Radiance

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 7, 2010322 views12 comments

Shot this in late fall 2008, and have gone back a few times to try some different compositions but I have never caught the light like this again. Talbot Island is off northeast Florida, also known as "driftwood beach," and "boneyard beach," due to the coastline being covered with driftwood and fallen trees from the eroding coastline. This shot was handheld at 14mm, f/9 1/250 ISO 100, processed black and white with some red filtering in PS to create an IR-ish look. Thanks for looking.

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12 comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on July 7, 2010 at 2:03 PM

I love IR B&W, IMO they work especially well on a blue sky with fluffy white clouds! The long shadows on the beach are really cool and make the FG as interesting as the driftwood and the sky. Overall a very powerful image!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 7, 2010 at 2:39 PM

I love the sky and your composition, but I do find the shadows against the tree somewhat distracting.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on July 7, 2010 at 4:46 PM

The light here is marvelous, and the bits of sea scum are fantastic as well. I love the synergy between the clouds and light in the foreground. Superbly seen!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 7, 2010 at 6:28 PM

Absolutely ridiculous!

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on July 7, 2010 at 7:36 PM

What a splendid use of shadows (and of course the filtered light)! I only wish I could see this bigger.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 7, 2010 at 9:47 PM

Awesome light. I like how the shadows make this sort of explode out of the frame.

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Comment posted by Chris Moore on July 8, 2010 at 8:06 AM

Thanks for the great feedback, I appreciate your taking the time to look and comment!

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Comment posted by Tyson Fisher on July 8, 2010 at 7:31 PM

Nice work here! The light hitting the sand really makes this image.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 8, 2010 at 9:28 PM

Chris,

Wow! This is totally cool. Only wish there was a larger option as I'm sure this one would really jump out at you the bigger it gets. For me, this is could either be very stark and desolate, or it could be very tropical... I can't decide which, but it gets my imagination going and that means you've pulled off a successful capture, IMO. Great play of light and shadow.

Lon

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 10, 2010 at 1:38 AM

Deserving of a whole he** of a lot more comments IMO.

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Comment posted by Chris Moore on July 10, 2010 at 2:23 PM

Thanks, Mark! I appreciate that. I'm going to make a few trips to the same spot in the upcoming weeks to see if I can find some more good light

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Comment posted by Michael R Reynolds on July 16, 2010 at 11:01 PM

Chris,
Wow, very dramatic. Such a great sky and shadows. Nicely done.

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