Golden Afternoon

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 22, 2012325 views23 comments

Finally got out of the house and shot a little today, but it was pretty much a wash out, so I had to dig back into some older stuff to post. This was shot at The Gulf Islands National Seashore, on Pensacola Beach a while back. I was attracted to the wonderful golden light close to sunset that highlighted the ripples and caused the sea oats to really glow.

LARGER version available too.

D2x w/ Tokina ATX 12-24 @ 20mm
1/80 @ f/11 - MLU and mc-30 remote release
100 ISO
No filters
Tripod
Capture One 6, CS4, TK's actions

Your thoughts are always appreciated. Thanks for looking.

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 22, 2012 at 10:50 PM

Nice warm light and play of shadows. It feels warm and relaxing. Fine little scene, Bill.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 22, 2012 at 10:57 PM

Wonderful late afternoon light! As you know by now, I love rippled sand at the beach. For whatever reason, we just don't seem to have much of that here. maybe I'm not looking in the right places.

Chris

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Comment posted by John Williams on January 22, 2012 at 11:26 PM

Love the sand and its textures!! The grass and the sky back it up nicely.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on January 23, 2012 at 12:04 AM

Have to really appreciate the fine details in the white sand ripples here, Bill. The very nice side-lighting helps enhance those ripple detail as well.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 23, 2012 at 12:35 AM

Bill,

So great to see an image from you and the gulf coast! Beautiful late light on the white sands is your hallmark and this one is just wonderful.

I'm wondering though if both the small and larger versions aren't slightly on the over-sharpened site. Not by much though and it really makes it tough with the delicate stalks of the sea grass and fine grains of the white sands. But never the less, the light and colors make this special.

Lon

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Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on January 23, 2012 at 8:19 AM

I love the shadows and textures in the sand. This works very nicely for me all around.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 23, 2012 at 8:31 AM

With the larger version I feel that I'm there in that wonderful golden light on that white sand. Beautiful image.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on January 23, 2012 at 8:41 AM

You have a knack for capturing the feel of the coast, Bill. The quality of the late afternoon light is perfectly represented here.

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Comment posted by Tom Hilton on January 23, 2012 at 8:46 AM

Bill,
I really like how the clouds mimic the sand,
Very well seen and a great capture and processing job,
I wish I was there

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Comment posted by Bill Caldwell on January 23, 2012 at 10:03 AM

Absolutely gorgeous image--love the feel of this! This is the kind of beach scene I was looking for (but never captured) when I was stationed at Eglin AFB, FL many years ago.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 23, 2012 at 11:48 AM

Wonderful warm light. Love the texture in the foreground and the sand ripples. Beautiful scene

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 23, 2012 at 1:19 PM

This is beautiful, Bill. Really excellent work with such a wonderful feel.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on January 23, 2012 at 2:48 PM

The warm tones are lovely Bill. Add that with the textures in the sand, makes for an inviting image. Well done.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 23, 2012 at 5:07 PM

This is a beautiful picture of the dunes and beach grass. Brings back many fond memories from the Outerbanks of NC with the golden grass and the rippled dunes.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on January 23, 2012 at 5:29 PM

Bill - The magic is in those dune ripples. Gorgeous. The sky must have been a bit challenging, though the detail was held very well. The right cyan/blue hole in the sky looks a litle funky, especially the cloud that is immediately surrounding it. Maybe desat. that area might help, might just be me.

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on January 23, 2012 at 5:59 PM

Love the texture of the sand against the sharp foliage. Nice.

lucy

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on January 23, 2012 at 8:43 PM

Nice one Bill. I like the patterns in the sand.

- Dan

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 24, 2012 at 9:38 AM

Gorgeous warm light Bill. I especially like how it highlights the patterns in the sand.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on January 24, 2012 at 11:30 AM

I am enjoying the soft colors and the directional light. It is interesting to see how the sky is mimicking the sand.
Beautifully done, Bill.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on January 24, 2012 at 2:17 PM

very nice Bill, great side light

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 24, 2012 at 9:33 PM

Looks good, Bill. Really like the balance of light here and the detail throughout the frame.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 25, 2012 at 1:32 AM

This is beautiful, Bill. That light on the dunes and how the texture in the sand is accentuated is really outstanding. I like how the warm colors in the grasses compliment the golden light and contrast nicely with the blue tones.

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Comment posted by Paul Gasior on February 2, 2012 at 3:52 PM

Nice picture
Beautiful warm light and sand textures

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