Enjoying a sunset at Kapil beach

[bitublack]

C&C welcome.


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[hvyas]

Superb !

[Thad E Ginathom]

I'm not a fan of the long-exposure water thing, but this picture is superb. Lovely.

I do like the ghostly long-exposure people!

[bitublack]

Thank you Thad. :)

[ISO]

Yes, the long exposure is ironing out the waves. Lovely image. I want to ask if the foreground is helping this image or not.

[hvyas]

I think it does, gives depth to the image.

[Hankosaurus]

I like it.  It has an "impressionist" quality about it that appeals to me.  Calming.  I agree that the foreground adds an element of depth that benefits the picture.  I'm glad the foreground has some definition in its elements.  The blurred human gives an element of mystery that makes the viewer do a double-take.

[Nishit Dave]

Yes, the long exposure is ironing out the waves. Lovely image. I want to ask if the foreground is helping this image or not.

The foreground is necessary to create a boundary and give you the sense of standing on one side and looking at the other.

[bitublack]

Thank you everyone for the comments, and taking time out to explain your thinking.

Very interesting point for and against the inclusion of the foreground. I feel that in a landscape image like this one, where there are some focal points of interest (sunset, impressions of people) but they are not extraordinary in any way, I often end up preferring images which have at least 3 layers that can be clearly distinguished from one another. Indeed, as Nishit has pointed out, I did not want to give the impression that I was standing close to the family enjoying their time, but respectfully observing them from a distance.

Combining Hankosaurus's comment about foreground detail, Vyas-ji's about depth,  with Mukund's comment that sparked this discussion, I now feel that I might have considered a little more detail towards the lower end of the frame, but not so much more that it competes with the other points of interest. By keeping it too dark, I risk the viewer being put off by too much negative space, and the stones looking like something I forgot to attend to at the edges of my frame. Something for me to keep in mind and experiment with, to see what I end up preferring.

This is a very interesting discussion. There is a lot for me to learn from the way you folks have articulated your thoughts.

[ISO]

I now feel that I might have considered a little more detail towards the lower end of the frame,

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