The Perfectionist
Taken on Bondi beach, Sydney. I believe I used a Canon 10mp camera for this shot, though i’m not 100% sure. For the effect, I played around with the selective colour options in PS CS3 until i came up with something warm and golden but with a hint of dramatic atmosphere.
The guy waxing his board seemed to do it with such passion and care…but I was just thinking…”Mate, you’re missing some awesome waves!” That’s why I had to call this one ‘The Perfectionist’. I’m sure all that waxing payed off though.
This is my first real attempt at using PS. I adjusted this image over and over and over…and to be honest, I think i prefer the original! Anyway…here it is…until i try again…
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Roy barry
Looks good enough to me!
drjones
Thanks Roy!
David Meacham
It looks pretty good Daryl – nice beach too
drjones
Cheers Meach…I’m still playing around with this one. Think i should just give up for now and come back to it!
Ian Porter
I’d fiddle with the colour balance, but a great picture anyway.
drjones
thanks for the advice Ian! I think it needs to be a bit lighter…if you have a laptop…tilt your screen and it looks better…lol
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
Awesome composition Daryl….. And I really LOVE the golden hue to this piece!!! I really like your title too!!!! :-) I think your first attempts at PS our Excellent!! ... Well done
drjones
ahh thanks Deb! :)
susan davies
love this shot daryl
drjones
thanks sue!
halftone
My goodness….I had to check, thought you were from London, and yet here’s a shot of Bondi…I’m sure he will have found lots of good waves no matter how long it took to wax that board.
Irene Burdell
Lovely shot and great colours.
apjenkins
Beautiful pic !!
drjones
thanx guys!
TheDigitalSoul
Nicely done
Tony Ryan
Cool shot and interesting piece of writing.
kcranmer
Very beautiful capture!
Michelle Boyer
Beautiful- nice work
H M Bascom
Great shot. Love the warm tones in this shot.
Susan Grissom
this is a great shot!
sticky
Nice shot, makes a change to see someone on one of these gorgeous beaches…..
drjones
thanks everyone :)
salsbells69
I like the golden hue to this as well..warms the picture. Going on your narrative i think you have titled it very well. great job~!
drjones replied
Thanx!! :)
Sharon Mau
It is wonderful, the colours are lovely! The only thing I would do is level the horizon a bit. It is beautiful and I very much enjoy your wonderful commentary as you tell your story. Congratulations on your feature today in the Dimensions group! I wish you a bright and shiny day! Aloha, Sharon
drjones replied
Thank you so much :) it’s my birthday 2day so a feature is just great :)
Nith
wow wonderful image
Stzar
drjones replied
THANK YOU!!! :)
goodluckserrano
amazing shot, love the colour and the interpretation you gave
helmutk
great shot !
drjones replied
Thanks helmutk!! :)
Taylor Sawyer
This photo was previously admitted to the group Photography 101. I like it alot,however, the group guidelines ask for an explanation in your description about the photography aspects of the work. Can you please give more detail about your camera, lens, settings, what photography techniques you used, etc? I’ll check back again later to see if it meets guidelines, but if not, I will have ot remove it. Please remember its not a personal thing, but we would liek this group to be a learning group for others. You can resubmit it at any time with the forementioned changes! Thank you!
ANNETTE HAGGER
i love the colours in this, excellent shot !