Driftwood Beach

[Karm Redland]

Comments welcomed.



karm

[FrankMi]

Hi Karm, you have some fascinating landscape there!

Because there is so much of it in the background, the high contrast background is overwhelming the foreground. I would try to get some shooting angles that would provide what you have in the foreground, but with a simpler background and I think the subject will stand out better.

[IzzieK]

There is so much to look at here but it is a good start for one...

[Karm Redland]

Reply to Frank and Isabel, this beach is called driftwood beach because, almost without exaggeration, everywhere you look and step there are huge pieces of driftwood. It's unlike anything I have ever seen. So, yes, there's a lot to look at.

Frank, I honestly never considered your idea. If I lived in this area I would definitely try your suggestion. Instead I decided to go for the interplay between the sweep of the driftwood and the sweep of the trees behind it. I liked how they mapped on to each other.

Karm

[Shadowman]

Nicely done.

[Karm Redland]

Thanks John.

Karm

[mknittle]

Nice image Karm. With all the contrast it looks like a good place to shoot some for black and white conversion

[jcuknz]

Sometimes symplicity and boldness is waiting for you, other times you have to search for it, yet more times one needs to restrain ones finger from pressing the trigger, or if that is not possible just leave the file in the computer .... I have a profusion of those in my machine

[Karm Redland]

Mark, thanks.

karm

[Karm Redland]

Hi jcuknz. Based on other posts I've read of yours I think we have a different philosophy toward photography. One of my favorite aphorisms is to not let the perfect or the ideal be the enemy of the good or even the okay. Since I'm not a great or good photography, I learn by taking and showing pictures. My goal in taking and processing an image is not fulfill a checklist of "dos and don'ts" but to try and create something that another human is willing to take the time to look at and comment on. I see many images that are textbook perfect but are boring as heck. For me, photography is art. If an image has some draw power it has succeeded at some level. On my flickr site, around 80 people have stopped to view this image. All I know is that four people love it. Maybe the other 76 hate it. For me, that's okay. Something in this image has forced 80 people to stop, open, and look at. Comments good and bad have been directed at this image. That's also okay. It's all part of my learning experience. So, that's I why show images that you either don't take or lock away in your computer. I'm not knocking your strategy. If I was a great or very good photographer I would follow it. However, I'm neither.

karm

[IzzieK]

Karm...I like your attitude. As for your photo, I did not say I did not like it. In fact, I have been to places like that in your picture but not a beach, some fresh water ones where all you see are driftwoods. There is so much to take in and my dog at the time (Lennix) loves for us to go there because he can get wet and not have to be dried off or wiped off because by the time we get to where our car was parked, his feet is OK and dried. I don't think I was into photography at the time, which is what I regret when I saw your photo.... It reminded of when I should have gotten involved sooner...

[Mike Buckley]

If I was a great or very good photographer I would follow it. However, I'm neither.

I try to catch all of your images. That's because I have seen enough of them that are remarkable and moving. The image in this thread doesn't measure up to such a high bar for me, but I look forward to reviewing more of your threads.

[dabhand]

Nice image Karm. With all the contrast it looks like a good place to shoot some for black and white conversion

Karm - I agree with Mark, looks a great b/w resource area.

steve