Surge

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 10, 2011171 views18 comments

Windy afternoon at the Swedish westcoast. Big waves slamming the cliffs. Tried to capture the power of the waves. Lots of water returning to the sea and a new one coming in.

D300s, 70-200 @ 92mm, 1/6s and f/11. Also had a polarizer on.

Inputs as always highly appreciated

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Tom Hilton on December 10, 2011 at 1:03 PM

Great Image and processing
I like it a lot

Registered on September 19, 2011, 68 Posts, 668 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 10, 2011 at 1:11 PM

I agree--nice flow and exposure here--looks very painterly!

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on December 10, 2011 at 1:17 PM

Great shot Christer! I see another great shot within your shot if you wanted another option... my preference would be more of a square crop of the left side which would simplify the image further and concentrate even more on the great textures and diagonal lines you have going on there. Obviously this shot is great as is, this is just my personal taste and another option for you. Great work!

Registered on December 11, 2006, 303 Posts, 924 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 10, 2011 at 1:39 PM

Beautiful image Christer. This really captures the power of the water. Very nicely composed too.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on December 10, 2011 at 2:39 PM

The large version works particularly well. You can clearly see the movement of the water. The mix of patterns are great. Nice work.

- Dan.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 473 Posts, 7980 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 10, 2011 at 3:07 PM

Real nice!! Love the painterly look to it.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by dean hebert on December 10, 2011 at 3:18 PM

I really like the look of the lines and colour in the water.

Registered on August 4, 2010, 70 Posts, 1132 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 10, 2011 at 5:04 PM

Christer,

Wow, this is really outstanding. I love the texture and motion of the water and I also think the "steps" created by the rocks adds a wonderful compositional element. I also like the hint of rust reds that grounds the color in this scene; of course this may be a great candidate for b&w too, but this color version is impressive.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on December 10, 2011 at 5:29 PM

This does capture the feel of surging water quite well. I really like the muted color.

Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 10, 2011 at 7:26 PM

This looks wonderful, Christer. The motion of the water looks fantastic! Excellent comp as well! Beautiful work!!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on December 11, 2011 at 1:17 AM

not sure it captures the power of the waves but it certainly captures the rushing motion of water! there's tension and anticipation with the curves in the top left corner. nicely timed!

Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on December 11, 2011 at 9:07 AM

As already mentioned, the texture and movement in the water is excellent, especially in the larger upload.

Gary.

Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on December 11, 2011 at 12:06 PM

What a beautiful sense of motion here, Christer. I particularly like the left half, and would actually suggest considering a (roughly 4:5 aspect ratio horizontal) crop that focuses on the rock on the left and the swirls above it. I think that would make for a more abstract composition, which I enjoy.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on December 11, 2011 at 12:17 PM

Well seen Christer. Exposed and processed perfectly.

Registered on March 24, 2010, 73 Posts, 1268 Comments

Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on December 11, 2011 at 2:08 PM

Perfect shutter speed.....I really like this

Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments

Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on December 11, 2011 at 2:38 PM

Wow, looks great. Comp. and processing are impressive.

Registered on January 26, 2007, 360 Posts, 9876 Comments

Comment posted by Vance Gese on December 11, 2011 at 8:47 PM

Fantastic water motion. Love the stair like forms of the rocks. You timed this just right. Incredible image.

Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 13, 2011 at 9:22 AM

This is wonderful Christer. Fantastic motion gives this a very painterly look.

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