Moody Blues

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 1, 2010159 views16 comments

Yeah I know, lame title. Another from Acadia a few weeks ago, this from the famed sand beach at dawn. I was particularly drawn to the shape of the cloud and the reflected color in the wet sand. I wanted to simply the scene down to just these elements so I purposefully let the landform go into silhouette. Love to hear your thoughts, thanks.

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16 comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on November 1, 2010 at 12:36 PM

Great overall mood. Composition-wise the ripples on the left might be a bit heavy, but that can just be me.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on November 1, 2010 at 1:24 PM

Really good work Kurt. I like you you managed to simplify the composition. Not so easy considering the rather big scale of the scene. The mood is really nice too.

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Comment posted by Lori Kincaid on November 1, 2010 at 1:27 PM

The silhouetted land form works fine for me. I like the way the motion of the clouds somewhat mirrors the motions of the waves.

Lori

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Comment posted by Andrew Finlayson on November 1, 2010 at 2:09 PM

Really nice, love the colours in this shot and the comp is simple and strong IMO.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 1, 2010 at 2:23 PM

Moody and blue make this a beautiful and enchanting scene Kurt. I love the simplicity.

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on November 1, 2010 at 2:39 PM

Wonderful execution of your planned image. I think the simplicity makes this very strong.

My VERY minor nit is on the cloud in the orange area of the sky...I thought I had something on my monitor at first since there aren't many any other clouds in that area. Just an observation.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 1, 2010 at 2:57 PM

The little area of yellow and orange really gives life to the rest of the image that would be monochromatic otherwise. It would still be great that way, too, but that puts this at another level.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on November 1, 2010 at 3:06 PM

Love the soft cloud and the smooth sand beach in the foreground. The colors just enhance the whole thing. Well done with this one Kurt.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on November 1, 2010 at 4:03 PM

i really like the colors & comp

good job

Hamed

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 1, 2010 at 4:57 PM

This works really well. My first thought was the shadow was a little too big for the frame, but I'm wrong. The simplicity of the rest of the frame incorporates this just fine.

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Comment posted by Eric Good on November 1, 2010 at 8:54 PM

The soft colors, basic shapes and simple lines all work for me here. A very calming and peaceful image. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 1, 2010 at 9:01 PM

Nice angles and colors at work here, Kurt, to make a seascape sunset dynamic yet peaceful and inspiring.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on November 1, 2010 at 10:24 PM

Beautiful Kurt. Love the tones in the sand and water and the silhouette of the point works very well. Has a real graphic appeal that is really nice.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 1, 2010 at 10:47 PM

Kurt - just beautiful!
Calm, serene, moody.
Nice colors and simplicity. The dark areas on the left might be a touch too dark..
Sandy

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Comment posted by John Williams on November 1, 2010 at 11:18 PM

I like the "lame" title. Sweet simplicity Kurt.

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Comment posted by Joseph Rossbach on November 2, 2010 at 8:31 AM

Very peaceful image Kurt. I love the graphic and colorful composition.

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