Five in a Row - Bwlchmawr

You don't get long to think about this and I tend to post my favourite shots fairly regularly in the Gallery, so I thought I'd make it a kind of retrospective on the photographic year, with each picture taken on a different eligible camera just for interest. Apologies if you've seen some before. They're maybe not my best shots but they're all ones I like personally and will be varied as regards subject matter.

Monday
Girl by the Sea
Taken one evening in Tenerife at Playa de la Arena.
Ricoh CX5

I like it Andrew

I have just been playing around with different crop ideas and decided your composition is the one I prefer

This picture tells a story Andrew. Bet we all wish we were there soaking up the sun, on this miserable wet morning

Its certainly a different "beach" shot. I do like it.

Best regards

Very nice and well exposed. It would have been really easy to allow the highlights in the waves to blow.

Phil

Lovely image, although I would have been tempted to put the woman further to the left of the frame and had a bit more sea. Well controlled exposure as Phil says.

K.

Exposure is a challenge with the CX5... no margin for error, narrow dynamic range and, of course, no RAW files...
This was a magical moment. Made for a compact as I wouldn't have bothered to take a DSLR with me.
Yes, Kris, you mean like this?:

I prefer the second because you can see some of her face. That's not to say there is anything wrong with the first

No. 2 for me too. As Barrie says you can see more of her face and there's more space for the spotlight on the waves to the right of the frame. Lovely lighting Andrew.
David

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I actually prefer the first version - it has more mystique for me - I like the fact that you can not really see her face and are left wondering what she is thinking.

IMHO - very thought provoking shot

Carl

+1

I'll go for 1 as well, the posture is better and also the way she is gazing out to sea ...a beautiful capture.

A good start Andrew, exposure is bang on and the image evokes a lot of questions - what is she thinking about, where does she come from, is she alone?

I also prefer the first version as it is more mysterious.

Regards
David

Yes, just like that. I prefer the second image.

K.

Thanks everyone. You can see how I hesitated over which to choose. The composition of the second is better, I feel, but the girl's pose is better in the first.