Lake Michigan sunrise

Posted by Clinton Smith on Sat Nov 01, 2003 8:25 pm

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This shot of lake Michigan was taken just before sunrise in early October. I was standing at the beach just north of Montrose Harbor. I wish the seagulls would have all given a little better pose, but this is the best they offered.

Should I keep the open sky in the frame or crop it out?

I can't remember if I used a 2 stop ND for the top portion of the frame, but since the beach is so dark, I doubt it. Comments and suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

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17-40mm @ 26mm
1/25 sec.
f/16
ISO 200

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by Jenny Ellerbe on Sat Nov 01, 2003 8:34 pm

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I prefer this without the sky. It dilutes the overall impact of that great sky. Nice texture on the shore. Looks like one heckuva morning.

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by Wayne Ellis on Sat Nov 01, 2003 9:01 pm

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Hi Clinton,

I like it as is.

Comments and reposts welcome

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by Alan Melle on Sat Nov 01, 2003 9:55 pm

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Interesting differences in perspective that people are taking on this one. I prefer a narrow panorama of those wonderful clouds with just a bit of sky and water and nothing else!

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by Ken Cravillion on Sat Nov 01, 2003 9:56 pm

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Nice shot Clinton. Is that a breakwater way in the BG? Whatever it is this has nice light and I'll just leavr it here.

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by thapamd on Sat Nov 01, 2003 10:48 pm

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Great sky, Clinton! Love the depth and color here.

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by Juli Wilcox on Sun Nov 02, 2003 1:07 am

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Wow, those sunrise clouds are incredible! Might consider a crop off the bottom to get rid of the one bird posing as a rock and some off the Left to balance, but then again, I like it as is as well.

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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Sun Nov 02, 2003 2:36 am

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I vote for cropping out the colorless part of the sky. I think it makes it an even better image.

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by Mark on Sun Nov 02, 2003 7:17 am

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I would crop the sky out for sure. It strengthens the overall composition and allows the birds to become more prominent.

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by Clinton Smith on Sun Nov 02, 2003 7:58 am

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Thanks gang for all of the suggestions! In the below, I've cropped out the sky and the bird that looked more like a rock. At the horizon you can see a long fishing pier, and much further in the distance a water pumping station.

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by Kerry on Sun Nov 02, 2003 11:42 am

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This is much more dramatic after the crop. Nicely done.

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by Anders on Sun Nov 02, 2003 2:29 pm

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Very nice!

I was going to agree with the suggestion to crop the sky, but I underestimated the impact! The cropped version is VERY COOL!

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by Paul Klenck on Mon Nov 03, 2003 12:21 am

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The crop makes it just spectacular. Is the horizon slightly lower on the right?

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by AlexC on Mon Nov 03, 2003 9:59 pm

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