Aspy Bay Sunset

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 28, 2013682 views11 comments

Aspy Bay, Dingwall, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sunset on the beach on a cold, windy evening. The first time my family and I visited Cape Breton, we stayed in a cabin near this beach. The pointed mountain to the left is called Sugar Loaf. I am very glad we stopped by this place again..... This time I had my Pentax 67II and Velvia50.

Pentax 67II
Pentax 67 55-100mm
Velvia 50
Lee 1.5-Stop HE Gradient

Thanks for having a look.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on March 28, 2013 at 8:50 PM

That's really gorgeous Eva. Love the grasses and the dunes your blacks are nice and neutral and everything looks spot on to me. It looks so very like the beach near Luskentyre on that stormy looking morning on Harris.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 28, 2013 at 9:20 PM

Eva, I'm just enjoying looking at this. The feel of this is so nice that I feel like I'm there, and that is wonderful. The large version even lets me feel the grains in the sand.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on March 28, 2013 at 10:39 PM

This is beautifully done, Eva. The cool tones in this scene are fantastic and I particularly love the hint of warmth in the clouds.

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Comment posted by Ben Horne on March 28, 2013 at 10:42 PM

I knew this was velvia from the thumbnail. I just love the way velvia handles these situations --- subtle, but with a very 3D feel to those lovely tones in the foreground. I'm really liking the color and texture of the clouds, and how it all matches the color of the foreground sand. This has a very calm and tranquil feel to it, which I really enjoy.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on March 28, 2013 at 11:51 PM

I really like the perspective here on this one, Eva. I think for me what makes the FG work so well is the spacing of the grasses. I think if it were all solid it would not have the same feel to the scene. Excellent colors throughout from the V-50 too. Looks as though the grad was perfect for the exposure latitude also. Very nice work overall.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on March 29, 2013 at 2:06 PM

Wow--this is just stunning, Eva--feels like i can walk right into it!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 29, 2013 at 9:27 PM

Many thanks everyone!

Hi Ian - This beach does very much look like that stormy Luskentyre morning on Harris now that you mentioned it. Much smaller scale but the mood is certainly the same.

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

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on March 30, 2013 at 11:51 AM

Certainly looks like a beautiful spot Eva, I think you've done a great job in capturing this. Although you say it was cold and windy, there is a peaceful and silent mood to this. The sky/clouds look real nice.

Gary.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on March 30, 2013 at 3:04 PM

Very nice mood Eva, and I particularly like the FG grasses along with the stormy sky. Beautiful scene and beautifully presented.
John

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on March 31, 2013 at 4:51 AM

i really love this Eva, great mood & light

the contrast is special here

well done

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on March 31, 2013 at 5:35 AM

I knew it! Had to be yours, Eva! What a classic and evocative seascape. I'm enthralled.

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