I know, I know... not very Ansel Adams. There really hasn't been the sky for it here, and I don't have any mountainous vistas or a trained eye, so... this chance shot at the beach will have to do. I went hoping to get some nice ocean shots, and I saw this horserider; I managed to snap three photos before she rode out of view, into the shadows.
Not the one I intended to enter, given the challenge, but I couldn't resist submitting it. I think it's pretty.
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Is that Cannon Beach by any chance? I grew up going to the OR coast every summer and see in your profile you are from OR. We spent most of our time in Lincoln City.
It's actually further south, in Bandon... that's a bit south of Coos Bay, so figure around 230 miles from Cannon Beach :) There's a lot of pretty, rocky coastline in Oregon, though.
That's beautiful!
I'm just being nosey and browsing profiles to see what kind of shots people are taking lol.
Is that Cannon Beach by any chance? I grew up going to the OR coast every summer and see in your profile you are from OR. We spent most of our time in Lincoln City.
ill be perfectly honest with you, I scored a few more photos higher than this one in the AA challenge. But however..this was way above the average in tone depth and person and horse turn this into a magical image.
You were correct that the shot is "pretty". No problem with the lack of clouds as you made the most of the landscape you had. Great job and congrats on the ribbon.
Congrats your first ribbon !! you definatly deserved it with this amazing landscape!! Oregon is on a roll !!! However, you really captured Ansel's spirit with good tonal range. Keep up the good work and hope there will be many more ribbons your way!
Julia... Congrats on your first ribbon with another in a long series of terrific Oregon Coast pictures. Great job. Well deserved. You guys are starting to compete with the Icelandic contingent. :) I'm a born and bred Oregonian and always like these shots. Makes me miss my home state.
Composition: 9
Technical: 10, Good tone range in this tough exposure situation
Appeal: 10, Absolutely beautiful. Love the atmospheric feel
Challenge: 10
Overall Calculated Average Score: 10
This has got to be one of the top pictures in this challenge. I really like the soft tones and smooth transitions. The subject is interesting and different than most of the other entries. I'm not sure if AA would have a horse and rider in a shot like this, but I still like it alot. The only suggestion I would make would be to crop out the rock and water from the bottom of the picture. I think it distracts slightly from the rest of this georgeous shot. Great job
Dreamy. I like this one because it has a point of interest. Think I would like it more with some of the lower beach cropped out and a lower horizon. Nice.
Incredible shot, exposure, focus, sharpness--perfection. I don't remember seeing too many shots of the ocean in Adams' portfolio, but if there is one it would probably look llike this--10
This shot could have been made by the master himself. It has a great tonal range. The only thing I might change would be to crop the bottom a little tighter to eliminate the dark rock abd the highlight at the bottom right. Excellent work!
Wonderful shot. I am just fairly bored with the rocky ocean shot now, it has been played so much here at DP. Would have been a 10 but used to much so a 5
Very nice composition, simple enough, with interesting lighting. I wonder if it would't be improved by cropping a bit tighter at the bottom. Great picture anyhow (10)
Having spent a little time reading up on Ansel and looking through his work I now appreciate the 'style' more than I did for my own entry! (so I screwed up a little!)
This entry however is very much along the right lines, excellent work.
Beautiful. I do wish the horse and rider were a bit more at an angle so it is more evident what it is. The tones, composition and mood to this shot is just wonderful IMO. Congratulations on a great job. This will make a wonderful print.
The sea mist softens the background, moving this photo out of that unique Adams style of clarity, sharpness in the details in foreground and background. Cool location. Great black & white.
Very rich, compositionally a bit pat. There's essentially nothing happening in the bottom half of the picture. The rendring of the rocks is exquiste, and you have dealt very well with the backlit sky.
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