Making Tracks... On the Beach

[sheepie]

Would appreciate comments on my treatment of this scene - does it work for you? What would you do differently?


D200, 10.5 Fisheye @ f9, 1/500th ISO100 - partially defished using DXO

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[adame]

Nicely captured scene butfor me the sand is to dark..... And i would try boost the contrast in the sky a little.

Cheers
Adam

[firsty]

I like the original but not to sure on the horizon smack in the middle
maybe try 1/3 sky and 2/3 sand or the other way around.
and if you go for max sky I think it will make the beach seem real wide and alter the shot a lot (the more I think about it this is the way I would go) it will also need more contrast in the sky to make it pop like Adam said

[Aussie Dave]

I agree with Adam & Keith.

In addition, you could also try getting down lower so the tracks in the sand lead into the image from the lower corners, drawing the viewer into the shot and out to the horizon. By getting lower, you'll create a completely different vantage point and should be able to capture some of that detail in the tracks themselves....adding some extra foreground interest to the scene.

To go even further, the spot where the tracks converge could be "off-centre", to break the symmetry of the shot (for something different).

So many possibilities...

Perhaps next time give them all a go and see what works & what doesn't. I find that by raising or lowering your viewpoint, it usually adds a different dimension and interest to the shot....rather than taking images about 1.5m off the ground (which we're all used to seeing)

[Matt. K]

Leon
The image suffers from "empty foreground syndrome" There's nothing for the eye to get hold of. You need an extra element, a visual hook, in the foreground. Could be an old boot or a person or anything. Preferably something containing a complimentary colour....bright yellow or green.

[wendellt]

im just comenting on hte general tone and feel of the image
I like it very much the deep red and polarized blue in the is very appealing tonally, it kind of looks martian

[Matt. K]

A further point, Leon, is that the visual energy in this image seems to be the top right hand corner, simply because it is the brightest part of the image. The entire image bleeds out of this corner. Perhaps try brightening the middle of the image and darken down this corner?