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Sea Oats at Sunset
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Sea Oats at Sunset

by Bill Chambers

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 22, 20152,894 views15 comments
A golden sunset matches well with golden sea oats at Gulf Islands National Seashore near Pensacola Beach, FL.

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Comments

15 comments
Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on December 22, 2015 at 1:17 AM
Hi Bill, now that I see new work from you, your classic subject matter, I know what I have been missing! Elegant work as usual. Processing is excellent, particularly the sky - not easy to get this type of light look good
Registered on January 26, 2007, 360 Posts, 9876 Comments
Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on December 22, 2015 at 2:17 AM
No nits from me, Bill. Your quitessential Gulf Coast sunset work with the oats and rays all working together for a harmonious comp. The oats in particular are all very nicely placed.
Registered on October 8, 2014, 226 Posts, 1187 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on December 22, 2015 at 8:39 AM
Just beautiful, Bill !  There'a a marvellous sense of the impending dark, with perfect handling of the setting sun and excellent perspective and composition.
Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on December 22, 2015 at 10:51 AM
Hey Bill,
What a great sunset and sweet location that you took full advantage of with this beautiful composition. The sense of space portrayed in this image is inspiring with the sea oaks adding a fine visual path to the sunset. The white sand gave you enough reflective light to tie it all together.
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on December 22, 2015 at 12:21 PM
Very nice! I like the uniform bending of the grasses, as well as the crepescular rays in the sky.
Registered on September 30, 2012, 116 Posts, 2257 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on December 22, 2015 at 1:16 PM
It all comes together very nicely here - light, proper timing, and composition; love how the grasses on the left invite us to look at that glorious sunset.
Registered on August 20, 2007, 206 Posts, 998 Comments
Comment posted by David Schoen on December 22, 2015 at 2:02 PM
I really like the counterpoint of the sky/sunset to the light in the soft undulations of sand in the foreground.  A wonderful capture.
Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Lowe on December 22, 2015 at 3:34 PM
Simply fantastic image, Bill. I love those rays of light in the sky along with your placement of the sea oats in the scene. This would sell well with an inspiational theme.

Ed
Registered on February 7, 2004, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 22, 2015 at 3:44 PM
Bill, What a beautiful image this is! It has such a wonderful feel and I'm really enjoying it. Very nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment posted by Sandro Bisotti on December 22, 2015 at 4:32 PM
very very good for my tastes. That constant slope....it make also the clouds to slope and it's not real.
Excellent effect, improving the already robust composition. 
all the best,
sandro
Registered on February 8, 2015, 30 Posts, 265 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 22, 2015 at 5:03 PM
Bill,

One of the things I missed a lot not being on NPN much, were  your seascapes!  Always a joy and pleasure viewing your work.  This of course no exception.

What's impressive with this is how you included a sky that could easily have been big, bold and the main feature in a sunset image, yet you seamlessly incorporated  with the sand and sea oats.  I love how you crafted this.  Beautiful!

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on December 22, 2015 at 6:27 PM
Bill, your seascapes are always a joy to view, and large is gorgeous, love the sun rays and golden color and the fg grasses "walk" me into the scene, excellent.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 130 Posts, 1644 Comments
Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on December 22, 2015 at 11:24 PM
Bill,
Excellent image. This is beautifully composed and processed. The sun rays really add interest to the sky.
Registered on December 10, 2015, 104 Posts, 1112 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on December 22, 2015 at 11:48 PM
Beautifully composed.  Like the way the grasses flow to the sun.
Registered on September 9, 2009, 294 Posts, 2006 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 26, 2015 at 10:58 PM
Hi  Billcrying  All the elements in this  incredible  scene  work together  wonderfully well.  making  this a  composition  of    beautiful  harmony of color and formdevil

Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments