Pigeon Point, California

Nikon N90s, 80-200mm f2.8, Velvia, tripod

This image is one of those that is really beyond the HP Photosmart to scan well. There is no magenta in the water on the slide, it's quite a bit lighter, sparkly blue. This is also one of my few images that I really enjoy in B&W.

-- Andrew Y. Kim (andy_roo@mit.edu), February 10, 1999

Answers

Beautiful colors. I especially like the lighting bolt shaped cloud above the big rock in the middle. BUt for some reason my mind wants the big rock a little more to the right edge of the frame. Maybe moving a little distance to the left to get the big rock towards the right edge AND getting the lovely cloud formations is what I might have done.

-- Bhaskar Thiagarajan (bhaskart@hotmail.com), February 10, 1999.

I agree with Bhasker that the tall rock in the dead center of the image is distracting.

-- richard mittleman (gon2foto@gte.net), February 10, 1999.

Thanks for the comments. I wish I'd actually gone a little wider and also moved left (didn't since I was already at the edge of a 100 foot sandstone cliff!). The rock in the center is not meant to be a distraction, it's quite central, I envisioned it as a crude lit brazier or lamp, with the cloud pattern looking like the flame. I tried climbing down to the beach level, but then the central rock ended up in the middle of the clouds and the perspective was unattractive.

-- Andrew Y. Kim (andy_roo@mit.edu), February 10, 1999.

Thanks for the comments. I wish I'd actually gone a little wider and also moved left (didn't since I was already at the edge of a 100 foot sandstone cliff!). The rock in the center is not meant to be a distraction, it's quite central, I envisioned it as a crude lit brazier or lamp, with the cloud pattern looking like the flame. I tried climbing down to the beach level, but then the central rock ended up in the middle of the clouds and the perspective was unattractive.

-- Andrew Y. Kim (andy_roo@mit.edu), February 10, 1999.

I replaced the earlier scan with another attempt...the sky colors aren't as nice as before, but this corrects some of the graniness and makes the water look more accurate. Not as dramatic, but I think it 's a better scan. Sometimes 30 bits per pixel just isn't enough!

-- Andrew Y. Kim (andy_roo@mit.edu), February 11, 1999.

The composition can be seen from the perspective of the sky, the sky being most lit is the key point of the photo. Unfortunately the sea and rock counteract each other. What if you had taken the picture and achieved almost pitch darkness in the foreground with the rock just barely being visible. This would have enhanced the effect of the sky and lessened the distraction of the rock

-- b. leemoon (egg007@theglobe.com), February 03, 2000.