It's incredible how this is almost straight from the camera. It's very well balanced in every aspect and the squared crop was an excellent choice. Great work!

i assume the cropping and sepia is not in camera right?

tristan: the cropping was done afterwards, the colour is entirely natural. Well, it's not, but this is how the camera figured out the white-balance for this shot. I liked it, so I left it alone.

seeing this i feel i should play with manual white balance a lil bit to get something similar.. its simply 'awesme' silhoutte :)

I like different elements from each picture. Maybe you could conbine them. I wish the first picture had the wheel in the background along with the smoke coming out of the guys mouth and the rim of light around his hair. Very nice.

I think this is definitely my favourite of the two. Reminds me that I've got a shot from a while back where the camera threw the white balance way off but Iliked it. Might have to dig it out.

Happy New Year!! The ferris wheel is a great way to start the new year. What a storyteller you are...

And now Number 2.

I love the ferris wheel in the background. I first I thought I liked this picture much better than the previous one but now I am not so sure. I really like them both.

This picture for me, brings out the 'The Dispair of the Fair". When ever I go to a fair or an amusement park at some point I always find myself thinking of the seedy underbelly.

And I would like to thank you for posting two pics on my birthday!!

I am honoured.

Thanks again David.

RustyJ

Nice shot, the colourtone gives a nice mood to the seen. I guess you mean auto white balance by saying " how the camera figured out the white-balance" right? Do you know anyway or any tool that presents the white balance information?

I use the EOSViewerUtility that came with the camera to convert my shots. It works quite well but one thing that irritates me is that it's not possible so see the WB information the camera used when in AWB.

Funny, I did some white balance experiments the other day too.

Anyway, I dig both shots. I wouldn't have minded if you posted them on separate days.

Beautiful shot, I love the soft focus and light of the pier contrasted with the sharper silhouettes.

Definately prefer this one, the crop works well, and the colour is great, sometimes I think the camera decides something is going to be better and changes the WB weather its right or wrong :)

I think I prefer the first one, merely because it appears cleaner and less cluttered. Not that I don't like this one. The depth of field on this is great, he's pin sharp.

This is my favorite of the two. Probably the balance of the wheel. But the dominating feature of these pictures is the lighting and I just love it. Even your camera is a great photographer! ;-)

I very much like the set of colors of this photo and the previous one...
Really nice

I was wondering if you could post something nice and cheerful...? It's the middle of winter here, and getting very depressing since all the colors and usually just on the grey scale. (black ----- white)

It would be lovely to see the colors of spring again. Sigh...

I don't think there's a contest. This one wins hands down over its predecessor. The ferris wheel adds so much to the balance of the composition as does the 1:1 ratio. Top shot Dave.

Wow, splendid image! I was wondering about the 1/8000 shutter speed. Was the day sort of overcase as the image suggests? I would think that at ISO 100 you'd simply end up with a black image at that speed. It figures that its night time and I can't run out and test! Anyhow, great shot!

Both pictures appeal to me, but this one is IMO the best of the two. It has a nice monochrome feel to it and balances well.

Both of the images are nice but personally I prefer this one. The giant wheel in the background adds interest to this image.

Very nice, i like the crop and the tone of this shot.

This is definitely my favourite of the two. I like the monotone quality of the light, and the silhouetted man is perfect. The big wheel is obviously a great background.

I love it!
It´s so calm...

:)

Interesting image... I like the silhouette effect.

wow..very nice perspective..
i love this rose light..

great!!

This is awesome.
I didn't know you did 'straight out of the camera' shots!

This is a fabulous shot. The ferris wheel adds a lot of balance to the composition that the previous shot did not have. The coloring and silhouette really give it a moody feel. Well done.

wow - the fact that this is close to what you got off the camera makes it even more delightful!

I've never commented before but it's been a long time since I've dreamed on your pictures. Just that : thank you.

For me it would be this, the current image that is my favourite. Perfectly balanced and a great use of subdued light.

Thanks everyone.

Dave: no, the day wasn't overcast, but it was vaguely hazy shooting into the sun.

The picture with the ferris wheel says a lot more to me then the tighter shot of the person. I love the vast space it creates and the stillness of the moment. An excellent composition. One can really bring any identity they want to the figure, adding to the emotional power of the photo as well.

Very nice picture.

Isn't there any dust on your zoom or on your CMOS ? Look on the sea under the wheel. A black dot !

Or may be it's something in the sea !

Any way nice pic !

It's hard to get the next picture !
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paflechien: I think it might well have been a bird (rather than dust). Anyway, whatever it was I've cloned it out - thanks for spotting it. As for the link to the next shot: it's now fixed.

I love this image! I love the perfect circle shape in the background! Great photo. Check out my new photoblog whenever you can.

nice speia tones! winter on the boardwalk is indeed chilly !

This one is very nice, very, very nic.

One of your masterpieces, sir.

Wonderful picture. I especially like the juxtaposition of the ferris wheel and the foreground figure.

Great shot. I cant believe that this was shot at 1/800th of a second. It must have been extremely bright?

Very good stuff

Good lines, good tones. Thanks. Best works and site!