Golden Sunset

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 27, 2010275 views17 comments

During the golden hour, this sandstone absorbs the light really well. Hopefully when I visit next week, the foot prints will have been washed away.

Thanks for the kind remarks regarding my last post. I went back to reshoot the pebbles yesterday. I tried a slightly wider angle and was sure to use a smaller aperture.

Unfortunately, the shoot was cut short by a small rain shower that my dog couldn't sit through. I felt bad, so we hightailed it up north for some fish tacos and a Fat Tire. Mmmm...

If you're interested, here's a link to see Pebbles v.2.

Canon 30d, 17-70mm @25mm, 1/4sec, f/16, iso 100

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on March 27, 2010 at 4:24 AM

Hey this is pretty sweet Ben. Very appealing light! I like the blue warm color combination, it works very well here. I also like how you have captured the water. The footprints do not matter so much I think.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on March 27, 2010 at 4:43 AM

This is a very beautiful warm beach scene. The water motion is just perfect. l love how the warm golden light contrast the blue sky. The footprints doesn't bother me at all here.

Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on March 27, 2010 at 6:01 AM

mmm, fish tacos....
you got me all derailed there, Ben!

I like the nice warm light here, a real pretty scene. The surf line fits in real well with the cliffs. And the footprints fit in too, after all theres a fence up on top.

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on March 27, 2010 at 8:32 AM

Sweet light, and I like the composition with the footprints continuing the pattern of curves.

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on March 27, 2010 at 8:32 AM

Sweet light, and I like the composition with the footprints continuing the pattern of curves.

Registered on January 6, 2008, 93 Posts, 1788 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on March 27, 2010 at 9:07 AM

Footprints or not, this is lovely. The cliffs seem to glow in the late afternoon sun and the whiteness of the foam complements it well. Very, very nice.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 27, 2010 at 9:29 AM

I like the comp Ben as well as the nice warm light..

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 27, 2010 at 9:30 AM

Very nice warm light and a nice image Ben. I like the looks of the water alot. I would prefer it without tracks, but they were there and it looks just fine I think. Checked out the pebbles image and it looked really good. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on March 27, 2010 at 11:14 AM

Excellent light!! You're right about that sandstone picking up the warmth really well. I think this is a fine comp too. It kind of reminds me of some shots from way up north, Cape Kuwanda???

Chris

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Comment posted by Greg Cope on March 27, 2010 at 12:02 PM

Beautiful light Ben. I love how that stone lights up in the right conditions, and you captured it very well.

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on March 27, 2010 at 4:27 PM

Well, as already stated, beautiful light, nice pic, I like it

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Comment posted by Mark Shephard on March 27, 2010 at 8:28 PM

I love the light on the sandstone as it adds so much warmth to the image. Great comp with the water as well. Nice job indeed!

Registered on February 23, 2010, 62 Posts, 132 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 27, 2010 at 8:36 PM

Pebbles II is even better than Pebbles I. This is nice too, but the saturation seems a bit flat. I'd push it to Pebbles II

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on March 28, 2010 at 4:55 AM

Love the light and colors Ben. Beautifully composed.
John

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 28, 2010 at 5:47 PM

Beautiful light and composition Ben. Hope you are able to get this without the footprints; certainly worth the effort. Great image.

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Comment posted by Justin Reznick on March 28, 2010 at 7:27 PM

I like the vertical layers, definitely would be sweet without footprints!

Registered on November 24, 2009, 79 Posts, 515 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on March 29, 2010 at 2:03 PM

Benjamin,

Golden sunset indeed! The light is quite beautiful in this scene and I think your composition is outstanding. I really like how the wave covers much of the beach and how the sandstone cliff leads the eye around the frame. Well done!

I would agree with the footprints on the beach - would be nice to get this in a more pristine condition - but beautiful none the less.

Lon

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