Jim Wulpi
About the Image(s)
This image is of a scene that, literally, stopped me in my tracks. Initially, I couldn’t move. I had to try to take it all in. (My wife, unfortunately, didn’t have the same sense of awe). I had never seen a scene (I like that phrase) where I was looking through two open doors of a restaurant we were walking up to, and seeing the Mediterranean Sea through the open doors, with the late afternoon sun streaming into the interior of the building. I initially took a couple images with my cell phone (pretty good results), but had left my big camera in the car. After we were seated, I couldn’t stand NOT capturing this scene with the big camera, so I excused myself for as few minutes to get that camera and capture this scene again. The internal sunlight had changed (decreased) by then, but was still was in awe.
This image, submitted here, is a 3 shot HDR composite. I’ve NEVER been able to properly (in my mind) edit it to bring out the best in the sunlight and the sea in the background. I already have it printed , matted and framed on my wall, but feel it is lacking.
I’m asking for suggestions on editing techniques that could bring out the best in this scene. PS – The brick on the front of this building is actually WHITE.
This is in Marbella, Spain. The restaurant is called El Mangaleta (translate to: The Sleeve). It gets mixed reviews, but the scenery and the building are awesome.
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I would like to thank all the members of Group 02 for all their comments and suggestions regarding the image I posted here in April 2021. I submitted it in my local Photo Club's competition this month and I am happy to report that the PSA Judge awarded it 1st Place, and the club (members) vote was also 1st place. I have attached the final image which incorporates many of your suggestions. Thank you.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
13 comments posted
This image really works for me. The blue and the orange are complimentary colours, so they work well together. Also the eye is drawn through the door by the brightness of the background
Well done!   Posted: 06/02/2021 17:55:29
I have multiple versions of this image, some with the beach umbrealla poking into the scene, then a bit later, the umbrella was gone.
There's a certain aspect to the inclusion of the umbrella that, I feel, lends an additional sense of "place" as well as depth. Despite being unseen, the umbrella indicates a beach as opposed to a rocky shoreline. That, to me, tells more of a story relative to the location of this scene. I don't disagree that there's a certain distration to the eye (with the inclusion of the umbrella), but then that leads to which is ultimately stronger.
Thank you for your comments.   Posted: 06/21/2021 19:56:05
  Posted: 06/21/2021 19:58:02
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Please also view my repsonse to Martins comments re: the umbrella - leave it in, or not.   Posted: 06/21/2021 20:01:48