The Muskegon Shoot

I would like critique, but since I've posted several images recently, I'm only posting to share right now. Critique later would be most welcome, though!

Right now, the two images I'm leaning toward most heavily are these:

ISO 125, f/6.3, 1/1000.



ISO 125, f/6.3, 1/800


And I've been stalking the elusive sunset. I came closer than I ever have to getting that sunset shot.

ISO 125, 1/1000, f/10.0


ISO 500, 1/250, f/5.0



These were disappointing. They are my best sunset shots. And.....sunset shots are just "too easy." I'm not sure this makes sense, but I think I've satisfied my need to shoot sunsets.

Rachel-

I think the grass shot shows some promise. There's interesting texture and patterns in the sand but I find myself a bit distracted by the sprouts in the upper right. You might experiment with a tighter composition and it may be worth a look in black & white.

Thanks for showing,

Wendy

Thanks, Wendy. I was pondering how to clone those out. It could be tricky.

Rachel

Number 2 is interesting me the most.

We all shoot sunsets, just can't help ourselves. Don't be embarrassed

Mike

I agree number two is the most interesting but the first is better in some important ways (which I'm still trying to verbalize).

The sunsets were good in that I think they've broken my pursuit of them. They're a big "ho-hum" much to my chagrin.

i also like #2.
Sunsets are so hard to make work. they've been done, and done, and done.. so it's hard to say something new about them. I agree with Wendy about the shoots in the corner.. they distract from a cleaner composition.

Shot #2 feels as though there's more connection (well.. at least to me as a viewer). there's visual interest.. a momentary lapse of a frame of reference to scale. (the illusion that the dunes might be larger then they actually are). There is a very slight dip to the horizon line though, that is a little distracting.. but not enough to keep me from coming back and looking.

I like that shot.

jim