Gallery: LandscapePosted June 9, 2013381 views12 comments
A large seastack reflects the glorious color of the setting sun on the wet sand near Cannon Beach, ORegon
Taken with Canon 5dMKII and 24-105L
Comments
12 comments
Comment posted by Mark Metternich on June 9, 2013 at 3:35 PM
I'm digging this. Nice study of light silhouette and form.
I do think it would still fly as good as it already does with slightly less saturation.
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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on June 9, 2013 at 3:48 PM
A truly gorgeous capture here, Mike. I really like the very clean reflective water & beach area leading right up to the stack. Nice work as always.
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 9, 2013 at 7:01 PM
Mike,
I'm with Paul on the beaautiful reflection and glassy surface and I think you chose a good balance between the glassy sand and the sky. Saturation is pretty strong for my taste and I'm torn about the silhouetted sea stack (is this really a "stack" or just a big rock? I really don't know, but it doesn't matter really.) Anyway, the stack is pretty big in the frame and the bigger something is that is so dark, the more I think we need detail. But as a pure sihouette it works too simple for the graphics and simplicity. It's mostly the saturation though, and that of course is a personal preference.
Lon
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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on June 9, 2013 at 9:00 PM
Amazing color here Mike The reflections are very well done. We were on Cannon Beach in May. We enjoyed it a whole lot. Chet
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Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 9, 2013 at 9:35 PM
Can't beat the sunsets at Cannon! Nice simple shot--now lose the contrail and you're good to go!
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Comment posted by Jared Warren on June 9, 2013 at 11:11 PM
Comp and colors look great to me. The contrail distracts just a little, but I'm really digging the subtle lines in the water.
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Comment posted by Vance Gese on June 9, 2013 at 11:52 PM
Love those strong, bold colors and the placement of the silhouetted seastack in your composition. The play of blues and golds really works well. I might try and get rid of what looks like a contrail in the upper left though. Just a thought of course. An outstanding image in my opinion.
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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on June 10, 2013 at 12:42 AM
I like the drama of silhouettes, especially at the wide shallow beaches along the Oregon Coast. I agree about a little less saturation, And maybe even a little less contrast. I say that mainly because that would let the silhoutted stack be the dominant contrast in the shot.
Chris
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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on June 10, 2013 at 2:15 PM
The vibrant colors here surrounding the large seastack is amazing... Nice capture!
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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 10, 2013 at 9:07 PM
Powerful light and colors. Stunning image
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Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on June 11, 2013 at 3:18 AM
Fantastic Silhouette. The colors are amazing Mike!
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Comment posted by David Edwards on June 11, 2013 at 6:42 AM
Love the color Mike. I thought the black seastack took up a bit too much frame, but the color really carries it.
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Comments
12 commentsI do think it would still fly as good as it already does with slightly less saturation.
I'm with Paul on the beaautiful reflection and glassy surface and I think you chose a good balance between the glassy sand and the sky. Saturation is pretty strong for my taste and I'm torn about the silhouetted sea stack (is this really a "stack" or just a big rock? I really don't know, but it doesn't matter really.) Anyway, the stack is pretty big in the frame and the bigger something is that is so dark, the more I think we need detail. But as a pure sihouette it works too simple for the graphics and simplicity. It's mostly the saturation though, and that of course is a personal preference.
Lon
Chris