Golden Cove

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 4, 20073,418 views37 comments

The theatrical light of a passing storm at the end of a long summers day paints the sandstone edifice with brilliant golden light. The cobbled stones each as big as baseballs are barely grazed by the direct light of the setting sun but never-the-less pick up the soft reflected light off the rocks tinging them in soft gold. It all looks astonishingly good with a dark brooding sky behind.

Pentax 67II, 45mm lens, F22 at 1/2 sec, 0.6ND hard edged grad, Velvia

Comments

37 comments

Comment posted by Doug Dolde on May 4, 2007 at 4:25 PM

Whoa...looks like Utah Lake to me. Fantastic image.

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Comment posted by Joseph Kayne on May 4, 2007 at 4:32 PM

Sure is purty!!! Sort of like Utah meets California. Did you add any red color saturation to the top?

Neat image.

Joe.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 573 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Kent Mearig on May 4, 2007 at 5:23 PM

the light, shapes and colors are great. I do wish I could follow the water around the left and into the background. Do you have a version like that because I feel like I remember seeing one?

Registered on September 4, 2006, 237 Posts, 4748 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on May 4, 2007 at 5:43 PM

This is just sublime, Ian. Amazing light and mood.

Guy

Registered on November 1, 2003, 566 Posts, 15507 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on May 4, 2007 at 5:52 PM

I have a few versions of this particular shot where the light was even more astonishing. This is past its peak and after a particularly vicious hail storm battered me. It is much more within the capabilities of the film than some of the others i took being softer light. No red added some orange light was striking the underside of the clouds this become more apparent later.

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Comment posted by Edward Nunez on May 4, 2007 at 6:03 PM

Beautiful. Excellent mood and lighting.

Registered on April 19, 2007, 65 Posts, 711 Comments

Comment posted by Mary Dennis on May 4, 2007 at 6:27 PM

Man, I'm just mesmerized by the foreground rocks and how they trail off into the water! I think they steal the show from the BG rock formation but that's just one woman's opinion.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 290 Posts, 2897 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on May 4, 2007 at 6:37 PM

Great light and really like the foreground rocks. Nice shot!

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Comment posted by Jon Leibowitz on May 4, 2007 at 6:40 PM

I love it Ian!

Registered on July 8, 2004, 15 Posts, 97 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Good on May 4, 2007 at 6:48 PM

The light and colors you captured here are fantastic. I'm not sure the composition is as stunning as your usual stuff, but it is quite nice and I'm not sure if it could be better. Good stuff as usual.

Registered on March 17, 2007, 116 Posts, 4764 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Bunn on May 4, 2007 at 8:10 PM

Ian, fantastic, perfectly lit, well balanced and interesting image. Not a single tiny nit at all! It seems worth getting pelted with hail. Nice to see another 67ii shooter! I've had mine a year and love it - best bang for the buck photo purchase I've made. I love the 45mm lens as well.

Registered on February 5, 2007, 34 Posts, 320 Comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on May 4, 2007 at 8:30 PM

Nice soft light and beautiful rock textures. Excellent!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on May 4, 2007 at 8:35 PM

Wow. that 'bout says it.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on May 4, 2007 at 8:35 PM

Wow. that 'bout says it.

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Comment posted by Brian Rasmussen on May 4, 2007 at 8:52 PM

Yep--that beautiful light on the FG rocks and the dark clouds behind--wonderful!

Registered on July 26, 2005, 121 Posts, 1884 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 4, 2007 at 9:13 PM

This just has to be and Ian Cameron shot. Beautiful as always

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Stice on May 4, 2007 at 9:52 PM

Ian, an absolutely gorgeous image. I really like the contrast between the round stones in the foreground and the straight lines in the rocks in the background. Spectacular light as well. A wonderful image.

Registered on November 17, 2003, 20 Posts, 185 Comments

Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on May 4, 2007 at 10:00 PM

Beautiful light and lots of great textures

Registered on November 14, 2003, 130 Posts, 1644 Comments

Comment posted by Barb Hansen on May 4, 2007 at 10:29 PM

Outstanding Ian. This is really very captivating!!! Beautiful as always.

