Half Circle

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 10, 2013260 views11 comments

I spent some time over the summer in the western part of the South Pacific. This shows sunrise over a black beach on the main island of New Caledonia.
Wish I could say that I trekked for hours through the night to reach this remote spot before dawn, but we camped right next to this beach so I literally rolled out of the tent onto the beach…

Any other title suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on September 10, 2013 at 4:28 PM

Karsten, This is a beautiful image to me. Great comp with wonderful light and color. I love the looks of the water over the sand and the reflected gold and blues. A pretty cool place to camp too!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on September 10, 2013 at 7:26 PM

This is really nice. I love the sky and the reflection in the wave wash. Nice detail, too.

--P

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on September 10, 2013 at 7:51 PM

Your use of diagonals and the nice color and water motion on the beach really make this work. What a beautiful place to camp and wake up to.

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on September 10, 2013 at 8:10 PM

Exquisite, only a bit of lightening on hill would improve this for me.
Well done.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on September 10, 2013 at 8:29 PM

No nits from me Karsten! A beautiful, natural looking image.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on September 10, 2013 at 8:50 PM

I wish I could help you out with the title - nothing better comes to mind right now

The light and reflection are gorgeous! The bubbles are such a cool part of the image. A simple and inviting place at optimum lighting.

The edge of the bubble surf might be a little too close to the frame edge, I would prefer a little breathing room, but very minor.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on September 11, 2013 at 9:46 AM

Beautiful light and a very nice composition Karsten. The reflection and bubbles really add a lot to the scene. Really nice.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 11, 2013 at 10:21 PM

Beautiful reflection on the wet sand Karsten matching that beautiful sky.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on September 12, 2013 at 2:21 AM

Karsten,

I'm really enjoying the symmetry of the reflection. The foamy bubbles in the sand provide some great interest and texture as well.

How about "Sky Hook?" At least the reflection looks like a fishing barb to me.

Lon

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Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on September 12, 2013 at 3:34 AM

thanks for the comments, guys...
Lon, super suggestion... that would make good use of that arrow-type reflection. Thanks

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on September 12, 2013 at 4:13 PM

Nice symmetry, what a cool place to camp.

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