Restitution

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 2, 2010299 views17 comments

It's been quite awhile since I've made a decent image, and an even LONGER while since I've posted here. I swing by and lurk pretty much daily to get enough inspiration to keep dragging myself out of bed in the wee hours to go shoot, so I should say thanks for that.

This is Oceanside, Oregon taken a few weeks ago. I combined two exposures as I don't use grads, and this is what I ended up with. I'm very much up for any critique that comes my way, so if you have anything that is bothering you about the image, I'd love to hear suggestions.

Canon 5D2, 16-35L

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Matt Anderson on November 2, 2010 at 4:46 PM

Hi Cap'n Miles!

No changes or suggestions from me. Looks great!
Welcome back my friend. Good to see your lurking mug stepping into the light ...

Beers in the fridge, stay a while ...

Registered on September 6, 2007, 346 Posts, 2696 Comments

Comment posted by Jason Kim on November 2, 2010 at 5:35 PM

Well, consider the drought over! This is really nice and would certainly qualify as something better than decent, IMO. I think your blend looks good and the FG water motion is strong enough to balance out the sea stacks. I just barely notice a tiny bit of a halo around the right-most stack, which might be worth addressing. I might also be tempted to burn down that white patch of water immediately below the middle stack (just a tiny bit). Nice image.

Registered on July 1, 2006, 60 Posts, 1233 Comments

Comment posted by John Williams on November 2, 2010 at 11:09 PM

126 views and 2 comments? I'm confused, because this is great Miles. The wave action, perfect sea stack comp, and that great sky add up to this having it all. I love it.

Registered on September 6, 2007, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments

Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on November 2, 2010 at 11:24 PM

Looks excellent! Great light and wave action captured here. Totally worth getting out of bed!
I was a lurker, too... now I'm an addict!

Registered on October 10, 2010, 65 Posts, 904 Comments

Comment posted by Justin Reznick on November 2, 2010 at 11:25 PM

The wave action is spot on and the sky is killer. Great to see you posting Miles!

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

Comment posted by Miles Morgan on November 3, 2010 at 12:22 AM

Thanks guys/gals! Jason, drat.... my tripod had shifted in the sand, so there was a little ghosting even after I auto-aligned the layers. I thought I had fixed it, so thanks for catching that. I will burn down that section you mentioned as well. I appreciate the help!

John, thanks for the nice compliment. I found your Adams meadow today. Quite a spot, and your image from there last fall is one of my favorite images of the Pacific NW. Truly an inspiration.

Registered on November 23, 2009, 6 Posts, 185 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Smorra on November 3, 2010 at 12:27 AM

This is beautiful Miles. I really like the detail/motion you captured in the waves. I'm curious what your shutter speed was here for the foreground.

Registered on November 2, 2009, 161 Posts, 2143 Comments

Comment posted by Mat Malone on November 3, 2010 at 1:54 AM

Hey Miles, great to see you posting on NPN! This image is great, hard to find anything wrong. The complimentary wave action you captured is what really makes this work for me.

Registered on December 15, 2008, 91 Posts, 882 Comments

Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on November 3, 2010 at 2:07 AM

Beautiful shot Miles. What intrigues me is the wave action. Processing looks great. Very nice. A real winner.

Registered on September 29, 2009, 137 Posts, 2659 Comments

Comment posted by Basil Greber on November 3, 2010 at 2:52 AM

The only thing that bothers me about that shot is that I didn't take it!

Excellent.

Registered on November 8, 2005, 219 Posts, 1340 Comments

Comment posted by Miles Morgan on November 3, 2010 at 7:04 AM

Sorry Scott.... I should have put that info into the opening comment. The shutter speed was 1/4 sec. I was going quite a bit longer, but I was so close to the water that I had to speed it up more than I usually do to get any detail at all. Cheers

Registered on November 23, 2009, 6 Posts, 185 Comments

Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on November 3, 2010 at 8:53 AM

say what?? You dont use grads?? At all?

you already know i love this one, Miles. The flow in the foreground, the gorgeous sunset...its pretty perfect..

Registered on October 13, 2010, 27 Posts, 378 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Richins on November 3, 2010 at 11:19 AM

Miles, great shot. The colors are wonderful, and the timing for the wave action is perfect. I do notice the subtle halo around the right rock. Other than that, this is a fantastic shot.

Registered on March 6, 2008, 113 Posts, 1009 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Lundh on November 3, 2010 at 11:31 AM

Hey Miles! Good to see you! No nits here, Love everything about this image. The only thing that really bothers me is that you have that camera and I dont! hehe

Registered on April 28, 2004, 774 Posts, 4351 Comments

Comment posted by Vance Gese on November 3, 2010 at 1:18 PM

Stunning, Miles. Love your composition with the placement of the seastacks, the incredible color and water motion. Gorgeous.

Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments

Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on November 3, 2010 at 1:31 PM

Gorgeous shot! I love the wave action and, of course, the color. You've got a bit of detail on the darker stacks and for me, that's all I really need.

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Good on November 3, 2010 at 4:01 PM

The larger version really sings! Love the way you've compose the stacks across this image. I might prefer a slight reduction in the sat of the brightest yellows, but other than that this more than works for me. Great seascape!

Registered on March 17, 2007, 116 Posts, 4764 Comments