Cliff Jumper

Cliff Jumper

By Mark Davies

Fujifilm X-T20; Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R lens

A cliff jumper during sunset at Waimea Bay, Hawaii. I could see that the sun was going to set in line with the cliff, so I positioned myself to create a starburst and fired off some exposures as people jumped into the ocean.

Don’s response

An excellent example of thinking photographically. By anticipating the eye-catching alignment of elements in his choice of shooting position, photographer Mark Davies gave himself the best chance of capturing something out of the ordinary. And, because the centre of visual interest is so strong, he gets away with the landscape aspect ratio. However, I think that the ‘story’ of the image is the jump and jumps being vertical, I’d get with the strength and crop this with a portrait aspect ratio to get rid of the excess empty space on the right.

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