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Giant Bay

by Rui Vieira

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 15, 2009324 views20 comments
A magic sunset in south coast of São Jorge island - Azores.

C&C are very wellcome.

Canon 5D2, Canon 17-40, 0.9 NDgrad

Comments

20 comments
Comment posted by Benjamin Olson on November 15, 2009 at 4:29 PM
Very nice, I love the FG boulders. It may just be me, but the horizon seems to be tilted ever so slightly.
Registered on April 7, 2007, 169 Posts, 725 Comments
Comment posted by Reed Bowman on November 15, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Really gorgeous Rui. I love the pink above the mtns and the reflection in the water. Nice composition and arrangement of boulders in the fg..
Registered on March 2, 2009, 166 Posts, 1058 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 15, 2009 at 5:15 PM
Absolutely gorgeous, Rui! Wonderful foreground, incredible clouds, perfectly managed light. Good job!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 15, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Rui,

Beautiful seascape helped out nicely by an excellent composition. I love the smooth rounded boulders as well as the little swirls and interaction of the water around those rocks. I like how they shoreline leads in to the image allowing the viewer to get pulled in to the scene following the cliffs and then up to the colorful sky.

I realize we're looking in to the setting sun and therefore the lighting is appropriate throughout, but I am still kinda wishing for a little bit more brightness in the landscape; just for a tiny bit more detail. But that's a minor nit. Still a lovely and beautifully captured seascape.

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 15, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Absolutely Beautiful Rui. The boulders make a great FG and the water movement is perfect.
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by Justin Peterson on November 15, 2009 at 7:01 PM
This is a great shot...I like the composition you chose. If I had to be picky, I wish there was a bit more color in the sky, otherwise, terrific shot.
Registered on January 20, 2008, 33 Posts, 298 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Gomez on November 15, 2009 at 8:08 PM
I can stare at this one all day! Great shot! :toast: :jump:
Registered on March 3, 2007, 206 Posts, 1853 Comments
Comment posted by Phillip Noll on November 15, 2009 at 10:13 PM
This is gorgeous! Love the composition and colors. The rounded rocks in the foreground contrast nicely with the cliffs in the distance. My only nit (and its extremely minor) would be that the horizon appears slightly tilted clockwise. Beautiful shot! :toast:
Registered on November 17, 2003, 207 Posts, 1083 Comments
Comment posted by Danny Laureys on November 15, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Excellent, nice colors :toast:
Registered on January 5, 2008, 590 Posts, 1261 Comments
Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on November 15, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Just wow
this work is absolutely stunning

magnificent
Registered on May 31, 2009, 112 Posts, 1590 Comments
Comment posted by Angela McCain on November 15, 2009 at 11:15 PM
This is great. I like the water action among the rocks.
Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments
Comment posted by Rafael Rojas on November 16, 2009 at 3:40 AM
This is very very strong Rui. I love the raw force given by the volcanic boulders, and the simple and straight dynamic composition. Well done.
Registered on March 1, 2009, 56 Posts, 623 Comments
Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on November 16, 2009 at 10:22 AM
great work

i like the details on the stones & well controlled light

nice you done

Hamed
Registered on June 1, 2009, 372 Posts, 2282 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on November 16, 2009 at 11:01 AM
Beautiful color and composition. Well done.

- Dan.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 473 Posts, 7980 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Plant on November 16, 2009 at 11:26 AM
very dramatic composition and light, well done!
Registered on July 7, 2008, 271 Posts, 1657 Comments
Comment posted by Sean Bagshaw on November 16, 2009 at 2:21 PM
I really enjoy what you have going on in the FG of this image Rui.
Registered on February 14, 2007, 99 Posts, 479 Comments
Comment posted by David Edwards on November 17, 2009 at 2:26 AM
A beautiful shot, Rui. Wonderful detail in the fg rocks, and great color throughout the image. The sky color reflected on the water is very nice.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 142 Posts, 2623 Comments
Comment posted by Enrique F. Ferrá on November 17, 2009 at 4:54 AM
Terrific shot. BTW the other day I saw a documentary about Azores Islands and I thought it is a place with a lot of photographic possibilities. Your shot confirms my assumption. Thanks for sharing.
Registered on March 21, 2007, 38 Posts, 126 Comments
Comment posted by Helio Cristovao on November 17, 2009 at 5:48 AM
Hi Rui. A striking image, well managed light capture and processing. A beautiful rendition of this bay. The brilliant water reflecting those amazing tones range in the sky is impressive. I sure would like to view a larger version to appreciate all detail on this. :toast:
Registered on September 15, 2009, 83 Posts, 434 Comments
Comment posted by Paulo A.Lopes on November 19, 2009 at 9:06 PM
:toast: Amazing my friend! So bright and texturized. Love the light and composition on this one. The bright reflection and the tone palette is something
Registered on October 14, 2008, 122 Posts, 836 Comments