Arichat Sunrise

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted March 23, 2011638 views7 comments

Sunrise in Arichat, Nova Scotia. Arichat is in the southern portion of Cape Breton Island. I took this image in October 2008. Thanks for looking and for any comments and critiques.

Canon 40D
Canon EF-S 10-22mm at 10mm
ISO100 0.5sec f/13
SR Warming Polarizer + 2-Stop ND Graduated Filter

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Dan Roberts on March 23, 2011 at 6:57 PM

Lovely colors and I like the general composition regarding position of the sun and the angular shoreline. I'm not big on horizons that split the center of the frame but due to the prominence of the boat in the foreground it works in this image. The boat is where the image runs off the tracks for me. But I'm a boat guy (aka boat snob) so take it for what it's worth. IMO for the boat to be this prominent in the image it needs to be something a little more intriguing than an aluminum skiff. Some sort of traditional wooden skiff, or a wreck, or something else unique about it. Something that indicates the location. Shy of that, I believe it would have been better to alocate more of the image to that beautiful sky.

Registered on March 9, 2011, 69 Posts, 501 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 23, 2011 at 7:14 PM

Hey thanks Dan. I was kinda wishing it was a wooden boat myself but this is all there was. This is a working fishing village on Cape Breton Island, NS. Maybe next time I'll post my sister-in-law's Whitehall on Back River (a tidal river) in Boothbay, ME at sunset.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Phillip Noll on March 23, 2011 at 7:33 PM

Nice moody shot, Eva! I like the colors and the sun just peakin' over the horizon! Couple things I would suggest: first, the horizon seems to have a bit of a CCW tilt; second, I would try to clone out the ropes on the front of the boat because they lead my eye out of the frame; and lastly, I think the left 1/3 of the shot is just a tad too dark. I would try to lighten it up a bit to even out the light.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 23, 2011 at 7:56 PM

Tilt corrected and shadows lightened. Thanks.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 23, 2011 at 8:12 PM

Hi Eva, I see lots of drama in this picture with the dark foreground and boat juxtapositioned against the sun peeping over the distant horizon. I do find myself want to change some items. I'd like to see the boat closer to the bottom and with a little more space between it and the left edge and I'd like to see the ULC and maybe the left 1/4 of the frame lightened. It looks like a beautiful morning to be out and about.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 24, 2011 at 7:34 PM

Eva, Besides being beautiful this picture has a lot of feeling in it to me. I just really like the calming feel I get looking at this. A wood boat would have been nice I'm sure, but this seems to work fine for me. It is a beautiful sunrise, and I do like the bit of reflection off the boat and rocks. I would have loved to be there for this sunrise! I'm just going to sit here and enjoy it for awhile. Beautiful.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by David Edwards on March 25, 2011 at 1:05 AM

A really beautiful image, Eva. Wonderful color! I echo Mark's comments regarding the comp. Makes me want to jump in the boat and go for a paddle!

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