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Mono seascape
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Mono seascape

by Geoffrey Baker

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 16, 2010158 views17 comments
Taken at Nash Point on the Heritage Coast in South Wales, UK.

There wasn't much of a sunset this particular evening so I turned it into a mono image.

Sony A350
Sigma 10-20 EX
0.6 seconds
f20
ISO 100
11mm
Tripod

Comments

17 comments
Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on November 16, 2010 at 8:17 PM
What a wonderfully dramatic shot, I like the composition and balance of the light. The b&w works great! Nicely done Geoffrey. :toast:
Registered on June 15, 2010, 29 Posts, 605 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 16, 2010 at 8:30 PM
Spectacular seascape Geoffrey! I really like the sweeping lines of the surf, rocks, and clouds. B&W conversion works well here.
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on November 16, 2010 at 9:20 PM
Nice comp, and good drama! No great sunset, huh? You could have always stacked a couple of grads, and turned the sky purple!!! :rolleyes:

Chris
Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 16, 2010 at 9:37 PM
Nice. There is a real silvery-ness in the water reminiscent of a fine B&W print.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 16, 2010 at 9:50 PM
Sweet! The converging lines make the shot for me. :toast:
Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Pelton on November 16, 2010 at 10:14 PM
Outstanding image, Geoffrey. I like everything about this: the wave action, the foreground rock, the sky. Great range of tones.
Registered on November 25, 2003, 380 Posts, 4647 Comments
Comment posted by Bob Miller on November 16, 2010 at 10:24 PM
So you got into my head. :biggrin: I see movement here. Well done. Your PP is very nice.

Bob
Registered on January 24, 2005, 152 Posts, 405 Comments
Comment posted by Jonathan Sinclair on November 16, 2010 at 11:22 PM
awesome black and white image! the water effect is perfect!
Registered on February 11, 2010, 35 Posts, 39 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Roane on November 17, 2010 at 1:36 AM
Nicely made. Great comp and excellent choice for mono! :toast:
Registered on December 12, 2008, 213 Posts, 2226 Comments
Comment posted by Gary McGhee on November 17, 2010 at 7:22 AM
Plenty to look at in this Geoffrey, the movement in the water looks spot on. Great mono coversion too.

Gary.
Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on November 17, 2010 at 10:20 AM
I really like the detail & texture of the fg rock and the highlights in the rippled water. Good job with this b/w rendition Geoffrey.
Registered on November 16, 2003, 157 Posts, 3326 Comments
Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on November 17, 2010 at 12:44 PM
Geoff this image works for a number of reasons. The numerous, well placed elements at converging angles make this an interesting shot.
Registered on February 17, 2004, 236 Posts, 1197 Comments
Comment posted by David Edwards on November 17, 2010 at 2:32 PM
Very nice b/w seascape Geoffrey. I like the angle of the fg rocks in your composition, together with the line of the cloud and bg headland offer an engaging arrangement.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 142 Posts, 2623 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 17, 2010 at 3:55 PM
Geoffrey,

I think you did well to run this through b&w, looks good. I really like the composition too with the diagonal of the rushing water creating some dynamics here. Decent sky with an interesting and supporting foreground rock formation.

The only suggestion I have would be to burn down the brightness near the left edge reflecting off the top of the rocks. Otherwise, nice job with this.

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on November 18, 2010 at 12:29 AM
Beautiful, Geoffrey. I agree with Lon's suggestion. The lines and tones are really nice.

This will make a great print!

--P
Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
Comment posted by Stuart Williams on November 18, 2010 at 2:57 AM
great diagonal flows here. well done.
Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
Comment posted by Randy Wilson on November 18, 2010 at 3:49 PM
I for one am grateful that there wasn't much of a sunset that evening because this is great as a monochrome. Love the texture of and the light playing off of the foreground stone.
Registered on June 25, 2009, 7 Posts, 85 Comments