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Photo posted by Harry Lichtman in the Landscape gallery on 12/18/17 at 08:57 am EST
Registered on 09/17/10, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on 12/18/17 at 3:51 pm EST
Registered on 11/11/11, 404 Posts, 1639 Comments
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Gorgeous sunset on the coast. It feels very natural in color, despite the drama. The trees in the background add a nice touch. I like the full comp as is, but you might want to try a crop from the bottom, as you suggested. Don't know the name of this beach either, but it makes me want to find out!
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Comment posted by Ed Williams on 12/18/17 at 6:01 pm EST
Registered on 12/28/10, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments
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Beautiful light Harry. I like the composition as posted also. I really love the few trees silhouetted against that warm golden sky too.
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Ed Williams
www.chasindaylight.com
La Habra, CA |
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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on 12/18/17 at 8:12 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 451 Posts, 3366 Comments
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I, too, like the comp as is. The wedge of rocks on the lower right leads my eye into the scene. Nice choice of Shutter Speed.
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Life is beautiful, but remember - A little mild insanity keeps us healthy!
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Comment posted by scott lanz on 12/19/17 at 10:54 am EST
Registered on 11/14/03, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
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Beautiful sunset photo, Harry. Nicely captured and processed. I think cropping more of the bottom would make this even better, but really fine as is depending on final size needs.
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scott lanz
Youngstown, Ohio
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Comment posted by Craig Moreau on 12/19/17 at 2:10 pm EST
Registered on 04/21/15, 64 Posts, 584 Comments
Harry, this is a beautiful scene. The sky and reflection are beautiful, and the almost-silhouetted rocks have just enough detail. The rocks are also beautifully spaced, which can often be very difficult to do.
I could see the crop off the bottom that you mention, but I would look at a slight crop off the top, to eliminate the bit of orange cloud right on the top edge, and also off the left because there is a rock just below center that is just barely touching the edge.
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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on 12/19/17 at 2:15 pm EST
Registered on 09/02/13, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments
Terrific colors and SS works nicely with the waves.
It does appear that it needs a tiny bit of CW for my eyes.
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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on 12/19/17 at 2:57 pm EST
Registered on 02/11/04, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
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Beautiful capture. I think I would leave this as presented. To me, a crop off the bottom would take away those nice little glowing puddles and make the FG a little too much "dark blobish". I know, really nice technical term, but it's the best descriptive I could think of.
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Comment posted by gary phillips on 12/19/17 at 9:53 pm EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
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I wouldn't change a thing, Harry. Beautiful image. I like the reflected color scattered among the rocks. Very, very nice.
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 12/19/17 at 10:11 pm EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
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I agree with Gary - wouldn't change a thing. Moving the horizon further down would likely weaken the image.
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Comment posted by Ed McGuirk on 12/20/17 at 11:07 am EST
Registered on 11/29/17, 19 Posts, 260 Comments
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Beautiful image with wonderful light, I wouldn't touch a thing on it. The number of interesting layers within this scene keeps your eye moving across the image, lots of interesting elements to look at. I think the horizon is fine where it is, but I really like the reflected color in the pools between the rocks in the LRC, there is no way I would like to see those cropped out of the image.
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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on 12/20/17 at 7:35 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
This just works, Harry! It is a beautiful scene, expertly rendered. No nits here.
--P
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Preston Birdwell
Columbia, California, USA
NPN 429 | California Nature Photographers (CANP) Moderator | 'NPN Discussion' Moderator
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 12/21/17 at 2:42 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Harry,
Fantastic light and color. What a gorgeous seascape. This is a wall hanger for sure - at least 50". 
I'm gonna suggest a crop, but just for an alternate I'm seeing. I think because of the long line of the clouds and the wave line, a slightly more pano look could be effective. Now in the larger view, the rock and bits of reflection in the LR quadrant work beautifully, but I think cropping up from the bottom for a more narrow presentation might work too. Also, minor, but I would crop in slightly from the left (regardless of bottom crop) to remove the small gap on the left edge just a little down from the center line of the image. minor.
Regardless of whether or not you chose to tweak this, I love this and wish it were hanging on my wall.
Lon
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To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
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