Skerries - C&C please

PaulieC

Hi gang,

I've taken these for a commisioned job (my first one!). The brief was

"I think we'll aim for three large images (maybe A3 or A2) and three smaller ones (maybe A5 or A4).

Maybe 3 simple compositions and three more elaborate. Perhaps 3 black and white shots and 3 colour. Or 3 abstract and 3 figurative.

I'm not sure what will work best as a series. I really like the wild-looking black and white seascapes but I also like the cracked painting on the old boats. Definitely having something that can be recognised as Skerries should be in there somewhere."


This is what I have taken so far, but I still have to go out and get the standard blue sky, puffy clouds seascapes.
I would really appreciate C&C on these if you could take the time

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cambogueno/sets/72157603292089908/


Thanks

PopeBuckfastXVI

Hi Paul,

How are you keeping? (t-hughha here!).

Some really nice pictures there... I like the daytime windmill and the old bakery cart ones the best, I don't know skerries, but I'm guessing they are pretty iconic of the place. I also like the one with the chain, it's a lovely composition and would look fantastic framed.

Of course this is my opinion as a consumer rather than a producer as I wouldn't know where to start from a technical perspective.

PaulieC

thanks Hugh, I see that despite getting a real job, you still like the monks produce

m_stan

You detail ones are very nice - the chain and the rope. Very nice indeed. You have plenty to present in those.

Where you are struggling a bit is in the wider ones. The Mills ones show potential but I think the angle is a bit off. Not sure what the landscape and access are like in that area, but try to get some from a different angle other than head-one. Also - the night shots are a good idea, but try adjusting the aperture so that less light is getting in and causing the overexposure.

I think once you've nailed the wider shots and have a few to choose from, you'll have met the rather loose set of requirements you've been given nicely.

Nice work.

PaulieC

thanks Mark, agree on the Mills ones, but it was at 8 o'clock on Saturday morning, so the place wasn't open and I couldn't get close access. I went out that early to try to get some sunrise over the harbour, but it was raining. I definitely have another trip to make, will need to wait for a blue sky sunny day

Dades

Really like the effects you used on the lifesaver image, compared to the 'before' image.

I'd like to have seen some more images of the beat-up boats with a bit more of them in the shot.

PaulieC

Dades wrote: »

I'd like to have seen some more images of the beat-up boats with a bit more of them in the shot.

yeah, I'd like some of them myself, but i don't know if the tide goes out enough in the harbour to get near them, and I wasn't going in the water:D

I think I might have to go to a different harbour and cheat a little!

Thanks for the comments