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La Playa Play

Girls playing on Beach - Northern California

Girls playing on Beach - Northern California
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Sep, 2011

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Beautiful shot!!! The composition is superb! The girls' dresses add to the shot nicely! Well done Lee!

Thank you again. I went to an antique shop and purchased those old victorian dresses and brought the girls to the beach for this experiment.I was trying to capture a sense of timeless play and innocent abandon at the beach.

Love this...its gorgeous

Like a look into the the pleasant Past. Great photo ! Would never have guessed California.

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Fantastic capture. Congrats

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Congratulations...well done.

Brilliant shot, excellent setting and very well composed. a picture with natural feel.....very nice and pleasnt work! Congrats on your feature.

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This Is A Gorgeous Capture! The Ligjting And Contrast Of The Girl's White Dresses & The Dark Sand Is Beautiful. Great Composition!

love this - congrats on your feature

Outstanding shot, congrats on your feature!

what a beautiful capture!!! congrats!

this is beautiful! Congrats:)

Fantastic!!! Love the contrasts of the dresses and the sand, the water and the sky. Love it!

Beautiful capture! Congrats!

Sweet capture! Congrats on your feature:)

Congrats! Beautiful capture!

Congrats on your feature!!! This shot should have been noticed long ago. Well deserved!

Lovely capture! Congratulations on the feature :)

absolutely fantastic. the lighting, the girls and their expression. I love the choice of dress, it is like an image from years ago.

What a great shot. Congrats on your feature :)

Congratulations,,, beautiful shot

Beautifully fun capture! Well-deserved feature! Congrats :)

Sooo sweet to stop by my corner and share your feelings...thanks to all of you!! I am blushing with joy.

Stunning shot. Congrats Lee!!!

Wow! Stunning photo! Congrats on your Feature!

fantastic capture, congratulations on your feature

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Beautiful Capture, Congratulations on your Feature photo!

Great!

So playful and stunning!!

Wonderful Capture! Congratulations on your Feature!

Congrats on your feature! Love the picture

great shot, congrats

Great capture! Congrats on the feature!

wow, this is a beautiful shot!!!! I love it! Congratulations :)

Great!Congrats!

Awesome - dream like qualities...

Congrats!

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Memories of the past. Excellent shot! Congrtulations on your Feature!

Great shot

Fantastic capture! It is like stepping back into time. Congrats on your feature!

Love it! what a photo!!!

Congratulations. The ocean looks angry and well, scary. The girls are happy, unlike the water. Very nice shot.

play with water...beautiful....u show the white colors extraordinary in this photo

THIS IS SO AMAZINGLY CUTE!

Gorgeous!

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Beautiful work

lovely capture! :)

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This is the 2nd of three images in my American West Wildlife Half Portrait series.

Here is my write up for the collection:

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Behind The Lens

Location

RE La Playa:This is a beach on the 'Lost Coast' in Northern California. It is frequently overcast here. The beach is about a two miles from the historic Victorian Town of Ferndale, California.

Time

I began shooting shortly after the girls were out of school, about 4:00 Pm PST

Lighting

It is frequently overcast here and this is exactly what I was hoping for. No strobes.

Equipment

I shot with my Canon OES 20D with a ultra wide 16-35mm lens hand held.

Inspiration

The dark sand and soft overcast lighting was key for the mood I wanted. I tried to capture the joy and spontaneous friendship in a timeless setting. I bought some old Victorian Gowns for the girls to wear for this series.

Editing

I did some saturation burning in the frosty foam and some burning in the sky. I erased a few of the extra footprints to leave only the ones visible.

In my camera bag

I now keep a Canon Mark II and 3 lenses in my bag. The 70-200 2.8, 16-35mm 2.8, and the 24-105mm 5.6 all Canon. A strobe and some flex reflectors.

Feedback

The best shots that came from this afternoon unfolded as I allowed the girls to simply 'play' with the waves in a natural manner. I wanted to catch the joy and laughter of friendship in a candid look. So I shot about 100 exposures. Actually I have about 25 amazingly beautiful images that are evocative from this exercise. Let the action unfold in a natural way with as little 'direction' as possible. Kids often forget your there and do the best on their own in nature.

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