The Beach

Alixzandra

The Beach

This is a photograph I took on Hove Beach, I then rotated 90 degrees. I wanted a perspective abstract look and composed the shot so the layer of textures were of equal depth, walkway, beech, sea & sky. Only a very slight contrast in post editing, nothing more.
Photograph taken Oct 09 Alixzandra
Featured Oct 09 All things Brighton Beautiful
Landscape….


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The Beach by Alixzandra
The Beach by Alixzandra
  • Mark Tull

    Mark Tull

    WTF
    Fabulous :o)

  • Alixzandra replied

    What a lovely first comment!! thanks for your striking comment :)

  • Tsitra

    Tsitra

    Hi Alix

    Love the contrast, colours, etc but to be honest I think it looks a much much better shot the right way up

    Best regards

    Paul

  • Alixzandra replied

    Cheers Paul
    Did you turn your laptop around to view the right way!! I have added the Landscape version to the right. Thanks for feeding back. Appreciated.

  • Marguerite Foxon

    Marguerite Foxon

    I like the concept but agree with Paul above that the landscape view is more satisfying to me to view.

  • Alixzandra replied

    Added the Landscape original to the right Marguerite. when I took it, I knew I wanted to rotate it to make an ordinary beach shot, become alittle bit more unique and have my Take on it in an abstract way Thanks for your feedback, appreciated.

  • Mark Tull

    Mark Tull

    I couldn’t resist another look, love the abstract feel that the rotation gives..

  • Alixzandra replied

    Well that was what I intended When I took this photograph. The layers seemed so perfect and I wanted to do something different with a landscape of a beach..just put an Alix twist on it to make it unique. Thanks for coming back for a second look. Appreciated :)

  • JUSTART

    JUSTART

    great
    love the idea

  • Alixzandra replied

    Thanks Justart, always appreciate your feedback.

  • Lynne Hyland

    Lynne Hyland

    VERY clever!! Like it.

  • Alixzandra replied

    Thank you very much !

  • dlamb

    dlamb

    I love the abstract effect the rotation brings. Had to really look at it. Love the nearly evenly spaced ‘lines’. Great idea!

  • Alixzandra replied

    Thanks very much dlamb, I’m glad you like the rotation. Yes, I couldn’t do much with the nearly even cloud section lol ! darn mother nature :)

  • Denis Dalby

    Denis Dalby

    Clever stuff Ms A!

  • Alixzandra replied

    Cheers Mr D!

  • Martin Beerens

    Martin Beerens

    looks great, well done

  • Alixzandra replied

    Thank you Martin.

  • athex

    athex

    Interesting – gets some discussion going which is a good thing

  • Alixzandra replied

    Tis a good thing Athex, thanks for commenting.

  • Spencer Copping

    Spencer Copping

    Amazing. Although I have to admit I’m with Paul and would like to see it in landscape

  • Alixzandra replied

    Landscape added to the right Spencer….and thanks to the group and hosts for the feature :)

  • Tsitra

    Tsitra

    Hi Alix

    I had to screw my neck to get the landscape view originally!! My wife thinks I look a lot better that way, so now I walk around in abstract thanks to you.

    Best regards

    Paul

  • Alixzandra replied

    Haha! sorry about that! :) thanks Paul

  • Wayne Pearson

    Wayne Pearson

    Yeah…. I love this, it stretches the boundaries ,not for the sake of it but because YOU can, in the end, it’s all for the fun of it all. This is beautifully taken and visualized.

  • Alixzandra replied

    Thank you Wayne, and yes I agree about the boundary stretching!

  • dkspecial

    dkspecial

    the search for the flag is over

  • Alixzandra replied

    Ah now, if only Brighton and Hove would adopt it as the new flag of Brighton eh!!! Cheers dk.

  • hologram

    hologram

    Yip, this did the the usual to me, loved it (obviously), started looking closer, and whoaaa, great idea/execution, keep pushing those boundaries, s’what it’s all about in my opinion.
    h.

  • Alixzandra replied

    Thanks alot h, I am glad you get what I was trying to do :) and cheers for your supportive feedback.

  • greenstone

    greenstone

    this is fantastic! concept ace! shot brill!!!!!

  • Alixzandra replied

    Cheers, thanks for stopping in and saying so, appreciated!

  • LTPhotography

    LTPhotography

    Great idea, very creative, it looks interesting an unique either way it is viewed to me

  • Alixzandra replied

    Thanks LT for commenting :)

  • Catherine Hadler

    Catherine Hadler

    very creative view

  • Alixzandra replied

    Thank you.

  • Kim Calvert

    Kim Calvert

    Hey Alix, this is great, I love it both ways, each way giving it a different feel and look..wonderful job!

  • Alixzandra replied

    Thanks Kim :)

  • Mark Coward

    Mark Coward

    I like the layers of texture and tones in this Alix. I guess this is what the dude on the bench would have seen if he’d turned around.

  • Alixzandra replied

    Well, he looked like a creative type of bloke, so he possibly would have seen ‘The Beach’ as I did through my lens :) Thanks Mark

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    Totally love your thinking here!

  • Alixzandra replied

    Thankyou Mr V.

  • Themis

    Themis

    Interesting idea – very eye-catching result :) I like it both the right-way up and as originally posted :)

  • Alixzandra replied

    Thanks for your comment Themis, glad you like the idea!

  • Skip Hunt

    Skip Hunt

    It’s a great concept… and I think it works from just about every orientation. My fav might be upside down from normal, but sideways works nicely as well.

  • Alixzandra replied

    okay Skip, so I turned my laptop around, and yes it looked cool upside down too :-) Any which way goes huh Cheers for commenting.

  • Mark Peterson

    Mark Peterson

    Love how you turned this…very clever and creative Alix…nice job ;)

  • Alixzandra replied

    Thank you Mark :-) Its lovely to hear from you, and I know a compliment from you is a good feedback. x

  • Thierry Vincent

    Thierry Vincent 26 days ago

    This composition is so well balanced, so universal that I think the image will work oriented in any direction. It’s got something to do with perfection!

  • Alixzandra replied 25 days ago

    Many thanks for the positive feedback Thierry. Glad you like it!

  • Eyeswide

    Eyeswide 7 days ago

    nice one, a lot of thought went into making this.

  • Alixzandra replied 5 days ago

    I was actually sitting in one of the many victorian shelters having a break looking out to sea and the layers were there! it was only a matter of composition of the photograph. I’m really pleased with this, it’s kinda a unique photograph of Hove promenade :) Many thanks.

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