This is a fabulous use of color. I like the angle of the shot drawing your eye into the background. The little kid with the colors of his outfit is just a nice little added touch.
Whoo Hoo.....Go team aussie !! Not bad on your first attempt Tony, hey it might go uphill from here, who knows ! It's so difficult to crack a top 20 finish so well done ! :-)
Woo Hoo a top 10 finish on my first attempt, it can only be down hill from here :)
As for some of the questions, the shot was taken in the morning at Brighton Beach, Melbourne, Australia. Those "Hippy Huts", as somebody said, are bathing boxes where people keep their gear for a trip to the beach. Far from being "Hippy huts", Brighton is a pretty well to do area and one of these boxes would set you back a bit on the rare occation they come onto the market.
As for the shot, it was taken early in the morning when the beach was fairly empty and was in heavy shadow. I adjusted levels, saturation and USM to bring the detail out a bit, hence what I think is a little of an unreal look that I thought suited the title. I wish his foot was in the frame too, but when your model is 2 years old he doesn't take direction very well :)
Strangely enough having veiwed this on a number of monitors I get a vast difference in color, all the way from a little under to a bit over saturated ( I think the range of color made this more noticable than other photos I viewed, I'll remember that in the future)
Whoa. Too much expansion of the dynamic range - highlights have been reduced and shadows have been expanded too much. Almost gives this a printed feel., and creates haloing around areas of contrast.
Aside from that, The composition is fantastic and a good title.
nice use of primary colours. Surely not taken in UK at this time of year? I like the shadows and composition and you have done a nice job of keeping shadow detail...
A very, very beautiful shot. So glad the little boy is in it, with brightly colored clothes that make him stand out. The shadows of the cabannas are gorgeous.
I love this shot! Colors, light/shadow, spontinaity,dof, you're title works PERFECTLY and I get a happy summertime feeling looking at it. Wonderful entry IMO. All that said, bumping to 10! Could someone tie his shoes...
This place is so interesting! After the voting can you let me know what these things are for? Hippy shacks? I can see myself retiring in one of those... :)
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