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Beach Blues


Beach Blues
Photo Information
Copyright: Werner Dirla (werdir) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 647 W: 40 N: 724] (3170)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08-14
Categories: Daily Life, Decisive Moment
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4300
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/24 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-08-23 5:18
Viewed: 148
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Prior to joining TL I hadn’t heard of the “blue hour.” I’ve seen some beautiful and amazing photos here that were taken during that magic hour of light. After a long walk on the beach, my wife and I dragged out our sand chairs to watch the early evening activities as darkness ascended. I took my Coolpix 4300 to play with just in case we saw something interesting.

The lights of the buildings were becoming more prominent, so I thought I’d try to get a shot up the beach and capture them in the semi-dark skies. I took several at different exposure levels and this one surprised me by the amount of blue it produced. It was shot underexposed at -1.0 EV. What surprised me even more was that it turned out fairly sharp for a handheld shot.

PP work:
Rotate to level the horizon.
Crop
+Contrast
Resize
Sharpen

Thanks for viewing and have a great Sunday.
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Hi Werner

i would suggest a tripod next time and longer exposures. that would make most of the blue hour effect especially on the lights, and not to underexpose.
good experiment for a start.

rgds

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  • nicou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1366 W: 0 N: 2686] (21373)
  • [2009-08-23 7:59]

Hello,

superbe image quel effet ce bleu profond, un ambiance superbe, avec les petit lumičre, la mer et la plage, splendide.

bravo et maitié

Nicou

Ciao Werner, wonderful blue hour for you too, splendid blue beach, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hello!
Wonderful night shot,a fine blue tones of the beach,perfect depth and clarity.Very well done.
Greetings
Tadeusz

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  • chrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4270 W: 414 N: 6846] (42784)
  • [2009-08-26 2:48]

Hi Werner

Not bad at all. Good pp work to enhance the blue hour, with the amber lighting in the condos, providing the necessary color contrast. Excellent sharpness & framing. Tfs!

Hi Werner...I like the blue cast and the light on the rooftop..nice details and composition.

Roger

Very beautiful and well composed, Werner. Blue hour is always wonderful.
Next time, use a minor aperture of the diaphragm. Surely you will get more details. But don´t forget the tripod :o)
Congratulations and thanks for sharing, my friend.

Regards,
Bruno

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