>>> Ocean Beach, San Francisco, 8.5 miles away. It's out of focus because
>>> I'm at f/4 to keep the ISO relatively low at 800. 40mm FX focused on the
>>> rocks, 30 second exposure is max without a wired remote which I didn't
>>> have in the bag.
>>
>> OK. but in any event, to my eyes the bright area detracts from a
>> beautiful scene.
>>
>> Unless of course you intended to make a statement such as: all beauty
>> must come to an end.
>
>
>
> Maybe the point was: look at how serene it can be just a few miles from
> the hustle bustle of those nasty orange lights... lol

the symbols we can find in photography, if we look hard enough:

the worst thing about a Sunday, is that Monday follows. LOL

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Peter