A stroll by the sea

[rob lloyd]

Took this in Southerndown on the South Wales coast. 75/300 Canon lens
400d Canon. 250th f 8 CC

[colin]

Like it.

Good range of tones for a contra jour shot, with good composition.

Colin

[Alun]

Excellent shot as usual. I'm undecided whether or not I'd like to crop the top 10% surfline in order to concentrate on those wonderful patterns and contrasts on the beach.

[Lez S]

A very nice shot indeed Rob. I too feel the incoming tide is not needed - but just a minor point, I'd still like it either way.

[Snap-o-rama]

I think I'd agree with the others about potentially losing the incoming waves off the top of the image. Thinking on it (and trying a quick bit-of-paper-in-front-of-the-monitor crop) this could maybe stand losing the rocks at the bottom, leaving an image with just the watery highlights and the dark figures.

[Hugh]

Hi Rob,

Some lovely tones there and textures as well. Drop the waves at the stop and its a stunner (pulls the eye away from the figures).

Hugh

[Rob]

I love this. Its the sort of photo I (try) take. May I ask-did you shoot in BW mode or do a colour conversion??

[rob lloyd]

Hi Rob, I shoot all my bw pics in colour and convert them after. You can often miss a composition like this if you spend time adjusting the camera! Rob