Taken at Blaawberg beach in Cape Town. Sun was setting over the ocean directly behind the kite-surfer.
* Slight crop
* Levels
* Hue / Saturation - upping red and yellow slightly
* Contrast - increased slightly
* Burn to darken the sea and shady areas
* Dodge to lighten the spray
* Slight sharpening to enhance the spray
* Save for web
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Great strong curving lines of composition and I love the warm tones of the backlit water, but the foreground is a hair on the dark side. Still, I scored this a 7 during the challenge - it is an amazing capture. Love the spray and don't even mind the slightly OOF.
This is a very nice shot. Just an opinion but it would be textbook perfect if the whole slpash were in view and the surfer were a little brighter and in sharper focus. This is one of those shots where you want people to feel the water.
Excellent use of a backlight situation. You captured the action of the moment well. Your crop is too tight though, I'd have liked to see all of the splashed water. 7.
Certainly makes me envious, I'm walking around in 6 inches of snow. Great timing on this shot ! The sunlight hitting spray is excellent. Very very little blurring in spray Overall an excellent submission Good luck !!
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