Frank ... Red filters are neat for darkening the sky, and the added effect when there are clouds present can often take an average or mundane scene and turn it into something dramatic. Since the lifeguard station will not be moving any time soon (will it?), you might consider returning to try for an even more dramatic shot.
The young lady is lost in the photograph, at least on these small monitors and even smaller JPEG's. I hope she presents herself with a stronger presence in the full sized print. Do you recall what focal length you were using? I'd think that with a wider lens (you've a 19mm, right?), moving in closer, and a more dramatic sky you'd have a more powerful image. And yeah, I know, this is what you got, and maybe I shouldn't give out with the what-if's, but I really believe that it may be going back to reshoot with some of this in mind. As it is, the dark sky is just a dark sky ... no impact or drama. shel frank theriault wrote: > > I've been trying to get a decent shot of this lifeguard station at Toronto's > Kew Beach for some time now (Toronto has miles of beautiful beaches near > downtown, but with the heat of summer, they're always polluted, so we can > only look at the pretty water). > > This may be the best of the old station I've gotten yet - ironically, a > month ago, in the dead of winter. I like what the red filter does to the > sky, and the young lady relaxing on the picnic table adds, I think, I touch > of whimsy: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2159925 > > Please let me know what you think (as always, the print's way better than > the scan - oh well...).
