I Dream of the Sea

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 8, 2010126 views8 comments

Up early for a sunrise and was greeted by fog. Went to work and made the best of it by experimenting with various long exposures to see what would happen. I like the simple directness and impressionist quality of this image.

Canon 5D MkII, 24-105mm @ 105mm, 1 sec, f/20, iso 100, Gitzo tripod

Comments welcome!

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8 comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on June 8, 2010 at 9:11 PM

The pastels and soft feel of this are terrific...nice, calming abstract quality to this.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on June 8, 2010 at 9:45 PM

Since the breaking wave is the main subject, I wish it was fully contained in frame but the mood and tones here are wonderful.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 8, 2010 at 11:11 PM

Jim,

Simplicity, yet with some structure to hold on to... (unlike some other images we've seen lately...)

I really like the timing and how you caught the wave unfolding at that moment. As an alternative, I'm wondering what this would be like with less sky. I can see a crop where the subtle pink sky occupies a similar amount of space as the grayish water does at the bottom - sort of sandwiching that abstract wave action. Even as is, I'm liking this very much. Nice work.

Lon

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on June 9, 2010 at 4:23 AM

The simplicity of this is powerful. Beautiful complimentary pastels, soft light, subtle wave motion and the wide open feel of the scene are very compelling. I REALLY like this and can easily see it as a large print in a gallery on the coast.

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Comment posted by Bruno Silva on June 9, 2010 at 6:55 AM

very nice! very artistic and painterly. colors are so sweet here and with the breaking wave it sure rocks. great work!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on June 9, 2010 at 12:59 PM

This is very nice Jim, and you've certainly succeeded in your impressionist efforts. I like the minimalist nature of this best, and the colors second best.

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on June 10, 2010 at 11:51 AM

It's beautiful I admire how you isolated the elements to something so simple and so powerful.

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Comment posted by Cory Freeman on June 10, 2010 at 11:56 PM

very nice mood and feel Jim.

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