Basic Transitions

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 15, 2010568 views43 comments

Hi all - I haven't posted in months due to being so busy, but I have tried to check in and comment whenever possible.

I've titled this Basic Transitions because that's how I see this - transitioning from water to land, transitioning from daylight to dark, and also transitioning from bright to subtle. Basically, very little processing except for minor curves and slight sharpening.

Please view LARGE for better detail.

D2X w/ Tokina ATX 12-24 @ 24mm
1.3 sec. @ f/11 - MLU and mc-30 remote release
100 ISO
No filters
Tripod
Capture One 4, CS4, Marc's web sharpening

Critiques, suggestions, and comments are welcome and appreciated. Thanks for looking.

Comments

43 comments

Comment posted by Pam Colander on August 15, 2010 at 7:58 PM

Boy, I could get lost in this image Bill. Such a subtle capture but loaded with vibrance, texture, flow and detail. I wouldn't change a thing!

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on August 15, 2010 at 8:43 PM

Beautiful.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on August 15, 2010 at 8:58 PM

This is extremely nice, Bill. I especially like the corner to corner angle of view with the dabbling light here, that really adds to the scene IMO.

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Comment posted by Andrew Finlayson on August 15, 2010 at 9:29 PM

Thats fantastic, has a real painting like quality to it, wave movement is nice and subtle.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 15, 2010 at 9:29 PM

Beautiful! really enjoy looking at this, Bill. You titled this very well. I love the light you captured in this shot.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on August 15, 2010 at 9:35 PM

Wow Bill, that's gorgeous! An uncommon quality of light this is for certain. It's amazing how wet sand is such a good reflector. If I might suggest, bringing up the brightness, or "Whiteness" of the surf just a little bit???

Chris

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on August 15, 2010 at 9:51 PM

A really beautiful shot Bill. You've shot and processed it to perfection.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on August 15, 2010 at 10:08 PM

This image has everything going for it. Good light, form, and color. Very nice Bill!

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on August 15, 2010 at 10:43 PM

Bill, this looks beautiful! Love your diagonal composition, light and color. Everything works great together here. It cannot get any better.

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Comment posted by Arnab Banerjee on August 15, 2010 at 11:00 PM

very beautiful, Bill - truly enchanting study

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on August 15, 2010 at 11:12 PM

Bill,

So glad you decided to share this with us. I love this! It's simply stunning and I feel like I'm just being absorbed in to the sand along with the water and colors... This one really grabs me. Amazingly gorgeous and even a bit moving.

Lon

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Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on August 15, 2010 at 11:39 PM

Beautiful capture, Bill. The color and comp are perfect.

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on August 16, 2010 at 12:44 AM

I like the way the tumbling surf and the ridge of sand add extra layers into the composition. It's simple, but the nice warm highlights are very engaging.

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Comment posted by dean hebert on August 16, 2010 at 12:49 AM

Very compelling image in between real and abstract. Great tones!

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on August 16, 2010 at 2:18 AM

exquisite colours and composition of a very simple scene. the timing is also perfect with the breaking wave. superb!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on August 16, 2010 at 4:01 AM

Stunning, Bill--right up there with your best shots!

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Comment posted by Pramod Viswanath on August 16, 2010 at 4:09 AM

Signature Bill image! Diagonal orange light is creating an extremely subtle mood. Superb art here.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on August 16, 2010 at 4:15 AM

Bill, lovely light, color and composition, but what grabs me is the mood, so very tranquil, and that's what makes this scene so special in my opinion. Beautiful work.
John

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on August 16, 2010 at 4:21 AM

like the light
beautiful colors and the contrast between them is excellent

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Comment posted by Ron Richins on August 16, 2010 at 10:03 AM

Wonderful abstract. So simple, yet so powerful. Great work.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on August 16, 2010 at 11:02 AM

Very nice Bill, well scene and perfectly titled.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on August 16, 2010 at 11:58 AM

Excellent abstract Bill. Beautiful light!

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on August 16, 2010 at 12:49 PM

Simple and effective.
Beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on August 16, 2010 at 1:02 PM

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 16, 2010 at 1:04 PM

Just don't know how you keep coming up with these awesome beach scenes, Bill. There is an essential-ness to this that perfectly captures the beauty of the shore. Sand, water, light. Nothing extra, but totally enough. Very nicely done.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on August 16, 2010 at 1:17 PM

Way to see the light Bill!

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on August 16, 2010 at 1:53 PM

So simple and so beautiful, Bill! This is a lovely abstract with plenty of contrasts and colors to keep me looking.

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Comment posted by Martin Bartsch on August 16, 2010 at 2:07 PM

Bill, fantastic shot. I love everything about it, the simplicity and the concept behind it. Lighting is just perfect. Nicely captured sir.

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Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on August 16, 2010 at 3:20 PM

beautiful forms and light... the sun on the sand is sublime...

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on August 16, 2010 at 4:13 PM

Wow that is very nice Bill I am really enjoying finding these simple but powerful colour images that look more like an artists palette than recognisable as a landscape.

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Comment posted by Rafael Rojas on August 16, 2010 at 4:56 PM

BEAUTIFUL. Just beautiful...

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 16, 2010 at 9:36 PM

Stunningly beautiful! What great light, color, and comp. Man, is this ever good.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on August 17, 2010 at 12:27 AM

Gorgeous! The beaches in FL have that nice, white sand that helps the reflection quite a bit. I'm jealous here in CA!

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on August 17, 2010 at 6:56 AM

Awesome image, BIll. Great eye to see this.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on August 17, 2010 at 1:13 PM

Gorgeous image. Beautiful light and color.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on August 17, 2010 at 8:34 PM

Oh ya, weekly pic

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on August 18, 2010 at 2:19 AM

Its always a pleasure to see your work. Simply outstanding!

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on August 18, 2010 at 2:54 AM

Bill,

How do you do it? You have made beach photography a rarefied art form.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 24, 2010 at 12:55 PM

Bill: Of course I'm woefully late to this party but I like to check up on you now and then. What wonderful vision to see this and a superb capture. Exceptional shot IMO. >=))>

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on August 25, 2010 at 9:22 AM

Very sublime and utterly beautiful.. Outstanding vision and capture Bill

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 27, 2010 at 12:02 AM

Excellent capture and vision here -
congrats on the EP!
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on August 27, 2010 at 11:27 AM

Congrats on your EP Bill. Well deserved.

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on September 8, 2010 at 2:29 AM

Very subtle and beautiful - congratulations on the EP!

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