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AT THE END OF THE DAY
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AT THE END OF THE DAY

by Alberto Rada

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted September 14, 2014177 views8 comments
The sunset was beautiful but nothing to add to it but sun and sea, and then I noticed this sailboat leisurely coming to the photo just in time.

SONY DSRL 850 200mm
ISO 200, 1/250sec at f 3.2

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Buck Ward on September 14, 2014 at 6:26 PM
Super! Love the surreal look. The sailboat anchors it in the real world.
Registered on December 8, 2003, 96 Posts, 1917 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on September 14, 2014 at 6:35 PM
Very nice.... I like how it seems that the sea just goes on forever. :toast:
Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments
Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on September 15, 2014 at 10:08 AM
The sailboat may anchor this to the real world, but I would like to see this without it. I think I would prefer the more abstract for this one. The soft colors are beautiful. The bottom right corner looks a little "dirty" or something. I might try to make it look more consistent with the rest of the water.
Registered on March 13, 2012, 279 Posts, 975 Comments
Comment posted by Nick Bristol on September 15, 2014 at 7:08 PM
Alberto, This is a very cool image. I'm enjoying the surreal look very much. The boat works well here for me but i do agree with Ronald about the lower right corner. This also works very nice with a crop just above the boat for another look. I like this alot! :smile:

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 15, 2014 at 9:39 PM
Excellent image Alberto. Love the streaks of color and sense of scale the sail boat provides.
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment posted by Alberto Rada on September 15, 2014 at 10:30 PM
Thank you all for your comments, Ronald you are right, the bottom right corner does look a bit dirty, just corrected it, I love boats at sea and try to compose with them, but for fans of the surreal here is the photo without it.
Once again thanks again folks I really appreciate your comments as they help a lot.
Alberto
Registered on October 2, 2013, 28 Posts, 50 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on September 18, 2014 at 11:16 PM
I like both images. The boat gives a good anchor point in the first image. But the comp in the second image just draws me into the color reflected in the water. I think I lean towards the bottom a little more.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 19, 2014 at 3:43 PM
I'll take the first photo with a cleaned up LRC. The larger photo looks like a resize of the smaller one. Out of curiosity, what was your viewpoint? :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments