One of my favs from our beach vacation

[kdog]

Canon 20D, 10mm, circular polarizer. Please let me know what you think.

http://www.jacara.com/photo/IMG_2920_800.jpg

Thanks!
-joel

[ShannonW]

Way cute! I do wish I could see their faces a little more. You caught an awesome expression!

[kdog]

Way cute! I do wish I could see their faces a little more. You caught an awesome expression!
Thanks, Shannon. Their faces show up a little better if viewed at a larger size. While their expressions are cute, I was really more interested in the composition -- the extreme wide angle of the shot, the clarity and color of the water and the sky, with a couple of happy campers in the foreground.

BTW, you have a very nice and professional looking gallery.

-joel

[mr peas]

It must have been pretty windy. The shadow on the little girl's face on the left does cause some concern, but come on, they're kids, this is pretty much a candid shot. Just be happy her hat didnt fly off (that would be a great candid photo of her running after it though hah) and you didnt cut off any of their limbs in the photo. One thing you can do to improve it is to crop in a little closer to remove the sand/rocks on the left hand side. gj :thumb

[winnjewett]

The idea is great in this shot. As a candid/snapshot, it is phenomenal. As a professional portrait, there are some elements that are not quite refined. The shadows on their faces are a problem; especially since one girl is half in sun, half in shadow, and the other is nearly completely shadowed by her hat. A reflector or fill in flash would have helped this.

The horizon is not level. When a waterline horizon is visible it should always be level unless it is intentionally skewed.

I agree with mr. Peas that the spit of rock on the left side should be cropped out.

The water is very clear. I like the contrast between the water and sky.

What 10mm lens are you using?

-winn

[kdog]

Thanks very much for the comments, GJ and Winn.

Yes, the lighting was very harsh, so the shadows on their faces was inevitable without making them stare into the sun. Great idea about the fill-flash. I'll definitely keep that in mind the next time I do a shot like this. First I'll have to buy a flash though, as I doubt the built-in flash on my Canon 20D probably would have done much.

Winn, you have a very keen eye for level. I measured the picture above, and the horizon is only off-level by 1/16"! It's worth a tweak though.

I understand what you and GJ are saying about the spit of rock -- it upsets the symmetry. I hadn't noticed that before. Interestingly, it crops out naturally in an 8x10 crop.

Winn, the lens is the Canon 10-22 EF-S zoom. I've only had it a short while, and I'm really digging it.

Thanks again guys.
-joel

[Jeffro]

First I'll have to buy a flash though, as I doubt the built-in flash on my Canon 20D probably would have done much.


Don't under estimate the pop up flash on the 20D it will work as fill flash. I use it when I don't have my EX550 near by. Next time u r in a similar situation, try it both ways.

I like the shot, very colorfull, I'm sure the grandparents would love a print!

[Jeffro]

Oh...and I see a spot on your sensor....left side, about half way up.

[kdog]

Don't under estimate the pop up flash on the 20D it will work as fill flash. I use it when I don't have my EX550 near by. Next time u r in a similar situation, try it both ways.

I like the shot, very colorfull, I'm sure the grandparents would love a print!
Cool! Thanks for the tip. :thumb

Yeah, the grandparents are big consumers of the pictures I produce. Oh well, it's nice to have a customer.

The spot you see half-way up on the left is actually a cloud believe it or not. I should probably clone it out anyway because it does indeed look like a dust spec. :D

-joel