Stormy Grasp of Light

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted December 7, 2010131 views11 comments

This is my first post after quite a while as I'm getting ready for my east to west coast move. Here, Down Under is almost as big as in US ;)

I took that photo quite some time ago on Sydney's Maroubra Beach. It is a quite famous place for Oz "sunrise chasers". For some reason I missed that photo in my usual "post session" review.
That morning was really spectacular! Photo crowded (as always) but each person packed up and went home soon after the sunrise. Patience is a virtue!

There has been not-a-very-substantial amount of post production. Most of it was done in Camera RAW and in PS using Tony Kuypers techniques (thanks again Tony).

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do :) Any feedback will be as always appreciated so thanks for looking and your time.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on December 7, 2010 at 6:03 AM

Some spectacular light here Tom, which works very well with the moody sky and movement in the water. Great scene and well captured I say! Good luck with the move!

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Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on December 7, 2010 at 8:02 AM

Stunning light and motion!

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on December 7, 2010 at 11:27 AM

Great mood and drama, Tom. The water action looks great. Looks like you have some distortions on the poles on the left - you could correct that. Usually we post shots with human creations in the Man & Nature category - just remember that for future posts.

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Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on December 7, 2010 at 11:54 AM

Tom the water motion captured up front is awesome. I am so jealous of photographers that get down to the ocean to photograph. It's a tough exposure that you handled well. It is too bad the posts and chains are in the view though.Cheers

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on December 7, 2010 at 12:55 PM

Terrific wave action and the broody sunrise sky looks great. The light reflecting in the sea is a great addition to the scene.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Tom Dobrzanski on December 7, 2010 at 2:18 PM

Thanks all for your positive feedback :) As always comments are very appreciated!
@Andreas, thanks! You are correct about the distortion. I will get on it and correct it. Sorry for posting here. I'll make sure I'll post on the correct gallery next time:)

Registered on September 27, 2010, 17 Posts, 164 Comments

Comment posted by dean hebert on December 7, 2010 at 2:20 PM

Great light and sense of movement!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 7, 2010 at 2:22 PM

Tom,

Thanks for posting. What dynamic seascape. Great motion in the surf with a dramatic sky. A little dark in the UR, but if anything that adds to the mood here.

Although I'm a little late, I am going to go ahead and move this to the Man & Nature gallery. While the "structure" isn't the main subject, it's fairly prevalent and obvious. Hope that makes sense, and no worries!

Lon

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 8, 2010 at 12:43 PM

Love the drama Tom especially the light rays and threatening sky. Nice wave motion as well. Andreas already mentioned the perspective correction but overall a fantastic image.

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Comment posted by Tom Dobrzanski on December 8, 2010 at 4:03 PM

Thanks Eva :) After Andreas comment I've corrected a few things and I'll post my rewark

Registered on September 27, 2010, 17 Posts, 164 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on December 9, 2010 at 1:24 AM

Took me a time to realize this one was moved to M&N already. The distortion correction looks much better to me. Well done, Tom. Thanks again for the donation regarding my script.

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