seeking critique and a title....

[traunerk]

The picture is of my daughter playing on a beach during last light (Shelter Island, NY for the curious). Would love some feedback on the photo and some possible titles - I can't think of a good one...:dunno

Regards...Keith

http://kt.smugmug.com/photos/33452550-L.jpg

[rutt]

Well, of course I like this. Seems like we might be on parallel tracks...
Great color, great motion, great DOF. I think the focus is spot on, making the surface of the water sharp.

As to titles, here's what I like to do: dig into the background of the shot and reveal something that isn't expressed by the shot per se. For example, I had a sunset silhouette earlier this summer, which I titled "Nantucket Goodbye". That gave away two pieces of information that nobody could have known just by looking at the picture: 1. It was taken on Nantucket, and 2. Something was coming to an end. For me that greatly enhanced the picture and yet left lots of room for interpretation on the part of viewers. Ideally a title works with the image to make a very short story, almost a haiku.

[traunerk]

Thanks for your comments. I think I've decided on Sunset Beach Delight.

The place we were - on Shelter Island - is actually named sunset beach and I like the play on the word Delight as in de light with the idea of such unusual light. Your thoughts were helpful.

Regards...Keith

Well, of course I like this. Seems like we might be on parallel tracks...
Great color, great motion, great DOF. I think the focus is spot on, making the surface of the water sharp.

As to titles, here's what I like to do: dig into the background of the shot and reveal something that isn't expressed by the shot per se. For example, I had a sunset silhouette earlier this summer, which I titled "Nantucket Goodbye". That gave away two pieces of information that nobody could have known just by looking at the picture: 1. It was taken on Nantucket, and 2. Something was coming to an end. For me that greatly enhanced the picture and yet left lots of room for interpretation on the part of viewers. Ideally a title works with the image to make a very short story, almost a haiku.

[Steve Cavigliano]

Keith,

I really like it. The colors are great and the little motion blur of her arm makes the shot even more interesting, IMHO :thumb :thumb

I should have responded yesterday, but I was stumped on what to suggest for a title. There are just too many shots with Sunset in the title :dunno I was searching for something that conveyed the girl's motion. After almost 24 hours to think on it, all I came up with is "One Last Fling" :rolleyes Pretty lame huh?....LOL Good thing I didn't spend more time thinking about it :lol3

Nice work :D

Steve

[ginger_55]

I think it is a little too saturated in the red, and I hate to say that as I obviously am in the minority. Also the degree of saturation is up to the artist.

re the title, I think on them a bunch, and I change titles: but I would title this around the girl rather than the sunset. The sunset is so obvious, the girl is, too, but that is what I would do.

Something like Tenth Summer, whatever, her name, something that defines her.
Summer Fairy Dust, Summer Delight (?), I am not crazy about delight, but that is a way to use it. Summer Magic. The witching hour. Psychedelic Sandman..........now titles do depend on the audience. Shelter's Magic. Something short enough, meaningful but catchy. Shelter's Colors. Then I would play with colors in the title for awhile: after all that, I might call my daughter and ask what she thinks. Colors of Childhood, Last Night, Colors of summer, The Colors Of Delight, Day's Goodbye.......... Calling Up The Moon/night/whatever. I free associate and can do it for hours. I usually put a title up, live with it, if it bothers me, I wait, something will probably come.............Don't Go Sun

Oh, I love the photo. If it were mine, I would tone it a tad, and probably take a bit off of the top (or not, I can see why you didn't).

ginger