The Culmination

This is simply spectacular, Jared! The sweeping curve around that rock in the foreground contrasts so well with the waves. Everything here just fits perfectly. An organic, well thought out composition!
Yeah, it could use a bit more room on the right, and perhaps toning down the two bright patches betwen the rock and the stack, but those are by no means deal killers for me.
This is one of the best ocean images I've seen in some time...congratulations!

Wow! Comp and light just won't let go.

We see a lot of scenes somewhat similar to this one, but rarely is the sky this gorgeous, and that unique curve of FG foam really puts this comp in a class by itself! The darkness of the stacks works well in this situation. Excellent planning, execution and processing.

Great shot, I love the wave motion! I could use a bit of detail in the nearest stack but I'm ok with it as-is. It could almost be an alien skull in the surf!

Incredible! I'm speechless!

The foreground and comp are amazing Jared. Incredible work. I love the processing too. To be picky - the sky is a bit dark for my tastes and there is a slightly halo around the large sea stack on the right. You might to burn down the brightest reflected highlights in the water to match the color of the sky. All small nits though...Congrats bro! You rock!

Michael

Solid!!!! Man - you're posting some fantastic stuff lately Jared. I would like to see the large rock to the right brightened up, it looks too black on my monitor. Sky could be brighter- but small nits cause you nailed the comp!! Can't wait to see the website.

Wonderful image and unique!
Great colors, and the swirling water is joyous.
Sandy

Outstanding composition, water action, and light. I love it! I do think the light fall off/ gradient in the sky is too strong. I might brighten the upper portion of the sky a little more.

Chris

Wow! For me this is a perfectly balanced composition with just the right amount of water movement and a great sky. I would suggest that you could try to lighten it a little because its very natural for the highlights to blow out when shooting towards the sun like this and it might also improve the sky.

Excellent Jared,
the light is awesome
love the shutter speed

Quite an impressive shot, Jared. Everything's in the right place here.

Awesome shot, great light !! It is nice to be in the right place at the right time :)

Very natural looking image Jared. Great light. The receding water circling the FG rock looks lovely.
Lovely silhouette and the especially the warm light reflected off the beach looks beautiful.

Jared, this is phenomenal! Absolutely in love the motion in the foreground. The dark rocks and water suits this scene perfectly!

Great capture Jarrrod. I like it as is especially the silhouetted stacks and the amazing sky.

That's a stunner, no doubt Jared, congrats!

Beautiful. I love the water motion and that sky is fantastic!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

echo what Wayne said. Kudo's

An outstanding image, beautifully handled. Wonderful light. Stunning!

I like everything about this, Jared--the light, the formations, the colors, and
the wave motion.

This is wonderful Jared. The light was really great and I love the way you've hidden the setting sun behind the rock. Lovely!

Terrific shot Jared, comp is spot on. The silhouetted sea stacks look great against the sky. Love the foreground too, nice movement in the sea/wave.

Gary.

Thank you for the comments and feedback everyone

Michael, I def wanted a darker feel to this, but agree that the sky could be a bit lighter up top. Good eye also on the highlights in the water matching the sky. As for the haloing, there was no blending done around the rocks whatsoever, so I think that's just the natural radiance of the sun setting behind the rock, but DO see the haloing you're referring to-thanks for the suggestions.

Art-thanks also. These rocks were a type of black rock and from my vantage point on this day, I could not make out any details with my naked eye, so just kept them black. Looking at the histo again, I think they are a little darker than what I intended (I wanted them VERY dark but not clipped), so can stand to lighten them a tad.

Thank you everyone else!

Easily one of the best seastack images I have ever seen. Nicely done!

Beautiful is all I have to say. Well, I just cant stop at that. The FG comp and light is exceptional!

Wow...and wow!

This is gorgeous. Beautiful light and comp.

I've seen many nice shots of these rocks, and this is certainly one of them. An excellent capture.

That is gorgeous

Awesome shot, Jared! Loved the sky and surf action here. One minor suggestion--id try burning/darkening the brightest spot in the reflection (could brighten the sky, but the detail is good there) It just looks a bit odd that there is a bright vertical line in the surf when the bright line in the sky is off at an angle to the right, if that makes sense. Everything else looks great to me.

Wow, a stunning shot! The sky and swirl waves really make the picture outstanding.

Very purdy sunset! congrats

Definitely an eye catcher. My knee-jerk response is really cranked on the contrast and color. Also ccw tilt. Love the comp and motion. Nice catch!

aF

Great comp and just an application of the suggestions will make this a masterpiece!

Just great!

What can I say? the silhouette of the rock, the stunning colors of sky, the curve of the wave in FG - everything looks great alone and together create a perfect composition. Congratulations!

Igor

Jared, this is gorgeous! Love the lines, colors and textures, there is so much going on, but it has great flow and compositional balance.

Shane

Excellent.

Personally I would ditch the ND's and bracket and blend and not have the top quite as dark (black/purplish).

Still a great shot, congrats.

Stunning light and colo Jared!

Great light, and great job exposing and composing. I might wish to see a horizontal.

This is an excellent image which can be made even better with a few minor adjustments.
The sky's reflection on the water shouldn't be lighter than the sky itself.
There's a halo around the rocks.
What a wonderful sight it must have been.
Well done.

Geoff.

superb comp and deep rich colours. i might brighten a little and tap back the contrast slider just a touch ... that's personal preference though!