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Retsukage
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States1002 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-09-12 22:58:48
September 12 2008 22:57 GMT
#1
Here are some photos I'd like to share, that I took recently. I found a cliff over looking the sea, by exploring on my bike around my new college in San Fransisco.
I found it amazing to look out from this cliff, and I usually take my bike there everyday now. Enjoy.

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and a self portrait of me :D

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If you want to see the full size of these photos please ask

To change is to improve, to change often is to be perfect - Winston Chruchill
YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
September 12 2008 23:00 GMT
#2
woah... very nice, i really liked the 2nd one there with the bike... Some can be great wallpapers... ;o

What was the megapixel size of these images.
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EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
September 12 2008 23:01 GMT
#3
nice nice pics. Makes me wish I lived there :-/
ilovezil
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4143 Posts
September 12 2008 23:09 GMT
#4
My god, the last two pictures with the sunset are absolutely breathtaking. Where in the US do you live? I don't get to see scenery like that around pennsylvania much T_T
Retsukage
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States1002 Posts
September 12 2008 23:10 GMT
#5
Unfortunately I wasn't shooting with too high quality, It was an 8.1 Mega Pixel Camera
To change is to improve, to change often is to be perfect - Winston Chruchill
VIB
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Brazil3567 Posts
September 12 2008 23:10 GMT
#6
I see no naked chicks, what's the point of this?

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I liked the bike one too ^^ very creative
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Retsukage
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States1002 Posts
September 12 2008 23:12 GMT
#7
On September 13 2008 08:09 ilovezil wrote:
My god, the last two pictures with the sunset are absolutely breathtaking. Where in the US do you live? I don't get to see scenery like that around pennsylvania much T_T


Thanks. San Fransisco right now, and all of these pictures are much higher quality then desktop resolutions, so just pm me if you want the full versions
To change is to improve, to change often is to be perfect - Winston Chruchill
ilovezil
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4143 Posts
September 12 2008 23:30 GMT
#8
Please do send me some of your work when you get the chance. Like someone said, great desktop material ;o
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Profile Blog Joined July 2007
New Zealand6138 Posts
September 12 2008 23:47 GMT
#9
Really nice pictures. Your hair is massive!
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funkie
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Venezuela9376 Posts
September 13 2008 00:10 GMT
#10
You had the Focus point wrong in the sand picture.

other than that, nice.
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Realpenguin
Profile Joined December 2006
8253 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-09-13 00:35:09
September 13 2008 00:34 GMT
#11
Awesome pictures. Just beautiful
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Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
September 13 2008 00:40 GMT
#12
Damn, nice area. Gonna be a good time at college.
pangshai
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Chinatown5333 Posts
September 13 2008 03:12 GMT
#13
very nice pictures. looks like they were taken by a professional (but i know nothing about photography).
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minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
September 13 2008 09:15 GMT
#14
The first one I liked, but it seems to me there's a little blur from the camera. A tripod can work wonders you know, and it's not that expensive at all.

The one with the bike is really good. An unusual perspective like that, with a great composure really makes for a nice atmosphere, and really enables a certain feel. The only thing that slightly bugs is the overexposed sun setting down. I know it's beyond your camera's dynamic range, and you couldn't have obtained enough light on the bike and not too much from the sun in the same time, but a Neutral Density filter would have worked wonders.

The others were not bad as well, but the lack of a defined style is obvious. You could fix that by perseverance, and looking up on dA (deviantart.com) at some photos from very talented people, and make an idea of what you like.

I'm also curious as to why you shot all these photos in portrait format. It is really indicated to use the landscape format when shooting landscapes - although the occasional exception is welcomed (for example in your bike photo).

Good work, and keep bettering yourself!

PS: What camera do you use?
minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
September 13 2008 09:27 GMT
#15
Also, I can't help but admire the great texture and focusing skills present here:
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What this photograph lacks, in my humble and poorly educated opinion, is some conclusive subject. The texture of the sand is great, but it doesn't quite cut it for the main subject. The background is very nicely blurred, but doesn't quite add too much to the whole atmosphere of the shot.

What I personally would have tried is finding a small thing to put in the focused area besides those awesome sand grains. For example a rusty coin or pen or something, perhaps a small object which people tend to loose while going to the beach, to go with the whole "seaside" atmosphere. As a rule of thumbs for photographers, that which doesn't seem to add to your photo certainly detracts something. The background is well defocused, but it is not particularly expressive. Maybe you should have tried capturing the sea or something in the background, though I'm aware that it would have been hard, because of having to shoot against the sun.


All in all good work, and please take my criticism lightly. I'm merely trying to offer a little perspective, perhaps for development. I am not,in any way, trying to deform or criticize your personal artistic view. That is something unique related to one's innate sensibility, when such sensibility is present.

Take my posts as a big cheer and future encouragement
NeverGG *
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom5399 Posts
September 13 2008 10:29 GMT
#16
I love the super close ups - especially the sand/gravel shot. It looks like you could just reach into the picture and touch the grains themselves. I hope you share more of your work here in the future
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Retsukage
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States1002 Posts
September 13 2008 22:26 GMT
#17
@ minus

Thanks a lot for the criticism( it is very much appreciated don't worry) and for the suggestions. I also have many other photos in this beach set, some of which are the same as you see here, but in landscape format. The reason I chose portrait for these particular photos is because I felt that it more accurately portrayed the actual view I was trying to create, and that I saw when I was there. Also the camera I was shooting with, wasn't too good of a camera, so I was unable to control many elements that i wish I could have. I'd really like to save up for a more expensive camera soon, I just don't have the money right now.

Thanks everyone for the comments, and I'll try to post the next batch of pictures I take when I feel I have a good amount to show.
To change is to improve, to change often is to be perfect - Winston Chruchill
Frits
Profile Joined March 2003
11782 Posts
September 13 2008 22:44 GMT
#18
I like them, I may not have a great eye for good photographs but I really like them.
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