My first time - be gentle

[Patrolman Pat]

I took the dog for a walk on the beach on Sunday evening and the sunset was great. Luckily the camera was in the car and this is my favourite shot. Unfortunately I didn't have atripod so needed a steady hand as it was fairly dark by the time I took this shot.
I haven't posted one on this site before so be gentle

[Pehpsi]

Welcome..

Nice comp, great colours

Wish it was a little bigger though. I think 800 on the longest side is the norm here.

Cheers.

James.

[Patrolman Pat]

Thanks Pehpsi, I have resized it.

[sirhc55]

Through the softness of this pic one gets an almost painterly effect and IMO that’s what makes it stand out

[aussichef]

Hey Pat
good first post mate
as said above composition is good ans so is the colours
look forward to your next post
warren aka aussichef

[Killakoala]

I agree with Chris. Perhaps it was a stroke of luck you didn't have your tripod with you The colours, lighting and composition are excellent and it looks 'arty'

[Gripboy]

Great colors and composition, but I would like to have seen a bit sharper focus on something... the pier, the canopy, something to 'focus' the attention on.
Looking forward to seeing mroe.

[Oz_Beachside]

I really like it! Your timing is great from a street scape perspective. I can see the first two people chatting, and the second group interacting.

as said above, the blur supports it, I think makes it dreamy like, or it conveys a "holiday" emotion.

[macka]

Hey, welcome.

Nice sunset.

I think you may be able to get away with cropping the bin out of the foreground, in which case I think you should.

It's a little on the soft side for my taste, but it would probably come up pretty well in print.

Nice work.

[Patrolman Pat]

Thanks for the feedback. I thought it was a little too soft and out of focus at first but the more I looked at it the more I liked it. I agree about the wheelie bin, cropping it out loses too much of the sea and railings in the front. I'm trying to clone/paint it out but my PP skills aren't real good yet.

[gstark]

The softness adds a nice feel to this image.

I don't think that cropping out the wheelie bin will work in this instance, because that will entail cropping from the bottom. The end result will be that the fence line from the wharf will lead the eye from the top left to the bottom right ... and straight out of the picture.

As it stands now, you have the secondary fence which leads the eye back into the image, which I think is a good thing, despite the presence of the almighty bin.

[Mj]

Yep... I think the bin would have to stay to retain the nice lines of the fence... you could look at darkening the bin to the point that makes it less obvious as a bin and more of a black unidentified mass. This shot is a prime example of where'sharp' is not always 'good'.