Ian, I like your choice of location and the English spelling of my surname! I see from your originals that you set up the shot to have the rock edge at the bottom right as a leading line into the image ad to mirror that of the left. In your final pano, you lost the advantage of that right leading line, and the bulk of the rocks at the left to my eye is overpowering. I would suggest a 16x9 crop (example attached) to bring the edges in from both sides and balance the weight of the left rocks with the hill at the top right. I would be interested to know what processing you did for the sky. I like the placid water contrasted against the jagged rocks. The color change from the sandy beach to the blue is complementary. Long exposure photography is well done here, and I look forward to more of your images in this genre.   Posted: 03/16/2025 12:27:55

Thanks for your comments Trey. I have always loved panos, especially 16x7's, as this takes me back to our old film days and the use of Fuji 6x17 medium format cameras. If you have a spare hour one rainy afternoon, google Ken Duncan and have a look around what comes up. You'll quickly see where I get my inspiration. At the time of capture, this image was deliberately under exposed so that the pastel colours of the sunrise would not blow out completely. As you know, it's easy to bring details back in shadows. I do 90% of my processing in LR, which is straighten horizons, spot removal, exposure, shadow & highlight adjustments, texture & clarity, sharpness. Then I send it into PS for cropping and any other work such curve adjustments if needed. With this one I also increased the saturation with the blue, red and yellow sliders, just to bring those pastels back to what I saw. But only enough to enhance the sky without going heavy on the water surface/reflection. Your version is fine and I appreciate your thinking, but I do like that little piece of the Pacific peaking in from the left, as it shows where the rocks end and imply there is more out that side. I am known by my friends to not be afraid of getting my feet and my tripod's feet wet for the sake of an image, but I wanted to include the rocks bottom right and the waves wouldn't come up that far on that morning. I did get other images a few yards to my right, for a different viewpoint. Perhaps in a couple of months I'll post one from there.   Posted: 03/17/2025 02:59:35

Ian, a very nice long exposure shot - one of your best in my opinion. I like the early morning pastel light and the detail you have managed to keep in the dark rocks. I think I am with Trey in proposing a crop on the left side. For me the main view is the channel of water between the rocks and out to the headland, and the extra bit of water on the left is a bit of a distraction. Your image of course, just my opinion. No other suggestions for improving on an already fine image.   Posted: 03/21/2025 16:29:10

Beautiful shot Ian. The water looks great with the long exposure. I also like the sunrise reflection in the sand on the beach. You took the shot in a great position with all the leading lines from the rock formations. Well done.   Posted: 03/21/2025 17:31:52