McClure's Beach

Subtle, tranquil, compelling.

Personally, I like the dark presentation Chris. Nice peaceful mood portrayed...

Works real well for me Chris.

Gorgeous scene Chris. Very moody and mysterious.

A spectacularly beautiful scene, soft with detail where it works.

The mist adds a lovely mood to it, and the soft colors make it sing. Beauty.

So peaceful looking. Fantastic!

Superb, Chris. I think the darker presentation works perfectly, conveying the light and mood so very well. The pastel colors of the beach are beautiful. Have a blast exploring the redwoods.

if this superb shot with D200 so how it will be with D800

amazing

Beautiful image catching the atmosphere very well. A minor comment on the compostion though. The horizon is almost in the middle of the picture and I think having more (or less) of the foreground would make the picture even stronger. But for the rest: great image.

Beautifully subtle. The image feels "quiet" as if there was not a soul around for miles. I think you could try a brighter version and compare the two as well. I believe it would work bright and dark.

A beautiful and tranquil scene. In addition to the softness in the clouds, I am also enjoying the water line along the dark sand.

You asked if the simplicity works. The word that comes to mind for me is purity.

The mood is perfect, really reflects the time of day. Maybe try a slight shadow adjustment to lighten those areas, but this is fine. It feels like it is slightly tipped CCW, maybe my imagination and tough to tell with this size.

I like it Chris. I like the moodiness of the image and the dark does not bother me at all but adds to the feel of the image.

Chris, This is Spectacular!! I love it... and the mood is wonderful.
I will look forward to seeing what you get in the Redwoods!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Beautiful. The softened water and sea mist complement each other well.

I think this is outstanding. I love the foggy mood and the soft colors. The darks work very well.

Outstanding Chris. Wonderful colors and mood to this. The water and mist are just great. Very nice.

Love the serene mood of the image. Simple and effective!

Amazing composition for me, Chris. I admire the subtle transition of colors from bottom to sky. Especially the lower part has an almost abstract character to me. Your exposure and processing is spot on to my eye, and I also appreciate the subtle and natural colors a lot.

Peter

Understated beauty. I love the reflected color at the waterline.

Gorgeous Chris! A wonderful coastal composition and I think you've quite accurately captured and processed the colors. And I think you've handled the darkness perfectly. Nothing it seems has gone pure black, so the contrasts here seem just perfect to me.

Have fun in the redwoods!

Lon

Chris, this is a very strong sun-downer type beach-scape IMO. Composition is excellent along with the contrasting colors, both warm and cool, provide for a wonderful capture here....

P.S. I'm off to the North Coast for the Redwoods end of the week. I'm putting a post it note on my forehead that says "shoot some verticals too dumby" So, hopefully I can post some verts too later.

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I'm sure we all go through these back & forth of images in our catalog. Just the opposite I found I shot a lot of verticals over time, once I weened away to the horizontals I hardly shoot verticals anymore. Not a right or wrong thing, just prefer the format better myself......

I think it's beautiful just the way it is. As far as shooting verticals goes, I've owned my new camera for over a year now, and have yet to turn it vertical.

Nicely composed image

Perfectly dreamy Chris!

Sweeeeeet color man! The mood is perfect and the composition flawless. Great work! Now get some good redwood shots!

This is fantastic, Chris--amazing tones and nice dreamy atmosphere.

Thanks everybody, for the nice responses!

Chris

Mysterious! I think it works very well. Has great emotional appeal. Like the colors too.