Hello! Ever take those jumping-up pictures at the beach? Or anywhere? If you take a peek at the bottom, you can see that my cousin and I took a few. We took some at the beach as well as the sand dunes (called Jockey's Ridge) that we visited. I thought our beach pictures were cooler, so I posted them here.
Here we have my cousin and I jumping up. My Uncle took this picture, for I am obviously in the picture. There are a few things I want to point out. There are a couple distractions, such as the people in the distance and the dune at the very right. I could have simply cropped all of that out, but then the silhouettes would be in the center of the picture. Following the rule of thirds, it would look better if the subjects weren't placed directly in the middle. So... I left the picture the way it is, although I can edit out the people. There's a heap of detail in this picture. I'm talking about how filling the clouds are, contrasted to the calm sea and smooth sand. It all looks so dramatic and gives a charm, but it does take away from the subject,
Here is my cousin, posing for me. She wanted me to take a picture of her, so she decided on jumping up. I was so surprised because she did some awesome pose that looks great in a silhouette. Despite the fact that it did take a few tries because she needed to perfect the pose and I needed to make sure the settings on the camera was good. Oh, and when you take pictures of quick action (such as jumping in the air), make sure its on sports mode (so that it can snap pictures quickly).
These cattail plants are in a silhouette too. Just a little. You can still see some color and detail on the plants. It portrays the plants at the beach pretty well. I could have effortlessly taken a picture of the plants without the beach, but then it makes you wonder... where did you take this picture?
This picture was taken right behind our house. The path continues up to the left, leading up to the beach. If you noticed, this picture was comparably brighter than all the previous ones. I did edit and add more exposure. Plus, the sun is not focused as in the other pictures.
Here's more of the wooden pathway/boardwalk. Now with this picture, I edited it a little, adding more temperature. This brought a lot of warmth to the picture overall. I also had to be careful not to put my own shadow in the picture, since the sun was to my back.
And that concludes my time at North Carolina in November. I have to say,our relatives and I had a great time together. Four days that were lively and entertaining. Many memories were made, and so many can be remembered thanks to the multiple cameras that took pictures. Remember, keep clicking!