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    Here's another photo from my sunset shoot in Gonubie, East London, South Africa over Easter.
    Will post the colour version later - first the monochrome!

    Again - single exposure, LOVE the D800 dynamic range

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    Very nice! I love how the rocks are reaching out to the horizon. To me the darker clouds feel just a little heavy at the top. My eye jumps up there and gets too stuck before exploring the beautiful softness of the waves.

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    Hi Morkel

    Beautifully detailed rocks and I like the shutter used. Is that a hint of cityscape RHS horizon? It is a little heavy in places for me as well, but we all have our preferences here... Look forward to the colour version.

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    Thanks for the feedback, Diane and Don.

    Quote Originally Posted by Don Railton View Post
    Is that a hint of cityscape RHS horizon?
    Yes that's the East London skyline. Gonubie is a quaint little town on the outskirts of the city.
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    Thanks Peter.

    Here's a version with a lighter sky with less contrast too...
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    I would have a look at lightening the darks in the sky without going this far with reduced contrast. It's lost some of the drama.

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    Hi Morkel - my vote too is for somewhere in between the two. I do keep finding my eye drawn to the rectangular rock just below center and thinking it looks somehow unnatural though it probably isn't.

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    Love the DOF and DR. I prefer the first image, with the darker, more brooding darks in the clouds. Composition is nicely balanced to my eye and I like that the SS didn't smooth out the water too much. You can see that waves have broken, but you just don't see the detail.

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    Hi Morkel

    Hi Morkel

    I prefer the second, but its pretty close... Just looking at your setting again, are you sure 3 sec is correct? should it be 0.3?? I ask because I think the waves look too well defined for 3 sec.. I would expect them to be smeared a lot more than they are..

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    Hi Morkel, my vote is for the original post. Lovely scene. Agee on the D800's dynamic range...I do not use my grad filters near as often as I used too:)

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