Gold Shelf

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 28, 2012387 views28 comments

I've never been good with titles. Ugggh.

Shot this last week when we had some monsoonal flows across the county. It doesn't happen that often, but the clouds continued west and made it over the ocean.

I have been using a borrowed Nikon D800 with my 14-24 for the past couple weeks of my emergence from photo hibernation. The controls are way different than on a Canon 5D2, so I missed a lot of opps and I wish I had a cable release. Oh, well, I think I got the hang of it for now.

Comments

28 comments

Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on August 28, 2012 at 12:10 PM

The fg looks fantastic. Love the color combo there. The gold/blue is so appealing. This elevates this image to one great seascape image.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on August 28, 2012 at 12:14 PM

Awesome foreground Jimmy! Love how those rocks sort of mimic the clouds in the sky. Beautiful color as well.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on August 28, 2012 at 12:45 PM

Beautiful colors, light and composition. Great seascape image.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on August 28, 2012 at 1:28 PM

Pretty scene Jimmy, beautiful color and comp.
John

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on August 28, 2012 at 1:56 PM

Great comp and color contrasts. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 28, 2012 at 4:32 PM

This is really nice, Jimmy. Your comp works great and the light and color are wonderful. It's a great view!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on August 28, 2012 at 4:53 PM

Love the textures in the fg and the sky is great! Very nice capture Jimmy!

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on August 28, 2012 at 5:08 PM

What a beauty, Jimmy! Amazing light, colors and mood. The foreground just rocks!! The silky foam looks amazing. Beautiful seascape.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on August 28, 2012 at 5:12 PM

Wow, some great color. I really like how the rock mimics ocean waves. Real nice Jimmy!

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Comment posted by Wick Smith on August 28, 2012 at 6:27 PM

You may not be good at titles, but you sure are good with this shot! Great color, composition, focus, & blurring of the water. Super job

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 28, 2012 at 8:17 PM

The clarity and detail is fairly amazing in this. Makes me wish I had a friend that would loan me that rig, too.! Gorgeous image, Jimmy!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 28, 2012 at 8:59 PM

Excellent comp. Love the textures and light here. Clouds seem the right color but the sky in between seems a bit dark.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on August 28, 2012 at 9:12 PM

Wonderful mix of warm and cool color Jimmy. The comp and water motion works well too. Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Marc Ward on August 28, 2012 at 9:53 PM

Jimmy,

You've got it all working here... love the light on the rocks.

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Comment posted by Ben Horne on August 28, 2012 at 10:59 PM

I'm glad you were able to make use of those beautiful clouds at sunset. I'm really digging the light you've captured on the foreground rocks, and how they look very fluid --- it really gives a wonderful sense of motion. You've handled the sky very well, and I bet the details are fantastic with that 14-24mm on a D800!

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on August 29, 2012 at 12:24 AM

Lovely composition, and great colors. A really interesting foreground, I like it!

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on August 29, 2012 at 2:55 AM

lovely. colours, reflections. no gnits from me.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on August 29, 2012 at 5:51 AM

A lovely set of rocks in the fg and a great sky. The reflected sheen of light over the rocks is very nice. I like the color vibrancy too... quite a painted look to it all, particularly the rocks and ocean.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on August 29, 2012 at 7:00 AM

Jimmy this is magnificiant.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 29, 2012 at 8:57 AM

Nice shapes and textures in rock and water. Beautiful color and light. Adds up to a great image

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on August 29, 2012 at 11:35 AM

Beautiful jimmy. Love the reflected color off the FG rock, also the shapes and curves of the rock. Well done.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on August 29, 2012 at 12:59 PM

Those rocks look liquid gold. Maybe that could be a title! The gold and blues mix so nicely, a fine coastal view.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on August 29, 2012 at 1:53 PM

I have missed your seascapes. Nice return.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on August 29, 2012 at 4:38 PM

Lovely colors and feel to this one, despite your misgivings about a borrowed camera. You definitely have the hang of it with this superb ocean scene.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on August 29, 2012 at 8:17 PM

Exceptionally beautiful! I like every single pixel in this image and can offer no critique. The contrasting colors are simply magic.
That new camera can really capture an image, eh?

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on August 30, 2012 at 6:27 AM

Everything works perfectly in this one.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on August 31, 2012 at 2:47 AM

Jimmy,

Great to see some images from you again. Hopefully you get to spend some more time at some of your favorite locations. And this one is just gorgeous! The polished rock, interaction with the surf and the reflected light and color are fantastic, I love it. This would be awesome even without the sky. But this works beautifully just as you present it. Wow, very cool.

Lon

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on September 1, 2012 at 10:30 AM

Very nice image Jimmy. I really like the comp and lighting here. The glowing foreground rocks look amazing.

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