Registered on May 16, 2005, 380 Posts, 5157 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on May 4, 2007 at 11:03 PM

Exquiste lighting. The tonal palette seems quite different to your other photos of this area. The dark sky sets it all off beautifully.

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on May 5, 2007 at 3:21 AM

The light is so soft and warm! Those round rocks complimet the BG perfectly IMO. Excellent capture!

Registered on April 30, 2007, 122 Posts, 3086 Comments

Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on May 5, 2007 at 4:22 AM

Ian, this is superb. perfect comp and the right light to make this a masterpiece. Joe Cornish would love to have this one in his files...

As Verena will be photographing the scottish coastline and Isles this July, we would be very curious to know, where it was taken...?

Hope you enjoyed Happy Feet, it's one funny movie, and watched it twice on the flight back from NZ!
georg

Registered on July 5, 2006, 272 Posts, 2823 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on May 5, 2007 at 5:18 AM

Hi Verena, George summer isn't the best of seasons to photograph Scotland in general but fortunately the Moray coast where this shot was taken is ideal. Cove bay is about 2 miles east of Hopeman below the golf course. The whole Moray coast is pretty good but Hopeman and the nearby area is very productive. Happy Feet was great.

Registered on August 6, 2004, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments

Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on May 5, 2007 at 6:19 AM

Ian, Verena wants to visit the Orkneys, Shetlands and many places along the west coast. what would be an ideal month? (3 weeks?)
georg

Registered on July 5, 2006, 272 Posts, 2823 Comments

Comment posted by Julian Barkway on May 5, 2007 at 6:32 AM

Really top-notch work, Ian. Amongst your very best!

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on May 5, 2007 at 11:47 AM

Thank you Julian. George, I reckon the best time to visit the Orkney's and Shetland is end of June and into July make sure you visit Hoy and Rackwick Bay it is purpose designed for 5x4 photographers with their shift tilt mechanisms (not jealous). The cliff tops at Shetland and in particular Orkney are a world class venue for photographing Puffins you can sit there with a wide angle lens and fill a frame with these characters assuming you can actually focus your lens close enough!! The bird life is hostile though stray into territorial areas occupied by terns and you will find your head drilled with needle sharp beaks. By the way the sun barely sets at this time of year. Shetland has a midnight golf tournament.

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Comment posted by INGOMA on May 5, 2007 at 1:20 PM

Ian,

This light is spectacular, out of this world! Wow!

Besides the fantastic contrast between the illuminated edifice and the dark sky, what really stand out here is the warm light on the rocks.

Excellent!

Regards,
Christoph

Registered on July 2, 2004, 231 Posts, 3110 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on May 5, 2007 at 3:26 PM

Gorgeous stuff.....again.

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Comment posted by Pam Colander on May 6, 2007 at 6:17 PM

This image is solid gold...WOW! Wish I'd taken it.

Pam

Registered on December 7, 2006, 210 Posts, 1062 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Dawson on May 7, 2007 at 1:34 AM

Gorgeous light and the stones in foreground are stellar

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 7, 2007 at 11:30 AM

Ian: You described it perfectly. A beautiful image. Congrats on the EP. >=))>

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on May 7, 2007 at 11:35 AM

Ian,

If your aim was to make me want to visit this spot, you more than succeeded.

Great light and wonderful colors.

Thanks for posting this.

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on May 14, 2007 at 7:25 AM

Great shot! The light in this shot is beautiful!

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Comment posted by INGOMA on May 14, 2007 at 8:02 PM

Ian,

Congrats on the editor's pick and a great photograph.

Regards,
Christoph

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Comment posted by Susann Parker on June 11, 2007 at 7:12 PM

beautiful light and a nice wide depth of field! I love the foreground as much as the background!!!

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Comment posted by Gautham G on October 9, 2007 at 3:55 PM

Classic!

Registered on August 18, 2006, 8 Posts, 29 Comments

Comment posted by Benjamin Olson on November 28, 2010 at 9:24 PM

Just amazing Ian, your work is really giving me the itch to come visit your neck of the woods!

Registered on April 7, 2007, 169 Posts, 725 Comments