South Shore Morning

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 6, 2013709 views25 comments

This is an image from a beach on the south shore of Kauai, near Poipu. It's been languishing on my hard drive for over a year and I finally took a shot at processing it recently. Your comments and critiques are greatly appreciated.

Canon 5DII, 17-40L at 19mm, 1/6 second, f/16, ISO 50, polarizer.

Comments

25 comments

Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on December 6, 2013 at 5:03 PM

Beautiful action, composition and colors. Nicely in focus from front to back. The texture in the clouds and ocean seems to similar that it's nice to rest the eyes on the mossy rocks in the foreground. Just the right shutter speed, too.

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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on December 6, 2013 at 5:20 PM

Absolutely beautiful all the way around! Super job, Phil. Chet

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on December 6, 2013 at 5:39 PM

Eye catching Phil, especially the mossy rocks. Surf is perfectly exposed, the motion feel excellent. That big cloud is the finishing touch. Surprised this didn't jump out at you a year ago! I would have forgotten it by then

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on December 6, 2013 at 5:44 PM

Thanks for the kind comments so far. Harry, it was one I'd flagged a year ago and I then processed a few others instead (none of which I've posted). Over time I felt none of the others was quite "right," so I went back to the original files for another look.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 6, 2013 at 5:44 PM

Sweet image. I really like the clouds/sky, perspective and popping colors.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 6, 2013 at 7:24 PM

Lovely! Your shutter speed is perfect, catching good surf action, but not freezing it. The green to blue transition works nicely also.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 6, 2013 at 9:29 PM

Sweet! The textures here grab me and won't let go.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on December 6, 2013 at 10:12 PM

I like how the water entering the bowl-shaped area in the foreground is balanced and mimicked by the main cloud above. The sky and water seem to tie together well. To me (a matter of personal taste), there seems to be just a little bit too much tonal contrast in the sky and water. I do like some to bring out the definition though.

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on December 6, 2013 at 11:50 PM

As all mention, outstanding SS, gives the photo a real feel of movement and nicely funnels to the clouds.

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on December 7, 2013 at 12:46 AM

I love this comp, Phil. Great surf action and interesting sky. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Daniel Finchum on December 7, 2013 at 1:43 AM

Amazing capture. Love every part of it.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on December 7, 2013 at 3:27 AM

Nice! Shutter speed is perfect, and the greens in the foreground are really lifting this image.

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Comment posted by Jose Fernandez on December 7, 2013 at 4:53 AM

Excellent light and composition

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on December 7, 2013 at 6:40 AM

Those clouds tie this scene together in a powerful way.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on December 7, 2013 at 7:42 AM

The water action is great and I love the foreground elements with its color. There is also something going on in the sky...a lot of beautiful and dramatic looking clouds. You composed all those elements to a beautiful image. Well done

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Comment posted by Tim Mulholland on December 7, 2013 at 11:17 AM

Very nice! I was there a few months ago but didn't get anything like this. Great shot.

Tim!

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on December 7, 2013 at 11:29 AM

Perfect composition and perfect shutter speed. The blue-green color combo is eye-catching.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on December 7, 2013 at 2:07 PM

This is excellent! The composition and processing look great!

It sure looks a lot warmer than the snow outside my window!

--P

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 7, 2013 at 2:59 PM

Wow--what took you so long? Id dial back the sky contrast just a hair--i think a soft sky would go better with the contrast in the surf--but otherwise this is awesome!

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on December 7, 2013 at 5:16 PM

Love everything about this Phil, no nits from me!

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on December 8, 2013 at 2:33 AM

Thanks so much for all the feedback!. Tim, this was one of a few hundred shots I took over the course of three mornings of photography on Kauai. You'd think it would be easy to get a few keepers in such a beautiful setting. Not so...I think this may be the only one.

Doug/Stan, I appreciate your comments on dialing back the tonal contrast in the sky. I understand what you're saying and I'll give that a shot...

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 8, 2013 at 6:28 PM

Love the action filled scene and fantastic light Phil. All the elements play together very well.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on December 9, 2013 at 3:39 AM

The foreground leading to the background cloud works great here!

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Comment posted by John Williams on December 10, 2013 at 10:33 AM

Fantastic Phil! I almost thought this was a mountain background from the thumbnail; great cloud. This makes me feel like I'm there.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on December 10, 2013 at 11:07 PM

Beautiful scene Phil, I like how the cloud seems to mimic the wave action. Nice work.

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