Loneliness at Sea

BurgaFlippinMan · 16th February 2005

Shot this at Tg. Aru beach, Sabah, two weeks ago. One of my favorite (if not the favorite) pictures from the visit. Comments welcome.

SniperD · 17th February 2005

Digital? Crop a pana format ... there's just too much foreground that's distracting and see if you can use curves to lighten the whole scene a little...

Copyright your pic

BurgaFlippinMan · 17th February 2005

Thanks for all your comment! Now, let me talk a bit about it. First of all, this is an experimentation with graphic minimalism. I don't think I'll crop it any more since I always intended the boat to be small in the pic. Do you think the waves in the foreground are too distracting?

BurgaFlippinMan · 17th February 2005

Ok, let me elaborate more (i was rushing to school just now). I wanted to depict the isolation and dreariness of being far out at sea, hence the large amount of foreground and the low contrast. Anymore comments guys?

BurgaFlippinMan · 17th February 2005

I've updated the photo, added some DOF, and did some burning in. What do u guys think?

SniperD · 17th February 2005

another perspective

CanonUser · 17th February 2005

The panaoramic shot is nice

Aim · 17th February 2005

Panoramic view is better, but do check on the horizon. Don't divide the photo into 2 with the horizon.

SniperD · 17th February 2005

it's called "breaking the horizon" in terms of visual composition

Check out Kenya Hara's work on his pano series for MUJI, Japan for examples of breaking the horizon http://www.dnp.co.jp/gallery/artist/hara/hara.html

BurgaFlippinMan · 18th February 2005

Thks SniperD, I do appreciate your help!

I had considered the pano format before, but I decided against it because I found the large foreground reinforces the theme of isolation in the vast ocean I was trying to imbue.

ortega · 18th February 2005

Originally Posted by BurgaFlippinMan

Thks SniperD, I do appreciate your help! I had considered the pano format before, but I decided against it because I found the large foreground reinforces the theme of isolation in the vast ocean I was trying to imbue.

Maybe so, but visually it is distracting, the subject (the ship) is no longer the focus point, so the picture becomes a vast ocean with a boat, instead of a lonely boat in a vast ocean.

Maybe if the vast ocean is burned in and the subject is highlighted then your composition should work, but as of this image the pano works better.
Just my toughts, I hope it helps.

Cheers

obviousdude · 18th February 2005

both versions look good, but i'll only comment on the original pix since the pano version is derived from that.

i like the concept and the feel of the vast ocean with a tiny boat as a small part of it. the amount of space the ocean takes up does grab your attention initially, but my eyes will eventually be drawn to the boat. and that will complete the feeling of how tiny, insignificant and lonely the boat is in relation to the option.

BurgaFlippinMan · 18th February 2005

Thks for all your advice and comments guys!

16th February 2005	#1
BurgaFlippinMan Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: KL Posts: 585	Loneliness at Sea Shot this at Tg. Aru beach, Sabah, two weeks ago. One of my favorite (if not the favorite) pictures from the visit. Comments welcome.

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SniperD Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Behind the viewfinder... Posts: 5,954	Digital? Crop a pana format ... there's just too much foreground that's distracting and see if you can use curves to lighten the whole scene a little... Copyright your pic __________________ EYE-DEAS

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SniperD Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Behind the viewfinder... Posts: 5,954	it's called "breaking the horizon" in terms of visual composition Check out Kenya Hara's work on his pano series for MUJI, Japan for examples of breaking the horizon http://www.dnp.co.jp/gallery/artist/hara/hara.html Last edited by SniperD; 17th February 2005 at 09:02 PM.

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CanonUser New Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 20	The panaoramic shot is nice

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Aim Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 171	Panoramic view is better, but do check on the horizon. Don't divide the photo into 2 with the horizon.

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BurgaFlippinMan Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: KL Posts: 585	Thks SniperD, I do appreciate your help! I had considered the pano format before, but I decided against it because I found the large foreground reinforces the theme of isolation in the vast ocean I was trying to imbue.

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obviousdude Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: West Coast of sunny Singapore Posts: 1,470	both versions look good, but i'll only comment on the original pix since the pano version is derived from that. i like the concept and the feel of the vast ocean with a tiny boat as a small part of it. the amount of space the ocean takes up does grab your attention initially, but my eyes will eventually be drawn to the boat. and that will complete the feeling of how tiny, insignificant and lonely the boat is in relation to the option.