Gerhard Geldenhuys
July 2025 - Penguins
About the Image(s)
My submission is of tourists in Cape Town, South Africa, on a viewing platform at a Penguin sanctuary. I used my iPhone 14 Pro Max on a RAW setting and post-processing in Adobe raw and PS cc. No cropping was done.
5 comments posted
Interesting activity. We look at the penguins, and they look at us. I wonder what they think. It is a fascinating documentary. I find the colours overpowering, particularly the sky, and that adds to the attraction of the image and story. Well done. Posted: 07/08/2025 00:27:04
Thank you Cisco. I should tone those colours down a bit. Posted: 07/13/2025 07:36:26
A nice bright image showing a "gaggle" of tourists all trying to photograph the penguins before their tour guide moves them on to the next destination.
Although the timber walkway creates a leading line towards the penguins, the bright colours of the tourists clothing somewhat overshadows the point of focus which is the penguins.
An interesting photo all the same!
Posted: 07/14/2025 05:11:03
Although the timber walkway creates a leading line towards the penguins, the bright colours of the tourists clothing somewhat overshadows the point of focus which is the penguins.
An interesting photo all the same!
Posted: 07/14/2025 05:11:03
Well... if it weren't for the title of the image, I would never have guessed it was about penguins. My attention was first drawn to the two people in the foreground, then to the hill and sky in the background. I cropped your photo to focus more on the penguins while still including enough people to keep the 'street' feel. Posted: 07/18/2025 14:36:11
Gerhard, the colors are overwhelming, so I would suggest going b&w with it, and I agree with a tighter crop as mentioned by Tom, but I would leave in more of the platform, which creates a nice leading line, and he jackets in b&w give you some interesting tonal ranges. With b&w you can think of people as vertical lines, like trees. Posted: 07/18/2025 16:08:23