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End of The Day


End of The Day
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Copyright: richard james (Kilted-Arab) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1031 W: 107 N: 2180] (9207)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2008-02-23
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Experimental
Camera: Canon 5D, Canon 24-70 mm f 2,8 L-USM, Hoya 77mm circular-polarizer
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/2000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-03-07 17:04
Viewed: 560
Points: 25
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Taken on my last full day in Bali, on the beach by my hotel, around the same time and place I took the sunset photo.

I found Bali a challenge, it gave me a lot to think about. I'll try to explain...

It's easy to go there and take beach/sunset/rice field photos - but it's cliched and has all been done before. I guess the challenge, for me, was to try and break away from the standard "tourist shots" I think I came away perhaps a little frustrated, not by the place, but by my own failings in terms of my imagination when taking shots.

Maybe Mrs Arab will let me go back and try again :-)

Anyway, this one was taken as the surfers were heading home, walking towards the hotel and the sunset. I decided to try a b/w conversion - I think it adds to the feel of the shot, somehow. I lack the vocabulary to articulate my thoughts properly on why I chose b/w - maybe it's just a phase :-)

ISO 160, f4.5, 1/2000. Shot on aperture priority.

Shot in RAW, converted to b/w, jpegged, resized, sharpened.
shelbeesmom, Tomek, dareco, wieyos, GreenBaron, lilimih33, WMcK, Dot, WTS has marked this note useful
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To shelbeesmom: :-)Kilted-Arab 1 03-23 01:11
To lilimih33: b/wKilted-Arab 2 03-08 04:22
To dareco: thanks!!Kilted-Arab 1 03-07 21:55
To rewshearer: thanks!Kilted-Arab 1 03-07 21:52
To fertobar: hi!Kilted-Arab 1 03-07 21:49
To wieyos: good points!Kilted-Arab 1 03-07 21:39
To GreenBaron: :-)Kilted-Arab 1 03-07 21:36
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Morning Richard,

a very great shot, perfectly titled & interesting note! the pic tells not only about 'the end' of your visit but also 'the end' of the sea tide, 'the end' of the surfing and the sunset gives the literal definition of 'the end' of the day.

perfect pov & nice composition. you indeed took up the challenge of breaking away from taking the 'standard tourist shot'

thumbs up!

TFS
Regards
Agoes

You have such amazing pictures of Asia...
One day I know I;ll be visiting your country.

My best regards to you ....
Nothing so comon as the end of a day ........

Hmmm. Really trying hard to decide what I think about this one. In all honesty I don't think it's one of your best, and I can possibly understand your frustration.

Technically it's ok. I say ok because I find the contrast a little hard, I struggle with the glare of that reflected sun in the centre of the shot, and my gut tells me that the slightly skewed treeline towards the upper 1/3rd of the shot should really be level.

The depth of field is good, the placement of your surfers is good ... I don't know if the conversion to b&w is good, but that probably just comes down to opinion.

Sorry I can't reach a consensus with your other critics, but you have - and do - wow me far more than this on a regular basis.

Guess I owe you a consoling beer after this. ;)

Rew

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  • dareco Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1264 W: 17 N: 629] (11529)
  • [2008-03-07 20:46]
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To me this one is full of 'mood'. End of the day, b&w, tired.... I like it. Just how I feel at the beach when the sun is setting. I find this very creative, so don't be so hard on yourself :)

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  • Tomek Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1193 W: 39 N: 2126] (12524)
  • [2008-03-07 21:59]

Hello Richard:)
Very nice shot actually!!! I really like it - I can feel that mood there. Nice effect with this difficult light.
Tom

Hi Richard,
Nice work, I like the silhouettes of the people and the trees and how you have split the shot with the water, the small pools and ripples in the sand are a nice leadin to the shot, I have to say I would have been happier to see the treeline where it joins the beach straightened.
Regards Andy

Stunning Rich, even great how the diagonal is created from surfer to surfer. Excellent capture of light and contrast. Odd and special picture. The choice of B&W is fine.
Hans

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  • WMcK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 729 W: 11 N: 1718] (6835)
  • [2008-03-08 5:22]

I really like the B&W Richard, mostly because I am a huge fan of it. To me it seems you can get so much more detail in this medium. Your notes however have provoked some thinking. I had not considered the “field Photo” thing before. Now I have to think about this and consider it, especially in my upcoming adventure. This will give me quite the challenge… cool. My primary goal will be to capture images that reflect the history; age I have never seen, I will also keep in mind that I don’t want images that everyone else has. Your image is a really good example it show the land the terrain and the idea. I quite like that you have accomplished what you set out to do.
Warm Regards
Wanda

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  • Dot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 919 W: 0 N: 1448] (6400)
  • [2008-03-08 6:40]

Hello Richard
Your choice of making it b&w was a wise one.
The reflections on the water looking like silver really does a lot to the photo and those silhouettes.
Beautiful shot.
Dot

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  • WTS Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 289 W: 73 N: 238] (1217)
  • [2008-03-08 11:55]

Richard "I lack the vocabulary to articulate my thoughts properly" thats why a picture is worth a thousand words, you don't have to explain.
The photo and Title you chose says it all.
B&W works so well, detail and POV really do set a tone for this.
TFS

Wayne

Hello Richard!
Great reflection in your black & white compositoin!
Nice mood and beautiful perspective!
Best regards!
Lili

...I return... :)

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  • yanm Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 530 W: 40 N: 688] (7239)
  • [2008-03-09 21:11]

I agree Richard. I have lots of pictures in bali, but they are just nice even some of them are good because its been done lots of time by lots of photographers. But this one is not like that :)

Yan

I wonder what this would have looked like in color! I'm partial to color in places like Bali! But I love the textures of the sand, and of course, color would distract from that! Maybe Mrs. Arab will pay for me to go too, so I can show you how to do it! HAHAHAHAHA!............not!
Have a great Sunday!
Linda
B-)

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