A beach waterfall

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A beach waterfall

Postby owen on Sat Jul 01, 2006 7:27 pm

I found this waterfall at the beach tonight. Comments very welcome.

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Postby leek on Sat Jul 01, 2006 7:41 pm

Really nice shot Owen...

I almost hesitate to say it because it's almost a cliché, but you might want to apply a spirit level to the horizon... That's the only thing that distracted me from proclaiming it an excellent shot...
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Postby admajic on Sat Jul 01, 2006 7:44 pm

I like it a lot Owen! Ya the horizon is off by a bit but dosent bother me :) nice work.
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Postby owen on Sat Jul 01, 2006 7:46 pm

Thanks John and Adam. I didn't even notice the horizon was crooked. I'll fix it up after :)

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Postby stubbsy on Sat Jul 01, 2006 7:48 pm

Owen

There have been a lot of pics like this one lately so I must confess to getting a bit blase about them. This one breaks that mould however. The framing is great, the colour right and the image, BECAUSE of the waterfall effect is not just a "misty water" shot and so stands out all the more. Well done.
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Postby avkomp on Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:04 pm

what stubbsy said.
well done.

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Postby owen on Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:23 pm

Thanks very much guys. thanks for taking the time to look and comment.
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Postby thaddeus on Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:32 pm

Perhaps the horizon's crooked because the ocean on that side has drained into the hole?
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Postby Slider on Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:38 pm

Beautiful. Love it :D
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Postby antman on Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:01 pm

Great subject, well captured.
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Postby owen on Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:03 pm

Thanks guys.

I like your theory thaddeus :)
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Postby Big Red on Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:32 pm

fantastic shot 8)
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Postby owen on Sun Jul 02, 2006 12:58 pm

Thanks big red.

Horizon = fixed now.
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Postby birddog114 on Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:03 pm

owen,
I say: it's nice and beautiful capture at the late hour of the day.
Colour is balance and spot on.

Use a spirit level on the hot shoe next time.
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Postby owen on Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:05 pm

Thanks birdy, it was a quick snatch and grab - my shoes were about to get wet after taking this shot! :) No time for no spirit levels! :D
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Postby Manta on Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:13 pm

Love it Owen. I'm a sucker for slow shutter speed water stuff and have probably assisted in turning Stubbsy off these sort of shots with some of my recent posts.

This is a cracker. My nearest seascape is actually Moreton Bay which doesn't have any surf. Tides and wind generate the only movement so it doesn't lend itslef to this form of photography.

For me, perhaps a tad more foreground would have really rounded off this image. I know you were constrained by the timing of the shot but it seems a little cramped at the bottom of the frame. Just my little niggle... :wink:
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Postby owen on Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:49 pm

Thanks for the comment manta. Yes, although this is a beach shot, it was low tide and this was the only form of water movement I could capture as it was pretty still everywhere else.

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