Gold and Blue

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 5, 2016424 views14 comments

A beach in Nova Scotia where we arrived at exactly at sunset. The golden light was playing on the exposed ridges of sand and the shallow blue water coming in with the tide.
2010:10:10 03:58:25
D800
18-200mm @ 55mm
1/15 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 250
AF mode: MANUAL
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Off

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on December 5, 2016 at 9:25 AM

Beautiful abstract and nicely taken on the angled comp, Sandy. Colors look spot on for me.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on December 5, 2016 at 9:41 AM

Very nice abstract, Sandy. I love images like this. The large version seems a little over-saturated, but it certainly adds to the abstract feel. I like sinuous curves a lot.
--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Mattia Oliviero on December 5, 2016 at 11:01 AM

I like this picture, Sandy. At a first sight in the thumbnail it seemed water rather than sand. The abstract is really well done and I like especially the light.

Mattia

Registered on August 24, 2016, 43 Posts, 254 Comments

Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on December 5, 2016 at 11:56 AM

Nicely done, Sandy, love the colors.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 5, 2016 at 12:58 PM

Great looking abstract! The light, shadows, gold and blue all working to create a very cool scene. This composition works very well with the diagonal flow.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 5, 2016 at 1:14 PM

Sandy,

Love this! Great abstract (of course as togs, we all know what we're looking at... ;-) ) The composition works beautifully with the diagonal lines and the blue/gold combination is always a plus.

Two suggestions. One, you might want to try and tone down the brightest highlights. A TK Lights Triple Play (if you have) would work well here. The second thing is that the lower part and especially the LRC is pretty soft. You might consider a crop.

Otherwise, this looks really great and I'm enjoying this one.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Mark James Ford on December 5, 2016 at 1:33 PM

Hi Sandy, enjoying the abstract feel to the image. I agree with Lon's comments that would for me just 'tighten up' an already very good image.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 5, 2016 at 4:08 PM

One of the best ripples scene I've ever viewed Sandy. Rich coloration without being over saturated and great detail. Well done.

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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on December 5, 2016 at 5:28 PM

Hi Sandy,
I love the blues and oranges in this. It's wonderfully abstract, and I can feel myself going back and forth between abstract beach ripples and aerial photography of vast snowy mountain range. Really a joy.
ML

Registered on December 14, 2010, 122 Posts, 1034 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on December 5, 2016 at 6:57 PM

Sandy, I like this image a lot. I like the rhythmic feel in the repeated diagonal lines. I also like the warm / cool color contrast. Exquisite work! devil

Registered on May 28, 2004, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments

Comment posted by John Williams on December 6, 2016 at 10:09 AM

Excellent Sandy! I really like the colors as noted by others.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on December 6, 2016 at 11:38 AM

Excellent find and comp with the diagonals. Other than the sharpness issue especially LRC, might interesting abstract. Stopping down a bit more or focal blends may have been a good option here. (not sure if you had tripod with you and were trying to keep the shutter speed in the hand held range).

Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Jirka on December 6, 2016 at 3:30 PM

Very creative vision here. It turned out wonderfully.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on December 12, 2016 at 9:26 PM

Great abstract. Colors, shapes, textures - this has it all. Also, it makes you think about scale for a second. Well done, Sandy.

Registered on December 2, 2003, 1247 Posts, 3439 Comments