Laguna Beach

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 17, 20161,012 views9 comments

January 16, 2016 at Heisler Park, Laguna Beach, California
Catching sunsets has been a mixed bag this past few weeks. Some nights the sunset is powerful and after the sun sets we get intense reds. I have been to Heisler the past two nights and was skunked during the "after the sun goes down" portion of the evening, but this shot seems to talk to me. I was shooting with my D800 on the tripod and ball head with a 16-35 lens, and switched up with the D4 in the "Cotton carrier".

Nikon D4 Nikkor 24-120 24mm ISO100 1/50 f/13 White Balance Auto RAW Processed in LightroomCC2015, PhotoshopCC2015, NIK and TK.

Thank you for your suggestions and feedback.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on January 17, 2016 at 6:07 PM

Beautiful Patrick, love the pattern that the intense sun has on the horizon. Very nice seascape. The blues look a little strong in the fore water but I'm not on a reliable screen right now. There is a small bit of white foam left center that I would clone. Small nits on a wonderful image.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on January 17, 2016 at 7:11 PM

Very nice seaside sunset image with fine comp. Much better in large detailed image. I would also dial down the blue saturation a bit.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 17, 2016 at 8:34 PM

Patrick,

Gorgeous sunset and seascape. Fantastic sky and I really like the balance and arrangement of elements like between the rocks and surf.

I realize it's sunset, but it seems just a tad dark for me, perhaps no more than 1/2 stop. I also think the saturation is just a tad high, but for me it's mostly the cyan in the white foam in the surf. The blue/cyan is just a little strong for my tastes.

A couple minor tweaks and this will be killer.

Lon

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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on January 17, 2016 at 8:47 PM

Patrick,
Beautiful seascape. You managed the dynamic range very well. Processing looks great. Only suggestion might be to try to lighten/reduce saturation slightly in the layer of blue sky at the top of the frame.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on January 17, 2016 at 10:59 PM

Great composition and detail, Patrick. I would lower saturation throughout, but that is a personal taste.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 18, 2016 at 10:34 AM

Patrick, this is a great looking sunset. I especially like your catch of the light on the foreground rocks. The action in the water works well also. The colors (especially the blues) seem oversaturated to me.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on January 18, 2016 at 1:03 PM

A bit too saturated for me, but a very nice scene nevertheless! Great cloud formations.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 18, 2016 at 5:19 PM

Stunning location here - the sunset is a great compliment to this landscape. I think overall, as others have noted, it could be brightened up a touch to pull out some more detail in the rocks

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 18, 2016 at 5:45 PM

This is really nice, with an incredible sky. My only suggestions are to brighten the sky a little more, and reduce blue/cyan in the foreground surf and shadows.

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