The Beach

[jordand]

[IzzieK]

WoW! I thought at first I like #1 when I first saw it...Beautiful place...then I saw #2 -- I can't for the life of me, pick which one I like between the coloured one and the B/W conversion because each has its own merit. #3 is equally spectacular...moody but calming. Composition is also nice...I would usually be bothered by the end position of the wood but moving it in lytebox, it is a good pointer to the rocky hill and the ship in the distance. Good job.

[Texas Dave]

I really like the cloud detail in your first frame but I think the shadows are a bit heavy in the foreground. Your black and white conversion is nice. Good job!

[JohnRostron]

I have to say that I prefer the colour ones, but I do like the composition in the last one.

John

[kap55]

Great shots with some very nice processing. I especially like #2.

[Mike Buckley]

Very nice images but the first one is my favorite. Is there any reason you didn't convert that one to monochrome? (I did and it works exceptionally well.) My only objection to it is that there is a strong sharpening halo along the entire horizon and a less noticeable halo on parts of the foreground fence. They might appear only as a result of your output sharpening done for viewing on the Internet and may not be displayed in your master file.

[jordand]

[Mike Buckley]

Yes! (Except for the halo also displayed in the color version.) Consider darkening the brightest tones in the top of the sky, as they lead our eyes beyond the frame. To lead our eyes through the frame, consider brightening the brightest part of the surf. Keep in mind that viewers tend to look at the brightest parts of the image first.

[Shadowman]

Very vibrant renderings and conversions.

[selig1656]

A lovely and well done series , the B/W pic has it's own merits and I think it is well processed .