Hatteras Sunset

Love these types of shots. It may be a bit dark for my taste, but the comp and the colors are spot on.

Beautiful Richard - love those ripples.

Gorgeous sky and composition. I love the light. The image seems a bit too dark - especially in the foreground, but overall, it's very nice. I love the horizon - broken by all those grass heads. :)

You're just a dark guy aren't you? Yeah, maybe a little dark but it looks so natural and I wouldn't change a thing. I look forward to getting down there in two weeks for our workshop! Going to be great!

I want the image to feel the same as how I felt it - in this case, it was dark. Here is a version with a slightly brighter foreground. Anything brighter would feel unnatural, and more importantly, different than what I saw and experienced. Curious as to your thoughts on the two.

Very nice and the repost looks even better. Great light and mood. Pretty nostalgic shot...

This is a beautifully composed shot. I wanted it brighter too and like the repost better, but I still want to see just a bit more separation of the grasses from the sand in the extreme bottom of the pic.

what a nice mood you caught here. The dark FG contributes to the overall feeleing. Nice work.

Richard,
I love the comp you've got working here... the three clumps of grasses are perfectly placed. Though I feel it's too dark, I like the first comp better. The second comp seems to have an abrupt change between light and dark on my monitor. I feel that the lightness of the mid-ground sand should extend to the frame edge to draw the viewer into the frame. The dark bottom becomes a "fence" that precludes the viewer from entering into the image.

Now for something completely different.... and I'm just raising a philosophical point here... you said, "I want the image to feel the same as how I felt it". I think this is a specific point of attitude and philosophy. And, I would be interested in what others thought. I'm agnostic on this point, but I find it very interesting and important. Here's the question; Do we as landscape photographers try to impart our feelings of the moment or do we try to elicit the emotions of the many in hopes we encourage the viewers desire to protect and admire the world around us? Are these two things the same are they mutually exclusive? Or, as happens often, I'm just blowing hot air?

Marc,

Since I cannot control the feelings of others, I follow my own and respond to what moves me. If others follow, then great!

Thanks for the feedback.

Almost didn't notice this one, as it is dark and moody. Excellent spacing of the three foreground elements. I like the dark treatment of the foreground, a more realistic rendering of the light you get when shooting into the sunset than all the HDR bullshyte we see these days. Go with your instincts, young Jedi, and turn to the dark side!

I dont know what it is but this makes me feel completely peaceful.
Well done Richard

Hi Richard I love it ! , At late sunset, the light diminishes by the second. You have captured the scene faithfully , as you saw it, Thats what counts. The light, color. and composition is so beautiful. My post "winter twilight" 12/19/09. was also dark. But i still love it
Albert Darmo Que. Canada

Beautiful image Richard. Prefer the first post for the mood depicted. Certainly appreciate your desire to impart what you felt at the time the image was made. To me , that is one of the differences between an artist and simply a documentary photographer.

This is really simple, and really nice. I like it!

Wonderful comp Richard, works well with that nice sky. I prefer the original, but agree that the very bottom is too dark (just the bottom 15% or so).

Really nice sky, and composition. It does look a little dark overall, but mostly the foreground. I don't mean the exposure, just the outcome due to the amount of light at the time of capture.

Chris

Richard,

Most of the time I would want to see some additonal brightness and in general I want to correct the darker images... but I also realize that most of those times, the light is fitting and the dark areas are completely appropriate. And given the (gorgeous) sunset and lighting conditions as Chris just pointed out, I think this works beautifully. In fact, as much as I want to say that the foreground should be brighter, I prefer your original post. And interestingly enough, the darkness of the foreground and sand is actually accentuating the sea grasses.... case closed. :-)

Lon

At first i thought the immediate fg was a bit dark, but it does appear that the slope is downward there so you would expect more shadows at that angle. I think the only thing this could use is a tiny bit more contrast--specifically midtone. Great mood and scene, good to see you posting, hope to see more from you!

I like this, Richard. The dark areas on the bottom help anchor the image for me. They also add some mystery and I like searching the shadows.

Love this Richard.

My only nit is it seems a tad dark on my monitor.

Mark

Great shot Richard. I just got back from there - love the foreground and I wish I would have had some skies like that.