Olympic Coast Abstract

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 9, 201183 views4 comments

I took this about an hour after sunset at Beach 4 on Washington's Olympic peninsula, at the end of a long, rainy, frustrating day. I consider this image my reward for sticking it out.

This image is almost straight out of the camera — I lightened the sky to achieve more contrast with the water, and boosted global saturation just a little. Critiques most definitely welcome!

60 sec, f/11, ISO 100

Canon 7D, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 @ 12mm

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Jeffry Oonk on October 10, 2011 at 6:44 AM

First thing that comes to mind: ZEN
I do like this minimalistic image of the sea.

Thx for sharing
Jef

Registered on February 5, 2011, 21 Posts, 122 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 10, 2011 at 10:01 AM

A study in blue. Very restful. Good contrast and placement of the rocks in relation to the rest of the image. A fitting reward for your patience.

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on October 10, 2011 at 11:33 AM

Very Zen indeed! I really like this, it needs to be viewed large to truly appreciate it though, I think it would make a great print!

Registered on June 26, 2008, 178 Posts, 2136 Comments

Comment posted by Justin Marx on October 10, 2011 at 12:05 PM

Thanks for the kind words, everyone. The zen comments are nice to hear, as I had one of those moments while I was capturing this that I'm sure we all experience from time to time as we're out shooting, where I felt very connected to the scene I was recording. There's something about standing in the dark at the edge of the world's largest ocean that can make you feel so insignificant, and yet very much a part of the vastness of the universe.

Jorne, I did make a 16x20 canvas print of this for a recent show, and I had to convince several people that it was not an oil painting! In fact, one person didn't believe me until I showed him a smaller matted print of this image that I had on hand.

Registered on June 30, 2011, 2 Posts, 14 Comments